Sundlaugin Explained

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Sundlaugin Studio
Type:Recording studio
Foundation:2008
Area Served:Mosfellsbær, Iceland
Industry:Music

Sundlaugin (in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈsʏntˌlœyjɪn/, the swimming pool) is a recording studio located near Álafoss in the town of Mosfellsbær in Iceland known for being the recording and rehearsal location of post-rock band Sigur Rós. The location was originally a swimming pool built in the 1930s which had been abandoned when Sigur Rós purchased it in 1999 and converted it and adjacent buildings into a studio.[1] [2]

The band originally intended to record their third album, titled , 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]

As of 2020, Sundlaugin is owned by Sigur Rós keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-05-16. Kjartan kaupir Sundlaugina. 2020-07-15. RÚV. en.
  2. Web site: About the studio. https://web.archive.org/web/20080126180111/http://sundlaugin.com/about.htm. 2008-01-26. 2007-12-30. sundlaugin.com.
  3. Web site: sigur rós - trivia . 2009-04-12 . sigur-ros.co.uk.
  4. Web site: sigur rós - discography » . 2009-02-07 . sigur-ros.co.uk.
  5. Web site: clients . 2009-10-10 . sundlaugin.com.
  6. Web site: Sundlaugin Studio Clients . 2017-06-10 . Sundlaugin - "The Backbone of Icelandic Music Production".
  7. Web site: Biggi - Engineer at Sundlaugin Studio talks about recording and mixing Sigur Rós and more. https://web.archive.org/web/20081228032844/http://www.izotope.com/artists/biggi.asp. 2008-12-28. 2017-06-10. sundlaugin.com.
  8. Web site: Amusement Parks On Fire - 'magical and intense' - Galway Advertiser - January 29, 2009. . 2009-02-07 . advertiser.ie.
  9. News: Tingen . Paul . Paul Tingen . April 2015 . Inside Track: Björk’s Vulnicura . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160628052237/https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-bjorks-vulnicura . 28 June 2016 . 12 May 2024 . Sound on Sound.
  10. Web site: Fifteen Questions Interview with Birgir Jón Birgisson (Sigur Rós)- October 29, 2020..
  11. Web site: Emmanuel De La Paix discusses the makings of ‘Terre Brûlèe’- November, 2021..
  12. Web site: Julianna Barwick: Nepenthe Album Review Pitchfork. Pitchfork.
  13. Web site: sundlaugin studio . https://web.archive.org/web/20120413022954/http://www.sundlaugin.com/Sundlaugin/equipment/Pages/mics_files/brochure.pdf . sundlaugin.com . 2012-04-13 . 2007-06-10 . dead .
  14. . 2004 . . liner notes . Fat Cat.
  15. . 2007 . . liner notes . 12 Tónar.
  16. . 2004 . . liner notes . 12 Tónar.

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