Most recently, he shot the critically acclaimed "rockumentary" “Heima - a film by Sigur Rós". In 2010 Alan served as a cinematographer on "Go Quiet", a film with jonsi (Jón Þór Birgisson), the film was directed by Dean DeBlois.
The video was part of the Valtari Mystery Film Experiment, in which the acclaimed Icelandic band Sigur Rós asked a dozen filmmakers to each select a song from their new album and shoot a video inspired by the music.
The group has also remixed several famous artists, including Björk, Depeche Mode, Moloko, and Sigur Rós.
Reistu þig við, sólin er komin á loft... has been sold out in Iceland for a while and has been sold in over 5000 copies all over the world, many of them on their Sigur Rós support tour in November 2008.
Steindór Andersen is currently the leading rímur singer in Iceland: he often collaborates with the band Sigur Rós and has also contributed to some of Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson's works.
Coolplanet2009 has joined forces with numerous so-called Cool Friends and Partners, such as Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Good Planet, the Icelandic rock band Sigur Rós, Björk’s NGO Náttúra and the three chairwomen of the Road to Copenhagen: Margot Wallström, Vice President of the European Commission, Gro Harlem Brundtland, UN Special Envoy on Climate Change and Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland.
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100% initially dealt purely with product management and distribution (both UK and Internationally) working with artists such as Robyn, Placebo, Moby, Sigur Rós and The Gossip.
The album was produced by Ken and Jolyon Thomas, whose notable production credits (individually and together) include David Bowie, Public Image Ltd, Sigur Rós and Psychic TV.
The band signed to V2 Records in 2005 and recorded their second studio album Out Of The Angeles at various UK studios, eventually decamping to Sigur Rós' Sundlaugin studio in Álafoss, Iceland for a month to complete the record.
The main theatre facility has a capacity of 900 seats and has featured concerts by musicians such as Jello Biafra, Matthew Good, Emily Haines, Melanie C, Sarah Harmer, Lady Gaga and Sigur Rós.
He co-wrote and co-directed the Oscar-nominated animated films Lilo & Stitch for Walt Disney Feature Animation and How to Train Your Dragon for DreamWorks Animation, and directed the Sigur Rós documentary/music film Heima.
Recorded in Sigur Rós' Sundlaugin studios, it features collaborations in the recording from Sigur Rós' members and quartet Amiina.
Since April 2010, Úlfur Hansson has been a touring member of Jónsi (Jón Þór Birgisson of Sigur Rós) international promotional tour of Jónsi's album Go.
Kronos Quartet Plays Sigur Rós is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet, containing two "audience favorites," "Flugufrelsarinn" (by Sigur Rós) and "The Star-Spangled Banner" (trad., arr. S. Prutsman after Jimi Hendrix).
Late Night Venture is often described as an individual interpretation of well known acts such as: Sonic Youth, The Cure, Yo La Tengo, Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Rós & Fellow Danes Mew.
The band was a featured artist on audiogalaxy with the likes of Sigur Rós and Spacehog.
It broadcasts mostly chillout and ambient music as well as other low-tempo genres and generally includes cutting edge artists such as Leftfield, The Orb, Sigur Rós and Juanita Molina.
The film itself shows mostly live performances and interviews by some of Iceland's biggest musicians, including Björk, Sigur Rós, Slowblow, múm, Ghostigital, Quarashi, Singapore Sling amongst others, over the backdrop of Icelandic scenery.
The Art of Flight soundtrack features songs by: The Naked and Famous, M83, Deadmau5, Sigur Rós, and others.
Though only releasing an average of six albums a year, XL Recordings has worked with The Prodigy, Beck, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Vampire Weekend, The Horrors, Electric Six, The xx, Gil Scott-Heron, Jai Paul, Tyler, the Creator, Sigur Rós, Peaches and Adele.
Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, founding member of the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós
For the Sigur Rós album commonly known as Recycle Bin, see Von brigði.