She produced by her self almost the 80%/85% of this récord. She is a great producer. Colected all the sound to make the microbeats what we are hearing here. She is like a craftswoman making a blanket of sound
@@adelenicholson1in the mini documentary she said she had all the sounds recorded, but she sent it off to a microbeat producer to finish it off, that why some songs have samples (even if theyre from obscure artists)
Vespertine is absolutely beautiful, magical, and sensual! It’s my favorite album of hers as well!! But please react to more of her! She’s a very innovative artist and changes her sound from album to album! You’ll definitely grow to love her! :)
Most of the beats you hear throughout the album were field recordings of noises around her house and her environment. From things like snow/ice to a deck of cards. They where sliced, edited down and programmed to create rhythms of microbeats. Most of the album was produced by her at home on her laptop. I think it’s a great album especially on a technical level. Given this was released in 2001, it’s timeless and there’s nothing like it even today.
I thought Matmos produced (majority of) them? or are they the one who prepared all the chopped beats? 🤔 Still gotta give it for Björk though, truly a mastermind of her own lane
@@shiningnightmare5616 Yeah that was incorrectly stated by the media. Björk spent 3 years doing most of it and brought Matmos on at the latter end. Seems to happen a lot when it comes to female artists producing their work, which is a shame. I know M.I.A is going through something similar with her new album.
@@stephenmccallion5886 M.I.A. have been through that since her early careers honestly, I've heard countless rumours about how M.I.A. contributed nothing other than her "silly rap" (which is bullshit) whenever we have conversation about her classic albums. Nice to know that though, I feel the need to spread the words cause I actually haven't heard this before
Pagan Poetry is her sharing that she's emanating love for her beloved. How she aligns crooked fingers and swirling fingerprints with soundwaves and a repeating prayer is absolutely brilliant.
Björk produced most of this album, and later ones by herself. The other producers merely added small bits to the finished songs. She’s been studying and making music since her childhood and has been an influence for a lot of artists since the 90’s.
the sound you thought was clothing brushing together on aurora was actually footsteps in snow! Further adding to the wintry, icey vibe I get from this all-time classic
Pagan Poetry is about being so in love with someone that it hurts. This entire album is about her being in love with her new partner, Matthew Barney. So now you should react to another one of her bests, Vulnicura, which is about the breakdown of their relationship after 13 years. It's absolutely heart-wrenching.
Haha Pagan Poetry is actually about sex. The entire album is actually about being cozy at home, with your loved ones, and not worrying about what's beyond your control. It's the polar opposite of her earlier album Homogenic.
One of my all time favorites. I consider this one of my winter albums. Listening to Frosti and Aurora while it’s snowing is such a beautiful experience.
I've slowly been going through Björk's discography and I got stuck on Vespertine. I've been living with it for a good couple years now and it definitely reads to me as someone (our narrator, Björk, whoever) entering a new relationship and struggling to balance the individual and communal aspects of that. How do you share yourself with someone else? How much is too much? Do you even want to do that? Will you still be the same person if you do? Intimacy is often the blurring and dissolution of boundaries, both with oneself and others, and I think this album talks about and illustrates that beautifully. I saw a comment on a RU-vid video about Unison where someone said that it sounds like she's talking to herself - the part of her who wants her freedom, and the part of her that wants domesticity (or to be "tamed," as The Little Prince puts it). I think the song can read as that and as the more straightforward sex-relationship song, and in general Vespertine is just a tangle of contradictions and genuine feelings that I'm in awe Björk was able to articulate all of this, and how it seems like no one has really done the same since then. One of my favorite albums for sure.
