Sigur Ros - Heima

Last night, I watched the documentary about the music band Sigur Ros called “Heima” – which means both at home and homeland.

After a worldwide tour during many years, the Icelandic psychedelic rock band Sigur Ros, went back home in the endless magic hour of the Icelandic summer. During this season, the band made a free and mostly unannounced tour around their homeland. The concerts combined both the biggest and smallest shows of their career. The whole thing has been filmed by director Dean DeBlois and his team. During 2 weeks, the director has alternated pictures of the concerts and pictures of the beautiful Icelandic landscapes. The movie now provides one of the most amazing and priceless look into the very creative universe of one of the less understood band ever.

The success of the movie not only results in the live concerts but also in the wonderful photography and the stunning contrast of colours. Indeed, “Heima” is a movie about Iceland too. So the documentary or let’s called it a journey will lead you into an unusual and fascinating environment.

You will enjoy Sigur Ros playing in deserted fish factories, behind a movie screen or an animated curtain, at the rock bottom of a mountain, in a tiny village, in front a church… You will also find out more about the 8 members of the band.

So instead of having a real leader like Ian Curtis, Thom Yorke, Stuart A. Staples, Kevin Barnes or Mick Jagger, Sigur Ros has a real universe which makes their music so good and addictive. Their influence in our nowadays music world is as important as Radiohead or Animal Collective. They are pioneers.

Here’s the track list of the movie:
- Glosoli
- Sé Lest
- Agaetis Byrjun
- Heysatan
- Olsen Olsen
- Von
- Excerpt from Sugarbush
- Sildarvalsinn
- Gitardjamm
- Untitled # 1
- Chris Watson Vatnajökull
- Ekkillinn
- A Ferd Til Breidafjardar Vorid 1922
- Staralfur
- Hoppipolla
- Untitled # 8
- Untitled # 3

The trailer



Reykjavik final