{"id":5903,"date":"2016-05-07T14:41:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T12:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=5903"},"modified":"2022-01-06T17:14:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T15:14:25","slug":"melancholia-beauty-and-brestir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=5903","title":{"rendered":"Melancholia, beauty and Brestir"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir \u2013 CCW, Stainach; May 6th, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stainach is one of those places that can only be referred to as ridiculously beautiful. I am sitting at the train station, looking at a snow-covered mountain with a backdrop of a blue, almost cloudless, sky, wondering if I\u2019ve woken up in a fairy tale. Everything about this place is lovely from the people running the venue to the surroundings and while I am waiting for my train, I let last night\u2019s \u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir concert run through my mind, still smiling.<\/p>\n

Alone for the first time since Malm\u00f6, I set out from sunny, but still slightly chilly Wolfsegg in the morning on my way to the next destination. Despite beautiful, increasingly warm weather and a train ride through amazing landscapes, tour melancholia took hold of me and I spent quite some time crying. It\u2019s tour life, it happens, it\u2019s all OK, just something I have to work through from time to time. When I arrived in Stainach I knew I could not stay inside so I grabbed my camera and took a long walk up a hill, watching, taking pictures and slowly feeling better. Summer days and melancholia just don\u2019t match. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

The venue didn\u2019t look like much from the outside, but people were nice and I was even allowed to reserve a seat ahead of time. It was a nicely sized venue with a big stage lower than the rows of seats \u2013 perfect for taking pictures. People arrived slowly, the guys came in from having dinner, I said hello, talked to a few people, sat down, and waited.<\/p>\n

A little after 8 pm the local venue manager announced the band, this time without mentioning that we were not allowed taking pictures. (Yay!). The guys walked on stage and started with \u2018Himinhvel\u2019. The sound was off a bit, too strong in parts, but after \u2018Things you said\u2019 it got much better. I was in tears somewhere early on, but gradually the sad mood lifted and I started smiling. By the time they sang \u2018\u00de\u00e9r \u00e9g unni\u2019 I had fully tuned into the music and was enjoying it. \u2018You just have to know of me\u2019 made me smile and cry at the same time. It spoke volumes to me like it hasn\u2019t in a while and somehow took me back to the very beginning. \u201cThe taste of your voice reveals what before was unknown\u201d.<\/p>\n

For \u2018N\u00e6turylur\u2019 Dan\u00edel did not only tell us that it used to be in English, but that the original title was \u2018Struggles\u2019 \u2013 I love it when they randomly give out bits of information I didn\u2019t know before. \ud83d\ude42 \u2018Systir\u2019 was introduced as a \u201csong about complicated relationships\u201d. It was another emotional moment for me before \u2018N\u00fa gleymist \u00e9g \u2019 ended the first set and left me smiling once again.<\/p>\n

The guys were chatty all night and in a really good mood. They told stories or at least gave some explanation for almost every song. Before \u2018Shine\u2019 Ragnar explained about the Dutch company sending people to Mars and when he asked who wanted to go, Gunnar raised his hand. Thus, Ragnar told him the url to sign up at and he immediately picked up his phone, pretending to go there. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

During the break I took a peak at the setlist and was surprised to see \u2018Brestir\u2019 on there. Really? I had not heard that it over two years and wondered what they would make of it.<\/p>\n

They started with \u2018R\u00f3\u2019 though, once again with Guillaume on the piano. Then Gunnar explained the connection between \u2018Silfurskin\u2019 and Russian night trains. I can totally relate, I enjoy those long night train rides too. After \u2018Ljo\u00f0 \u00ed sand\u2019 and \u2018Vi\u00f0 dagsins hnig\u2018 Gunnar handed the baritone guitar over to Ragnar \u2013 it was time for \u2018Brestir\u2019. It looked familiar and strange at the same time to see Ragnar play guitar again. I had not expected that. Gunnar was singing and so was Guillaume. I hadn\u2019t expected that either. They did a great job too. Gunnar unconsciously was playing air guitar throughout, which made me smile. When it was over, he explained how this song was written by J\u00f3n, who used to play the piano and that it was hard to sing. I had totally forgotten how nice it is.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sunday Morning\u2019 was great and so was \u2018Shine\u2019. Two more songs and the set was over \u2013 too soon as always. The audience loved it and yelled for more. We got \u2018G\u00f3\u00f0a veislu gj\u00f6ra skal\u2019 during which I actually sang along and finally \u2018Hei\u00f0in\u2019. I really wished it could have gone on a bit longer, but everything nice has to end some time, right? Still smiling I walked out, told the guys how much I had loved \u2018Brestir\u2019, hugged, chatted a bit and said goodbye. The tour is not over yet. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Setlist:<\/u><\/p>\n

Himinhvel
\nThings you said
\nSomeone who cares
\n\u00c1 me\u00f0an j\u00f6r\u00f0in sjefur
\n\u00de\u00e9r \u00e9g unni
\nYou just have to know of me
\nN\u00e6turylur
\nOr\u00f0 a\u00f0 eigin vali
\nSystir
\nN\u00fa gleymist \u00e9g<\/p>\n

R\u00f3
\nSilfurskin
\nLjo\u00f0 \u00ed sand
\nVi\u00f0 dagsins hnig
\nBrestir
\nSunday Morning
\nShine
\nYou again
\nShades<\/p>\n

G\u00f3\u00f0a veislu gj\u00f6ra skal
\nHei\u00f0in<\/p>\n

pictures of this concert<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir spring tour: 15 concerts down, 5 to go, next stop: Lembach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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