Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson
Born	(1976-09-22) 22 September 1976
Genres	Post-rock
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1994–1999
Associated acts	Sigur Rós

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Ágúst.

Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈaːuɣust ˈaːivar ˈkʏnːarsɔn]; born 22 September 1976) is a founding member of the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He was the band's drummer from their creation in August 1994^[1] until he quit in 1999 after the band finished Ágætis byrjun. Orri Páll Dýrason took his place as drummer. The group became internationally popular with their subsequent albums, ( ) (2002) and Takk... (2005). He went on to study graphic design.^[2]

References

↑ "sigur rós - about". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
↑ "sigur rós - frequently asked questions". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-10-10.

v t e Sigur Rós

Jón Þór Birgisson Georg Hólm Orri Páll Dýrason Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson Kjartan Sveinsson

Studio albums	Von Ágætis byrjun ( ) Takk... Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust Valtari Kveikur

Live albums	Inni

Compilation albums	Hvarf/Heim We Play Endlessly

Soundtracks	Englar Alheimsins Hlemmur "The Saga of Carl"

Remix albums	Von brigði

Extended plays	Rímur Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do

Videos	Heima Inni

Singles	"Svefn-g-englar" "Ný batterí" "Vaka" "Glósóli" "Sæglópur" "Hoppípolla" "Hljómalind" "Gobbledigook" "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" "Við spilum endalaust" "Ekki Múkk" "Varúð" "Brennisteinn" "Ísjaki" "Rafstraumur"

Other songs	"Viðrar vel til loftárása" "Fjögur píanó" "Hrafntinna" "Stormur" "Kveikur"

Related articles	Discography Concert tours Amiina Odin's Raven Magic Sundlaugin Jónsi & Alex Riceboy Sleeps Go

Persondata
Name	Gunnarsson, Agust Aevar
Alternative names
Short description	Icelandic musician
Date of birth	22 September 1976
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.