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Georg Hólm
B A S S P L AY E R
INTERVIEW
14 A T L A N T I C A
Sigur Rós is a few years older and
a little bit more mature, and they
have a new album on the way.
Georg Hólm, Sigur Rós’ bass play-
er, took time out from his busy
recording schedule to talk to
Örlygur Thór Örlygsson about the
new album, the band, travelling,
studios, music videos and film-
making.
In the past three years, the Icelandic band
Sigur Rós has made its way to the top of
the ladder of cutting-edge rock. Since the
band released its second album Ágætis
byrjun (Good Beginning) in 1999, things
have been progressing so fast that the
members only recently found time to take
a breather, sketch out their new record,
and start recording. The band has been
working up a musical sweat in its studio
in Mosfellsbær during the past months,
and fans are now waiting impatiently for
the big day of release, which is set to be
sometime before Christmas.
Will the new album be very different than
Ágætis byrjun?
This will be a good album. It's a lot differ-
ent than Ágætis byrjun, much more
mature. Ágætis byrjun is a bit sweet in
places, this one will not be as innocent
because as people mature the music fol-
lows. Some of the material that we're
recording is up to two years old, and we've
been playing it at concerts.
When we first started to record the new
album, we were a bit tired because we've
played the same songs a million times and
it's difficult to listen to them over and over
again. But when we began to work with
them, the songs came back to life and
became fresh again. But, of course, the
album's not finished yet, so I can't really
say much about it.
S I G U R R Ó S
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