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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Untitled I 6:37 8,782
2 Untitled II 7:32 8,022
3 Untitled III 6:31 8,196
4 Untitled IV 7:31 8,177
5 Untitled V 9:54 7,607
6 Untitled VI 8:46 7,186
7 Untitled VII 12:57 6,641
8 Untitled VIII 11:42 7,123
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About this album

fatcatrecords (2002) Released: 29 Oct 2002 8 tracks (71:30)
It doesn’t have any other official name than ( ), so the name of this album can be pronounced in several ways. The members of Sigur Rós usually refer to it in Icelandic as “Svigaplatan” (“The Bracket Album”). In the credits of the movie “Heima” it is referred to as “The Untitled Album”. Fans have referred to it as “Parentheses” or “Brackets”.

This album’s vocals are recorded in “Vonlenska” (“Hopelandic”), which consists of meaningless syllables and resembles scat singing. The “language” is named after Von, the first song that featured it. Most of the syllable-strings sung by vocalist Jón Þór Birgisson are repeated many times throughout each song, and often throughout the whole album.

All tracks are officially untitled; the other names are the working titles the band members use to refer to the tracks.

Untitled #1 (a.k.a. “Vaka”) “Vaka” is the name of Orri’s daughter.
Untitled #2 (a.k.a. “Fyrsta”) “Fyrsta” means “The First” or the “First Song”.
Untitled #3 (a.k.a. “Samskeyti”) “Samskeyti” means “Attachment”.
Untitled #4 (a.k.a. “Njósnavélin”) “Njósnavélin” means “The Spy Machine” but is known as “The Nothing Song”.
Untitled #5 (a.k.a. “Álafoss”) “Álafoss” is the location of the band’s studio.
Untitled #6 (a.k.a. “E-Bow”) Georg uses an e-bow on his bass in this song.
Untitled #7 (a.k.a. “Dauðalagið”) “Dauðalagið” means “The Death Song”.
Untitled #8 (a.k.a. “Popplagið”) “Popplagið” means “The Pop Song”
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  • Lucyfier

    This album is definition of emotion.

    9 days ago

  • shivaki07

    “Valtari is beautiful in its own simplicity”. – To jedna z najczęstszych opinii o wydanym już 6-stym krążku islandzkich czarodziei. W wielu zapowiedziach Sigur Rós oświadczał, iż będzie to powrót do korzeni. Czy poszli w dobrą stronę? Możecie się przekonać już teraz czytając LMF! http://lamuzi.blogspot.com/2012/05/recenzje-nowosci-sigur-ros-valtari.html

    18 days ago

  • Pulsars

    I think the made up language contributes a lot to the sublime beauty of the album. We hear it as we want to hear it. I repeatedly hear "you sigh/so alone" and that's just me, don't know about you. And yes, the second half is...perfection.

    22 days ago

  • KobeBryant24fan

    http://www.last.fm/group/Sigur+R%C3%B3s+-+%28+%29+Fans

    24 days ago

  • leofaig

    I, III, VII, VIII

    25 days ago

  • SpiritOfYetaxa

    @Wirftgu_ this album says so much more than lyrics ever could

    27 days ago

  • SpiritOfYetaxa

    The second half is the greatest thing in the history of things that exist, but the first half massively enhances its impact

    last month

  • Nakkinak

    the b-side, oh my god, the b-side

    last month

  • Nakkinak

    YOU XYYYYYYYYYYYLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    last month

  • Nakkinak

    I fucking love music

    last month

  • Nakkinak

    this expresses something fundamental I have no words for

    last month

  • Mizuhara

    Too much special... <3

    last month

  • kempo23

    reminds me of bedtime in my late teens.

    last month

  • lanakias

    i put it in my player and i let it to go where he wanted....all tracks is so beautiful there only heaven compare with them.... Favorite sigur ros album easy

    last month

  • Wirftgu_

    I kinda wish this album was saying something..but it's so beautiful the lyrics don't have to mean shit to be incredible.

    March 2012

  • Lucyfier

    The best of them, my favorite album. Absolutely perfect, so peaceful, powerful... no need words just felling, and you, can you feel it ?

    March 2012

  • HollyTheWombat

    this album is so perfect.

    March 2012

  • InterludeVIII

    IV, VI, VIII

    March 2012

  • Sepimour

    <3

    March 2012

  • Schizoid_bear

    enter the void

    March 2012
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