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  Von (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Von (Hope) is the debut album of Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós.
Von was originally released in Iceland to moderate critical acclaim, but went relatively unnoticed abroad.
In December 2005, Von and Ágætis byrjun were declared platinum albums in Iceland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Von_(album)   (230 words)

  
 erasing clouds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It might be a mistake to talk about an album only in relation to another, more "successful" album by that band, instead of considering it on its own terms.
His voice is never given the central stage it often has on the band's later albums, yet it's used as an instrument just the same, albeit in a less overly dynamic way.
Von shows that this has been true since the band came into existence, though it also shows that the band's initial steps weren't nearly as focused or as fresh-sounding as their second album would be.
www.erasingclouds.com /1117von.html   (405 words)

  
 Sigur Rós: Von - PopMatters Music Review
When the album was released in Iceland in 1997, it became a national bestseller and introduced Sigur Rós as an inventive, daring, and inconceivably young voice in the burgeoning Icelandic music scene.
The album and band, however, found scant support outside of that country at the time, and to this day little has been written about the debut except in passing mention.
Too often the album veers into dense, marrow-sucking sound experiments that persist past the point of fascination, and so what could otherwise be remarkable music ends up being remarkably boring.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/s/sigorros-von.shtml   (1313 words)

  
 Von Bondies will test tunes for new album at Friday gig | www.azstarnet.com ®
The White Stripes' Jack White included a Von Bondies track on his 2001 "Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit" compilation and White went on to help produce the Von Bondies' 2001 full-length debut, "Lack of Communication," before throwing punches at Stollsteimer in a well-publicized falling out.
The first album was recorded too quickly and the second doesn't push the band to its limits, so the Von Bondies are now looking for a different producer for the upcoming album, Stollsteimer said.
Stollsteimer has penned every Von Bondies song to date, but this time around, he asked his bandmates to try their hand at writing, too.
www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/85723   (609 words)

  
 Von by Sigur Ros at Audio Lunchbox
Whereas on that record-- nestled cozily inside a fully realized voice-- they sounded up to the task, Von is weighted down by the band's bodacious ambition.
At 72 minutes, the album is bloated with ideas Sigur Ros would refine on their sophomore outing.
Young, earnest, eerie, and overzealous, Von is a unique, almost belligerently unaffiliated piece of music that unsubtly blazons its idiosyncrasies.
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 Von by Sigur Ros CD
Although it wasn't released in the United States until 2004, VON is actually Sigur Ros's debut album (released in Iceland in 1997).
Fans of that album might expect VON to be a blueprint of AGAETIS, yet it is as markedly different from its successor as () (the band's third album) was to its predecessor.
Unique, engaging, and full of sonic surprises, VON is a bold first statement from one of the more original and compelling bands to emerge from Europe at the turn of the century.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/6779599/a/Von.htm   (399 words)

  
 Album 1900 - Exhibitions / Austellungen - Getting dressed / Ankleiden von A bis Z
Album 1900 is a project that aims on a vivid presentation of history of every day life.
Album 1900 thrives with the support of lots of interested people who contribut information.
Album 1900 ist ein Projekt, dass eine anschauliche Präsentation von Alltagsgeschichte versucht.
www.album1900.com /about.php   (471 words)

  
 Von brigði - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Von brigði is a remix album of Icelandic band Sigur Rós' first album, Von.
An LP, containing four tracks from the album, was also released, though only 100 copies of this green-colored vinyl edition were made.
The last song on the album is a song by Sigur Rós which the band meant to go on Von, but couldn't be finished in time.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Von_brig%C3%B0i   (178 words)

  
 PIXELSURGEON | Reviews | Music | Sigur Rós
Those of you who reckon one of Iceland's finest exports are capable of no more than spellbinding dirges have obviously never heard Von, the band's debut album, which is finally widely available outside of Iceland.
Title track Von is nothing short of incredible: a heart-warming piece that brings to mind the band's later work, but that retains a sense of fragility in its delivery that's both highly emotive and strikingly beautiful.
Von is a fragmented release that appears to be wrenching itself apart at the seams.
www.pixelsurgeon.com /reviews/review.php?id=550   (219 words)

  
 Rarebird's Spotlight Album Review #1: Sigur Ros "Von"
The lyrics that complement the atmospheric and otherworldly noise are sung in "Hopelandic", described as a mixture of Icelandic and gibberish.
Until the band's recent releases attracted attention in the U.S., their 1997 debut CD Von was only released in their native Iceland on a label called Smekkleysa (translation: Bad Taste).
The album was finally released in the U.S. in October 2004 on the One Little Indian label.
home.att.net /~rarebird9/von.html   (288 words)

  
 Von Zamla MP3 Downloads - Von Zamla Music Downloads - Von Zamla Music Videos
The last studio album recorded by Lars Hollmer's groups in the 1980s was this release by Von Zamla.
Recorded in the summer of 1983, the group here is the same as the one on the recent Cuneiform release 1983 Live, but the latter album was recorded live in March, and No Make Up was mostly recorded in the studio after the touring was complete, in May and August.
The "Forge Etude," which opens the album, is a slowed-down version of the progressive piece from the last Zamla Mammaz Manna album, Familjesprickor (Family Cracks).
www.mp3.com /albums/462215/reviews.html   (674 words)

