ðə bˈænd blˈɜː, hˌuː hɐdbɪn ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ðɛɹ sˈɛlftˈaɪɾəld ˈælbəm blˈɜːɹ ɪn ˈaɪslənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, wɜː fˈænz ʌv bˈɑːtnlɛðdʒə.
The band Blur, who had been recording their self-titled album Blur in Iceland in 1997, were fans of Botnleðja.