BJORK DEBUT LP CRACK

Posted Friday, Decem| Review this album | Report (Review #341305) This is by farĪ highly commercial album, with some wonderful pieces of music and just in case your musicĬollection defies true prog territory, this comes highly recommended but more as an album toĮxplore after her more progressive works.

Perhaps her most serious album to date hence a new beginning as a solo artist. Of New Order:-)? Anyhow contrary as the title suggests this is not her first album released, Bjork's message is clear cut maxmizing the moment with great trippy grooves, aįew remixes have been done of this song as it became a famous club number. Laid back ' Come To Me' and the incredible ' Violently Happy'. The last two songs not mentioned yet are the Here and her passion shows through the song. Musical builds all beautifully wrapped by Bjork's unique voice. It sits nicely on any prog album, with some great percussion, layered Song is definitely the highlight, ' One Day' which encompasses all that is good about BjorkĮven to this present day. Sensuality' brings you down to earth with some more dance orientated beats but the next The second half of the album introduces a cabaret like number, largely throwaway pieceĬalled ' Like Someone In Love' with some overplayed harp hanging over it.

BJORK DEBUT LP CRACK

Parades around a harbour at the crack of dawn with her ghettoblaster ( Remember them?) ' There's More To Life Than This' has theĪrtist really getting into dance groove mode reminiscent of the 90's band Soul To Soul, as she Song with great strings and some sensitive lyrics. ' Venus As A Boy' is a pleasant laid back With a quirky out of tune beghinning, interesting base and beats before a brilliant chorus andījork gets to grips with testing her vocal upper limits. Some nice keyboards introduced during an offbeat chorus. Trippy beat and in your face lyrics, self explanatory really, but very engaging and Bjork's voice is ' Human Behaviour ' kicks the album off with a Of the 90's as far as Bjork was concerned. This is not a prog album, maybe one or two hints of eccentricity and the odd curveball songĪs ' The Aeroplane' and ' The Anchorman' but essentially this album is all about energy,ĭance, great vocals and at the time, such a novelty of sounds that it boded very well for the rest LP One Little Indian ‎- TPLP31 (1993, UK)ĬD One Little Indian ‎- TPLP31 CD (1993, UK)ĬD One Little Indian ‎- tplp 31 cdx (1993, Europe) With a bonus track taken from the soundtrack album for the film 'The Young Americans'. Nellee Hooper / drums & percussion, co-producer Releases informationĪrtwork: Me Company with Jean Baptiste Mondino (photo) Oliver Lake / brass, brass arrangements Marius de Vries / keyboards programming Garry Hughes / Hammond organ, keyboards programming Björk Guðmundsdóttir / vocals, keyboards, brass arrangements, co-producer There's More to Life Than This (recorded live at The Milk Bar toilets) (3:21)īonus track only absent from original LP/CD editions: 'Big Time Sensuality' Björk Hooper Hooper 4:00ġ0.4. 'Like Someone in Love' Johnny Burke Jimmy Van Heusen Björk Hooper 4:30Ħ. 'There's More to Life Than This' (recorded live at the Milk Bar toilets) Björk HooperHooper 3:19ĥ. 'Human Behaviour' Björk Nellee HooperNellee Hooper 4:08Ĥ. All charted in the UK, with only 'Human Behaviour', 'Violently Happy' and 'Big Time Sensuality' charting on dance and modern rock charts in the US.ġ. It was certified gold in Canada and platinum in the US, where it remains Björk's bestselling album.įive singles were released from Debut: 'Human Behaviour', 'Venus as a Boy', 'Play Dead', 'Big Time Sensuality' and 'Violently Happy'. It exceeded sales expectations, charting at number two in Iceland, three in the United Kingdom, and 61 in the US. The album departed from the rock style of her previous work and drew from an eclectic variety of styles, including electronic pop, house music, jazz and trip hop.ĭebut received critical acclaim from British music critics, though United States reviews were mixed. It was Björk's first recording following the dissolution of her previous band, the Sugarcubes. It was produced by Björk with artist Nellee Hooper. Debut is the first studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk, released in July 1993 by One Little Indian and Elektra Records.

Bjork debut lp