Medúlla

3 Bork albums? Bjork never fails to push the boundaries of creativity. This is mostly a capella and is (once again, like her other albums) more of an art piece than pop music.It defies categoriztion. Very heady, if you want something to think about, throw this on. I'll probably listen again at some point, it's odd and heavy and genuine.

I read somewhere that Björk is like the cool version of Yoko Ono. Well, if that's true, at least she actually sings—despite her constant urge to make noises and moans in the background of the songs.

Not the juggernaut of Vespertine, but still has its moments. Bjork knows how to walk the line between control and its surrender. All the little electronic sounds—bleeps and blurps, etc—push the songs pretty far out of the comfort zone, but never abandon the music entirely to experiment.

The sparse accompaniments really push her voice forward, and that can be a really great thing. She has a wonderful voice and I tend to like Bjork, but this album was a bit of a chore.

I genuinely enjoy how much of a weirdo Björk is, and I really enjoy some of her output - but it tends to be a few songs spread out over a few albums rather than a full length record. That doesn't disqualify this album from inclusion in this list, and as a musical/cultural figure Björk and several of her more experimental albums definitely deserve inclusion.

Mystical, ethereal, animal, strange.

Very cool stuff. Maybe a bit too cool? But the singing is beautiful. I mostly listen at work, and that is pretty hard here. Ultimately a 3. This needs active listening in a way I am not always looking for with music.

Not really for me but I appreciate what the albums trying to do. Thinking about Bjork in a witchy context gives perspective to her style I think, and she makes sense as the Scandinavian version of Stevie Nicks or Florence and the Machine

Bjork is really intentional with her music, it all feels erratic but perfectly hand selected at the same time. It doesn't really do it for me but I like her dedication to the craft and her individuality

I love Björk but I have to go with my gut here. Brilliantly challenging and the diversity of sounds is a wonderful showcase of the human voice as instrument, but there is too little payoff in the music here, with only a few tracks (‘who is it’, ‘submarine’ and ‘triumph of a heart’) that I think I could reasonably listen to again outside of the context of the album - likely because these are the closer to a more traditional song structure. One of those albums that is an important experience even if it is not loved - there aren’t many artists that would feature throat singing, beatboxing, and baroque choir on the same track let alone album.

not my cup of tea, but it had some solid moments (i.e. Where is the Line)

she's nice bot not a good workplace listen

It was more subdued than I expected . I liked it but I'm unlikely to add it to my repeat play list.

A bit too much in spots but has some really salient music even 22 years on. Bjork is ahead of a time. It's just not always clear what time that is.

Quick, I need the most Bjork album you have! ... No, that's too much Bjork.

I have never quite gotten there with Bjork. Fully admire her as an artist. An individualist who has created a unique body of work that borders on avant garde. Musically I have never found her music appealing. I understand Bjork does not make music for enjoyment as she explores some form of her, and our psyches. I just cannot connect with her wavelength. Framing this lack of connection as an “I” problem rather than blaming her. Medulla places the voice front and center. Rarely did she imitate familiar vocal arrangements. I did not hear straight gospel, nor Gregorian nor boys’ choirs. I struggle to put my finger on exactly what Bjork develops. The songs mostly move at a glacial pace. Unlike ambient music, which can lull the listener into a pleasing trance, the songs here express pain and disjointedness to my ears. Bjork seized my attention despite the minimalism present, however I did not find myself carried away in any capacity. I could see it happening someday.

interresting but challenging

I have to say - this might be the first album I've had so far (250 in) where I genuinely don't know what to actually think. I'm aware that Björk is...unique, but this really was something different. I'll give props for the creativity of creating an entire album almost exclusively with just the human voice. Some songs sort of landed, some didn't, all I'll say is I do want to listen again. Best I can do is a 3 down the middle - but who knows what future listens will bring.

I can see the beauty in her work, but can also see how her music can be polarizing.

