i could see it 'it's so quiet as part of an EP or separate video or something, but in the context of Post it always comes across as an advertisement in the middle of an album. i have friends who love it i just have to skip it
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 05:24 (six years ago) link
imo it would be a good candidate for the 90s CD hidden bonus track trick
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 05:25 (six years ago) link
I don't mind it being on Post, maybe because it's an eclectic album and "I Miss You" also has some of the same kooky vibe to me. "Alarm Call" on Homogenic is more out-of-place for me
― Vinnie, Friday, 13 April 2018 08:44 (six years ago) link
Medulla has always been one of my favourites, it felt at the time very much like a companion piece to/mirror of Vespertine. I'm working my way backwards through all the albums and am up to Volta this morning, it's sounding lot better than I remembered although Dull Flame of Desire is a bit of a snooze. I also really enjoyed playing Biophilia last night and I've realised that there are a dozen or so locks for my ballot but beyond that I honestly have no idea what I'll end up voting for.
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 13 April 2018 09:11 (six years ago) link
Medulla stands up well! I listened to it and Vespertine a lot in transit in the early '00s, but at some point filed it away in my memory as Vespertine's austere and ugly sequel. I hadn't gone back to it for some years. But it might be her fun-est record of the 21st century, and all the grunting and whinnying makes sense right now. Some of the short interludes probably don't amount to much in isolation but it works well as an album, and there's still at least four tracks I could happily isolate for a tracks ballot.
― Maximum big surprise! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Friday, 13 April 2018 15:15 (six years ago) link
Medulla sounds great - the pleasure is all mine has some nice bass - for a record that uses primarily the voice (whether raw or transposed to electronics/keyboards) it covers the audio spectrum well.
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Friday, 13 April 2018 15:17 (six years ago) link
in submitting my ballot i realize i neglected to vote for many of my favourite bjork tracks which is indicative of how quality Bjork's catalogue is
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Friday, 13 April 2018 15:18 (six years ago) link
listen i am probably not going to vote for "hyperballad" which makes me feel real bad but it is not a song i am excited about at this point in my life, even though it's the most awesome song in the world
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 13 April 2018 15:22 (six years ago) link
well brad if it's the most awesome song in the world.... ;-)
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Friday, 13 April 2018 15:23 (six years ago) link
"Hyper-ballad" is, in fact, awesome, and it may still somehow miss my ballot.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Friday, 13 April 2018 15:40 (six years ago) link
I’m voting for The Modern Things as well, love the drum sound
― Euchrid Eucrow (sciatica), Friday, 13 April 2018 15:43 (six years ago) link
i've been giving the b-sides a listen but tbh a lot of them just drift by. i have the same feeling with biophilia. i just can't focus. i honestly think that at some other point in my life i will hear them differently.
"charlene", on the other hand, jumped right out at me. i hadn't heard it before! i don't think it's my new #1 bjork song track or anything but it would have fit right into Post. i love how Post sounds, especially on the languid. she sounds so effortlessly perfect and comfortable in it, too, like she could do it in her sleep. i suspect she probably could have too, which is part of why her 2000s experiments were so courageous, i think.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 16:21 (six years ago) link
enjoying the live version of 'i go humble', too
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 16:28 (six years ago) link
this rocks my world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn6_aPmvuiA
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Friday, 13 April 2018 16:30 (six years ago) link
matmos <3
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 16:35 (six years ago) link
they fucking NAILED it
fuck yeah! when they walk through snow/ice to make the percussion to "aurora" - that is so cool!
zeena parks also rules school, don't believe she's the current harpist on tour (hasn't been confirmed if it's sarah hopkins or bjork herself)
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Friday, 13 April 2018 16:38 (six years ago) link
i get weirdly teary watching things like that, somehow just imagining how it must feel to be part of something so momentous and good as it's actually happening
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 16:38 (six years ago) link
otfm
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Friday, 13 April 2018 16:39 (six years ago) link
Wonderful version. I'd get teary eyed too if I could for fucking once (...).
That lead me to Zeena Parkins' solo stuff, which is obviously as amazing as you can imagine.
(OT but I miss dr3w around here)
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 13 April 2018 16:40 (six years ago) link
me too
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 16:40 (six years ago) link
me too:
a) tearsb) zeenac) dr3wd) all o/t above
? :)
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 13 April 2018 16:41 (six years ago) link
Wow, watching the Triumph of a Heart video for the first time and it really IS different!
