monday wake up call

"Mutual Core" by Björk, directed by Andrew Thomas Huang.



Catch Björk at Echo Beach in Toronto tomorrow!

we play endlessly

Nat Geo Music, the music division of National Geographic Entertainment, will webcast the Björk and Sigur Rós concert live from Iceland on Saturday, June 28, 2008! Watch the concert at worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET (begins at 8 p.m. BST/London or 7 p.m. GMT/Reykjavik).

you blow blow blow blow your fuse... when no age covers "it's oh so quiet"

Head over to Stereogum and download Stereogum Presents... Enjoyed A Tribute To Björk's Post, a compilation album featuring twelve artists covering songs from Björk's Post! Also, make sure to take your time and read the liner notes, an essay on Post and an interview with Björk!

The video for "Wanderlust" is out today!

relentlessly craving wanderlust

You can watch the making of Björk's brand new video for "Wanderlust" here or here. The highly anticipated video comes out on Monday!

Wanderlust (Ratatat Remix) [wicked-cool song]

round two

Björk assaults news photographer...

protect your language

AOL has posted the making of Björk's new video, "Declare Independence" on Spinner. The video, directed by Michel Gondry will be out on December 6th.

In other news, Tokyo Police Club will be playing at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto for FREE on January 26 at 7 p.m. and the Feist with Great Lake Swimmers show at the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts on February 18 has been rescheduled to May 13.

my heart comes undone

Radiohead posted a new video at http://www2.radiohead.tv/ yesterday. It’s a strange little video with a very nice surprise in the middle (the 7:50 mark)... ok... it’s a cover of Björk’s "Unravel"!!!!!! Unfortunately, if you watch the video at the link above, you have no control of the video whatsoever. So, if you want to skip the first half of the video (even though you get to see Thom Yorke drops some sick beats) and head straight for the "Unravel" cover, you can do so below.

protect your language

I just got back from seeing Björk at VFest about an hour and a half ago. I actually didn’t plan on going to VFest because a) it was way too expersive and b) I rather see Björk headline by herself and not with a bunch of other bands. Anyway, my friend phoned me at 8 tonight and told me that she got free tickets from her brother... we rushed to the island and I witnessed yet another amazing performance by the Icelandic Princess. I was beyond overjoyed to hear her played four tracks from Post and six from Homogenic... check out Björk’s full setlist below:

Innocence
Hunter
Pagan Poetry
Aurora
All is Full of Love
Pleasure is All Mine
Joga
Unravel
Earth Intruders
Army of Me
I Miss You
Bachelorette
Cover Me
Wanderlust
Hyper-Ballad (crazy rave-remix at the end!)
Pluto

Encore:
Oceania
Declare Independence

there's a charm that is greater still

I bought Björk’s much anticipated new album, Volta at a HMV in Sapporo a couple of days ago. I have listened to the ablum a handful of times now, and as I expected, it is fantastic!! The songs with Antony are just lovely!

Dull Flame of Desire [wicked-cool song]
My Juvenile [wicked-cool song]
I See Who You Are (Mark Bell Mix) [bonus track on Japanese import]
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i must have been a thief or a whore

It’s the match of the lifetime: Joanna Newsom will open for Björk on May 15 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, CO, and Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA!

Colleen [wicked-cool song]
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Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band EP comes out on April 24

muddy with twigs and branches

"Earth intruders" sneak preview!!!!!!!!!!

omg

Björk will be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live hosted by Scarlett Johansson, on April 21!!!!!!!

out this week

Patrick Wof: The Magic Position [Single]
One of the happiest songs I’ve ever heard is now out in single format... in fact, you can get it from digital download, CD, and two 7” singles!!! I can’t wait to get my hands on all of them!!!

The Magic Position [super-wicked-cool song]

buy The Magic Position Single(s) here


Björk: Earth Intruders [Digital Single]
"Earth Intruders" echoes Debut/Post era style with the maturity of Medúlla. The new single will definitely make up for those who were greatly disappointed with the last record.

Earth Intruders [wicked-cool song]


The Terrible Twos: If You Ever See An Owl...
Woo… this came out today? I got this album about a year ago at The New Amsterdams show... holy crap... what the hell took so long for it to come out!!?!?!? Anyways, I absolutely adore If You Ever See An Owl... it’s like children’s music for grownups! "We Can All Get Along With Dinosaurs" is one of the best songs I’ve heard in years!!!

We Can All Get Along With Dinosaurs [super-wicked-cool song]
A Rake, A Broom, A Mop, A Shovel [wicked-cool song]

buy If You Ever See An Owl... here now... it is sooooo good!


Bright Eyes: Cassadaga
A fine record with some beautiful productions.

If The Brakeman Turns My Way
Soul Singer In A Session Band [super-wicked-cool song]
I Must Belong Somewhere [wicked-cool song]

buy Cassadaga here


Blonde Redhead: 23

Top Ranking

buy 23 here


Cocorosie: The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
While Noah's Ark was wonderful, it kind of lost its charm near the end. On the other hand, The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn is a solid record from start to finish!

Promise
Japan [wicked-cool song]
Werewolf [wicked-cool song]

buy The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn here

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can't wait for the new björk album/tour!!!!!!

The magnificent Björk has updated her site. The update talks about the collaborators on her new album... some very exciting shit!!

random youtube goodies...

