Product description Bjork ~ Vespertine Amazon.ca Ever since Björk's vital,
effusive 1993 debut, her music has been increasingly intimate, gently private,
and concerned with seclusion. It's typical then that Vespertine's first single
is called "Hidden Place." The studious solitude is rewarding, though.
Vespertine is a lush, gorgeous swell of midpace electronica, symphonic
strings, and Björk's uniquely alien, spectral vocals. There are fantastical
wonders here. "Cocoon" (another eulogy to withdrawal from the world) is
delicate as a breath, Björk sounding too fragile to be flesh as she lauds "a
beauty this immense." "Pagan Poetry" and "Aurora," likewise, are adrift in an
enchanted reverie. When she chooses, she crafts killer tunes; "It's Not up to
You" is as lovely as anything on Post. Yet, frequently, on such tracks as the
yearning, glancing "Undo," Björk seems to be simply thinking aloud, reveling
in this wildly rich and visceral music. She's reclaimed cutting-edge
electronica, so often the province of geeks and technicians, for the poets and
the passionate. Vespertine is a landmark, a revelation, and a truly fabulous
achievement. --Ian Gittins