News about the upcoming Björk album Volta.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuhRlhaKX_0&NR=1

'Earth Intruders' video. Not that good.

― o-ess, Sunday, 22 April 2007 00:02 (seventeen years ago) link

So, some posters are saying Timbaland egotistically dominates his tracks and others say he may as well not be there, and both are using this to criticise the songs...

― Tim F, Sunday, 22 April 2007 00:44 (seventeen years ago) link

I thought she was pretty good on SNL tonight

― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 22 April 2007 05:03 (seventeen years ago) link

"Wanderlust" is incredible.

― The Brainwasher, Sunday, 22 April 2007 05:08 (seventeen years ago) link

who the hell was backing her up on SNL? i don't think i've ever seen so many people onstage and not been able to hear half of them. the first song was pretty good.

― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Sunday, 22 April 2007 11:43 (seventeen years ago) link

Corsano was in the band last night...I don't know who the other people were. Based on those two songs, I'm not really looking forward to this record as much as I was initially. I'm coming to the conclusion that for me anyway, Björk records are always better in theory than practice.

― unperson, Sunday, 22 April 2007 14:41 (seventeen years ago) link

I know, the Timbaland critique is muddled - I think there are other more significant flaws to bring up.

Oh geez, I could never make that kindof statement about Bjork albums. I think most of them have held up in practice.

― Surmounter, Sunday, 22 April 2007 15:02 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ9qQ4MRHg4

(meh)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHe7rFLQh74

(great!)

― MRZBW, Sunday, 22 April 2007 23:15 (seventeen years ago) link

What do people think of her Female Icelandic Brass Choir? I'm all for them. They have the energy I think she needs for these songs. I miss the Inuit Choir though....'a choir from Greeeeenlahnd!'

― o-ess, Monday, 23 April 2007 11:04 (seventeen years ago) link

Geir's true identity revealed.

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 23 April 2007 11:12 (seventeen years ago) link

That review is dreadful... like really amateur. It reads like something pulled off amazon.com/rateyourmusic/some fanzine.

― fandango, Monday, 23 April 2007 11:23 (seventeen years ago) link

They just can't get the staff these days.

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 23 April 2007 11:25 (seventeen years ago) link

But the third Timbaland tune, 'Hope', sounds like an explosion at the BBC World Music Awards - an unfortunate image

.. that I just made up.

― Matthew H, Monday, 23 April 2007 11:40 (seventeen years ago) link

another odd OMM 4-star review which reads like a 2-star one!

its martial robo-stomp lent much-needed soul by experimental Congolese band Konono No 1 (no, me neither)

uh? a) even i have heard of konono no 1, b) not having heard of people is fine but if you're reviewing the album and are going to mention them, maybe then you could look them up first?

― lex pretend, Monday, 23 April 2007 11:47 (seventeen years ago) link

For unknown reasons at midnight on Monday, April 23rd, the UK iTunes store released Volta. This information is under speculation as to whether the album was officially leaked or not. Audio previews of the tracks were available, but it is still unknown as to whether or not the downloads were truly available. This error was corrected within a few hours of the mistake.

(or so says wikipedia )

― StanM, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 08:37 (seventeen years ago) link

uh? a) even i have heard of konono no 1, b) not having heard of people is fine but if you're reviewing the album and are going to mention them, maybe then you could look them up first?

Seriously, OMM were all over Konono No.1, in their most shameless attempt to colonise an act as theirs since Camille. As far as I recall.

― I know, right?, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 11:44 (seventeen years ago) link

The album has leaked! I can't wait to get home and check it out.

― Finefinemusic, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link

i agree with the lex but i also think it a bit cheeky eh wot wot for him to be telling other people to look stuff up

― strongohulkington, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 18:18 (seventeen years ago) link

The album has leaked! I can't wait to get home and check it out.

where?
for some reason, oink just isn't working right now.

― funny farm, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 19:34 (seventeen years ago) link

It's not on OiNK. It's a bad rip full of drop-outs and skips.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 19:36 (seventeen years ago) link

oh. that sucks.

― funny farm, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 19:38 (seventeen years ago) link

if it helps i still can't get INTO it, embrace it 100%. i dunno i'm not ready to dismiss it, it is v impressive, but there's as much that makes me go hmmm as there is which makes me go mmmm. i want to discuss this!

i agree with the lex but i also think it a bit cheeky eh wot wot for him to be telling other people to look stuff up

i look stuff up when i have to review it! ilx doesn't merit quite that commitment.

― lex pretend, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 19:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Which brings us to Antony 'and the Johnsons' Hegarty, aka 'Supplier of Pissed-Up Pub Singer Theatricality'

...what kind of pubs is this man hanging out in?