Björk in StreetFighter!!:


Real Life Simpsons Intro:

Björk A to Z

I hope you all liked my Patrick Wolf A to Z post. If not, here’s another attempt at the A to Z thing, the artist this time is Björk, enjoy!

A is for Army of Me: Remixes and Covers. Released in May of 2005, it is an album which features 20 covers and remixes of Björk’s "Army of Me". Bands and artists from all around the world contributed to this album, including this blog’s favorite: Patrick Wolf!
[download: Army of Me (Army of Klaus Remix by Patrick Wolf)]


B is for Björk, the title for her first solo album. She recorded the album when she was only 11 years old. It includes covers by Stevie Wonder and The Beatles.

C is for "Cvalda", a track from Dancer In The Dark.
[download: Cvalda]

D is for Dancer In The Dark. A film in which Björk won for best actress at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. D is for "Domestica", a b-side on the Pagan Poetry single.
[download: Domestica]

E is for Eiko Ishioka, the director for "Cocoon" video.

F is for Fluke Magimix, the remixed version of "Big Time Sensuality" used in the music video directed by Stéphane Sednaoui. F is also for Foot Soldier, which was released as a b-side on the Hidden Place single.
[download: Big Time Sensuality (The Fluke Magimix)]
[download: Foot Soldier]

G is for Gling-Gló. Released in 1990, it was an album Björk recorded with the Icelandic jazz group Gudmundar Ingólfssonar Trio.

H is for Homogenic, my favorite album by Björk. H is also for "Human Behaviour", the first single from Debut, released in June 1993.

I is for Iceland, where Björk’s from.

J is for The Juniper Tree, Björk’s first acting role. J is also for "Jóga", one of my favorite songs by Björk.
[download: Jòga (String & Vocal Mix)]

K is for Kelis. The r & b artist did a duet with Björk on an alternate version of "Oceania". K is also for "Komið", a bonus on the Japanese version of Medúlla.
[download: Oceania (with Kelis)]
[download: Komið]

L is for is for Björk’s laptop, which influenced Vespertine. Björk explained in the June 2001 issue of Fader: "Vespertine was very influenced by my laptop, and about people being obsessed with Napster and saying it compromised sound and me thinking that was rubbish. Alot of the beats were influenced by me thinking someone could download it and it would sound great."

M is for Madonna’s "Bedtime Stories", a track Björk co-wrote. M is also for "Mother Heroic", a b-side from the Hidden Place single.
[download: Mother Heroic]

N is for November 21, 1965 – Björk’s birthday!

O is for "Oceania", a song off Medulla. Björk performed "Oceania" during the opening ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

P is for "Play Dead". A non-album track used in the film The Young Americans (1993).

Q is for Q Awards. Björk received the Inspiration Award at the Annual Q Magazine Awards in October 2005.

R is for Rahzel, a beatboxer from the rap group The Roots. Rahzel provides beats for five songs on Medúlla.

S is for Sugercubes. Björk was the lead singer of Sugercubes in the late 80s/early 90s. S is also for Selmasongs, the film soundtrack to Dancer In The Dark.

T is for Thom Yorke. Thom recorded a duet with Björk for the song "I’ve Seen it All", which appeared in the film Dancer In The Dark.
[download: I've Seen It All (with Thom Yorke)]

U is for "Úm Akkeri", the Icelandic version of "The Anchor Song".
[download: Úm Akkeri]

V is for Vespertine, released in 2001. V is also for the beautiful track, "Venus As A Boy".

W is for Paul White, the director of Hunter. W is also for the rap supergroup, Wu-Tang Clan... Wu-Tang’s RZA remixed "Bachelorette".
[download: Bachelorett (RZA Remix)]

X is for X-Files. Björk’s "Hunter" was featured in the X-Files movie soundtrack.

Y is for "You Only Live Twice". A never released song originally intented for a compilation which features covers of various James Bond songs; however, the track was withdrawn by Björk in the end.
[download: You Only Live Twice]

Z is for nothing... again, I can’t think of anything for Z... help!

BONUS b-sides:
Sod Off
So Broken
My Snare
Scary

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buy Björk releases here

i sold your car for the shoes that i gave you

I found Björk’s live cover of "Gloomy Sunday" about a month ago and I actually just played it for the first time last night. So, why did I wait so long to play this song? Well, for those of you who are not familiar with the horrible origin of "Gloomy Sunday", let me share with all of you what my Anthropology of Popular Culture professor told me. The song was originally written by a Hungarian (don’t know his/her name), and according to my professor, something like hundreds or thousands of people committed suicide after hearing the song. There you go. I have never heard the Hungarian version of the song, although I’ve been very curious ever seen hearing the background story from my professor, but don’t know if I’ll ever get the courage to actually listen to it.

Gloomy Sunday (live)
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On a more cheerful note, it is that time of the year to pop in Our Endless Numbered Days. It is one of the most gorgeous records ever and in my opinion, it is the perfect music to play on a sunny day. Seriously, on the next sunny day, like today, go walk around downtown, in a park, wherever... put on a track like "Naked As We Came" on your ipod, and it will take you to a dreamlike space, worries free... you will most likely feel lethargic, but in a very wonderful way! In other words, it is like getting high, but without the illegal substances.

Naked As We Came [wicked-cool song]
Teeth In The Grass
Fever Dream
Passing Afternoon

Upward Over The Mountain from The Creek Drank The Cradle [wicked-cool song]
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buy Our Endless Numbered Days here