18-04-2017 12:00 via theguardian.com

Reykjavik calling: how Sigur Rós started a musical revolution in Iceland

The post-rock band have just had a three-night celebration of their work in Los Angeles. Here, their peers explain why the band’s sound continues to resonateFans of Icelandic music have had much to pick over at the LA Philharmonic’s Reykjavik Festival, a 17-day extravaganza curated by LA Phil conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and Icelandic composer and conductor Daniel Bjarnason. There is Björk Digital, as well as an installation by the Icelandic artist Shoplifter, and Xarene Eskander
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