I'll give Björk this: she managed to make a 45-minute album (almost) entirely a capella without resorting to anything conventional. You won't find any easy barbershop harmonies or seamlessly blended voices here. In fact, every one of the many, MANY voices on this album seem to deliberately clash against each other to make them stand out in the spacious, at times miry mix. On this album, Björk enlists throat singer Tanya Tagaq, experimentalists Mike Patton and Robert Wyatt, and a litany of choirs and beatboxers to create an oddly cold and unfeeling atmosphere. Sort of ironic as about 95% of this album is created with the voice, the most human of all instruments. The mix is also kind of dry in sections where Björk herself sounds way too upfront on some of these songs, which make the whole thing feel oddly incomplete despite how obviously prepared and painstakingly arranged this whole album was. This will probably go down as the most divisive album in her very varied catalogue. Björk would only keep veering into strange single-instrument experiments like this one, which quietly signalled that she had exited the masterpiece period that produced the 3 albums that preceded this. Key Tracks: Where Is the Line, Who Is It, Oceania

Good record, creative, nothing wrong with it, but I don’t see myself reaching for it in the future

not my fav album by her but still. it's bjork

When Björk released her fifth studio album, "Medúlla", I just felt I was no longer connecting with her music. I was a massive fan of her first two albums, "Debut" and "Post". I really liked the way she mixed avant-garde and pop music. I didn't find her third album, "Homogenic", as impressive. With the soundtrack "Selmasongs", she returned once more to her blend of avant-garde and pop music. The fourth album, "Vespertine", with its cold, electronic sound, just didn't do it for me. The compositions became more and more inaccessible. This idea is made even stronger on "Medúlla". The album's a departure from the cold electronic sound of the last one, and it's all about the vocals. With some tracks, it feels like the experiments with layered vocals have messed up the composition. I've got nothing against contemporary classical music, which is often more about sound than melody, but in the end, Björk's vocal talent just sounds like monotonous white noise to me. Around half the songs feel like they're just intros or outros, and you're left waiting for the actual song to begin. Even the big-name guests, like Robert Wyatt, Mike Patton and Tanya Tagaq, an Inuit throat singer, can't help. It's all very artful, but it's a bit too l'art pour l'art for my taste, an impression that would only get stronger on later albums. Some tracks really convinced my today revisiting the album after 20 years, but some just didn't. Still, it's the last Björk album I bought and kept. I think Björk is a really courageous artist with her own ideas and innovative concepts, but I just can't follow her anymore. Even I sometimes find music a bit too cerebral.

Bjork is one of my favorite artists. I almost feel that she can do no wrong when it comes to music. This record though, is perhaps my least favorite of hers. It is still very beautiful but I still can't sit to listen to the whole record as I can with other records of hers.

Not quite Vespertine.

I’ve been enjoying Bjork when she’s appeared but this felt like it stumbled too much into impenetrable art project. Interesting though.

Interesting and weird album Standout songs: Where is the line Who it is Mouths Cradle

I quite like "where is the line"

bjork at her weirdest

Bjork definitely has her own genre of music. I appreciate it, but isn't always my thing. Highlights: "Who Is It?" and "Oceania"

I didn’t really enjoy this much, it was interesting and weird, but a little too weird for me. The concept is cool, with most of the songs being made up of different vocal sounds, but it would have been better with more standard instrumentation in my opinion. I’ll give it a low 3, 2 for enjoyment plus 1 for at least being interesting.

It was... interesting

Gloriously different and at some times distinctly odd. Birk is something special.

Bjork embracing an avant-garde approach to her later albums. I'm not sure anything will ever be as strong as Debut and I'm not sure I can get behind how experimental some of these songs go, but alas, I still enjoy her music.

One of her most accessible albums, although still plenty of quirks and Björkisms to be found

A very Björk album. So creative, but there is only so much a capello.

