Bjork discography download

A rarity outside of her native land, but a catchy and cheery relic of her past that is of interest to the hard core fans. The majority of the tracks are short but sweet jazz standards focusing on the virtues of vocal jazz but also incorporating a bit of hard bop, Mexican salsa and even Icelandic folk into the mix. There are, however, a couple of songs sung in English at the end of the album. She displays her usual role as band leader with her brash and bold vocalizations which in her native tongue give a sense of her roots.

This one is actually a pretty decent set of songs to enjoy. No, this will hardly blow you away if you foam at the mouth every time you hear "Homogenic" or "Vespertine," however there is a nice purity to this one where all the musicians on board are wholeheartedly focused on creating a certain experience outside of themselves. Everything is well performed and pleasant to the ears.

I find this to be a notch above the pure "for collectors only" category and actually enjoy listening to this from time to time. Great dinner music that delivers the most giddy speakeasy feel of yesteryear. Homogenic was recorded during a period of reinvention for Ms.

Guomundsdottir, both in musical style and image. Her first two solo albums after leaving The Sugarcubes not counting her album, as it's labeled as juvenilia proved to be successful commercially and critically, allowing her to build a strong fanbase from the get-go.

Unfortunately, while working on her third effort back in her home in Britain, the infamous "Bjork stalker" Ricardo Lopez attempted to assassinate her with a mail bomb and then proceeded to kill himself. Overwhelmed with Lopez's death and the subsequent media coverage about the incident, Bjork moved to Malaga, Spain to have some privacy during the recording of Homogenic and relieve her stress. Homogenic is no doubt a dark reflection of these events, from the decidedly stoic-looking album cover to the isolation and coldness found in the songs.

Along with that, it is also perhaps her finest and most mature effort to date. In contrast to her previous two albums, which presented a very large array of different sounds and styles, Homogenic takes the theme of reclusiveness and lets it run through the entire experience.

The bouncier atmosphere has now been replaced with something slower, more challenging, and definitely more reflective; the beats are more trip-hop-influenced, and the instrumentation puts a larger emphasis on string arrangements than before.

In fact, it wouldn't be farfetched to say that this album integrates a pretty large amount of baroque pop into its sound. Luckily, just like with her past efforts, the songwriting variety is still present in spades; no song sounds alike despite sharing the same emotional weight, and the instrumentation always reflects what lyricism or atmosphere is being represented.

There's still a fair share of more upbeat numbers tempo-wise, such as the aggressive and distorted "dance" using that a bit loosely number "Pluto" or the classically-influenced "Bachelorette," but even they don't escape the chilly isolation experienced with each song on the album. Remember how I mentioned musical "environments" earlier? They apply to this album in the best possible way. Speaking of which, "All is Full of Love" is perfectly placed at the end of the album, representing a light at the end of the proverbial tunnel.

Admittedly, the music can sometimes be pretty fun to listen to as well, despite contrasting with bleak lyrical content. Something that this album has that some of her albums lack, however, is a perfect stylistic balance.

The record is dark and isolated, but there's just enough optimism and exploration to keep you interested; there's never too much of either, and the instrumentation follows suit by shifting dynamics and rhythms at all the right locations.

The biggest strengths of this album are its focus and consistency, most likely attributed to keeping most of it devoted to a certain specific musical "flavor"; everything is just tied together very nicely. In the end, Homogenic is not just an album; it's a journey. Endtroducing, Massive Attack's Mezzanine, and Portishead's album Dummy; some even consider it one of the best and most influential albums of the 90s. While the latter could be up for debate, I'd contend that the former is true for sure.

Let's face it: if you're a Bjork fan, you probably own this or have listened to it already; if you haven't though, make sure you experience this magic for yourself.

It's one of this lady's most wonderful achievements. What sets this album in its own league is its theme, which plays out somewhat like the foreshadowing of a relationship break-up, the fruition of this fear and its aftermath. I wouldn't say that Vulnicura is a complete drear- fest, but when certain songs hit, they hit hard on an emotional level, particularly in regards to the 10 minute "Black Lake", powerful number that pulls no punches in describing heartache and anguish both musically and lyrically.

