Jónsi and Alex Somers announce 10th anniversary reissue of Riceboy Sleeps
Jónsi and Alex’s attractive ambient debut Riceboy Sleeps is getting a particular 10th anniversary reissue.
A collaboration between Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi and his companion, visible artist and musician Alex Somers, Riceboy Sleeps started with an image e book of the identical title launched in 2006. The file arrived three years later, to the delight and befuddlement of Sigur Rós followers. Jónsi & Alex’s work is extra ethereal and fewer structured than Sigur Rós’, with sweeping tracks that linger in lovely moments with out a sense of time.
The album underwent an analog remaster for the reissue, resulting in what the duo calls “the definitive urgent of the file.” Initially a double-LP, the anniversary version has added a 3rd vinyl that includes the 30-minute All Animals EP that got here packaged with the CD model of Riceboy Sleeps. All of it’s pressed on 140-gram vinyl and packaged in a gatefold sleeve with rounded corners.
The Riceboy Sleeps remaster will probably be obtainable within the US September 13th, and pre-orders are occurring now. Signed copies of the album and merch packages are additionally obtainable by the Sigur Rós webstore.
Information of the reissue comes a month after Jónsi & Alex accomplished a UK (and Paris) run of Riceboy Sleeps anniversary reveals. The North American leg launches in October, and you will get tickets right here.
Earlier this 12 months, Jónsi launched his Darkish Morph undertaking alongside Swedish composer and visible artist Carl Michael von Hausswolff with their self-titled debut.
Riceboy Sleeps Paintings:
Riceboy Sleeps Tracklist:
01. Happiness
02. Atlas Music
03. Indian Summer season
04. Stokkseyri
05. Boy 1904
06. All of the Huge Bushes
07. Daníell within the Sea
08. Howl
09. Sleeping Big