Idk, I just can't get into Björk. I don't know what it is about her music that just doesn't hit for me

This was a tough cookie of an album. It has an interesting concept that there is really no instruments, but instead there are voices a cappella that are added together in a way to make up for the lack of instrumentation. So for example on "Where Is the Line" it has aggressive beatboxing in place where an electronic kick drum would've hypothetically (if this album was more electronic) been. The choral sections are beautiful. I believe this was really well done. But I kind of wish I heard this after listening to her other albums before this (only familiar with Post and Debut,) I just feel it would've made me appreciate this album. Highlight Song/s: "Pleasure Is All Mine" and "Who Is It(...)"

Weird but interesting

Moving and weird. I'm a fan. 3.75 rounded down to a 3.

Maneiro e criativo, mas provavelmente não ouvir de novo any time soon. Simpatizo bastante com a Björk mesmo não sendo o tipo de música que eu gosto de ouvir regularmente.

No reasonable person would classify the content of this album as "songs". But it was an experience and I might have enjoyed some of it.....

Highlight: Show Me Forgiveness. In a nutshell: “where is the line with you?” For Björk, no album concept is impossible. There is no line with her. It’s amazing that almost all of the album is vocal. Layers of atmospheric harmonies and beatboxing. Barely an instrument to be heard! As with all Björk albums, try to be patient. This is experimental art. A hard left turn from previous releases on the list. Overall: 5/10

1001 albums, nothin' but Bjork. The third or perhaps fourth from the one-named Icelandic freakazoid, and this time, she's Bjork 2 Basics. Actually that's not true at all, but I wanted to say that. She's as weird as ever, and she has added a great deal of electronica to her winning formula. Bjork is not a casual listen. My evil music listening app of choice tends to play songs you enjoyed once, until you hate them, and much like the author of this list, it LOVES Bjork. A random Bjork song in the middle of tracks from The Mountain Goats and Suffocation doesn't tend to "hit" the way it does in the context of the full album, so I'm hoping I can enjoy her off-beat caterwauling. I am not in the mood for this today, and I don't think it's anywhere near Vespertine but... hold on it's still way better than most of this shit, by way of sheer eccentric brute force. Also the fly-boy beatboxing had me chuckling repeatedly. Some people are "weird" as in they don't like sports and have read a book, and some people are weird like beat boxing and tantric moaning through an electronica soundscape while wearing the ancient runes of your people and your mask is made of hair. Bjork you friggin nut, you did it again. See you crazy kids on the next B-Jork day. I'm sure there are yet more to come. Praise be to the 1001. 3 HIGHLIGHTS: This review brought to you by Mike Rowe Plastics. Do you need some uhh fuckin' plastic?? Called lil Mikey Rowe and he'll set you straight, or he'll slowly diminish your thinking ability until you are a malleable husk who cannot remember what the full use of your faculties felt like and you won't be able to explain it to anybody because of your reduced faculties, but you'll know it isn't quite the same. Mike Rowe Plastics, call us now, you big piece of shit.

Somehow didn’t mind that. 2.5 rounded up because at one point she sounded like the woman who falls over after stomping on the grapes.

Laryngeal

If there was anyone I'd expect to make an experimental acapella album it would most definitely be Björk. Such a weird experience but I enjoyed it! Seriously impressive how close some of the vocals were to imitating synths or drums. Favourite tracks: Where Is The Line, Who Is It, Triumph Of A Heart 3.5/5

I wish I liked this more as it is at times gorgeous. But there is too much searching for those beautiful moments to make it a round experience

La mina es una genia, se nota fácilmente. Eso no quita que después de un rato se me hace muy densa. Su otro disco, me gustó más que este.

Very challenging listen on the first go round but there's interesting nuggets in each song.

Funky, cool

First Morrissey returned to the 1001 Albums list—and now Björk follows. She hasn’t been gone long, but I had started to wonder if her window to make an impact had passed. Her 2004 album Medúlla proved otherwise. My favourite track might be “Desired Constellation”—it’s so quiet and deeply melancholic. I also enjoyed “Show Me Forgiveness,” “Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right),” “Where Is the Line,” and “Triumph of a Heart.” That said, this is probably my least favourite Björk album overall. It didn’t quite connect with me. I tend to prefer her electronic work paired with her vocals, rather than the largely a cappella approach she takes here. While I can appreciate the creativity and ambition behind it, it’s not something I see myself revisiting often. 6.5/10.