― Telephone thing, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 19:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Can I post a URL? I don't know how to delete my comment if that is bad business. I have it on Sendspace.

― Finefinemusic, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 20:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Perhaps people can "webmail" for more information.

― Finefinemusic, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 20:40 (seventeen years ago) link

who produced "declare independence"?

― toby, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 21:40 (seventeen years ago) link

i don't know but it's fucking awesome. this album is better than i expected. "declare independence" is one of my favorite ever bjork tracks.

― ^@^, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 22:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Declare Independence apparently originated from Mark Bell(LFO), she's sung over a couple of his tracks before on b-sides (and rightly B-sides imo, I never liked 'I Go Humble' or 'Nature is Ancient' much) but never on an album. Although that's barely relevant as he did give a great deal to Homogenic already in some form or other production wise.

I'm waiting for the CD ^__^

― fandango, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 22:46 (seventeen years ago) link

When is it actually out?

― admrl, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 22:47 (seventeen years ago) link

May 7th (although One Little Indian have sent the last two out at least a week early if you're sad like me and have pre-ordered it)

― fandango, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 22:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Fandango you are crazy, "I Go Humble" is an absolutely amazing track.

― Tim F, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Although that's barely relevant as he did give a great deal to Homogenic already in some form or other production wise.

He was the producer for the whole record, wasn't he?

― Telephone thing, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:20 (seventeen years ago) link

All except "Unravel" (Guy Sigsworth) and "All Is Full of Love" (Howie B) I think.

― Tim F, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:35 (seventeen years ago) link

yeah, all I mean is that you can hear his sound on her records often whether he's provided all the music or not...

xpost - I just feel like the vocal is a bit static, that's all!

I felt that before I heard the track the music is taken from (Shove Piggy Shove of LFO's 'Advance' IIRC) fwiw. If it helps I love everything she ever did in collaboration with The Black Dog so hard (Charlene, Sweet Intuition... er, remixes).

― fandango, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:37 (seventeen years ago) link

(and 'Heirloom' too, I adore (which was a Console track she did the imaginary karaoke to as well))

― fandango, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:39 (seventeen years ago) link

B-b-but... I'm QUEEN of PRO! VA! CATIOOOOOON!

― Tim F, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Hey, it's not BAD! I dunno, I suppose it never really clicked enough for me to feel like it could have been album-worthy?

― fandango, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:41 (seventeen years ago) link

i think i'm gonna wait for the cd to come out. it'll be the first new cd i buy, this year.

― funny farm, Thursday, 26 April 2007 01:13 (seventeen years ago) link

DECLARE INDEPENDENCE!

DON'T LET THEM DO THAT TO YOU!

― Matt DC, Sunday, 29 April 2007 15:30 (seventeen years ago) link

Watching her Coachella performance of Declare Independence, I can't wait.

― o-ess, Sunday, 29 April 2007 15:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Decalre Independence could be a lightning bolt song. I think I got mad mp3s of the album because my ipod was astuttering sometimes, which it never does.

― JW, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:00 (seventeen years ago) link

piece in th tymes today is alright nuthing breaking news..except that the clarity with which she speaks of her place in it all,the genre,and her homelife and it's influence is refreshing and real and good to see someone co-opt things they have every right to..and blablah,lbalha

― danbunny, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Jon I think I've got the same - the first three songs stutter madly, sounds like a dodgy vinyl rip.

Which is annoying because The Dull Flame Of Desire is possibly my favourite thing on here, on one listen. In some ways it feels like the simplest thing she's ever done.

― Matt DC, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:33 (seventeen years ago) link

i love the way every time you think 'declare independence' has reached its height of hardcore squawky noisy bangingness, it somehoe goes up another level

― lex pretend, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:37 (seventeen years ago) link

that koacjhella clip of independebcde gives me renwewed faitrh ion dsometing otr other

― danbunny, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:39 (seventeen years ago) link

The first thing I thought upon hearing Declare Independence was "OMG this is awesome but the people who hated Earth Intruders and Innocence are REALLY going to hate this" and the second thing I thought was "it's only a small step from this to 'fuck you I won't do what you tell me'".

― Matt DC, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:40 (seventeen years ago) link

Tell me of your homeworld, danbunny.

― StanM, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:42 (seventeen years ago) link

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

― Tape Store, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:44 (seventeen years ago) link

'declare independence' is like 'pluto' part two

there's lots of that on the album, a lot of the songs are direct descendants of past bjork songs - innocence/alarm call, earth intruders/human behaviour/army of me.

― lex pretend, Sunday, 29 April 2007 16:55 (seventeen years ago) link

In what way is Earth Intruders a direct descendant of Human Behaviour or Army of Me, other than 'there are big drums'?

― Matt DC, Sunday, 29 April 2007 19:44 (seventeen years ago) link

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