Björk
changed gears once again on the trailblazing
Medulla
which was built entirely around the human voice and a cappella arrangements with limited instrumentation. In addition to Icelandic and British choirs the Grammy-nominated effort features vocal acrobatics from Faith No More's
Mike Patton
, Soft Machine's
Robert Wyatt
and Canadian throat singer
Tagaq
; beatboxing from
Rahzel
(formerly of The Roots) and Japanese artist
Dokaka
; and contributions from programmer
Mark Bell
and mixer
Mark "Spike" Stent
. Includes the riveting numbers "Oceania," "Pleasure Is All Mine" and "Where Is The Line."
"The album is about voices. I want to get away from instruments and electronics, which was the world of my last album, Vespertine. 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. Not just melodies but everything else, every noise that a throat makes." -
Björk
Bjork
Medulla
Track Listing:
LP1
1. Pleasure Is All Mine
2. Show Me Forgiveness
3. Where Is The Line
4. Vokuro
5. Oll Birtan
6. Who Is It
7. Submarine
8. Desired Constellation
LP2
1. Oceania
2. Sonnets / Unrealities XI
3. Ancestors
4. Mouths Cradle
5. Mivikudags
6. Triumph Of A Heart