News about the upcoming Björk album Volta.

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here is Björk's concern for the planet more apparent than on Volta's first single, "Earth Intruders". Based on a loopy, frenetic Timbaland marching beat, with added percussion by African collective Konono N°1, it's the album's catchiest song, with Björk chanting "We are the Earth's intruders / We are the sharp shooters."

Gotta admit this sounds pretty awesome.

― Alex in SF, Monday, 26 March 2007 17:36 (seventeen years ago) link

I hope she is playing Ireland. They are announcing the line-up for the Electric Picnic Festival probably this week. So maybe. She is playing Poland.

― I know, right?, Monday, 26 March 2007 18:07 (seventeen years ago) link

TEASER CLIP

― StanM, Wednesday, 28 March 2007 17:47 (seventeen years ago) link

and here's one with another bit in front of it

― StanM, Wednesday, 28 March 2007 17:50 (seventeen years ago) link

There are a bunch of others... Really like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK5GIU74y3U

― The Brainwasher, Wednesday, 28 March 2007 17:52 (seventeen years ago) link

she's never made a bad album. she's amazing. this record will be amazing and so will the next one. fuck politics, let's march.

― admrl, Wednesday, 28 March 2007 17:53 (seventeen years ago) link

yet another one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Co7RZA0L4s

― StanM, Wednesday, 28 March 2007 17:57 (seventeen years ago) link

4 audio clips:

http://www.myspace.com/itishardtofindbandnames

― The Brainwasher, Wednesday, 28 March 2007 17:58 (seventeen years ago) link

what the ???

― StanM, Wednesday, 28 March 2007 18:01 (seventeen years ago) link

I can't wait for the leaks.

― mysterbey, Friday, 30 March 2007 01:30 (seventeen years ago) link

Track 4 changed today ("work in progress")

http://www.myspace.com/itishardtofindbandnames

(probably the single)

― StanM, Saturday, 31 March 2007 22:27 (seventeen years ago) link

Doubt it. Sounds like the occasional remix that leaks pre-album release.

― Turangalila, Saturday, 31 March 2007 22:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Sounds pretty good to me, and I thought I heard her sing something like "earth intruders," so I just kinda guessed.

― StanM, Saturday, 31 March 2007 22:45 (seventeen years ago) link

I think the cover is very good. Primitive, fresh, direct.

― Rich Smörgasbord, Saturday, 31 March 2007 23:07 (seventeen years ago) link

I think there's too much going on. It's an eyesore, really.

― The Brainwasher, Sunday, 1 April 2007 01:37 (seventeen years ago) link

I love the colors and hope they're reflecting the music. It's such a vital image, compared to the more stilted artwork for Medúlla.

― Turangalila, Sunday, 1 April 2007 01:41 (seventeen years ago) link

(I'm bummed about the reported lack of STRINGS in the new album, though. Where is Deodato?!?!?!)

― Turangalila, Sunday, 1 April 2007 01:45 (seventeen years ago) link

April fool's joke on bjork.com about her not being pleased about that MySpace page & a new album title, but:

http://unit.bjork.com/specials/albums/permutation/

so is THIS the real cover art?

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― StanM, Sunday, 1 April 2007 13:32 (seventeen years ago) link

http://i11.tinypic.com/3zkuqns.jpg

― StanM, Sunday, 1 April 2007 13:32 (seventeen years ago) link

cover art for the 3 editions of the single (2 cd singles and one DVD single) :

http://www.bjork.fr/IMG/jpg/Zoom_Earth_intruders.jpg

― StanM, Sunday, 1 April 2007 16:10 (seventeen years ago) link

( source: bjork.fr )

― StanM, Sunday, 1 April 2007 16:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Unless that's an April fools thing as well - but it's really her, so I doubt it.

― StanM, Sunday, 1 April 2007 16:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Where is Deodato?!?!?!

he hasn't worked with her since Homogenic (and I wasn't even that sure about his involvement any later than "Post") unless I'm mistaken...

― fandango, Sunday, 1 April 2007 16:46 (seventeen years ago) link

at this point I refuse to believe a single thing anyone says about the cover until I hold the actual thing in my hand.

― fandango, Sunday, 1 April 2007 16:55 (seventeen years ago) link

15 second earth intruders clip with vocals

― StanM, Sunday, 1 April 2007 19:03 (seventeen years ago) link

So yeah, this could be the cover for the single then, I guess.

http://wap.wmg.motricity.com/WMG/html/images/software/screenshots/vol01/34/sku7610150/large-image.jpg

― StanM, Sunday, 1 April 2007 19:05 (seventeen years ago) link

[/i]he hasn't worked with her since Homogenic[/i]

Yeah, I just miss him. But I guess no strings are better than Vince Mendoza strings on the new one! :)

― Turangalila, Sunday, 1 April 2007 19:16 (seventeen years ago) link

I know where this is going... :p

― fandango, Sunday, 1 April 2007 19:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Of course you do. :)

― Turangalila, Sunday, 1 April 2007 19:27 (seventeen years ago) link

Can somone list what tracks Corsano and Chippendale are on so I have to listen to as little of the wailing iceqeen possible. Hopefully the're going to be instrumental versions.

