Tag: Kveikur

John Diliberto’s Top 10 CDs 2013

This was one of the hardest lists ever to compile.  It’s different from 25 Essential Echoes CDs of 2013, which is our picks of the best music played on Echoes.  And it’s also different from The Best of Echoes 2013 Listener Poll results.   These are my picks from all the music I heard in what…

New Music: The Boards of Canada & Sigur Rós

Hear New Music from the Boards of Canada and Sigur Ros on Echoes tonight. Tonight on Echoes, new music by downtempo electronic denizens, Boards of Canada, from their highly anticipated and hyped Tomorrow’s Harvest, and the latest by Sigur Rós off their new album Kveikur (Candlewick). Below, watch Boards of Canada with “Reach for the…

New Music: The Boards of Canada & Sigur Rós

New music by downtempo electronic denizens, The Boards of Canada, from their highly anticipated and hyped Tomorrow’s Harvest, and the latest by Sigur Rós off their new album Kveikur (Candlewick). Below, watch Sigur Rós’ “Hoppipolla” from their 2005 album, Takk. John Diliberto (((echoes))) Sign up for Echoes CD of the Month Club. With the Echoes…

Sigur Ros Live From Dresden.

Sigur Rós will be playing a live performance of their new CD Kveikur on-line today from Dresden.  It will take place at 2:50 PM ET.  Judging from reports of their recent tour and their intense performance on Jay Leno a few weeks ago, it should be wild.  It’s also supposed to have a surround camera…

The Mellow is Over for Sigur Rós.

Sigur Rós  has announced a new CD for June, Kveikur recorded with their new Trio configuration.  Judging from this first song, symphonic slab, crushing distressed bass and exhortation vocals, the mellow of their previous album Valtari is over.  There’s even a conventional hook chorus on this one. ~John Diliberto ((( echoes ))) Sign up for…