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2013 UK Tour...Best Of

Photo: PG Morris

Sigur Rós - 2013 UK Tour...Best Of


Taped, Mixed, Mastered and Compiled: by Jon Parker
Equipment: Zoom H4 / John Ramsey Signature Cardroid Mics
Position: Centre front - standing in front of sound desk in the middle
Recorded - FLAC 24Bit / 48kHz
Re-Master Info:  ProTools 10 / Ozone 5 Mastering Suite / +others /

~ Recorded over 3 nights at the 02 Academy Brixton UK - 7th, 8th, 9th March ~

This 'Best Of' compilation arose for a number of reasons. Mainly to have all the new songs, as played on this tour in one place (otherwise they would be spread over 3 concerts)
Another reason is that because, as the quality is stunning, and the concerts are totally consistent in terms of recording position, levels and mastering its not only possible to gather the new songs in one place, but I also felt it a great opportunity to include the best performances of individual songs and to mix them all seamlessly into something of a 'fantasy concert'.
Humility aside :) it does sound exceptionally good and has been mixed in such a way that you really wouldn't be able to guess it didn't actually happen! So it plays like [what would have been] the perfect concert, i at least in terms of song content!
I should add, this is not something I would normaly do as I try to present, as much as possible, each concert experience as it was experienced. However having had great feedback and support from the Sigur Rós fan community...here it is
Ps. A huge thank you to all the people I met who kindly consented to keep their clapping and cheering noise down to a minimum to allow for a better recording and to PG Morris for the use of his fabulous photos as album art
Jon

Track Listing:

01 Yfirbord
02 Í Gær
03 Ný Batterí
04 Vaka
05 Hrafntinna
06 Kveikur
07 Sæglópur
08 Fljótavík
09 E-bow
10 Varúð
11 Hoppípolla
12 Með Blóðnasir
13 Olsen Olsen
14 Festival
15 Brennisteinn
16 Svefn-g-englar
17 Glósóli
18 Popplagið

[MF] Mp3 320 - part1   part2
[MF] Flac - part1   part2   part3   part4   part5

Sigur Rós 2013.03.09 Brixton Academy, London UK (16/44)

Photo by PG Morris

Sigur Rós 2013.03.09 Brixton Academy, London UK (16/44) *Top Ten Concert*

Quality/Performance: 97/100

Lineage: Equipment: Zoom H4 / John Ramsey Signature Cardroid Mics

Position: Centre front stalls in front of sound desk

Re-Master Info: Pro Tools / Ozone 5 Mastering Suite / +others

(44-16) Bounced from original FLAC 24Bit / 48kHz

Probably one of the best shows Ive heard from Sigur Rós. The played their hearts out and gave this show their very all (similar to the Thursday night) ...although they were all pretty awesome! Jónsi in particular was again truly on form.

This the 3rd night of 3 played in London found Sigur Rós in a similar powerful state as on the previous thursday! Recorded in exactly the same position, same levels, same master as the 7th & 8th.

Thanks to PG Morris for letting me use his photo's for cover art. You can see many more superb photos by clicking his name below the photo above.

Jon x

(This is the 44/16 version bounced directly from the 24/48 Masters)

Set List:

Yfirborð

Ný Batterí

Vaka

Sæglópur

Fljótavík

E-bow

Varúð

Hoppípolla

Með Blóðnasir

Olsen Olsen

Kveikur

Festival

Brennisteinn

Encore:

Glósóli

Popplagið 

[MF] MP3 320/48 - part1   part2

[MF] Flac -   part1   part2   part3   part4

Sigur Rós 2013.03.09 Brixton Academy, London UK (24/48)

Photo by PG Morris

Sigur Rós 2013.03.09 Brixton Academy, London UK (24/48) Studio Master *Top Ten Concert*

Quality/Performance: 97/100

Lineage: Equipment: Zoom H4 / John Ramsey Signature Cardroid Mics

Position: Centre front stalls in front of sound desk

Re-Master Info: Pro Tools / Ozone 5 Mastering Suite / +others

FLAC 24Bit / 48kHz

Probably one of the best shows Ive heard from Sigur Rós. The played their hearts out and gave this show their very all (similar to the Thursday night) ...although they were all pretty awesome! Jónsi in particular was again truly on form.

This the 3rd night of 3 played in London found Sigur Rós in a similar powerful state as on the previous thursday! Recorded in exactly the same position, same levels, same master as the 7th & 8th.

Thanks to PG Morris for letting me use his photo's for cover art. You can see many more superb photos by clicking his name below the photo above.

