Sundlaugin

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Sundlaugin (Icelandic for the swimming pool; also known as Álafoss after its location) is a recording studio located near Álafoss, in the town of Mosfellsbær in Iceland. It was converted from a drained, abandoned swimming pool and adjacent buildings. It is owned by the post-rock band Sigur Rós.

The band originally intended to record ( ) in an abandoned NATO tracking base in the northernmost mountain in Iceland, but after inspecting decided it was too impractical. Shortly after they found the abandoned pool lot in a rural neighborhood in Mosfellsbær. They bought the lot and transformed it into a studio. In order to fit the massive mixing console into the building, part of the roof was opened up and the console was lowered with a crane.

Much of the band's photography and artwork is taken from the surrounding landscape, perhaps most notably the art found on the first album recorded in the studio, ( ).