The first half of this release contains many of the best tunes I've heard from her in over a decade. Despite the trauma and uncertainty in the storyline she conveys, these songs are quite memorable with lush instrumentation and magical vocal melodies. It's really not a pop album at all, with numerous extended song lengths and strong digressions from 'safe' musical formats. Yet despite the experimental approach, it's still as enjoyable as it is adventurous. The latter half is where things get even more interesting musically, with forays into avant-garde territory and more bizarre electronic percussion melding into the overall sound.

The first time I heard this album it was practically a heart-wrenching experience in a way, as Bjork carries her well written lyrics with an emotional punch I haven't heard from her in quite some time.

So well does she convey the theme, that I only started noticing certain music tracks on subsequent listens, so involved in this work as a whole as I was initially. While it doesn't reach the stratospheric booming heights of Homogenic or the celestial euphoria of Vespertine, it does have its own identity as a strong personal statement and I would rank it pretty close to her best work. Bjork is one of those musicians that really can't be placed under any one genre of music.

She has combined rock, jazz, trip-hop, ambient, techno, industrial, and who knows what else. Because of this, I've always seen her as avant-garde or experimental.

I grew up listening to her albums 'Debut', 'Post', and 'Homogenic', but I didn't get this album until about a year ago. With that, I must say this is one eclectic release. The album opens with the pulsing tribal beats of 'Earth Intruders'. I love the atmosphere of this song, there is a lot of different experimentation with the electronics here. From droning to menacing effects, the electronics are very strong.

Bjork's vocals are also very strong on this track. The song ends with boat horns and other noises, ending the song on a pretty odd note. The beats in this song feel like a punch in the face, pulsing throughout. Later some electronic sounds come in, making it sound a bit different. My favorite on the album is undeniably the droning 'Declare Independence' This song uses distortion perfectly, it soon developing a melody to it. Once the pounding beats come in, it immediately becomes a real headbanger.

Bjork's vocals are very raw and it's awesome when she screams 'Declare Independence, Don't let them do that to you'. I love the lyrics on this one too. Those are the highlights, but I like most of the songs on the album. He sounds like a lounge singer, making these duets sound incredibly cheesy. Overall, I find this to be one of Bjork's best albums along with 'Homogenic' and 'Debut'.

I highly recommend this album for anyone who wants something different and something that is very eclectic. Copyright Prog Archives, All rights reserved. Please consider supporting us by giving monthly PayPal donations and help keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever. Writing and recording music since the '70s, she's become the face of her country and known to the whole world. Her music varies from new wave punk to experimental pop and even trip-hop and progressive pop.

She has also composed music to movies and musicals and has also acted in several. She quickly decided, that children's main stream was not what she wanted to do.

She was a singer in a group called Jam 80, which soon changed into Tappi Tikarrass, a band, that didn't concentrate on playing but mostly experimenting with instruments. Having recorded one record, the band broke up and the new wave started to fade. Then she joined a supergroup of performers called Kukl.

Kukl recorded one album and did a tour in England, after which all of the musicians were so tired they had to take a long vacation. Kukl recorded one more album and toured with other punk bands after which they broke up in Later that year she recorded a duet with Gudlaugur Ottarsson, which was to mandate her first real solo album Debut.

The musicians of Kukl kept in touch however, and in a label called Bad Taste was born. Under this label was soon to develop a band called Sugarcubes. Meanwhile Sugarcubes had become extremely successful, gaining one record as the single of week in The idea behind the band was to play through all the cliches they could put into pop-music. Apparently this was what the public wanted. The band was offered huge amounts of money for publishing rights, but they decide The band was offered huge amounts of money for publishing rights, but they decided to take the joke further and signed in to a small underground label under which they released two albums.

During this period of time she started really considering continuing her career as a solo artist. This was a surprise to her band mates, as they didn't like the fact that she had gone from punk to electronic music. Because Sugarcubes had made a deal of three records, they were forced to enter the studios again. At 27 she begun her solo career, which we all so well know. Debut and Post were huge success-stories. Both were enthusiastic albums with tracks mostly made together with other musicians.

After few solo albums in the 00's he joined a resurrected version of Kyuss under the new monicker Kyuss Lives! Kyuss Lives! In he released a new album, Tao Of The Devil under his name only. In Mankind Woman was released on Italian label Heavy Psych Sounds that also started to re-release part of his solo output. A new album, Jacoozzi is expected in April We try to find contact premium submit sign in withoutmusiclifewouldbeamistake!

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