  
 Sigur Rós : Von - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Before their worldwide success, the band released Von, on Sugarcube owned label Bad Taste (or Smekkleysa SM in Icelandic).  An essential album in the Sigur Rós catalog, Von (Hope) was never released outside of Iceland.
Whittled down to 40 minutes, Von would be considerably more effective than it already is. As a mood setter, the 10-minute opening track really takes about three minutes to do what it needs, and a few other spots seem to drag on for the sake of sucking time.
Based on pure sound, Von is just as much of a treat as the acclaimed follow-up.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,1001991,00.html   (500 words)

  
 HYBRIDMAGAZINE.COM | REVIEWS | TSigur Ros - Von album review
That is how I would say that most of Von, the recent domestic release of the debut album from Iceland's Sigur Ros, would be classified.
Most of the album is made up of dreamy soundscapes and mercurial wanderings of sound.
Instead, I think that this album would be best put to use as low-level noise to inspire creativity… such as whilst painting Dali-esque landscapes of madness, or writing gonzo journalistic treatises.
www.hybridmagazine.com /reviews/0305/sigurros.shtml   (487 words)

  
 blackstrap rock durham: Von Lmo
The opening of Von Lmo's Future Language might be the greatest album kickoff since Locust Abortion Technician.
Now that I'm in the Von Lmo fan club, its hard to believe that they've been mostly overlooked in the last few years of appreciation of all things spazzy and recorded in the vicinity of 1980.
It's hard to pin Von Lmo's sense of humor- some of the tracks here have such an upbeat message, it's impossible to figure out how seriously they were taking themselves at the time.
blackstrap.org /2006/03/von-lmo.html   (739 words)

  
 The Von Bondies: Pawn Shoppe Heart - PopMatters Music Review
White may have co-produced the band's first album, Lack of Communication, and he might have brought them some bizarre publicity by punching vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter Jason Stollsteimer in the face, but that's all in the past now.
Stollsteimer nods to the past and present, growling, "I've been swank and loving it." The shift in verb tense, like the song as a whole, betrays a focus that's split between the sounds of both the old and new.
Early in the album, Stollsteimer sings that "No one takes you seriously when you're 24," but anyone dismissing the Von Bondies is missing the boat.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/v/vonbondies-pawnshoppe.shtml   (810 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Great Divide: Music: Von Freeman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Von Freeman is a saxophonist and Chicago jazz legend in a town that is known for producing a lot of both.
Von Freeman is the father of saxophonist and frequent collaborator Chico Freeman and often works with younger musicians a generation or two removed from his, as he did with Greg Osby and Steve Coleman in their Stata Institute project.
Von Freeman's sound is raw and gritty, his delivery is unburnished but dignified.
www.amazon.com /Great-Divide-Von-Freeman/dp/B0002ABTOO   (1288 words)

  
 Von Dutch Event Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Von Dutch Kustom Cycles own Alex Mardikian and Ron Starrantino rang the morning bell at the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday, April 28th.
Von Dutch Originals is proud to present the best up-and-coming rock band around, Silvertide.
Von Dutch invades The Hamptons bringing the West Coast style to the East Coast.
gallery.vondutch.com /ngallery/default.aspx   (148 words)

  
 The Von Bondies MP3 Downloads - The Von Bondies Music Downloads - The Von Bondies Music Videos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
That the Detroit garage rock mainstays sound more fully formed on an album recorded in San Francisco with one of alt-rock's biggest producers is somewhat ironic, but the results speak for themselves.
The excellent, exhilarating single "C'Mon C'Mon" alone justifies the Von Bondies' jump to a major label and the attendant major recording budget: its quick-shifting dynamics, call-and-response vocals, and poppy sheen make it not only the best and most distinctive song the Von Bondies have yet recorded, but one of the best singles of 2004.
Most importantly for the band, the album shows that the Von Bondies are now able to succeed or fail on their own terms, outside of the context and constraints of Detroit's garage rock scene.
www.mp3.com /albums/622451/summary.html   (507 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Marc Von Em
Peekskill, NY It was at the age of five while living in England that Marc Von Em saw Gary Glitter on the famous London TV show "Top of the Pops".
Driven by his acoustic guitar playing & soulful voice, this album was well received by critics & fans alike, and created quite a buzz on the local music scene.
This year, Marc plans to begin recording his next solo album while continuing to tour with Rob.
www.purevolume.com /marcvonem   (627 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Pawn Shoppe Heart: Music: The Von Bondies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At least the Von Bondies attempt to move on with their sophomore release, Pawn Shoppe Heart, shedding the makeshift garage-punk sound of their hometown and recruiting former Modern Lover and Talking Heads member Jerry Harrison as producer.
The Von Bondies found themselves some notoriety when frontman Jason Stollsteimer got suckerpunched (literally) last Fall by The White Stripes' Jack White, who incidentally produced the Bondies' debut album "Lack of Communication" in 2001.
The album's first single, "C'mon C'mon" as well as "The Fever" are the standout tracks here, but there are no bad songs on the record.
www.amazon.com /Pawn-Shoppe-Heart-Von-Bondies/dp/B0001BRONE   (1216 words)