3 - good

There’s some fantastic tracks, but also some that I hate. So, my score is an average.

Interesting. Not exactly my thing.

Im a big Björk fan tbh, as big as a normy cn be anyway. But id say this is on the 'low end ' of her good material or 'high end' of her unlistenable material. Shes a true musical genius and a free spirit. I'll grant her the leeway to produce this type of art as she sees fit.

I don't think I would ever listen to this again, but it was really interesting to hear.

Certainly, an interesting album. Super unique. Absolute artistry. Is it for me? I'm not entirely sure, but it's kinda cool.

My Medullary functions are intrigued. Weird tracks with weird sound effects and interesting lyrics (Björk's vocal ranges are pretty good) 3/6

It's very Björk. I kind of liked Who Is It and Triumph of a Heart.

I just don't love Bjork's music unfortunately. I've tried listening through this a few times and it just doesn't do anything for me. Some of her other albums I have listened to a bit and did enjoy, but none of them were favorites. I'm surprised Homogenic or Post aren't on this list. I thought they were way more popular, but reading through the reviews, it sounds like they're considered her more pop albums, so maybe the list is bucking against trends?

Not my taste

I prefer music with more going on instrumentally, but there were some beautiful moments on this.

I can't say I enjoyed this, but I deeply appreciate how honest it sounds and feels. This is an experience.

Interesting listen, not an everyday one though

Björk is one of my favorite singers of all time, so far. She's making what I've been searching for years. I genuinely think that she's the GOAT, so I'm happy to see her album here (it'd be weird to not see her there tho, nvm). I really adore how Björk comes up with new ideas in her new works, so Medúlla is another experimental album of hers in which she's using a capella vocals as instrumental which is really impressive. So mu fav songs are: Pleasure Is All Mine, Who Is It (...), and Oceania

Альбом, як і вся сузика Бйорк, має доволі нетипове звучання, це ,мабуть таки, плюс. Але я не можу сказати, що мені сподобалось. Oceania - найкраща пісня з альбому, на мою думку. 2,5

It's not exactly bursting at the seams with toe-tapping hits, but I like that about Bjork - I like that she's so willing and eager to experiment. It would have been so easy for her to continue in that 90s pop hits vein - I'm sure she could have made variations of Debut over and over again, but she didn't. She's an artist before she's a pop star and I love that. I also love that there's no one standing over me, forcing me to listen and I can just press stop halfway through. Which is what I did.

As odd as I find Bjorks music, I always end up grooving along.

I'd really like to like it but it seems I'll have to settle on respecting Björk

The most advanced acapella record I have heard. She should have gotten MC Rahzel from SSX Tricky to be a guest vocalist. Some of it was pretty cool if not unsettling!

There were a few really pretty tracks on this album but overall it doesn't hold a candle to the other Bjork albums I've heard unfortunately.

I don't really love it but she is cool Will I listen to again: 40%

Haven't heard this record ever . It's cool! But not sure I'll listen again.

Cool!

This is an interesting work of art. It took me forever to complete this review because I kept thinking I needed to give it another listen to understand what I was listening to. This is about as big sounding as an a Capella pop album can get. The variety of sounds generated by the human voice and the complexity with which they were combined into the tunes on this record is impressive.

Not my favourite Bjork album by a long way, I would say this is one of her weakest efforts

Not my cup of Bjork, but impressive concept nonetheless

I’ve enjoyed Björk over the years, and the other albums of hers I’ve gotten on this list. Yes this album was a rough listen at times. As someone who can get really annoyed by some sounds, especially when they come at me in a constant repetition, this album by the end had me cringing. I had to skip one song entirely because the repetition was extra annoying and I was about to scream.

