Thursday, June 26, 2008

Sigur Ros: Viðrar vel til loftárása


[[[not off of the new album (which is brilliant by the way) but absolutely amazing song &video:
"Viðrar vel til loftárása" spawned a cinematic and controversial video. Set in 1950s Iceland, it features a kiss between two young boys which is broken up by the father of one of the boys and a local priest during a football match. Jónsi makes a cameo appearance in the video as the soccer team coach, and the fetus from the Ágætis byrjun album cover is shown on a bottle from which one of the boys drinks.

Production for the music video began in the autumn of 2001. A general casting call was held in the town of Reykjavík, Iceland, which was also the place of principal photography. The video was directed by Icelandic directors Stefán Arni and Siggi Kinski. The video has won numerous awards"]]]

1 comment:

Mikey said...

So I watched this video from your blog yesterday morning (while at work), and it is absolutely beautiful and wretched all at the same time. And I loved it. I've been listening to all of my Sigur Ros ever since. I hope you are doing well. Lots to talk about, dear.

Love times a lot.

Mikey