Ágætis byrjun

Summary

Ágætis byrjun is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (786 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ágætis byrjun's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Ágætis byrjun's genre is post-rock^[4].
• Ágætis byrjun was produced by Ken Thomas^[5].
• Ágætis byrjun was performed by Sigur Rós^[6].
• Ágætis byrjun's record label is recorded as Bad Taste^[7].
• Ágætis byrjun's record label is recorded as FatCat Records^[8].
• Ágætis byrjun's place of publication is recorded as Iceland^[9].
• Ágætis byrjun is part of Sigur Rós' albums in chronological order^[10].
• Ágætis byrjun's language of work or name is recorded as Icelandic^[11].
• Ágætis byrjun's language of work or name is recorded as Vonlenska^[12].
• Ágætis byrjun was distributed by compact disc^[13].
• Ágætis byrjun was distributed by LP record^[14].
• Ágætis byrjun was distributed by music download^[15].
• Ágætis byrjun was distributed by music streaming^[16].
• Ágætis byrjun was published on June 12, 1999^[17].
• Ágætis byrjun's title is recorded as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Ágætis byrjun'}^[18].
• Ágætis byrjun's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+10'}^[19].
• Ágætis byrjun's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[20].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[21]

• First release date: 1999-06^[22]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, ambient, chamber pop, dream pop, electronic, experimental, experimental rock, post-rock, rock, slowcore, symphonic rock^[23]

• Community tags: alternative rock, ambient, chamber pop, dream pop, electronic, experimental, experimental rock, iceland, icelandic, post-rock, rock, slowcore, symphonic rock^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: 62b427b8-1c52-34e7-b250-da2aa3e44860^[25]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Ágætis byrjun was Sigur Rós^[6]. It was produced by Ken Thomas^[5].

Publication

Ágætis byrjun was released on June 12, 1999^[17]. Its place of publication is recorded as Iceland^[9]. Languages include Icelandic^[11] and Vonlenska^[12]. Its genre is post-rock^[4]. It is part of Sigur Rós' albums in chronological order^[10]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc^[13], LP record^[14], music download^[15], and music streaming^[16].

Why It Matters

Ágætis byrjun ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (786 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]