| Type | Recording studio |
|---|---|
| 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 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, 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[7]
- Amusement Parks on Fire[8]
- Andŕum[9]
- Beneath
- Benni Hemm Hemm[10]
- Bubbi Morthens[7]
- Flying Hórses
- For a Minor Reflection
- Jakobínarína
- Julianna Barwick[11]
- Kira Kira[12]
- Langi Seli og Skuggarnir[13]
- Mammút[13]
- Mugison[7]
- Múm[14]
- Ólöf Arnalds[15]
- Pétur Ben[16]
- Retro Stefson
- Seabear[13]
- Self Defense Family
- Sin Fang[13]
- Ske
- Slowblow[17]
- Steindór Andersen
- Storsveit Nix Noltes
- Trevor Geir
As of 2020, Sundlaugin is owned by former Sigur Rós keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Kjartan kaupir Sundlaugina". RÚV. 2020-05-16. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ "About the studio". sundlaugin.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Amusement Parks On Fire - 'magical and intense' - Galway Advertiser - January 29, 2009". advertiser.ie. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ^ Andvakar (liner notes). Andŕum. 2008.
- ^ Benni Hemm Hemm (liner notes). Benni Hemm Hemm. 2006.
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18408-julianna-barwick-nepenthe/
- ^ Our Map to the Monster Olympics (liner notes). Kira Kira. 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Við Og Við (liner notes). Ólöf Arnalds. 12 Tónar. 2007.
- ^ Wine For My Weakness (liner notes). Pétur Ben. 12 Tónar. 2006.
- ^ Nói Albínói (liner notes). Slowblow. 12 Tónar. 2004.