To be released on August 30th/August 31st in the US. Details are still sketchy about the project, but it's pretty clear that it's going to be an instrument-free affair this time around. Some of the titles being thrown around are, "Nameless", "Where Is The Line?", "The Pleasure Is All Mine", "Triumph" and "Desired Constellation". She mentioned that normally, she finishes and album and goes right on tour. This time though, she wants to do back to back albums since she just finished back to back tours. Here's what she recently said about the project.

"I just got really bored with instruments. I started doing everything with my voice. Then suddenly I didn't want to work with any musicians, which is a bit weird. I only wanted to work with vocalists." She was inspired, she says, by paganism, and the rather esoteric idea of returning to a universe that is entirely human -- without tools or religion or nationalities. "I wanted the record to be like muscle, blood, flesh," she says, pumping her fist. "We could be in a cave somewhere and one person would start singing, and another person would sing a beat and then the next person sing a melody, and you could just kind of be really happy in your cave. It's quite rootsy," she adds, rolling the "r" for emphasis in her native fashion.

I don't know about this one. Either it's gonna be like, "What the fuck is this?" or it's going to be the most brilliant thing ever. We'll see.

check this out: http://64.4.43.250/cgi-bi...1%5d%2emp3
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GangstaFam said:

I can't wait!!! I'm sure it'll be brilliant. She has yet to disappoint musically. In my opinion.

Chico1 said:

That's how I feel. She's honestly the only artist I can think of that hasn't made a mistake in some way or another artistically.

GangstaFam said:

I think part of the reason is because there's no one like her. She's very much her "own" artist. If that makes sense to you. It appears as if she takes her time in choosing just the right sounds and conveying exactly what she wants with each song. Which is nothing less than honesty and beauty. I love watching the dvds and hearing about her thought process and recording process. The human body as the music. Sounds very primitive. I love it already.

instruments are SOOOO over


this album is going to be precariously walking the fine line between utter, absolute mind-blowig ear-fuck and complete disaster. i'm hoping for the former, but the latter would probably end up pretty interesting as well

Chico1 said:

this is quite exciting! thanks for the update, mister

SO! I am usually really open to new and different music……but she rubs me like a sand-paper condom.

bigonez said:

I love her more and more with each record. And bigonez, I saw what you said, and that a$$ will get waxed tonight in some NCAA Football.

sosgemini said:

I thought bigonez was saying that as a good thing!

Chico1 said:

I'm more and more into her with each dvd I buy. Her albums are one thing, (and that's enough)... her videos are creative and artistic, (which is rare) but her live performances are pure brilliance!!! Watching the dvd that came with the Live Box, I realized that her whole body is a vehicle for her voice. So powerful, so primal... so incredible!

I just put this in my profile yesterday:

endorphin74 said:

sorry, i should have just stated that i hate her.....

I LOVE "Desired Constellation". There was another new song she performed at the Hollywood Bowl, but I don't know the name of it. Can't wait to see her again.

More news from www.bjork.com !

I'm getting all tingly!


+ collaborators
. beats - Rahzel, Schlomo and Dokaka
. vocals - Björk, Mike Patton, Robert Wyatt, Gregory Purnhagen, Tanya Tagaq, Icelandic + London choirs
. songwriters - Björk, Sjón, Olivier Alary, Tanya Tagaq, Jórunn Viðar & Jakobína Sigurðardóttir, E.E. Cummings
. programming - Valgeir Sigurðsson, Mark Bell, Leila Arab, Matmos, Jake Davies, Olivier Alary, Björk

+ tracklist
01_____Pleasure Is All Mine
02_____Show Me Forgiveness
03_____Where Is The Line?
04_____Vökuró
05_____Öll Birtan
06_____Who Is It
07_____Oceania
08_____Submarine
09_____Sonnets / Unrealities XI
10_____Desired Constellation
11_____Piano II
12_____Mouth's Cradle
13_____Wednesday (Miðvikudags)
14_____Triumph Of A Heart

+ facts
. a limited edition of "Medúlla" will have expanded artwork and a 16-panel poster.
. the Japanese release will feature a bonus disc with studio footage by Ragga.
. Öll Birtan means 'All the light', Vökuró means 'Vigil'.
. Sonnets / Unrealities XI is based on a poem by E.E. Cummings.
. a special is on the way!

I thought it was all voice? Now there is programming? I thought it was going to be only beat box?
[This message was edited Fri Jul 16 10:21:30 2004 by VinaBlue]
[This message was edited Fri Jul 16 19:20:08 2004 by VinaBlue]

VinaBlue said:

In the famous words of Stimpy "I can hardly contain myself!"
EEEEEKKK!!!!!

HornyPonyDoYoDance said:

Yeah, she's even better than Muddy Mudskipper, huh? I can sooooo relate to Stimpy at times like these!!!

Also, there is a Q+A about the new album on the site as well. You just have to register to read it if you're not a Telegraph member.

http://www.bjork.com/qna/

Damn, I wish I wasn't at work so I could read it all right now!

VinaBlue said:

Sure thing!

VinaBlue said:

Thank you for this Vina. I was having some doubts, and I still am, but info like this always gets me going.

GangstaFam said:

ANd maybe a lil taste of the real thing, if it was...

VinaBlue said:

the programmig aspect could simply be loops of the different voices. who knows? i'm just so psyched for this cd!!

thanks, vina, for the new info!

bjork could do an album of rhythmic belches and i'd be happy as a clam.






.....and who knows, maybe she will!!!

Anxiety said:

Ever hear the Rhythm Phonetics mix of "Alarm Call"? She's already done that.

bigonez said:

i think we can all agree that someone who has the Karate Kid in his avatar is not to have his opinion taken seriously

just kidding, sorta.

VinaBlue said:

Just like when Celine beats her chest on the high notes!!

I guess they don't like you hot-linking the pic!!! Understandable, so I put it on my webspace.


[This message was edited Fri Jul 16 19:21:03 2004 by VinaBlue]

i LOVE that nun pic!!!!






those smartasses.

HornyPonyDoYoDance said:

Use their pic will you?! They'll have nun of that!!!! he he Sorry, I couldn't resist.