React to Homogenic, this and Homogenic are the fan favorite albums, and critically aclaimed. Also Very opposite, Vespertine is delicate, sweet, charming and Homogenic is more heavy, rude, aggresive with a lot of strings mixed with electronic and volcanic Beats. (She said Homogenic it's like her patriotic album and in Iceland there are a lot of volcanoes)
This album was released when I was 24, I was already a Björk's big fan. It's quite emotive to me watching you approach to her music from scratch, seeing you enjoy and getting moved by the vocals, the beats and the rythms. Lovely reactions ❤️
got recommended this listening to bjork lmao. dude congrats on discovering this album! she is my favorite artist by a long shot. seriously unlike anything else, and this album is her best. she really doesn't have a bad album. i would love to hear your thoughts on her next album after vespertine, medulla. medulla is a boss battle of an album lmao. great video! edit: i want to add that bjork moved to london in the early 90s to pursue her solo career after her previous band, the sugarcubes, split up. in her new podcast, sonic symbolism, she talks about going to acid house parties and meeting brian eno in a sauna. its possible that she interacted with or met boards of canada during that time, but my point is she started her solo career in electronic music in the epicenter of the second summer of love, and that's why her music is so good. bjork's musical career is extremely interesting and definitely worth looking into!
I used to think Heirloom was boring as well, until one day it simply made click and now is one of my favourites. The track belongs to Console, from the album "Rocket it the Pocket" as "Crabcraft", and yes, lyrics are just beautiful, It's sort of a collaboration between amazing musicians 🤍.
3:04 Do you mean legato instead of staccato delivery? 11:54-12:14 All the feels 👍 Classic hits: Debut (1993), Post (1995), Homogenic (1997), Vespertine (2001) Accessible comeback albums: Volta (2007), Fossora (2022) Additional listening: Selmasongs (2000; Soundtrack); Gling Glo (1990; Jazz); Play Dead (song) Most experimental albums: Medulla (2004), Biophilia (2011), Vulnicura (2015), Utopia (2017)
I'm still waiting for Pop 2, but I love Björk so much 🖤 it would be nice if you also react to Homogenic - Medúlla and Vulnicura, there are my favorites albums alongside with Vespertine
You are so cute!! I hope you could start a reaction series to her discography, its so good (and her new album Fossora is out September 30) Vespertine is one of my favorite albums, I listened this album when I was a kid (3-4 years old) specially Hidden Place, Pagan Poetry and Cocoon
Would be interesting to juxtapose this with her work with The Sugar Cubes "Life Is Good" which introduced the world to Bjork. A post-punk album basically.
As a General recommendation, one of my favorite artists is a group called Goldfrapp. The album Tales of Us is incredible. I love all their work and each album is different. Also the band I listen to the most right now is a group called Men I Trust. Their album Oncle Jazz is a 70 minute long journey of just incredible bass work, jazzy sounding, mid-tempo greatness.
Goldfrapp are the biggest 'lost band' of the early century, they should have been so much bigger, they were dynamite for a few years, Strict Machine, oooh... and Utopia still transports me, every time. I love Tales Of Us, but it's a bleak sound, and I was in a bleak place when it came out and I listened to it on repeat, it's still heart-achingly beautiful, but I deal with it carefully now...
@@Chaziltasm I have to tell you though, having listened to the album fairly regularly for 9 years now, I only recently caught the video for Stranger (don't know why, but I still don't think I've seen them all) and it truly took my breath away. I don't know if you've seen the video but if you have I'm sure you'll understand (wink emoji here). I think most of the album is like that, dark undercurrents vaguely obscured by shimmering golden melodies and Alison's whispered voice just that bit too close in your ear... (wicked grin emoji here)
Lol, Bjork is so closely identified with being from Iceland, I can’t even tell if you’re trolling or being honest when you mention the accent and wonder where she’s from
kinda bugged you didn-t give bjork that much credit for producing these tracks... yeah she did not do it alone, but i-m sure she pulled her weight just fine. your first thought wasn-t 'wow bjork did a good job on this track' but, 'who did it? oh, it was this man...'
Unlike quite a few Bjork fans, this isn’t one of my few favs from her. (I probably prefer Homogenic, Post and Medulla). I usually prefer Bjork a lil more out there and aggressive. But this is a beautiful, entrancing album. While “Pagan Poetry” might be my favorite song of hers.
I'd be curious to see if homogenic by Bjork would be able to get a 10 from you, since most people I ask put either homogenic or vespertine in their favorites from her. It has such lush strings, I think you'd really enjoy it
I really like your reaction videos. Espacially for Tori Amos and Kate Bush. So I was thinking it'll be nice to see your reaction to David Bowies album "1. Outside" . It's one of my most favourtie albums of all time with Boys for Pele from Tori and Dreaming from Kate. It's very experimental and sick.