Jon x

Set List:

Yfirborð

Ný Batterí

Vaka

Sæglópur

Fljótavík

E-bow

Varúð

Hoppípolla

Með Blóðnasir

Olsen Olsen

Kveikur

Festival

Brennisteinn

Encore:

Glósóli

Popplagið 

[MF](24/48) - part1   part2   part3   part4   part5   part6   (Download ALL parts - Rar'd with winzip)
Vaka
Saeglopur

Sigur Rós 2013.03.08 Brixton Academy, London UK (16/44) Studio Master *Top Ten Concert*

Photo by PG Morris


Sigur Rós 2013.03.08 Brixton Academy, London UK (16/44) Studio Master *Top Ten Concert*

Quality/Performance: 97/100
Lineage: Equipment: Zoom H4 / John Ramsey Signature Cardroid Mics
Position: Centre front stalls in front of sound desk
Re-Master Info: Pro Tools / Ozone 5 Mastering Suite / +others

* (16/44) Bounced from the original  FLAC 24Bit / 48kHz *

Probably one of the best shows Ive heard from Sigur Rós. The played their hearts out and gave this show their very all  (although they are all pretty awesome!) Jónsi in particular was truly on form. I wasn't sure if my battery hungry recorder would be happy for a whole show in 24bit so it was a bit of a gamble but my goodness it payed off!
A perfect follow up to the previous evening with tracks played here that they didn't play the previous evening! Recorded in exactly the same position, same levels, same Master as the 7th
Thanks to PG Morris for letting me use his photo's for cover art. You can see many more superb photos by clicking his name below the photo above.
Jon x

Set list:

Yfirborð
Ný Batterí
Vaka
Hrafntinna
Kveikur
Sæglópur
Fljótavík
E-bow
Varúð
Hoppípolla
Með Blóðnasir
Olsen Olsen
Festival
Brennisteinn

Glósóli
Popplagið


[MF] Flac [16-44]  part1   part2   part3   part4
[MF] Mp3 @ 320/48  part1   part2

Sigur Rós 2013.03.08 Brixton Academy, London UK (24-48) *Top Ten Concert* ~ Studio Master

Photo by PG Morris

Sigur Rós 2013.03.08 Brixton Academy, London UK (24/48) Studio Master *Top Ten Concert*

Quality/Performance: 97/100

Lineage: Equipment: Zoom H4 / John Ramsey Signature Cardroid Mics

Position: Centre front stalls in front of sound desk

* FLAC 24Bit / 48kHz * -

Re-Master Info: Pro Tools / Ozone 5 Mastering Suite / +others

PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE BIT DEPTH / SAMPLE RATE OF THIS CONCERT -
a 16 / 44 bounced directly from my masters are available elsewhere on this blog.

Probably one of the best shows Ive heard from Sigur Rós. The played their hearts out and gave this show their very all  (although they are all pretty awesome!) Jónsi in particular was truly on form. I wasn't sure if my battery hungry recorder would be happy for a whole show in 24bit so it was a bit of a gamble but my goodness it payed off! A 44/16 and the MP3 are also available.

Thanks to PG Morris for letting me use his photo's for cover art. You can see many more superb photos by clicking his name below the photo above.

Jon x

Set list:

Yfirborð

Ný Batterí

Vaka

Hrafntinna

Kveikur

Sæglópur

Fljótavík

E-bow

Varúð

Hoppípolla

Með Blóðnasir

Olsen Olsen

Festival

Brennisteinn

Glósóli
Popplagið

[MF] Flac [24-48] - part1   part2   part3   part4   part5   part6   part7  (Download ALL parts. Rar'd with winzip)

Sigur Rós 2013.03.07 Brixton Academy, London UK (16/44) *Top Ten Concert*

Photo by PG Morris

Sigur Rós 2013.03.07 Brixton Academy, London UK (24/48) *Top Ten Concert*

Quality/Performance: 97/100
Lineage: Equipment: Zoom H4 / John Ramsey Signature Cardroid Mics
Position: Centre front stalls in front of sound desk
 * FLAC 24Bit / 48kHz * -
Re-Master Info: Pro Tools 10 / Ozone 5 Mastering Suite / + Others > Flac 8

* (16/44) Bounced from the original  FLAC 24Bit / 48kHz *

Probably one of the best shows Ive heard from Sigur Rós. The played their hearts out and gave this show their very all  (although they are all pretty awesome!) Jónsi in particular was truly on form. I wasn't sure if my battery hungry recorder would be happy for a whole show in 24bit so it was a bit of a gamble but my goodness it payed off! This post hosts the  44/16 Flac and the 320/48 MP3's
Thanks to PG Morris for letting me use his photo's for cover art. You can see many more superb photos by clicking his name below the photo above.
Jon x