  
 The Von Bondies - `Pawn Shoppe Heart' - Album Review
The tune itself is a lot more modern than the rest of the album like some of the girl bands from the nineties.
One of the highlights of the album is ‘The Fever’ which is basically a call and response between Jason and the girls that’s pacey and it
This is an album for the broken hearted but that doesn’t stop it being excellent.
www.contactmusic.com /new/home.nsf/webpages/thevonbondiesx01x03x04   (319 words)

  
 Harmonia : Musik Von Harmonia - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
The debut Harmonia album is at once a product of their source bands and a fine new twist on them, resulting in music that captures what for many is the Krautrock ideal, or more accurately, the motorik ideal.
The players bring their usual multi-instrumental roles to the fore, ensuring that the end results achieve their own distinct sound -- this isn't simply Cluster with Rother's assistance or Rother trying for a solo record with Cluster's backing.
For all that, there's a touch more Cluster in the end -- the spacier parts on Musik Von Harmonia have that duo's hushed chill, the electronic percussion of Rother meanwhile avoids his familiar crisp punch using real drums in Neu!
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 Sigur Ros - Display categories
The brackets on the Untitled album emphasise the albums' divide.
Von Brigði (Recycle Bin) is an album of re-interpretations of Sigur Rós songs by Mum, Gusgus, Bio....
Hlemmur is a film which revolves around the lives of some unfortunate destitute men who spend mos....
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 Musicstem: Von Freeman - The Great Divide
Von's first studio record for Premonition, this one reunited him with the great drummer Jimmy Cobb, who backed him on his first session for Atlantic in 1971.
The title refers to the divide of influences Von feels between Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Charlie Parker.
Purchase Von Freeman's Good Forever and receive $2 off any other Von Freeman title on Premonition (Live at the Dakota, The Improvisor, The Great Divide).
musicstem.com /album/62   (285 words)

  
 Amazon.de: Soloalbum. Roman: Bücher: Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre,Benjamin von Stuckrad- Barre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
von Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre, Benjamin von Stuckrad- Barre
Bei Soloalbum geht es darum, dass die Hauptperson von seiner großen liebe verlassen wird und er jetzt die zeit ohne ihr überstehen muss bzw.
In der Beziehungsgeschichte, die ja keine mehr ist nach der schmerzlos kurzen Trennung von seiner Freundin, taucht der Ich-Erzähler im Rückblick das Erlebte mal in einen rosa Farbtopf, mal in einen voller Selbstmitleid.
amazon.de /Soloalbum-Roman-Benjamin-von-Stuckrad-Barre/dp/3462034960   (1052 words)

  
 CD Baby: MARC VON EM: Free - from jkloss
Marc von em is a singer songwriter of several diffrent faces.
I let my nephew listened to the albums and wanted both for himself.--You can't accuse either of these albums of lacking TRUE SOUL.
LOL All in all its a very light and melodic album, with just enough soul and reminiscence it a bit more body and depth without getting too bogged down and loosing the overall appeal and flavour of the album.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/marcvonem1/from/jkloss   (1135 words)

  
 Von - Sigur Rós – Music at Last.fm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
albums i own ambient chillout electronic fully streamable albums haunting icelandic one little indian post rock
Von is such an under-listened album :(Go listen to it, it's amazing!
Don't know why, but I'm finding this album is growing on me very very slowly.
www.last.fm /music/Sigur+R%C3%B3s/Von   (167 words)

  
   Panini Sticker Album: Zauber von einst » blog.fanfaktor.de - das fußball-blog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In jener Zeit, als Lothar Matthäus noch Diego Maradona hinterherhechelte und die Weltmeisterschaft in Mexiko stattfand, bekam ich von meinem Patenonkel mein erstes Panini WM Sticker Album geschenkt.
Seit Freitag darf ich mich wieder wie 10 fühlen, denn ich habe bei meinem russischen Kioskbetreiber um die Ecke das aktuelle Sammelalbum erworben (wie viele andere Altersgenossen, sogar weibliche sind darunter).
Natürlich werde ich wie in alten Tagen von einer Bude zur nächsten fahren und meine 20 Tüten sicherlich nicht bei ein und dem selben Kiosk kaufen - gibt viel zu viele doppelte, den Trick hatte ich schon damals raus… ;)
blog.fanfaktor.de /panini-sticker-album-zauber-von-einst/2006/04/29   (462 words)

  
 The Jethro Tull Christmas Album - The Official Jethro Tull Website
Last year's Christmas album is out in a new, special limited edition which features a bonus DVD of songs from the "Living with the Past" DVD: "My Sunday Feeling," "Jack in the Green," and "Life is a Long Song." Here are more details on the release.
The aim was to find some uplifting traditional Christmas Carols, some new songs and to re-record some old Tull pieces on the Christmas topic.
As I was working at the same time on a solo album, I had to off-load some of the studio production and sessions to other participants.
www.j-tull.com /news/christmasalbum.cfm   (1535 words)

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