Name: Takk.
Brand: Sigur Ros

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

0190296852848

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Colour

Black

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

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Format detail

Double Vinyl plus 10"

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-10-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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Total Cap

Black LPx3

Artist

Sigur Ros

Genre GB

Post Rock

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Krunk

Krunk is an independent record label owned by the renowned Icelandic band Sigur Rós. Originally created for their personal purposes, Krunk has become a platform for releasing limited edition and promotional material, as well as collaboration projects. With a focus on quality and artistic expression, Krunk offers music enthusiasts unique and exclusive releases from Sigur Rós and other talented artists.
As the brainchild of Sigur Rós, Krunk showcases the band's creativity beyond their own discography. Through this label, they have the freedom to experiment with different musical styles and collaborate with like-minded artists. This allows them to push boundaries and create truly exceptional pieces of art that resonate with fans worldwide.
With a reputation for delivering high-quality music in various formats, including vinyl records and digital downloads, Krunk ensures that each release is meticulously crafted to provide an immersive listening experience. Whether it's a limited edition album or a special project featuring guest musicians, every release from Krunk is a testament to the label's commitment to excellence.

Sigur Rós is an alternative rock band that was formed in 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland. The band has undergone several lineup changes throughout the years, with Bobby Gillespie on vocals since 1984 and Andrew Innes on guitar since 1986. Other current members include Darrin Mooney on drums and Simone Butler on bass.

Over the years, Sigur Rós has had various former members who have contributed to their unique sound. These include Jim Beattie and Robert 'Throb' Young on guitar, Judith Boyle on vocals, Martin St. John on tambourine, Thomas McGurk and Gavin Skinner on drums, Henry Olsen and Gary 'Mani' Mounfield on bass, Paul Harte and Stuart May on guitar, Philip 'Toby' Tomanov and Steve Sidelnyk on drums.

The band's music has been described as atmospheric and ethereal, often incorporating elements of post-rock and shoegaze. Their sound is characterized by lead singer Bobby Gillespie's distinct vocal style and the band's ability to create immersive sonic landscapes.

Sigur Rós reissue Takk on their own label Krunk. Their award winning highly lauded 4th studio album features the singles and fan favourites Glósóli, Hoppípolla and Sæglópur. Takk has been out of print for over a decade in the UK and is sold out world-wide. The record went Platinum in the UK and gold in the US.

Takk was the one where they finally got happy, albeit in their own inimitable and deeply inscrutable, north Atlantic way. This is the record that gave the world Hoppípolla, a song which cemented Sigur Rós’s reputation for being the go-to band for anyone wanting a sense of wonderful possibility in their film/TV show. The record also harboured moments of definitive Sigur Rós drama in singles Glósóli and Sæglópur, and high beauty in Sé Lest and Svo Hljótt.

Takk which means “thank you” in the band’s native Icelandic - quickly became the band’s biggest selling album around the world, fuelled by Hoppípolla’s usage in the BBC’s Planet Earth nature series. Sung in a mixture of Icelandic and the wordless Hopelandic, Takk was recorded by the band with producer Ken Thomas in 2005 at their Sundlaugin studio in the Icelandic countryside.

The vinyl record comes packaged on 2 x 12-inch, plus 1 x one-sided etched 10-inch single. The album artwork is the original debossed and die-cut sleeve, with printed inner bags, all done to the band’s exacting specifications and pressed on heavy weight vinyl.

Takk.

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