From a personal enjoyment this is a 2, I don't imagine ever putting this album for recreative listening. However, I gotta hand another star for the creativity and risk taking. I also appreciate that Bjork has an incredible voice, but I have to say, this being my second album to review, she's drawing from a very limited pool of tricks. Not a problem in itself, but seeing as this is mostly a vocal album, the tricks don't really suffice to keep the endeavor afloat.

Typical bjork madness (see Where is the Line), complex rythyms, harmonies, strong vocals, avant garde electro/sampling/looping. Best track - Where is the Line, Mouths Cradle 3 stars - I can appreciate the complexity and skill but I find it heavy going

Medúlla is an unsettling, otherworldly listen—built on layers of moans, growls, and stark vocal arrangements that don’t always land as powerfully as they seem intended to. Of course, that may come down to personal taste. Björk has always occupied a singular creative space entirely her own, whether or not anyone else feels inclined to join her there. For me, if I’m reaching for one of her records in the future, it’s far more likely to be something like Debut or Post—albums that balance experimentation with accessibility—rather than Medúlla, which wanders a bit too far from the beaten path for my taste.

Honestly not super my jam. Very impressed by its production and how legible the instrumentation is but could have done with more manipulation a la "Desired Constellation" or "Mouths Cradle" -- the acapella timbre just kept me at a distance.

Oh yeah, her human voice record. A cool, ambitious idea realized with creativity and commitment. It’s not the most gripping record I’ve heard of hers and I don’t think I’ll revisit in full, but it is certainly interesting and unlike anything else I’ve listened to.

Not really music. I like Björk and everything, but this was disappointing.

Weird and funky as I would expect from her.

A beautiful concept and some lush sounds, but far from an easy listen.

I listen to this album about once every 10 years or so. It's not bad; I like the different layers of vocals that show up occasionally and get used in cool textured ways. But overall it's kind of a vanilla Bjork record and only occasionally gets into the weird harmonic and rhythmic stuff that I love her for. 3/5

This was the album where Bjork lost me back in the day. I haven't re-listened to it in forever, but I think I've warmed to it quite a bit. The beatboxing and such was off-putting 20 years ago, but now I like it just fine. If anything, it's the more solitary experiments that I find myself questioning. They're beautiful but also feel unfinished. I wish there was a backbeat or something. She stuck to the concept too closely, imo. Still, this was like a 2/5 when I first listened to it, and now it's quite a bit more. 3.25/5

Appreciate the artistry

Super weird! Zumindest bleibt Björk damit sich selbst treu und einzigartig. Einen Extrapunkt für den Katzensong am Schluss

Enjoyed it

I really enjoy Bjerknes as she pushes boundaries musically and vocally , saw live at all point# East and was disappointed , rubbish sound set up but she did cornucopia in its entirety and not a live performance, this alum is average at best

I like the experimentation on here, even if this is not my prefered style. 3.5 stars

I tried to come back to this a few times to try and get into the right headspace for it. There are moments I think it's brilliant and moments I still don't get it. As a technical achievement, pretty amazing - as something I'd want to sit down and listen to a lot, not so sure.

I love Bjork but this album doesn't really stick out to me in her discography

Either you like Bjork or you don't. Throwing more of her work at us isn't going to change anyone's mind. That said, I doubt that even the most devout of her followers would call this an essential piece.

this is the best Björk album I've listened to on this list

I’m glad that this exists but it’s a difficult listen for the most part. It’s an amazing technical achievement and definitely defies all expectation of what an album comprised of only voices can be. This is not a cappella music as you think of it. But ultimately I found it at times unpleasant and unsatisfying.

