![]() ![]() ![]() Siren Jón Thór Birgisson sings through every orifice- including gills, perhaps- creating the most inhuman vocals ever heard in rock (though Skywalker Sound could attempt a Chewbacca-esque approximation by blending whales, Jeremy Enigk, cherubs, Björk, and the blue alien from The Fifth Element). A violin bow saws open the maw of massive guitar, spreading noise in clouds of blood. Sonar pings echo from liquid feedback, invisible in a handful, but crushing you like an ocean in its volume. The indigenous music of Sigur Rós can only perpetuate such a religion. How can a modern people find faith in such fantasy? A heavy cloud of Norse mythology and a breathtaking raw landscape explains much of it. Construction workers even curve roads around rumored dwellings of the Hidden People. Even in this modern age of cellphones and helicopters, Icelanders continue to believe that the Hidden People are still out there somewhere. The tiny blómaálfar dwell in flower blossoms while the common búaálfar reside on farms. Descended from the ancient guardian spirit, the Hidden People come in many forms. Icelandic lore tells of the Hidden People who live in the crags and lava of jagged mountains. Key tracks: Svefn-G-Englar, Staralfur, Flugufrelsarinn, Viorar Vel Til Loftarasa, Olsen Olsen ![]()
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