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Ágætis byrjun

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Ágætis byrjun (A decent (or all right) start) is a 1999 album released by Icelandic musical band Sigur Rós.

The ten songs on the album include some self-referencing: the introduction contains backmasked parts from the title track, and the last song, "Avalon", consists of an instrumental passage from "Starálfur" slowed down four times. An acclaimed music video was made for Viðrar vel til loftárása. Their music has also been featured in soundtracks, "Starálfur" was featured in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Vanilla Sky among others.

Track listing & English translation

  1. "Introduction" - 1:36
  2. "Svefn-g-englar" [Sleepwalkers] - 10:04
  3. "Starálfur" [Staring elf] - 6:47
  4. "Flugufrelsarinn" [The fly freer] - 7:47
  5. "Ný batterí" [New batteries] - 8:11
  6. "Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm)" [The heart pounds (boom boom boom)] - 7:11
  7. "Viðrar vel til loftárása" [Good weather for airstrikes] - 10:18
  8. "Olsen Olsen" - 8:03
  9. "Ágætis byrjun" [A decent [or 'alright'] start] - 7:56
  10. "Avalon" - 4:00
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