Sigur Rós
Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do

Some clarifications: De-Weary? Maybe. De-Overheated? Absolutely yes. De-Motivated? Absolutely NOT!

If you too find yourselves in the same summer psycho-exhausting overheating situation as I am, there are two solutions. Either we take a plane to Helsinki, with a stopover in Stockholm, proceed by sled to the Nordic Sea, reach Iceland by canoe and there immerse ourselves in the Greenland Sea enjoying the fruit we brought from home... how did you forget the fruit?!??! Then maybe the second solution is more appropriate for you, purchase the new album (EP or Maxi Single, if you prefer, since there are only 3 tracks) by the icy Sigur Rós. Perhaps icy is not the right term because their sweet electronic music is rather warm and enveloping. In fact, only the origin of our Icelanders remains cold. But who doesn’t associate Sigur Rós with winter?!?
But let's move on to technical matters and pretend for a few lines to be able to ignore this low media pressure.

For the record, I should warn you right away that this is a soundtrack. Three tracks composed specifically for certain scenographies of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation company. The project also involved Radiohead, and both bands performed their respective tracks live for some performances of the company.

If it is true that one can always expect something good from Sigur Rós, who have seldom failed, it is also true that the expectations are higher when it comes to a soundtrack. A task they seemed particularly suited for. Unfortunately, the expectations have been partly betrayed. The three compositions don't even come close to their best works, while still remaining on more than sufficient levels.
"Ba Ba" opens with a crescendo of piano, few insistently repeated notes in a hypnotic crescendo. It all evolves and concludes in a metallic and electronic whistle of icy wind. "Ti Ki" is sweeter than the previous one and is summarized in a series of piano notes in the manner of a music box. More rhythmic, thanks to the electronic drums and the only sung part (in the usual universal, surreal language invented by the Reykjavik group, already used in previous works), the concluding "Di Do", perhaps the best.

Note the switch to EMI, are we already seeing the first results? Let's hope not.
Dispensable.