Bj?rk - Volta
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Artist: Bj?rkEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-05-08
Music Label: Atlantic / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Earth Intruders
- Wanderlust
- The Dull Flame Of Desire
- Innocence
- I See Who You Are
- Vertebrae By Vertebrae
- Pneumonia
- Hope
- Declare Independence
- My Juvenile
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Free Music Review: Voltage
Hit: 3 Stars
Be it not for the little slices of heaven on this LP:
"Declare Independence"
"Earth Intruders"
this collection would be refuse.
Timbaland is a joke. I don't like the way Bj?rk has travelled here.
Be it not for her voice, and the two tunes mentioned, this LP would receive 1 star.
I still love you Ms. Gudmunsdottir, and I look forward to meeting you again, on your next adventure.
Volta Poster
Bj?rk's main asset as a musician is her fearlessness. Since the end of The Sugarcubes and the pop-dance of Debut, she has released progressively more experimental records. But after well over a decade of going further and further out, Volta steps back. Make no mistake; this is Bj?rk, and so it's still fabulously weird. Like 2004's mesmerizing Med?lla and the 2005 soundtrack for Drawing Restraint 9, the songs are blissfully peculiar, with narratives about love, offspring, aliens...you name it. Yet melodically and philosophically, Volta recycles more than it innovates; the driving pulse of "Declare Independence," for instance, reminds us of Homogenic's "Pluto," and the lead single "Earth Intruders" sounds like Post's "Army of Me" on steroids. And just as Med?lla oriented itself around a certain instrument--the human voice--this one concentrates on horns.Still, the transition between her early work and the avant-garde bender she's been on since Vespertine is pretty harrowing, and it's satisfying to hear Bj?rk revisit her more accessible self. Uber-producer Timbaland pitches in here and there, most successfully on "Innocence," which uses a fat, disjointed pulse to drive the euphoric vocals forward. Elsewhere, the hyperactive sitar sample on "I See Who You Are" provides texture for the song's theme of enjoying each other while there's still "flesh on our bones." And "Pneumonia" makes fantastic use of the horn section with a soft arrangement that compliments the song's lyrical melody.
So while it's a bit of a stall, Volta is a lovely pause. It reminds us how much we appreciate the laboratory of Bj?rk's imagination, but also how much we missed her back when she was just goofing around. -Matthew Cooke
Bjork returns to her iconic, innovative and rhythmic roots with Volta. Featuring her own infamous beats and collaborations with Timbaland, Antony Hegarty, Brian Chippendale and an all-female Icelandic brass section, the end result is an explosion of beats and an amalgamtion of sound and visuals that give Volta a life of its own, like the world hasn't seen from Bjork in years.
Bj?rk returns to her iconic, innovative and rhythmic roots in 2007 with Volta - her sixth studio album, and the first to feature the Icelandic artist's infamous beats since Vespertine. Volta was produced and written entirely by Bj?rk herself, featuring contributions and collaborations from the likes of Timbaland, Antony Hegarty (of Antony and The Johnsons), Brian Chippendale (from Lightning Bolt), and also includes appearances from an all female Icelandic brass section and Chinese pipa players. The end result is an explosion of beats, and an amalgamation of sound and visuals that give Volta a life of its own like the world hasn't seen from Bj?rk in years.Bj?rk will be launching her first world tour since 2003 to support Volta, beginning with a headlining performance at Coachella. Bj?rk has also confirmed various festival appearances throughout 2007 including Coachella, Glastonbury, Werchter and Roskilde. Bj?rk makes her triumphant return to radio in April with the first single, Earth Intruders (featuring a collaboration from Timbaland).
Produced by Timbaland and featuring Two Duets with Antony (Antony and the Johnsons) and a Collaboration with Rhode Island's Lightning Bolt. Includes the Bonus Track "i See who You Are" (Mark Bell Mix).
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