This is my favorite album from an artist ever. I remember i was a teenager when this came out, and i felt embraced with this album's sounds and music. Pagan Poetry blew me away, it was the 1st ever track i heard from Bjork. This takes me back hard to the beginning of 2000s. Nice you are reviewing great art pieces. thank you!
Anyone in this comment section from the UK? An echo a stain's instrumental sounds like the soundtrack to the Wickerman rollercoaster at Alton towers (that's oddly specific but seriously look it up)
that back to back of its not up to you and undo really did you in didn't it 😂 can't say I blame you she's absolutely a genius at producing those kinds of impacts in music form
I just subscribed just because you react to my favorite album ever. Vespertine is a work of art and I love that you liked it and especially that you listened to it with headphones 🥰👍🏼
This album's inspiration was a result of her new relationship after her divorce/separation from her son's father. She started ... better yet, was hesitant to give into the new relationship with Matthew Barney , they had been friends and music collaborators for years, check out Homogenic. They had 2 daughters, if not mistaken and ultimately divorced in early to mid 2010s (which led to Vulnicura, her heartbreak album) The video of Pagan Poetry is from footage of them recording themselves being intimate. Production-Wise, this project She implemented the use of Micro-beats ( recording everyday sounds from all facets of life) Walking in snow, Shuffling a deck of cards, using Morse Code during the actual verse 🤯 creating a unique distortion of electronica, static interference and Soft Endearing bells/ chimes/music box vibes that truly do add sparkle ✨ I personally Love all Her Projects for different reasons. The album after this is 2003-04 Medulla (an all Acapella, unique vocals Album) . A song on that album , Oceania, was a song she and her writing partner came up with after she was personally asked by the Olympics Committee to create and sing at the Opening Ceremony for the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.
Really outstanding record. I heard somewhere that she apparently used footsteps in the snow as PERCUSSION in one of the tracks? I mean if that’s not genius idk what is
Since you like Tyler you should react to his friend's album SOLANGE "WHEN I GET HOME": the transitions man, THEY ARE SO GOOD. And the record itself, just futuristic, I think you'll love it. Btw nice video, I LOVE Bjork.
react tooo mooore bjork boiiiiii. I suggest songs from albums Post, Homogenic, Vulnicura Stonemilker Notget Mouth Mantra Hyperballad Possibly Maybe History of Touches All is Full of Love Hunter Alarm Call (the music video version) Wanderlust Venus as A Boy also watch pagan poetry mv and the other singles music videos too. its part of the experience
unfortunately I don't like the music she's been putting recently. But the fact is she doesn't have anything to prove to no one in the industry and post, homogenic and vespertine will forever be my big 3 in the most important music I ever heard in my life. These albums changed me from a Metal head angry about the world to a guy that can hang with jazz, prog, pop and almost anything.
Do Biophilia and Vulnicura really not do much for you? I think they’re just as beautiful, but I understand that it’s less traditional would make it not as appealing. I’m just curious 😅
Bjork is not pop in any sense of the word. In the 90's, she was played on alternative rock stations, and her music videos were only played late at night when MTV played the more electronic/experimental stuff. Her music is purely experimental. I know the younger generation tends to refer to anything more interesting than mainstream pop to "art pop", but I promise you there are so many other genres out there. Pop music is a commodity. It's made to market to the masses for maximum profit. To me, that's the exact opposite of what Bjork is all about. Sorry to nitpick. 😂 I just think artists like Bjork transcend mainstream and pop music.
@@DAVECHER That's true. I do have a bias. As a millennial, "pop music" has always been a bit of a dirty term. We saw the death of creativity and individuality in the mainstream with the explosion of boy bands, people like Britney Spears, shows like "American Idol" etc. It infected all genres. Musicians gave up trying to compete and just went with what would sell. The pop industry has finally seen a revival in the last 10-15 years as far as pop artists having more creative freedom and not being forced to follow a strict formula.
Hello fan of bjork I watch your reaction ^^ 3 rd song now. I just want to say quick : thank you. Finally , someone who do a reaction video about an album with real HEADPHONES ^^ and not tiny airpod . Happy you enjoy the 3 first track ^^ the rest are better ^^