― brg30, Sunday, 1 April 2007 20:30 (seventeen years ago) link

Aren't you funny.

― Turangalila, Sunday, 1 April 2007 21:27 (seventeen years ago) link

the cover upthread with the flames is the same as the full page ad in the local free weekly advertising her show here, so if it isn't the cover, it's at least being used for promo. i think it's an incredible image, myself.

i was really into bjork in high school(1999-2001) but kinda lost interest and never bothered picking up medulla. should i?

― derrrick, Sunday, 1 April 2007 21:46 (seventeen years ago) link

Medúlla is worth it for "Oceania" alone. :-)

― Turangalila, Sunday, 1 April 2007 22:30 (seventeen years ago) link

I give up. Cover art has changed AGAIN???

http://bjork.com/news/?id=622;year=2007

― StanM, Monday, 2 April 2007 09:19 (seventeen years ago) link

get THIS

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/9963/b000olg5ok01ss500sclzzzij6.jpg

― fandango, Monday, 2 April 2007 12:01 (seventeen years ago) link

that is definitely the best version so far. cant wait to hear this.

― titchyschneiderMk2, Monday, 2 April 2007 12:23 (seventeen years ago) link

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b265/mattcunt2/bjorkohyeah.jpg

Had to be done. Can't wait to hear this, either.

― m bison, Monday, 2 April 2007 14:06 (seventeen years ago) link

...

i...the...what

― Telephone thing, Monday, 2 April 2007 14:19 (seventeen years ago) link

It's a cool design, I have to admit, but I really liked the evil-looking blue & red one...

― Telephone thing, Monday, 2 April 2007 14:19 (seventeen years ago) link

looks to me like the fruity one is a slipcase over the evil looking one.

― jed_, Monday, 2 April 2007 14:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Somebody find Tracy Morgan and tell him we found where the blue man's feet are.

― nickalicious, Monday, 2 April 2007 15:03 (seventeen years ago) link

I enjoyed seeing the guest pipa player perform at the Flushing Public Library yesterday.

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 2 April 2007 16:37 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.ironicsans.com/images/simpsons7.jpg

― nickalicious, Monday, 2 April 2007 18:34 (seventeen years ago) link

gone already:
http://www.myspace.com/itishardtofindbandnames

fan archive:
http://www.beyazcorap.com/volta.html

― StanM, Tuesday, 3 April 2007 05:58 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't think I like Earth Intruders.

― Melissa W, Saturday, 7 April 2007 02:39 (seventeen years ago) link

I wonder if it's a rotten radio edit, and I somehow *know* it's going to seem amazing with the video, but yeah, I'm a little nonplussed myself. And yet there's something (in fact there's too much of EVERYTHING) there that makes me not want to call it one way or the other yet... Like how it'll sound with the album. Certainly not an unqualified WHOA! like Oceania, but she sounds pretty refreshed & up for something again, I like the spirit and energy, but the song eludes me a bit, a bit of a mess? :/ I feels like it should be more powerful, more coherent.

It seems a shame she didn't syncopate her vocals somehow, not that I'm trying to put her in a pop/r'n'b box but it's actually pretty annoying how utterly off the beat she is here. It kind of evades the big basic groove/big hook it seems to want for it to work. I dunno, needs more listens, don't hate, but don't massively love it either.

― fandango, Saturday, 7 April 2007 03:47 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't like EI. :-(

― Turangalila, Saturday, 7 April 2007 06:31 (seventeen years ago) link

And fandango strangely OTM. This should sound bigger, more dissonant, weirder. The melody is not remarkable by any means, and her voice in the chorus sounds flatter than it should be.

― Turangalila, Saturday, 7 April 2007 06:38 (seventeen years ago) link

I think the sound quality is really hurting it too... but reckon her voice in the chorus sounds flat 'cos it always does when she's trying this do this kind of semi-martial tempo! (i.e. 'Army Of Me', which I've never much liked) she makes up for it around though. And some of the synth stabs are really grebt.

Apparently the "extended" (4:30 instead of 3:10-something) mix is on iTunes australia now, and a lot less cramped? But yeah, I think unremarkable would be my take on this too, not exactly 'bad', but lacking something.

If it's any comfort I haven't heard a single person who's heard "Volta" already say this is their favourite track, and with it being the single, they seem to have had even more cause to mention that...

― fandango, Saturday, 7 April 2007 10:20 (seventeen years ago) link

OTM, individual elements are great (the rhythm, the woo woo's, etc), but there's WAY too much going on at the same time.

― StanM, Saturday, 7 April 2007 11:34 (seventeen years ago) link

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