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Björk Guðmundsdóttir, meglio conosciuta solo come Björk ( AFI, pronuncia islandese: [pjœr̥k ˈkvʏðmʏntsˌtouʰtɪr̥] ascolta ⓘ; Reykjavík, 21 novembre 1965 ), è una cantautrice, compositrice, produttrice discografica, attrice e attivista islandese .
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Bibliography. Awards and nominations. See also. References....
- Discografia di Björk
Discografia di Björk - Wikipedia. Voce principale: . Indice....
- Debut (Björk)
Debut è stato il primo lavoro solista di Björk dopo aver...
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Björk discography. The discography of Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk consists of eleven studio albums, two soundtrack albums, one compilation album, six remix albums, seven live albums, four box sets, three collaboration albums, forty-five singles, ten promotional singles and eight remixes series.
- Background and Production
- Artwork and Title
- Composition
- Release and Promotion
- Critical Reception
- Commercial Performance
- Track Listing
Björk began working on her fifth studio album in 2002, being known as The Lake Album at the time. In an interview with The New Yorker, she explained that she wanted to get away from the world of instruments and electronics present on her previous album, Vespertine (2001), and remarked that the project was "very introverted" and avoided eye contact....
The album cover for Medúlla was photographed by duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin in London, on 28 June 2004, and designed by M/M Paris. It features Björk wearing a mask made of hair, which was made specifically for the shoot, a black dress and a necklace that is made of black "bones" that says "Medúlla". The hair mask was created by Icel...
Style and influences
At the time of its construction, Björk considered Medúlla to be her most political album, saying that it countered outbreaks of racism and patriotism that followed the 11 September attacks. "On 9/11, in the space of a half an hour, this became the most patriotic place on earth", she recalled. "I remember describing to my friends on my phone that [if] I turned 180 degrees anywhere I was in New York. I would count at least 37 American flags. So it was kind of scary for a foreigner to be here"....
Songs
The album opens with "Pleasure Is All Mine", which begins with a vocal harmony layered on top of a woman's panting for a short while prior to when Björk starts singing her verses. The verses additionally have the background filled by a harmonic and cathedral-mimicking choir. Björk sings "When in doubt: give" repeatedly, yielding contrast to an "alarming" groove. "Show Me Forgiveness", an a cappella "short confessional anthem" follows, having no other effect than a subtle echo exerted onto her...
On 3 August 2004, BBC Radio 1's The Breezeblock show premiered the tracks "Pleasure Is All Mine" and "Mouth's Cradle", whilst The New York Times newspaper has posted on their website short clips for four tracks "Mouth's Cradle", "Oceania", "Where Is the Line" and "Who Is It". Medúlla was first released on 30 August 2004 worldwide through Polydor Re...
Medúlla received acclaim from music critics. The album holds a rating of 84 out of 100 at Metacritic. The Guardian newspaper's David Peschek gave it five stars out of five and heralded it as "brave and unique". Dominique Leone from Pitchfork commented that Medúlla was "an interesting record", while saying Björk had "found a way to bathe her immedia...
In the United Kingdom, Medúlla debuted at its peak of number nine on the UK Albums Chart, for the issue dated 11 September 2004, and remained for three weeks on the chart. The album was certified Silver on 10 December 2004, by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), for shipments of at least 60,000 copies in the region. In Austria, Medúlla debuted...
All tracks produced by Björk, except "Where Is the Line", "Submarine" and "Oceania", produced with Mark Bell. Notes The following track titles are roughly translated from Icelandic to English: 1. “Vökuró” = wakefulness 2. “Öll Birtan” = all the light 3. “Miðvikudags” = Wednesday 4. “Komið” = come
La chanteuse dei ghiacci. La sua carriera musicale l'ha rivelata chanteuse sopraffina e icona del nuovo pop elettronico trans-nazionale. E la sua interpretazione in "Dancer in the dark" di Lars Von Trier le è valsa la Palma d'oro a Cannes. Ma nella sua vita non sono mancati anche i momenti drammatici.
