Sigur Rós
Takk

THE REVIEW

Are you familiar with that vast land at the edge of the world which appears on the map as Iceland? Would you ever have bet that even there, musical albums destined to remain in the history of music are produced?

I don't know if Sigur Ros (in Italian "Rosa della vittoria") ever bet they would become so famous worldwide, but the fact is that their music, a blend of world music, ambient, post-rock ante litteram, slow core, and dream pop (surprising, right?), really had an effect on the audience, asserting the presence of an Icelandic group as significant as Sigur Ros (even Mum tried, but they certainly did not reach such a level) in the music market.

With "Takk" (meaning "Thank you"), they reach maturity, after releasing 3 other official albums, other rarities, and EPs, breaking into the world market and capturing the hearts of many, thanks to the sweet melodies and the delicate pianos that bring us back to childhood (in some songs, they even sample a music box like those placed over babies' cribs).
The songs on the album have an average duration of 5-6 minutes each (with peaks of 10-11 minutes in Milan), but despite that, the album passes through our ears wonderfully.

Like in an eternal Boléro by Ravel, the songs start in perfect tranquility and rationality, with an almost ostentatious slowness, and progress as the minutes pass, leading to an irrational sonic storm, a confluence of eternal emotion and absolute sound until a burst of fire (painted by ultra-distorted guitars like in Glósóli or by orchestral trombones and brass like in Hoppípolla) concentrated and immediate, until the burst is exhausted and an imperceptible calm returns, almost a whisper emerging from a deep sleep that closes the songs. The music of Sigur Ros becomes a sort of soundtrack of our lives, starting with childhood where tranquility and ignorance reign, culminating in the peak of vital impetus (adolescence) and then slowly aging until the last breath before nothingness.

Surely, the Icelandic scenery has influenced and shaped many of the group's stylistic and sonic choices, but despite everything they try to communicate through their music, it universalizes perfectly to each of us, making us participants in the beauty of nature, the simplicity, and the brevity of every single emotion, action, and moment of our lives.

"Takk" is recommended to all those who love ambient, post-rock, and alternative music, but also to those who love classical music or those who have never tried to approach the genre, because the album will completely capture you, and then you'll listen to it while studying or working, while waiting for the train or bus, while you are in the park, on the grass reading a book. You will listen to it everywhere.