Named in part after a sister of one of the bandmembers, Reykjavik, Iceland's Sigur Ros (Victory Rose) was formed by guitarist and vocalist Jon Thor Birgisson, bassist G eorg Holm, and drummer Agust. Formed in early 1994 while the members were teenagers, the trio's first recorded song earned them a deal with Iceland's Bad Taste label. Their sprawling debut LP, Von (Hope), was released in 1997, followed the next year by a collection of remixes from that album, Recycle Bin. Kjartan Sveinsson joined the band on keyboards and the band recorded 1999's strings-heavy 햓?is Byrjun(Good Start), earning themselves numerous accolades in their homeland and achieving platinum status in sales. Agust then departed and was quickly replaced by Orri Pl Dason.