(photo via jonsiandalex.com)
It’s not very often that you come across a recording artist that has a “Recipes” section on their official web site, but it’s not very often that you come across a pair like Jónsi Birgisson (Sigur Rós) and visual artist Alex Somers.
Riceboy Sleeps is the name of the LP the pair have released, but it’s not clear whether the band’s name is also Riceboy Sleeps or whether they prefer to be known as Jónsi & Alex. Not that any of this really matters, though. Riceboy Sleeps is a delicate record, consisting of nine dream-like compositions, that slowly unfolds and blossoms as it shakes the sleep from its eyes. While some of the orchestrated and majestic sounds of Sigur Rós are present on the album, what’s missing are Birgisson’s trademark vocals.
The entire Riceboy Sleeps project consists of the music on the LP, a 50-plus page graphic book, and several videos they’ve created for the tracks on their web site, so to truly appreciate the vastness of the entire project takes a fair bit of time. Aside from being artistic partners and life partners, Jónsi and Alex are both big advocates of eating raw foods, so in a way, they’ve cornered the market on multi-sensory musical experiences: sight, sound and taste. Each recipe they’ve shared looks delicious, and you can download the book for your own kitchen.
macadamia monster mash
(photo via jonsiandalex.com)
It’s not very often that you come across a recording artist that has a “Recipes” section on their official web site, but it’s not very often that you come across a pair like Jónsi Birgisson (Sigur Rós) and visual artist Alex Somers.
Riceboy Sleeps is the name of the LP the pair have released, but it’s not clear whether the band’s name is also Riceboy Sleeps or whether they prefer to be known as Jónsi & Alex. Not that any of this really matters, though. Riceboy Sleeps is a delicate record, consisting of nine dream-like compositions, that slowly unfolds and blossoms as it shakes the sleep from its eyes. While some of the orchestrated and majestic sounds of Sigur Rós are present on the album, what’s missing are Birgisson’s trademark vocals.
The entire Riceboy Sleeps project consists of the music on the LP, a 50-plus page graphic book, and several videos they’ve created for the tracks on their web site, so to truly appreciate the vastness of the entire project takes a fair bit of time. Aside from being artistic partners and life partners, Jónsi and Alex are both big advocates of eating raw foods, so in a way, they’ve cornered the market on multi-sensory musical experiences: sight, sound and taste. Each recipe they’ve shared looks delicious, and you can download the book for your own kitchen.