MED�LLA

Bj�rk

Crossover Prog

3.59 | 125 ratings

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It appears this is a really divisive album. Love it or hate it. Well, I love it. The concept is unique and the execution is almost flawless.

Pleasure is all mine is a great opener with beautiful harmonies of the Icelandic Choir. Bj�rk sings beautifully too 9.5/10

Show me forgiveness is a short track and has only Bj�rk singing. Nice enough. 7.5/10

Where is the line is the next highlight of the album. The beatboxing and mixing is an imaginative foundation of the song and both BJ�RK and the Icelandic Choir are again outstanding. 9.5/10

V�kur� again has beautiful harmonies of the Icelandic Choir and Bj�rk is the only other contribution to the track. Great impact though. 8.5/10

�ll Birtan is even more minimalistic with only BJ�RK's voice in several shapes 7.5/10

Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right) is one of the most straightforward tracks which could also be on one of her 90s albums. Obviously, the delivery is totally different. Nice track. 8.5/10

Submarine is haunting and minimalistic 7.5/10

Desired Constellation is very subdued except when Bj�rk sings "how am I going to make it right". Love it. 8.5/10

Oceania has beatbox and processed voices and I like this very much. Apart from the concept, this song is relatively straightforward. But the arrangement is extremely imaginative. 9.5/10

Sonnets / Unrealities XI is another track with the Icelandic Choir and it's truly beautiful. 8.5/10

Ancestors is probably the most experimental track. It is also the song that made me decide to not give the full 5 stars. I don't understand it. Parts of it are great, but I have issues with the moaning. 5.5/10

Mouths cradle has the Icelandic Choir again, so that's a bonus. Add to that the imaginative beatboxing and Bj�rk and we have a winner 9.5/10

Mi�vikudags is short and sweet 7./10

Triumph of a heart sounds like the biggest hits of her 90s period. A bit of a strange song on this album, although it is fully realized in the same concept. 8.5/10

I love this album and I rate it 4 stars.

WJA-K | 4/5 | 2023-3-21

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