SIGUR ROS — Ny Batteri

�Following the near unprecedented reception for their debut EP, �Svefn-G-Englar�, Iceland�s Sigur R�s deliver an equally extraordinary second record in the shape of �N� Batter�. As with its sold-out predecessor, �N� Batter� comes as a four track EP with three otherwise unavailable new compositions. First track �Rafmagni� B�i� (trans. �Electricity Over�) is a remix based around the brass section from �N� Batter� (�New Battery�), which follows (and is taken from the group�s forthcoming debut album, ��gaetis Byrjun�. Third track �B�um B�um Bambal� is a breathtaking rendition of an old Icelandic lullaby, which research reveals has never been recorded before, being handed down instead by oral tradition. The last track is �D�narfregnir Og Jar�arfarir�, which translates as something like �Death Announcement and Funerals�. This is based on the Iceland radio service which each day announces to the nation who has died and what their funeral arrangements are. This is �theme� music, as interpreted by Sigur R�s.
The last two tracks have been chosen for the soundtrack of �Angels Of The Universe�, a forthcoming movie from Oscar-nominated Icelandic film director Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, which is based on a book by winner of the Karen Blixen prize for literature, Einar Mar Gudmundsson. Following their inclusion on this limited edition EP, both �B�um B�um Bambal� and �D�narfregnir Og Jar�arfarir� will be available only on the �Angels Of The Universe� soundtrack.� [label info]

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