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 April 2018 16:41 (six years ago) link
tears: already there! but a memory, nowzeena: i don't know anything about her own music! but now i want to. the harp is a lovely instrument and i want to hear moredr3w: me too :)
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 16:52 (six years ago) link
<3
Try and find Zeena Parkins & Ikue Mori's 'Phantom Orchard' album. Blows me away.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 13 April 2018 17:05 (six years ago) link
Medulla doc is on youtube btw. I hope Rahzel is living a happy life, he's so good. The Tanya Tagaq part is great too.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 April 2018 17:33 (six years ago) link
Omg @ recording a full batucada group on the all-vocal album only to decide that no, it should still be an all-vocal album. Maybe she had to go to Brazil for a concert or something anyway?
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 April 2018 17:43 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVwuEUpjcNo
one of the all time remixes
i think time will be kind to the reception of Vulnicura and Utopia - Vulnicura has some of her finest string arrangements to date and returns to the beat palette that made Homogenic so engaging. While it was sad to hear she disbanded that tour for mental health reasons (break-up) Utopia is the victory lap; meeting someone new, feeling sparks and letting the past be the past. Utopia is also her most vivid sound world, it's like an electric blanket
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Friday, 13 April 2018 17:51 (six years ago) link
i'd like to thank Eric again for this thread, which renewed my interest in Bjork who is a living legend imo
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Friday, 13 April 2018 17:54 (six years ago) link
The version of Oceania near the end of the doc with the crazy (midi?) piano is interesting too
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:02 (six years ago) link
Oh I see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcSZG3bmE7c
(although the doc version has beats + piano and it's even better)
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:05 (six years ago) link
xps You're welcome, but engaging in shared love for Bjork, the pleasure is all mine.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:07 (six years ago) link
Batucada version was released! Ok, I'll stop liveblogging my descent into Bjork b-sides.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xj1y3PsT9o
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:15 (six years ago) link
yeah thanks Eric! I tried to make a ballot the other day and basically gave up, but I've been enjoying reading the thread and listening to Björk for the first time in a while. I put on Selmasongs yesterday, which I hadn't played since the unfortunate day in 2001 that I saw Dancer in the Dark, and it was nice to re-realize there are some good songs on it despite LVT.
― rob, Friday, 13 April 2018 18:15 (six years ago) link
The high note at 2:30...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRAd8nFmIiU
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:20 (six years ago) link
Every time I feel myself getting too down on Medulla, I remember it has "Mouth's Cradle," "Who Is It," "Triumph of a Heart," and "Desired Constellatioh" and really that's enough.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:21 (six years ago) link
Damn that bit crushed harp on Desired constellation rules
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:25 (six years ago) link
oof, that all is full of love clip, here i go again. i need to just sit down and watch a full show
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 18:26 (six years ago) link
desired constellation will be on my ballot, as well as triumph of a heart
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 18:27 (six years ago) link
Of all the albums I'm most curious to see how 'Vulnicura' is doing on here. It's such a fantastic, understated record. Reception seemed to veer towards "oh a Björk break-up album nbd" a lot, but man is it classic.
Medulla will be the tough nut to crack for me, diving in deep for this poll.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:32 (six years ago) link
I just did my ruthless first pass on tracks to isolate my favorite-est of favorites. It's 24 songs long, leaving me only 6 slots for the roughly 40 or so garden-variety favorites.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:32 (six years ago) link
Reception seemed to veer towards "oh a Björk break-up album nbd"
from where i was sitting at the time it was a very big deal!
i was only really capable of listening to it once but i’m looking forward to hearing it again
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:36 (six years ago) link
Some of her b-sides like Scary, So Broken and Domestica are probably in my top 20. As usual her performances are tight but So Broken and Joga on Jools Holland are so so good. I wouldn’t like to be the band following those ones.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:40 (six years ago) link
I lost interest after the brave, challenging, unlistenable Medulla, although the Von Trier soundtrack caused the first chink in my armor. I've given every album at least two spins, though. I look forward most to re-listening to Vulnicura
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:46 (six years ago) link
brave, challenging, unlistenable Medulla
medulla has so many hooks, what did you listen to
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:50 (six years ago) link
"Triumph of the Heart" I can still hum, don't remember a thing about the rest. It's been fourteen (!) years.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:50 (six years ago) link
"who is it" one of her most indelible choruses
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:52 (six years ago) link
gonna listen while I work out this afternoon
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 13 April 2018 18:54 (six years ago) link
I've been doing a good job today of convincing myself that Medulla is actually my favorite Bjork album
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 April 2018 19:01 (six years ago) link
Drawing restraint 9 is where the rot set in
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Friday, 13 April 2018 19:09 (six years ago) link