Set list:

Yfirborð
I gaer
Vaka
Brennisteinn
Sæglópur
Fljótavík
E-bow
Varúð
Hoppípolla
Með Blóðnasir
Olsen Olsen  
Festival
Kveikur

Svefn-g-englar
Popplagið

[MF] Flac 16/44 - part1   part2   part3   part4  - links fixed so sorry! 23.40pm
[MF] MP3 320/48kHz  part 1   part 2

Sigur Rós 2013.03.07 Brixton Academy, London UK (24/48) *Top Ten Concert* ~ Studio Master

Photo courtesy of PG Morris

Sigur Rós 2013.03.07 Brixton Academy, London UK (24/48) *Top Ten Concert*

Quality/Performance: 97/100
Lineage: Equipment: Zoom H4 / John Ramsey Signature Cardroid Mics
Position: Centre front stalls in front of sound desk
* FLAC 24Bit / 48kHz * -
Re-Master Info: pro Tools 10 / Ozone 5 Mastering Suite / +others

PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE BIT DEPTH / SAMPLE RATE OF THIS CONCERT -
a 16 / 44 version bounced directly from my masters are available elsewhere on this blog.


Probably one of the best shows Ive heard from Sigur Rós. The played their hearts out and gave this show their very all  (although they are all pretty awesome!) Jónsi in particular was truly on form. I wasn't sure if my battery hungry recorder would be happy for a whole show in 24bit so it was a bit of a gamble but my goodness it payed off! A 44/16 and the MP3 are available on another post
Thanks to PG Morris for letting me use his photo's for cover art. You can see many more superb photos by clicking his name below the photo above.
Jon x

Set list:

Yfirborð
I gaer
Vaka
Brennisteinn
Sæglópur
Fljótavík
E-bow
Varúð
Hoppípolla
Með Blóðnasir
Olsen Olsen
Festival
Kveikur

Svefn-g-englar
Popplagið

[MF] Flac 24/48 - part1   part2   part3   part4   part5   part6   part7 - (Download all parts - zipped with winrar)

Sigur Rós - 2013-03-03 Apollo, Manchester - Re-Master *Top Ten Concert* (+ Support)

Sigur Rós - 2013-03-03 Apollo, Manchester - Re-Master *Top Ten Concert*
Blanck Mass - 2013-03-03 Support for Sigur Ros

Taper: Jon

Mastered by Jon@ Victoryroselossless.blogspot.co.uk

Quality: 93/100

Lineage:

John Ramsey Signature Mics > ZoomH4 @ 48,000 khz / 16 bit > Ozone 4 Mastering Suite / T Racks CS > Flac 8

Seated Centre/Centre Mid Circle (above)

This was the first time I have seen Sigur Rós live in 7 years, the last being in Manchester 2005. It was extraordinary the differences and yet how much of the continuity and precision of even individual notes have not changed.

Jónsi had a powerful voice tonight, something that really shows in parts of this recording. The band will tighten up slightly no doubt towards the end of the tour but all things considered they have achieved something which has to be experienced as it can't be put into words! The video / stage set which was completely different for each song, again has to be seen, no, experienced to be believed

The recording came out well, no clipping! (always a worry) but did take some work to bring a good balance. The building itself struggled with some of the higher frequencies. Fortunately my mics tend to ignore such things and also seem to cut through a lot of the colour.

All in all Im very happy with the end result. Hope you enjoy the recording and it brings back good memories.
Edit: after having listened to the show twice I'm giving it a *top ten concert* status. I hope Im not just being bias but after some careful listening I can't fault the quality of the balance of the highs, mids and lows :)

Blank Mass:
Because he was the support act there some relatively quiet talking in the background but a very nice recording. Unfortunately I had some equipment issues so there is a soft fade out / fade in half way through the set. I don't know the songs well enough to name but link to the relevant sites to find out more!

[MF] MP3-320 (Flac on request)
Blanck Mass Info/www

Set List:

01 Yfirborð

02 Í Gær

03 Ný Batterí

04 Vaka

05 Brennisteinn

06 Sæglópur

07 Olsen Olsen

08 E-bow

09 Varúð

10 Hoppípolla

11 Með Blóðnasir

12 Glósóli

13 Kveikur

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14 Svefn-g-englar

15 Popplagið

[MF] MP3 - part1   part2  (Alternative part2 if the [MF] link doesn't work for you - part2)

[MF] FLAC - part1   part2   part3   part4

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