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Vespertine

Bjork Audio CD
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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

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Bjork's fourth album is more upbeat than 1997's 'Homogenic' and features a lush, mellow sound. Electronica duo Matmos provide production work and cult movie director Harmony Korine contributes the lyrics to one track. Includes the single 'Hidden Place'.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hypnosis never sounded so beautiful! Aug 28 2001
Format:Audio CD
I disagree with the few newspaper reviews I've read that described this album as "spare" and "subdued". ... Maybe so if you need someone screaming at you to get your attention, but I think this is the lushest and most intense album Bjork has ever made! Vespertine is a lot of fun to listen to, and it really draws you into its own world, a lot like "Post" did the first few times I heard it. It's got the random beats and string arrangements of Homogenic, but here they sound more organically mixed into the music. There's lots of space used for great effect in the songs. I thought Homogenic sounded rather cold at times, so I'm happy to hear this album sound so warm and intimate. Bjork is an expert storyteller, and the music on Vespertine sets a comfortable tone for her to sit down, lean in with her lips to your ears, and whisper some of her fantastic secrets to you. This album is sexual, spiritual, compelling and sincere, and it's the best thing I've heard so far this year. ... And I think she looks beautiful in the goose dress!
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5.0 out of 5 stars [gasp] July 12 2004
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Format:Audio CD
all i can say is...wow. ok, i'm only 14 and this album has totally changed my perceptions on the beauty of music. i used to think that rock and pop songs were the shat but after listening to songs like "an echo, a stain", "harm of will" and "cocoon" i think that bjork is on a totally different playing field than other artists. she has to ability to create her own dreamworld and you can tell that she knows what she's doing and that she has crafted "vespertine" in a way that is very abstract and just how she wants it. this is such a relief from the now dominating rap songs out. this is true, beautiful, meaning music with mindblowing lyrics. wow.

hidden place - - 9/10
cocoon - - 10/10
it's not up to you - - 8/10
undo - - 10/10
pagan poetry - - 9/10
frosti - - 7/10
aurora - - 9/10
an echo, a stain - - 11/10
sun in my mouth - - 8/10
heirloom - - 8/10
harm of will - 10/10
unison - - 10/10

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5.0 out of 5 stars THE HYPE IS RIGHT! Jun 27 2004
Format:Audio CD
As a fan of Bjork after seeing her preform on this HBO show, (I forgot the name) I would be blessed by purchasing her latest studio album, Vespertine.

Mind you, before I purchased any of Bjorks albums I downloaded all of her songs that I liked, most of them were from Homogenic, and some of the most memorable were from Post. I started to fall in love with her song after song, and it's obvious that downloads don't par with cd quality audio. I just had to buy her cds. (except for Debut, which only has a couple of good songs and really isn't Bjork's moment.)

Although my favorite Bjork songs are probably "Hyper-Ballad," "Unravel," "Hunter," "Pluto," and "All is Full of Love (Stigmata Mix)" I consider Vespertine to be her best album, and that's saying a lot when it can conquer the behemoth, which is Homogenic, although Post seems to be her moment, based on many magazine lists.

This is not her most personal album, that belongs to Homogenic. But I can say that this is her most sensual album to date and emotional. This has been the most critically acclaimed album of the years it's been released, which made me some to the assumption that the Grammys don't pay Bjork much attention. This was ripped off of an Album of the Year nod. I mean atleast best alternative album. Every song is a listener, although I do tend to skip over "An Echo, A Stain," redundantly. The whole cd. is mellow, and it fits bjork like the infamous swan dress she wore at the Oscars.

It's hard to choose the best songs, and the realeased singles are obviously some of them, otherwise they wouldn't have been singles knowing Bjorks sense of musical perfectionism. I would have to say that the best song is probably "Unision," "Aurora," or "It's Not Up To You," which should have been the first single off of this album. It's just too hard to decide, but the album as a whole is just perfect, and lives up to her other albums.

It's sad to hear that Bjork's upcoming cd. "Medulla" will be more of a vocal album. Bjork's vocals are good, but I've always been enchanted by the music in the backround, that she composed obviously. I'm so excited for a new cd. though. How long has it been? No more compilations, or singles, a new album, let's just hope it lives up to her others, but I can kind of tell based on stories I've heard that her new cd. probably wont touch her previous, which is her best. I'm still excited and anticipating though.

Bjork you are one true artist, and this album defines that perfectly. Buy it, and only from Amazon.com because they have the best service. Competition is nada!!!! If you like Bjork I reccomend Kate Bush, who is also an underated talent. Her cds. worth buying are: Hounds of Love, The Sensual World, and the Red Shoes, trust me these are the only ones you need to buy.

As for people who don't know Bjork it's better to start off the way her albums came out, because she is one of the only female artist that makes a better album after the other, which is why I'm anticipating "Medulla." If you pick up this album first, that's OK, but don't expect the others to be better, althugh some might be more fond of Homogenic from it's lack of mellowness, or Post for it's playfullness, but Debut doesn't even touch this masterpiece. Buy this Now.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I would love to live on Planet Bjork
Bjork never ceases to amaze. With her latest album, verspertine, she takes you on a journey. From the first song, Hidden Place she captivates. Read more
Published on Jun 8 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars Bjork:Championing Modern Music
In an age of bad pre-processed pop and American Idol trash, we should all be thankful that there are artists in the music industry like Bjork. Read more
Published on Jun 6 2004 by KP
4.0 out of 5 stars Magical
At first I didn't like this album, not at all. It was so sedate, calm, and slow compared to all Björk's other projects. Read more
Published on May 28 2004 by David Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars The Soundtrack To The Heavens Above
Bjork is one of the most ground-breaking and wonderfully creative artists in all music today, and has been for more than a decade now. Read more
Published on May 8 2004 by Busy Body
1.0 out of 5 stars a matter of taste
if you love homogenic, post, dancer in the dark, and the peppier parts of debut, skip this album.

I prefer bjork's collaborations with alec empire, 808 state, howie b, dillinja,... Read more

Published on Mar 17 2004 by A.L.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Sound of Heaven
For those of us who strain to imagine what heaven sounds like, Vespertine likely serves as a very close approximation. Read more
Published on Mar 17 2004 by Wendy C. Darling
5.0 out of 5 stars Björk, I'm so proud of you!
I bought this CD in late 2003 because I had been hearing a lot of publicity about her and had totally forgotten about her after I moved from Germany to the States. Read more
Published on Feb 16 2004 by "god-grandson"
5.0 out of 5 stars wow---amazing, entrancing, mystical
what a great comeback for bjork since the release of her previous album( homogenic) and she does not dissapoint, she again gives us entrancing melodies and soothes us with her... Read more
Published on Jan 25 2004 by K. lett
2.0 out of 5 stars A Downer
When Bjöork hit the music scene with "Debut" back in 1993, no one expected that the Icelandic sugarcube would change the face of popular music by revamping every aspect of pop... Read more
Published on Jan 22 2004 by Nasser Alqatami
4.0 out of 5 stars Joy in solitude
To me, one of the most remarkable things about this record is the rhythm and percussion. So delicate, yet so powerful! Read more
Published on Jan 17 2004 by Cliff
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