Late night recommendation...
Don't know how adventurous any of you are with music, but if you are, you should check out Sigur Ros, specifically their albums Agaetis Byrjun and ( ) (yes, it's parenthesis).
They're from Iceland, and sing in either Icelandic or Hopelandic, which is a language that they made up. Essentially, they're using their voices as instruments, not always to portray lyrics. They also play their electric guitars with cello and violin bows: how cool is that?!?
I made a copy of Agaetis Byrjun for a friend recently after not listening to it for a while, and I forgot just how gorgeous it is. Their music frequently moves me, sometimes to overwhelming joy, othertimes to tears.
I can't say that everyone will love it; some of it is a bit out there. But if you can just open your mind, chill out and really listen, it's pretty kick ass.
Feel free to check out my MySpace page for a video/audio of one of my personal favorites.
They're from Iceland, and sing in either Icelandic or Hopelandic, which is a language that they made up. Essentially, they're using their voices as instruments, not always to portray lyrics. They also play their electric guitars with cello and violin bows: how cool is that?!?
I made a copy of Agaetis Byrjun for a friend recently after not listening to it for a while, and I forgot just how gorgeous it is. Their music frequently moves me, sometimes to overwhelming joy, othertimes to tears.
I can't say that everyone will love it; some of it is a bit out there. But if you can just open your mind, chill out and really listen, it's pretty kick ass.
Feel free to check out my MySpace page for a video/audio of one of my personal favorites.