Analog, played by human instruments (cellos, violins, etc.) and digitally programmed (including strangest samples) are partly interwoven with BJÖRK's bone-dry, then again fies alienated voice in a way that neither of a pure acoustic even an electric album can be spoken. This also makes Mrs. BJÖRK not for the first time.
Note: not to be found are real, real, real basses, guitars, bells (games), clarinets, pianos, Marimben, oboe, organ, saxophone, tambourine, drums, vibration / xylophones, cymbals, as the / the Main Stream -Hit parades listeners / perhaps in hope / expect could / would. No, here is a completely different story, namely (not surprisingly?) BJÖRK's!
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BJÖRK's MUSIC
sounds like usual adventurous, repulsive / attractive, varied, unlike anything else, tiring, breathtaking, exciting, authentic, autistic, OUCH! I do not like to deal with each of Sonx, but I'm just too overwhelmed by claim, content, complexity, their effect. That this work underlying the main theme seems nevertheless look to be at all: dependence / independence, on / off, woman / man, love / hate, black / white, understanding / Miss-understanding, Ying / Yang, together / apart. Or to quote BJÖRK's female words: We're Both eachother's hemispheres ..., so close and yet so far apart, so dependent on each other (part), yet so incompatible as much a wasted potential HACH .. ,
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VULNICURA's SOUND / VULNICURA's PRODUCTION
might not be optimal, perfect, ne plus ultra, Rien ne va plus, so to speak - meticulously crafted arrangements, finely shaped sound-sculptures, cool calculated stereo effects, tonal depth graduation. Something is screaming for a maybe someday appearing surround mix! However, should a woman / man have the energy, leisure and time applying to approach this work as a whole and especially in the headphones / suspend. / Understood an hour most individual, most intense INTIMACY will not just hear / consumed, but opened up, if that is at all possible.
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COMPARISONS
Björk generally and VULNICURA in particular come to mind not a lot, maybe this: Laurie Anderson (dignified violins / vocal sound art works), Kate Bush (once most exotic Composition / vocal acrobatics, now almost worthy irrelevance) Lisa DALBELLO (the first real extremist at times when Madonna & Co. made still in their diapers), Stina NORDENSTAM (the wafer-range, quietest, gentlest little voice in the world), of course, Portishead and then maybe Solveig Slettahjell (the inventor of NEW SLOWNESS) , Here I hope serious additions, lively response and further comparisons of potential readers / inside.
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VULNICURA's PACKING
This CD deluxe version looks just as it sounds, the music included: repulsive / attractive, amateurish / artistic, ugly / beautiful, boring / interesting. Yes, BJÖRK laments the end of a relationship and uses her name to it to make music / art / money. By contrast, there is absolutely nothing wrong, provide emotional extreme conditions but is the driving force of almost any art.
However, if / is an / her oversized, suspiciously reminiscent of the female genital wound as cover art (the deluxe version) suitable for this purpose is necessary, I think is more than questionable - or feels / looks to BJÖRK even as an / e such / s? Otherwise, the packaging of transparent plastic is so so close that it is difficult to push the contained, multiple folding digipak after hearing / visual enjoyment back into it. Or is the purely provocative intention?
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MY RATING
Compositions
5 stars (Sound Plays, sound-worlds, music mosaics, BJÖRK's music a universe they themselves UNIQUE)
THE ARRANGEMENTS
5 stars (exactly like Björk: seemingly not of this world)
THE PERFORMANCES
4 stars (Except for very rare violins vergeigende everything seems perfect. But how woman / man for rate already programmed computer services? And whether or not BJÖRK properly / really / really can sing, I do not know to this day still .)
Experiments / INNOVATIONS
5 stars (was Björk, is and will remain a walking experiment, as well as their music.)
PRODUCTION / THE SOUND
5 stars (Perfect can not be made perfect - but please with headphones!)
THE ENVELOPE
3 stars (Well, either 5 or 0 stars, I do not know. So I put down for this so-called Deluxe Style Work also deluxe coal, I would say 3)
TOTAL
(27: 6 = 4.5), ie rounded 5 stars
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HAAX / Kiel
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POST SCRIPTUM
BJÖRK makes it undoubtedly their (still) existing fans also this and another time not so easy as always really. Potentially interested but indecisive contemporaries / interior should not binding (but quietly) listening sample, all BJÖRK freaks do, of course anyway. Oh yes, this sounds whatsoever or for dancing are definitely not as stand-up and breakfast Mucke, background sound in what ...
