22 May 2011

2001.10.12 Club Quattro, Osaka, Japan - Re master



















2001.10.12 Club Quattro, Osaka, Japan - Re master

Lineage: Unknown AUD
Quality/Performance: 70/100

Lot of work went into this one. The sound was ok-ish but very 'muddy' Over all Im quite happy with the results. Although it still lacks some 'meat' and overall warmth/depth its a fabulous concert with some exceptionally measured slow paced playing, as in Álafoss

Set List:

01 Vaka
02 Njósnavelin
03 Ný Batterí
04 E-bow
05 Álafoss
06 Olsen Olsen
07 Fyrsta – Samskeyti
08 Svefn-G-Englar
09 Daudalagið
10 Popplagið

[MF] Flac -   Part 1   Part 2   Part 3   Part 4
[MF] Mp3 -   Part 1   Part 2

2001.10.06 Wiltshire Theatre, Los Angeles - Re master















2001.10.06 Wiltshire Theatre, Los Angeles - Re master

Lineage: Unknown AUD
Quality/Performance: 88/100

Faultless show in both quality & performance. A very nice balance of clear vocal & instruments and some elements of a 'big theatre sound' Very nice

Set List:

01 Vaka
02 Njósnavelin
03 Ný batterí
04 E-bow
05 Álafoss
06 Olsen Olsen
07 Fyrsta - Samskeyti
08 Svefn-G-Englar
09 Dauðalagið
10 Popplagið

[MF] Flac - Part 1   Part 2   Part 3   Part 4
[MF]  Mp3 - Part 1  Part 2

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2001.10.04 Warfield, San Fransisco - Re master v.02















2001.10.04 Warfield, San Fransisco - Re master v.02

Lineage: Unknown AUD

Quality/Performance: 87/100


Quite a well known and loved concert from 2001. Despite being an audience recording Jónsi's voice is very clear and in the fore front of the mix making it a very enjoyable concert

Set List:

01 Vaka
02 Njósnavelin
03 Ny Batterí
04 E-Bow
05 Nyja Lagið
06 Olsen Olsen
07 Fyrsta
08 Samskeyti
09 Svefn-G-Englar
10 Daudalagið
11 Popplagið

[MF] MP3 - part1   part2
[MF] FLAC - part1   part2   part3   part4

2001.09.18 Massey Hall, Toronto - Re Master



















2001.09.18 Massey Hall, Toronto - Re Master

Lineage: Unkown AUD
Quality/Performance: 70/100

For some reason every Sigur Rós show from this venue has been spectacular, with this one being no exception. The whole concert is exception although sadly its let down by 'soft clipping' of the bass drum. With a bit of imagination you can pretend you are there at the venue and the bass drum is mic'd a little too loud...which in general works! with the exception of Lagid i Gaer in which the bass is very noticeably clipped. Don't be put off though, the sound itself is wonderful. In fact of all the various 'sounds' from these audience recordings this is my favourite type. Im wondering if some of those lovely DPA mics where used?

Set List:

01 Nyja lagið
02 Njósnavelin
03 Vaka
04 Lagið í Gær
05 Álafoss
06 Ný batterí
07 Fyrsta
08 Samskeyti
09 Olsen olsen
10 Svefn-G-Englar
11 Dauðalagið
12 Popplagið

[MF] MP3 - part1
[MG] FLAC - part1   part2

2001.10.01 St.Andrews Cathedral, Vancouver FM - Re master














2001.10.01 St.Andrews Cathedral, Vancouver - Re master

Lineage: Unknown FM
Quality/Performance: 95/100

Quite simply one of, if not THE very best concert of Sigur Rós. Certainly my favourite from 2001. There's a danger of me writing pages on the good qualities of this one so I'll just put in two words:
Truly Magical!
NB: This is no different from the previously posted version. One of the main reasons of this new layout and Sigur Rós dedicated blog is to host the final versions of all the masters Ive done. During the course of mastering the first round I learnt many new things including a now finalized and agreed upon naming/tagging system for these concerts. This means though that I have to re-upload some of these concerts, but its good in that I can take a second critical listen to the first masters I did and if there are any that I feel can be improved upon can take the time to do just that so that by time this project is completed we should have a complete and exhaustive collection of live Sigur Rós material, properly mastered to get the very best out of each of them

Set List:

01 Vaka
02 Njósnavelin
03 Ny Batterí
04 E-Bow
05 Álafoss
06 Olsen Olsen
07 Fyrsta
08 Samskeyti
09 Sven-G-Englar
10 Dauðalagið
11 Popplagið (fades out early)

[MF] MP3 - part1   part2
[MF] FLAC - part1   part2   part3

14 May 2011

2001.09.22 Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia - Re Master V.02

















2001.09.22 Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia - Re Master V.02

Lineage: Unknown AUD
Quality/performance: 75/100

This is a slightly revised 2nd master of this newly arisen concert. The sound itself on this 2nd version is more rounded and much smoother around the edges. It won't be ranked amongst some of the greatest recordings we have but its still a very listenable and powerful concert. Another small change I made on this version was to master it particularly to be played loud. Because we are so fortunate to have such a great collection of live material it gives me on occasion opportunities to do something a little different. In this case to master it going with its strengths and as such it sounds very powerful played loud! Thanks again to Alyssa for her kindness in getting in touch and passing this on.

Set List:

01 Lagið Í Gær
02 Àlafoss
03 Olsen Olsen
04 Fyrsta
05 Samskeyti
06 Svefn-G-Englar
07 Dauðalagið
08 Popplagið

[MF] MP3 - download
[MF] FLAC - part1   part2   part3

8 May 2011

2001.09.18 Gem Theatre, Detroit USA - Re master














2001.09.18 Gem Theatre, Detroit USA - Re master

Lineage: Unknown AUD
Quality/Performance: 80/100

Powerful big sounding Audience recording concert featuring some rare recordings of songs such as Syndir Guðs and Lagið í Gær. An interesting concert to master, it was a challenge to balance all the various elements. The end result is a more balanced, smoother, crisper, less harsh experience. Not perfect but the sound still works very well though for the bigger tracks such as Lagið í Gær.

Set List:
01 Nyja Lagið
02 Vaka
03 Syndir Guðs
04 Lagið í Gær
05 Alafoss
06 Samskeyti
07 Sven-G-Englar
08/09/ Daudalagið and Popplagið Not Recorded

[MF] MP3 - download
[MF] FLAC - part1   part2  

2001.07.04 Quart Festival, Kristiansand Norway FM - Re master















2001.07.04 Quart Festival Kristiansand, Norway FM - Re master


Lineage: FM
Quality/Performance: 95/100


Almost faultless recording with no hissy FM elements at all except a little at the beginning where there is some tuning going on :) Sven-G-Englar & Vaka are of note here as they are early versions which feature different beginnings and endings than later versions


Set List: 


01 Sven-G-Englar
02 Vaka
03 Samskeyti
04 Ný batterí
05 Olsen Olsen
06 Dauðalagið
07 Popplagið


[MF] MP3 - download
[MF] FLAC - part1   part2