SONG TO THE SIGUR – Sigur Ros vs This Mortal Coil
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April 29, 2008, 10:16 pm
Filed under: MUSIC | Tags: bastard pop, bootleg, cocteau twins, liz frazer, mash up, Phil RetroSpector, sigur ros, soundtrack, this mortal coil, vanilla sky
Filed under: MUSIC | Tags: bastard pop, bootleg, cocteau twins, liz frazer, mash up, Phil RetroSpector, sigur ros, soundtrack, this mortal coil, vanilla sky
This track sort of happened after I heard an audio interview with a hundred year old woman called Rosina Florever talking about her life on WFMU. Inspired by her story
I went in search of as soundtrack for her life…
It features “Svefn-g-englar” (Sleepwalkers) by Sigur Ros, as featured on the soundtrack of Vanilla Sky. It also features the ethereal warbling of Liz Frazer’s from Cocteau Twins covering Tim Buckley’s “Song to the Siren” from It’ll End In Tears, by This Mortal Coil. This Mortal Coil was a musical project of Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of 4AD.
Note: This version of “Song to the Siren” inspired David Lynch to first work with Angelo Badalamenti & write “Mysteries of Love” together.
File under: It all started with an ear…
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sounds interesting indeed…i like how “Svefn-g-englar” blends into the “Song to the Siren” and im a fan of both, This Mortal Coil and Sigur Rós
thanks for sharing this
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Pingback by Phil RetroSpector on RC 165: Hard of the City (Oddz and Sods 10) « LE RETRO June 3, 2008 @ 10:45 pmThank you so much for making Song To The Sigur. Normally I don’t care for mash-ups but this one is a genuine work of art.
Comment by Stephanie Roth June 10, 2008 @ 5:40 pmJa, sennilega svo pad er
Comment by Enensecek-tool January 15, 2010 @ 8:19 am