2003.03.26 Brown Theatre, Louisville, USA - Re master

photo: jonathan percy


2003.03.26 Brown Theatre, Louisville, USA - Re master


Lineage: Taper: Stephen Jones. Source: Dynamic Audio Binaural Mics>DA 120-F Battery Box>Sharp MD SR-60
Performance/Quality: 89/100

Im so impressed with this concert. Its rare to get such a wonderful balance where everything sounds and feels just 'right' All the levels of the voice, instruments and drums sit really well even during the louder sections. This particular concert also really stands out in respect to its beautifully paced delivery and is also one of those concerts where Jónsi's voice is exceptionally sublime. Jónsi's voice rarely if ever fails him but on occasions such as this one you really feel that he goes somewhere else in particular with tracks such as Hafssól. Thanks to the kind taper Stephen. (As he mentions in his notes Vaka is a little 'hot' as he was setting his levels but after that its all beautiful)

Set List:

01 Vaka
02 Mílanó
03 Samskeyti
04 Ný Batterí
05 Gong
06 Olsen Olsen
07 Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
08 Hafssól
09 Smaskifa
10 Starálfur
11 Popplagið

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2003.03.21 Radio City Music Hall, NYC - Re master

21.03.2003 Radio City Music Hall, NYC - Re master


Lineage: Unkown AUD
Quality/Performance: 86/100


A very nice concert, with the audio suffering slightly at the most intense moments

Set List:


01 Vaka
02 Mílanó
03 Samskeyti
04 Ný Batterí
05 Njósnavelin
06 Olsen Olsen
07 Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
08 Hafssól
09 Smaskifa
10 Popplagið

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2003.03.19 - 9.30 Club Washington - Re master

2003.03.19 - 9.30 Club Washington - Re master

Lineage: Unknown AUD
Quality/Performance: 93/100

A very lovely concert. Ive mastered this one to be quiet as its beautifully intimate and a late night listen really puts you right there in the room. Its funny hearing Jónsi fluff his lines during Staralfur. You can virtually see him look towards Kjartan grinning! Its nice having Smaskifa followed by Gitardjamm although its not his best performance.

Set List:

01 Vaka
02 Mìlanò
03 Samskeyti
04 Ný batterí
05 Göng
06 Njósnavelin
07 Olsen olsen
08 Viðrar vel til loftárása
09 Hafssól
10 Smaskifa
11 Gìtardjamm
12 Starálfur
13 Popplagið

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2003.03.18 - 9.30Club, Washington - Re master

photo: melissa torres
2003.03.18 9.30Club, Washington - Re master

Lineage: 91/100
Quality/Performance: sound pro standard binaural mics --> bass filter @ 196Hz --> sharp mt-770 minidisc --> pioneer pdr-555rw : kindly tapes by Chris Reedy

A phenomenal concert both in terms of the performance and the sheer volume of music. The performance is of particular note. Whilst Sigur Rós always gives a great performance sometimes Jónsi's voice excels which leads to epic concerts above and beyond just the regular epicness! I was tempted to make this a *top ten concert* based on the performance alone but it needs to matched by the quality as well and as this wasn't a soundboard its slightly let down

Set List:

01 Vaka 

02 Fyrsta 

03 Samskeyti 

04 Njósnavelin  

05 Göng  

06 Mílanó 

07 Salka 

08 Ný batterí 

09 Viðrar vel til loftárása 

10 Hafssól 

11 Smaskifa 

12 Starálfur 

12 Popplagið

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2003.03.15 - Berklee Performance Center, Boston - Re master

2003-03-15 - Berklee Performance Center, Boston - Re master

Lineage: Unknown Audience
Quality/Performance: 90/100

A really lovely relaxed concert with a very nice silky softness feel especially  in the drums which along with the over all balance of the instruments makes this sound very much like a commercial recording. If your'e the kind of person that doesn't like a lot of treble, who prefers a more 'Dolby' sound then this concert should suit perfectly. So nice to have such a great recording of Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása here. I forgot to mention these 2003 concerts feature Amina playing the orchestral parts. I forgot to mention because their playing is so beautifully understated and well done it almost escaped me!

Set List:


01 Vaka
02 Mílanó
03 Samskeyti
04 Ný Batterí
05 Gong
06 Salka
07 Olsen Olsen
08 Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
09 Hafssól
10 Popplagið

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