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PrintableGangstaFam said: heartbeatocean said: I love Andy Warhol. Don't know much about Bjork though...
She's pure instinct, emotion and discipline. About as far removed from Warhol as it gets.  I own Vespertine, but I have a feeling there's more. Where does Vespertine stand in relation to the rest of her work? [Edited 4/1/05 10:28am] | |
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heartbeatocean said: I own Vespertine, but I have a feeling there's more. Where does Vespertine stand in relation to the rest of her work?
It's her 4th album (5th if you count Selmasongs). Personally, it's my favorite of hers and perhaps by anyone. The sound of it is just so celestial and delicate and gorgeous. It's so beautiful it hurts, really. But I'd also say she's gotten less and less commercial with each release if that term can really be applied to Bjork. Her first album Debut is filled with about half club songs and half trippy/jazzy ballads. Her easiest to digest and most friendly. Post is more all over the place. Every song is completely different. It almost plays like a greatest hits because over half the songs were singles. The companion remix album Telegram is just as interesting. Probably Bjork at the height of her trend-setting powers. Homogenic is when she really stepped out with something 100% her own. The distorted beats, heavy strings and guttural vocals are what characterize the sound. It's very tight and very unified. She seems to be writing and working with this pattern ever since. Selmasongs is the soundtrack to Dancer in the Dark. The music is at turns extremely depressing and manically musical in a showtunes kinda way. Not for everyday listening, more of a companion to the film. Medulla is her most recent. It was created almost entirely with voices and is by far her most challenging album yet. It seems almost a direct reaction in the opposite direction of the lush Vespertine. It's a tough one for most fans to love, but I connected with it straight away. Oh and, they're all awesome. Hope that helps. | |
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Perfect assessment, Renner | |
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CinisterCee said: Perfect assessment, Renner
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GangstaFam said: heartbeatocean said: I own Vespertine, but I have a feeling there's more. Where does Vespertine stand in relation to the rest of her work?
It's her 4th album (5th if you count Selmasongs). Personally, it's my favorite of hers and perhaps by anyone. The sound of it is just so celestial and delicate and gorgeous. It's so beautiful it hurts, really. But I'd also say she's gotten less and less commercial with each release if that term can really be applied to Bjork. Her first album Debut is filled with about half club songs and half trippy/jazzy ballads. Her easiest to digest and most friendly. Post is more all over the place. Every song is completely different. It almost plays like a greatest hits because over half the songs were singles. The companion remix album Telegram is just as interesting. Probably Bjork at the height of her trend-setting powers. Homogenic is when she really stepped out with something 100% her own. The distorted beats, heavy strings and guttural vocals are what characterize the sound. It's very tight and very unified. She seems to be writing and working with this pattern ever since. Selmasongs is the soundtrack to Dancer in the Dark. The music is at turns extremely depressing and manically musical in a showtunes kinda way. Not for everyday listening, more of a companion to the film. Medulla is her most recent. It was created almost entirely with voices and is by far her most challenging album yet. It seems almost a direct reaction in the opposite direction of the lush Vespertine. It's a tough one for most fans to love, but I connected with it straight away. Oh and, they're all awesome. Hope that helps. Actually, I own Selmasongs too. The way people were talking, I thought she was more avant-garde and that Vespertine was one of her most accessible albums, because I don't find it too challenging. Maybe it's Medulla I was thinking of. As CynicKill said, she has a "sense of the avant garde", but I wouldn't necessarily say she's avant garde, if that word even has meaning anymore. Definitely unique though. Thanks, GF, for the info. | |
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heartbeatocean said: Actually, I own Selmasongs too. The way people were talking, I thought she was more avant-garde and that Vespertine was one of her most accessible albums, because I don't find it too challenging. Maybe it's Medulla I was thinking of. As CynicKill said, she has a "sense of the avant garde", but I wouldn't necessarily say she's avant garde, if that word even has meaning anymore. Definitely unique though. Thanks, GF, for the info.
Do you have any of the Sugarcubes stuff? | |
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GangstaFam said: heartbeatocean said: Actually, I own Selmasongs too. The way people were talking, I thought she was more avant-garde and that Vespertine was one of her most accessible albums, because I don't find it too challenging. Maybe it's Medulla I was thinking of. As CynicKill said, she has a "sense of the avant garde", but I wouldn't necessarily say she's avant garde, if that word even has meaning anymore. Definitely unique though. Thanks, GF, for the info.
Do you have any of the Sugarcubes stuff? What's that? 
BTW, I've been listening to my Vespertine album today to appreciate it more. | |
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heartbeatocean said: What's that?
BTW, I've been listening to my Vespertine album today to appreciate it more. Best album ever. 
And the Sugarcubes is the band she was in before going solo. They released 3 albums and a remix album between 1988 and 1992. | |
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