Set the controls for the heart of ... Iceland?
The material on this CD is some of thier sparser, slower-tempo, morose, moody, darker material compared to, say, Takk. As such, this CD requires a few more listens to get under your skin. Some of the tracks, such as four, and eight, have a prog- space-rock vibe going, languishing at a slow burn, evocative of early-seventies Pink Floyd or OK Computer/Kid A -era Radiohead.

This CD does lack the warmth and emotion, again, found on Takk, but if you prefer atmosphere and mystery, then this album has lots of it.

Beyond Music
I can't write enough on how truly beautiful their music is. Every minute is a masterpiece. Untitled 4 is hauntingly gorgeous and even though none of the songs have lyrics, you feel like their music is speaking directly to you. Their music is an experience with every listen--it blows me away everyday.

Music for mosquitos
I became interested in Sigur Ros () after finding a YouTube video segment of a live performance of Track 7. I wish that I had not spent money on this album.

The first few tracks really set the tone for the album. Music for mosquitos, with Asian influences. As is noted by other reviewers, the lead singer repeats a nonsense word/phrase over and over, throughout the album. The music is conventional and droning. The first tracks contain something that is very reminiscent of a mosquito buzzing my ear while I try to sleep. This has more in common with jazz than rock, more like what a rock band might do if they had to fill an hour jam session with atmospheric stuff.

This isn't electronic, its too annoying to be ambient, and has too much conventional rock to be "post-rock." I recommend Debussy's Jeaux, and Jean-Michel Jarre's Zoolook to this. (Right now I'm listening to Corsican Chant to get this out of my head.)

Ros at their 100% minimalist best
This is one of my most favorite albums of all time.To those who are saying that it's not innovative,well it is and it isn't;what truly IS innovative these days? most everything's been done by now from steve roach to gg allin.it's hard to do.the sad thing is that this album seems to have gotten so much publicity from all the wrong places--this isn't the type of music anyone can just dive into because gweneth paltro or whoever else in hollywood or otherwise likes it.this is music that requires the listener to take the time to sit down and experience it from an asthetic viewpoint:it's not fast-food pop music.if you have a receptive attitude towards it you'll probably like it.

compared to ros' other albums () is a head above the rest because it has a perfect continuity from start to finish,like classic albums from the past had such as dark side of the moon,relayer,harvest,etc.the other ros albums are too jarring in transitions from song-to-song in my opinion,and that takes away from the experience of going to another mindset.

i can't wait for the day sigur ros make a 60+minute,one track/one song opus...it's bound to happen!

Ability to bring out even the deepest of emotions
For a long time I covered everything up (after all, that's what we do when we're hurt, we just dig over it and scar it up). I never cried even though I wanted to, and I became very robotic and indifferent.

One night after having a huge fight with my (then) girlfriend, I took a long drive to sort it all out, and I popped in ( ).

It brought everything to the surface, all of the emotions that were buried, all of the hurt, the shame.

I exploded into tears as the music burst into beautiful orchestral waves of mania and melancholia. I hadn't cried in years. It felt so damn good. This music brought me to my knees and I saw my inner child, aching to get out.

That cold night I realized that I can be human again. I am a living, breathing, colorful soul.

Sigur Ros has a gift that most bands can not posess. If you're looking for beautiful, spiritual, mind-inducing music - look no further. It's like a musical drug that soothes and helps you.