"It makes sense, then, that the USP of their current tour is a collaboration with a different set of classical musicians in every city. Though mid-career-band-joined-by-orchestra sets so often enlist classical musicians to fill the holes left by fading creativity, leaving awkward blends between the two parties, that's not the case tonight. The Icelanders meld seamlessly with the London Contemporary Orchestra, musically and visually, with both camps all in monochrome, mingled together under a sea of star-like lights."
"Opening with Bloberg, one of several cuts from Atta, Jonsi's voice still utterly pristine after all these decades floats up beautifully from the orchestra's heaving waves of strings and brass, the lights brightening and dimming in time with the music's volume. This is the template for the next two hours. The tempo is slow, the music refined and elegant. Only the cheers of recognition for early favourite Staralf"
Sigur Rós returned to grand orchestral crescendos on Atta, favoring glacial, beautiful pacing over industrial experimentation. The current tour pairs the band with a different set of classical musicians in every city, creating full orchestral textures. In London the band melded seamlessly with the London Contemporary Orchestra in monochrome staging under star-like lights. Opening with 'Bloberg', Jonsi's voice remained utterly pristine, rising above waves of strings and brass while lights matched the music's volume. The concert maintained a slow, refined, and elegant tempo throughout the two-hour set, punctuated by cheers for early favourites.
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