Very interesting, somewhat inconsistent but a decent listen

Quite a unique music style. I don't quite hate it, but it takes some getting used to

Interesting as always, but I just don’t listen to it that much.

bjork je kao evil caroline polachek lowkey. veoma veoma zanimljiv album, znala sam da bjork ima ludu muziku ali nisam nikad slusala pa sam bila veoma uzbudjena da cujem sta se tu desava. i svasta se desava zaista: malo edm momenata, malo bitboksa iz nekog razloga, malo horskih momenata, puno harmonija, puno neobicnih vokala i melodija (da ne kazem skicanja, ali necu to reci) i puno puno ponavljanja iste dve recenice u jednoj pesmi, sto postujem jer uvek nadje neki zanimljiv nacin da to uradi, na primer kad ubaci trap beat u sred pesme ili manastirski hor u pozadini. e da, ima bas dosta akapela momenata, sa nekim pesmama koje su skroz akapela, ne znam koliko je to tipicno za bjork. svidja mi se sto ima i pesme na islandskom! ne znam koliko mi se bas dopada ton njenog glasa, ali ima mocne vokale to se ne moze poreci.

This was different. I have listened a lot to «early» Björk. But never this. Positive sides: Really cool production and many different elements in the songs - it’s a bit like ASMR at times. I like several of the sceneries in many of the songs. The A’capella works well in many of the songs. Negative: Sometimes it can be just too much. And sometimes it would be nice with an instrument or two.

good listen

Rating: 7/10 Love the experimentation here, some songs are really great but this album is not cohesive at all.

Noises

Lofi, largely acapella Elf Jams.

This is my second Bjork album this month, and honestly, I was dreading it going in. I didn't think I'd be in the mood for this today. However, I ended up enjoying it more than the last one. I still wouldn't call myself a Bjork "fan", per say. Her music still gets a little too experimental for my tastes. But there was still a handful of tracks I kinda enjoyed. 3.5/5.

What a beautiful voice and also some other wild stuff happening. Loved mouth’s cradle and also generally the way she really makes you Hear That Mic.

I love Björk for all the weird and wonderful things that she is and for inspiring one of the greatest ever Snatch Game performances. This album isn’t something I’d ever reach for but I appreciate how it pushes my understanding of what music can be.

Björk is someone who I would say I love without necessarily knowing a huge amount of her music, and so this was an interesting album to listen to, especially because it was quite sonically different to the songs of hers that I knew. The vocal textures were overall a little harsh and not always that pleasant, but I was definitely technically impressed by what she did. Triumph of a Heart also has such an iconic video which definitely elevates the song for me. I assume we have several more Björk albums to go on this list because I feel like I can think of at least 4 that seem more famous than this one

This is my first time sitting down to listen to a Bjork album start-to-finish. I didn't hate this, but it's also not quite at the level of being enjoyable. I do, however, respect this album. It's very much Bjork doing Bjork things.

This is an album I could appreciate, but I didn’t really enjoy it. It was nice to hear something more experimental on this list, but it did just end up feeling like vocal exercises. I feel like it was more of a me issue being unable to appreciate it rather than a real critique of the record.

As you would expect from bjork, something unique and different

I appreciate the mastery behind this album but I did not find it enjoyable at times, sometimes even quite unpleasant unfortunately. I wanted to like this but it's not how it always turns out.

A lot of experimenting happening in this album - some good and some tiresome. I was feeling the length by the end.

Best Song: Who Is It. I really liked the layered production, the echoing vocals, and the lyrical content. Worst Song: Ancestors. The animalistic growling/barking didn't do it for me. Overall: This felt like an album full of hits and misses for me. I wasn't a huge fan of the a capella tracks, but some of the more "produced" ones really felt unique and interesting. Definitely an album that feels more "artistic" than strictly "musical", but it still works well at instilling a particular vibe.

The conceit, an artsy electronic album almost completely composed of human voices, could be a gimmick in another artist's hands, but Bjork mostly makes it work. Still just kinda not my thing.

Weird but listenable. All vocals, no instruments. Pitchfork: 7.2 Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs Who Is It (Carry My Joy On The Left, Carry My Pain On The Right)

Trust Björk to make an album made up of mostly vocals and it sound so otherworldly. This is an album I respect and appreciate more than love, however the highlights give goosebumps like the very best of Björk’s work.

Love her, amazing person who has genuinely made music better by her innovation and all round weirdness but saying that I really can’t get on with her music

Surreal, kinda demonic accapella

2.6/5 Stars Top Song: Who is it

As far as gimmick albums go, this isn't too bad.

