Sundlaugin
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64°10.007′N 21°40.714′W / 64.166783°N 21.678567°W
Company type | Recording studio |
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Industry | Music |
Founded | 2008 |
Area served | Mosfellsbær, Iceland |
Website | www |
Sundlaugin (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsʏntlœijɪn], the swimming pool) is a recording studio located near Álafoss, in the town of Mosfellsbær in Iceland. It was converted from a drained, abandoned swimming pool built in the 1930s and adjacent buildings.[1] It is owned by the post-rock band Sigur Rós.[2]
The band originally intended to record their third album, entitled ( ), in an abandoned NATO tracking base in the northernmost mountain in Iceland, but after inspection decided it was too impractical. Shortly after they found the abandoned pool lot in a rural neighborhood in Mosfellsbær. They bought the lot and transformed it into a studio. In order to fit the massive mixing console into the building, part of the roof was opened up and the console was lowered with a crane.[3]
Much of the band's photography and artwork is taken from the surrounding landscape, such as the art found on the first album recorded in the studio, ( ).[4]
The recording studio has also been used for recording, mixing and mastering (usually assisted by the studio's sound engineer Birgir Jón "Biggi" Birgisson) by a wide group of mainly Icelandic artists and bands, including[5][6] Agent Fresco, The Album Leaf, Alcest, amiina,[2] Amusement Parks on Fire,[7] Andŕum,[8] Beneath, Benni Hemm Hemm,[9] Bubbi Morthens,[2] For a Minor Reflection, Jakobínarína, Julianna Barwick,[10] Kira Kira,[11] Langi Seli og Skuggarnir,[12] Mammút[12] Mugison,[2] Múm,[13] Ólöf Arnalds,[14] Pétur Ben,[15] Retro Stefson, Seabear,[12] Self Defense Family, Sin Fang,[12] Ske, Slowblow,[16] Steindór Andersen, and Storsveit Nix Noltes and Trevor Geir.
References
- ^ "About the studio". sundlaugin.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ a b c d "Biggi - Engineer at Sundlaugin Studio talks about recording and mixing Sigur Rós and more". sundlaugin.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "sigur rós - trivia". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "sigur rós - discography » ( )". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ^ "clients". sundlaugin.com. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ "Sundlaugin Studio Clients". Sundlaugin - "The Backbone of Icelandic Music Production". Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "Amusement Parks On Fire - 'magical and intense' - Galway Advertiser - January 29, 2009". advertiser.ie. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ^ Andvakar (liner notes). Andŕum. 2008.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Benni Hemm Hemm (liner notes). Benni Hemm Hemm. 2006.
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- ^ Our Map to the Monster Olympics (liner notes). Kira Kira. 2008.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d "sundlaugin studio" (PDF). sundlaugin.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ Summer Make Good (liner notes). Múm. Fat Cat. 2004.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Við Og Við (liner notes). Ólöf Arnalds. 12 Tónar. 2007.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Wine For My Weakness (liner notes). Pétur Ben. 12 Tónar. 2006.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Nói Albínói (liner notes). Slowblow. 12 Tónar. 2004.
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