After Debut's success, the pressure was on Björk to surpass that album's creative, tantalizing electronic pop. She more than delivered with 1995's Post; from the menacing, industrial-tinged opener, "Army of Me," it's clear that this album is not simply Debut redux. The songs' production and arrangements -- especially those of the epic, modern fairy tale "Isobel" -- all aim for, and accomplish, more. Post also features Debut producer Nellee Hooper, 808 State's Graham Massey, Howie B, and Tricky, who help Björk incorporate a spectrum of electronic and orchestral styles into songs like "Hyperballad," which sounds like a love song penned by Aphex Twin. Meanwhile, the bristling beats on the volatile, sensual "Enjoy" and the fragile, weightless allad "Possibly Maybe" nod to rip-hop without being overwhelmed by it. As on Debut, Björk finds new ways of expressing timeworn emotions like love, lust, and yearning in abstractly precise lyrics like "Since you went away/I'm wearing lipstick again/I suck my tongue in remembrance of you," from "Possibly Maybe." But Post's emotional peaks and valleys are more extreme than Debut's. "I Miss You"'s exuberance is so animated, it makes perfect sense that Ren & Stimpy's John Kricfalusi directed the song's video. Likewise, "It's Oh So Quiet" -- which eventually led to Björk's award-winning turn as Selma in Dancer in the Dark -- is so cartoonishly vibrant, it could have been arranged by Warner Bros. musical director Carl Stalling. Yet Björk sounds equally comfortable with an understated string section on "You've Been Flirting Again." "Headphones" ends the album on an experimental, hypnotic note, layering Björk's vocals over and over till they circle each other atop a bubbling, minimal beat. The work of a constantly changing artist, Post proves that as Björk moves toward more ambitious, complex music, she always surpasses herself.
The line, that wound its' way around past circular quay before the gates opened just demonstrated the multitude of fans who had waited years to see their favourite Icelandic songstress and were not do be disappointed!Having to stand up every so often as bums went numb on the steps of the opera house became somewhat of an obligatory exercise as we waited patiently for the blistering sun to disap...
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I have had a lot of people ask me about the little army that has invaded my home when I posted pictures of where I MOG. The army is made up of Dunny's, and I thought I would explain exactly what they are. Seeing music and art kind of go hand in hand, they were something I got turned onto a few years back while in one of my favorite stores. In recent years, collectable toys have become quite the...
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I have had a lot of people ask me about the little army that has invaded my home when I posted pictures of where I MOG. The army is made up of Dunny's, and I thought I would explain exactly what they are. Seeing music and art kind of go hand in hand, they were something I got turned onto a few years back while in one of my favorite stores. In recent years, collectable toys have become quite the...
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Wow...Bjork is even better than I remember! I wasn't very close at all...I was pretty exhausted at the end of the day and I was just sitting near the back and taking it all in...but Coachella's littlest artist definitley scored with one of the most memorable sets of the weekend
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On Post, Björk delivered her take on "Blow a Fuse", originally a 1951 big band Broadway-style tune by Betty Hutton. Retitled "It's Oh So Quiet", she stays quite faithful to the quiet/loud dynamic of Hutton's original.In the chorus, though, Björk doesn't as much hit the notes as wring their little necks. "It's Oh So Quiet" proves a phenomenal vehicle for her vocal abilities: a contradictory mix .
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For all the interesting stuff Yoko Kanno does, there are times when it's very clear she is inspired by other artists. I posted a while back about the similarities between her "Cyberbird" and the track "Battersea" by Hooverphonic. Now, it's time to compare Kanno's "Where Does The Ocean Go?" to Bjork's "Hyper-ballad."I think these two tracks are more similar to each other than the "Cyberbird" a...
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The line, that wound its' way around past circular quay before the gates opened just demonstrated the multitude of fans who had waited years to see their favourite Icelandic songstress and were not do be disappointed!Having to stand up every so often as bums went numb on the steps of the opera house became somewhat of an obligatory exercise as we waited patiently for the blistering sun to disap...
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I just got back from the Caribbean, and I have to say that the music on the island of Nassau was much more appealing than that of the ships. I mean I went to many shows on the ships- the names fail me- like the one dedicated to the musicians who've made contemporary what it is today...one of the those musicians being Nina Simone!But, back to the islands. I thought it was funny that the the isla...
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Not even her best video, but it's late and im in the mood for it.
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| 1 Army of Me |
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| 2 Hyper-Ballad |
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| 3 The Modern Things |
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| 4 It's Oh So Quiet |
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| 5 Enjoy |
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| 6 You've Been Flirting Again |
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| 7 Isobel |
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| 8 Possibly Maybe |
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| 9 I Miss You |
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| 10 Cover Me |
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| 11 Headphones |
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