The vibe of this is cool but I wanted to like it more than I did

Wild experience, not my fav album but dove into more bjork and liked it

Bjork can really wail. Sometimes, the wailing makes me uncomfortable. Other times, it RULES. 3.5 rounded down just because I probably won't revisit this in its entirety.

Kinda weird, but kinda good

You have to respect a polished album of . . . art songs, right? But does there have to be a whiff of the medicinal? I wonder.

Uncertain effect on my medulla -- not vomiting, but perhaps some light coughing.

Was that an Icelandic ritual?

Wow it was something. Lots of beatboxing

As is the case with any groundbreaking or experimental artist, they always have their fair share of misses. And for Björk, this isn't quite one of those but she definitely has far better. I like a lot of the ideas she has on this album, but I just don't think it's really all that well put together and ends up feeling like it's just missing something. I say all of this like I think this album is bad, all things considered it's still pretty good, it's just that I know she's capable of so much more, and so this one feels very underwhelming in comparison.

I struggle with her voice sometimes but there were enough good songs on here to makeit worthwhile

Just slightly too experimental for our taste, though we do like Bjork's other work.

ilk defa Björk dinledim albüm coverları çok güzel ve hastalıklı şarkılar müthiş

A bit random at times but still fun

Meer Björk, hoezo dat dan? Deze IJslandse piepstem met haar creatieve invallen hadden we al gehoord. En dat was ook niet zo erg, maar vier keer (!) is wel wat veel. Op dit album overheerst de chaos, er is weinig luistergenot en veel verwarring. Een beetje zoals het zou klinken als buitenaardse wezens ook eens zouden proberen om muziek te maken, net als de aardbewoners. Het is muziek, het is eens wat anders, maar ook klopt er iets niet.

1. mine - 2 2. zhouu - 2 3. line - 1.5 4. Bokuro - 2 5. Vittan -1.5 6. Who - 1.5 7. Submarine - 1.5 8. Desired - 2.5 9. Oceania - 2 10. Sonnets - 1.5 11. Ancestors - 1.5 12. Cradle - 1.5 13. Mid - 1.5 14. Heart - 2

It’s more like a painting or sculpture than an album - designed to get a reaction without telling you what it should be. A lot of interesting sounds and textures.

Heard of her but never checked out her stuff. Not what I'd usually listen to but I really liked this!

Didn't hate it but it wasn't enjoyable

I confess to liking the Sugarcubes Bjork 100 times more than the Bjork alone Bjork. Its not like I totally dislike this Bjork, I'm just not that very much into it. I do like the adventurousness, the exploratory edge, the high quality of the studio presence. I can take it or leave it, though.

I still don’t like Bjork, but I got to listen to this album while in Iceland, which elevated it for me….a little bit.

I like to think I've got a pretty wide range of musical tastes, but I keep butting up against genres and styles that I just can't relate to. I've listened to a good amount of Bjork's music and have never been able to simply enjoy it. I do appreciate and recognize the artistry, she's legit, but I don't like the music. I'm working so hard to find even footing with this and it's an uncomfortable listening experience.

Stunning throat singing, belting, real hootin and hollerin in the most Bjork fashion. I also tend to be a huge fan of repetitive and looping vocals soooo yeah loved this listening experience. Favorite song: Where Is the Line

I think every time I get a Bjork album my comment is something about how I’m at peace with really only liking Post. So I guess I’m saying I’m glad Bjork exists for the sake of those who love her, but I really only like Post and am okay with that.

Clearly good, but not my cup of tea: too experimental for me. Saved "Who Is It".

J'aime bien Bjork a la base mais là c'est un peu hermétique ! 2.5/5

this was genuinely very exhausting to listen to, and not something i’m particularly eager to return to on my own—that’s not to say i disliked it, or thought it was bad. i thought it was very complex and lush like pretty much all of björk’s music, and an impressive display of skill re: musical composition, but the experimental a cappella aspect made it a difficult listen. fav tracks: desired constellation; oceania

Interesting but not particularly great. It was worth a listen and I liked a few songs but not sure this is completely for me.

