Björk — Medúlla

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In Latin, the word <i>medulla</i> is often translated as the marrow or soft inner part of an object—not a bad metaphor for the molten core of pure humanism that undergirds Björk’s woozy, elegantly constructed fifth studio album. Released in 2004, <i>Medúlla</i> served as a deliberate pivot from the skittering electronics of 2001’s <i>Vespertine</i>. Björk’s new self-imposed mandate was to build a record almost completely out of a cappella vocals. “I want to see what can be done with the entire emotional range of the human voice—a single voice, a chorus, trained voices, pop voices, folk voices, strange voices,” she told a journalist at the time. “Not just melodies, but everything else—every noise that a throat makes.” The result is a collection of songs that are organic and warmly textured, featuring a panoply of guests, including beatbox legend Rahzel, Robert Wyatt of the prog-rock legends Soft Machine, Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq, composer Nico Muhly and Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton. (Don’t let your ears deceive you: Thanks to <i>Medúlla</i>’s impressive guest list, many of the album’s most “machine”-like moments spring from flesh and bone.) Constructed in sessions across England, Spain, Brazil, New York and her native Reykjavik, <i>Medúlla</i> is one of Björk’s most political albums—conceived in the wake of 9/11, and its consequent surge of patriotism, jingoism and generalised fear. Still, hope surges throughout, on tracks like the soulful, swaying opener “Pleasure Is All Mine”; the plaintive “Show Me Forgiveness”; and the propulsive and tuneful “Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)”. <i>Medúlla</i> also includes a track heard around the world: The sinuous “Oceania”, which the singer performed in front of an audience of millions at the 2004 Olympics Opening Ceremony in Athens. The song was a fitting summation of one of her most acclaimed works to date: Earthy and alien, tender and surreal—and inimitably, indubitably Björk.

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Björk

Треки

  1. Pleasure Is All Mine 3:26
  2. Show Me Forgiveness 1:23
  3. Where Is the Line 4:41
  4. Vokuro 3:14
  5. Oll Birtan 1:52
  6. Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right) 3:57
  7. Submarine 3:13
  8. Desired Constellation 4:55
  9. Oceania 3:24
  10. Sonnets / Unrealities XI 1:59
  11. Ancestors 4:08
  12. Mouths Cradle 3:59
  13. Midvikudags 1:24
  14. Triumph of a Heart 4:04