Route One is available to stream on Spotify (and elsewhere)
It is available in various versions.
It's a promotional film for the new music by Sigur Ros, and was a 24 hour long continuous trip around the ring road which runs around Iceland. I watched it for the first few hours on and off, and the vehicle headed on familiar roads in the SW of the country close to Iceland. When I woke up, it had moved round to the East and the landscape was more rugged and the road surface poorer.
This was a wonderful way to spend a few hours listening to the continuous music… and watching Iceland roll by.
This is an excellent way to explore the landscape of Iceland, particularly the south coast - and the sections driven in better light.
The music is split into pieces which are named after a geographical location in latitude and longitude. Copy and paste these into Google Maps to see the place where the band had reached on their journey.
e.g.
Here's Part 1 of the journey.
And someone suggesting the locations:
2:56 - Reykjavík - 64º08'43.3"N 21º55'38.8"W)
41:41 - Hellisheiði (Geothermal power station in Hengill)
48:55 - Hveragerði
1:00:15 - Selfoss
1:54:28 - Markarfljót (river)
Around 2:07:45 - 63º32'43.7''N 19º43'46.3''W
3:46:06 - Mýrdalssandur (outwash plain)
4:27:44 - Kirkjubæjarklaustur - 63°47'36.2"N 18°02'16.9"W)
5:16:44 - Skeiðará (river)
5:21:18 - Skaftafell (National park)
7:16:38 - Höfn í Hornafirði
7:28:04 - Almannaskarð (mountain pass. The tunnel is called Almannaskarðgöng)
Couldn't find location or name of 8:09:36, apart from it's somewhere in Djúpavogshreppur, but I'd love to know!
8:52:42 - Djúpivogur
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