Von (album)

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Von

Studio album by Sigur Rós
Released	1997 (Iceland) September 2004 (UK) October 2004 (US)
Genre	Post-rock
Length	71:58
Label	Smekkleysa Records SM67
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Sigur Rós chronology
	Von (1997)	Von brigði (1998)

Von (Hope) is the debut album of Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós.

The production of the album took a long time, and the end result sounded significantly different from the original recordings. The band considered scrapping the final result and starting all over again, but decided not to because it would have made the process too long. In exchange for recording time, Sigur Rós painted the studio they recorded in.

Von was originally released in Iceland to moderate critical acclaim, but went relatively unnoticed abroad. In the first year following the release, Von sold only 313 copies in Iceland. Following the band's popular international releases, Ágætis byrjun and ( ), it was re-released in the United Kingdom in September 2004, and in the United States a month later. In December 2005, Von and Ágætis byrjun were declared platinum albums in Iceland.

[edit] Track listing

"Sigur Rós" ("Victory Rose") – 9:46
"Dögun" ("Dawn") – 5:50
"Hún Jörð..." (roughly "Mother Earth") – 7:17
"Leit Að Lífi" ("Search For Life") – 2:33
"Myrkur" ("Darkness") – 6:14
"18 Sekúndur Fyrir Sólarupprás" ("18 Seconds Before Sunrise") – 0:18
"Hafssól" ("Sun Of The Sea") – 12:24
"Veröld Ný Og Óð" ("A World New and Crazed") – 3:29
"Von" ("Hope") – 5:12
"Mistur" ("Mist") – 2:16
"Syndir Guðs (Opinberun Frelsarans)" ("Sins Of God [Revelation Of The Saviour]") – 7:40
"Rukrym" ("Myrkur" backwards) – 8:59

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Discography
Sigur Rós
Jón Þór Birgisson \| Georg Hólm \| Kjartan Sveinsson \| Orri Páll Dýrason
Former Members: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson
Albums: Von \| Von Brigði \| Ágætis byrjun \| ( ) \| Takk...
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