Feels designed to trigger misophonia but I enjoyed it nontheless

First 2 or 3 songs were 1 star for me but I actually kind of liked how weird and mystical the later songs were? Lots of interesting harmonies, and I'm a sucker for good vocals. Her voice is super weird but not as grating as I expected it to be.

interessante

Wild shit

It should be clear that I hate accapela music. This album is almost without instrumentation. That means "Medulla" is occasionally unbearable. However, there are some good songs on it. For example, "Desired Constellations". 3 stars for "Medulla".

Gosh - - I tried really did! She is a marvelous and genius, but could not relate.

Constantly rode the line between being a fun experiment and just annoying. Her weird little accent feels kind of forced, but other than that I didn't hate it

I listened to it twice; the first time was too strange, it was difficult to listen to! And, as has been customary in my approach to this project, I was at my workplace. So it wasn't an easy listen. Then, later that night, I listened to it again at home, with proper headphones, and the experience was totally different. What I'm trying to say is that it's a good album, a very good album, but it's not an album for all moments, you know? I'm giving it a 3 for the whole experience, Bjork has many better albums and songs, IMHO, and I'm only not giving this one a higher rating because of its “strangeness.” Anyway, you'll be amazed by Bjork's unique and fantastic vocals, she is undeniably a great singer, a great artist, and a great performer - a 10/10 kind of artist <3

This was the Bjork album where I rather lost interest. It's an album of her usual explorations, experiments, whimsy and inventions. However, there needed to be some controlling hand. What we get is an album devoted to what Bjork enjoys, with no real interest in relating it to other folks. OK, there are many who buy into her interests, but me (and others I know) zoned out. Sad, but c'est la vie.

Ya sé que es Bjork y decir que su disco está rarísimo es casi una necedad, pero qué pedo, su disco está rarísimo. No podría decir que lo disfruté especialmente, pero sí me tuvo muy intrigado. Y qué pedo con la canción de Ancestors, me mató del miedo. No recomiendo escucharla caminando de noche por las calles vacías de la ciudad, sí lo pone a uno muy inquietito.

Fun but it’s given “but dad I want to go to fashion school”

Good but not my jam

First keyword associated with this album is “interesting” and that is the long and short of it. Not bad but definitely polarizing for the listener, 2.75/5, I didn’t love it but respect the vision that Björk was going for

It’s Björk. It’s weird but pleasant at times, just like you’d expect. I did really enjoy the last track.

As always with Bjork, I find her music can lack beats, which can be a deterrent for me when it comes to every day listening. But, when the mood strikes me for this kind of moodiness, it works so friggin' well.

As with the other Björk albums, it's not bad, it's just that I can't quite figure out if it's good or more self-indulgent madness... "Björkness" I guess!

No offense to Björk, but do we really need multiple Björk albums on here? All her stuff kind of sounds the same.

I’m a huge Bjork fan who has admired her creative and uncompromising approach from her time with the Sugarcubes through her solo career. I consider albums such as “Post” to be absolute classics. I had never heard this album before, and it only takes a few tracks before you becomes aware of the central conceit - this album is composed almost exclusively of vocals. And while a brave and interesting artistic choice, in practice it doesn’t hold together very well for an entire album. There are certainly great songs here - “Pleasure Is All Mine”, “Oceania”, and “Where Is the Line” are examples - but they work best as standalone songs rather than as part of a vocal-only statement. So while I applaud Bjork’s singular vision here, I don’t really jive with the end result.

I love Bjork, I think she’s so unique and creative and smart, but this album, I wouldn’t call it pleasurable listening for me. It’s more like curiosity listening. I’m interested in the ideas, but I need to be in the right sort of mood to listen through the whole thing.

Very unique album, enjoyed the mix of beats and fun feel to each song. I will say it kind of stressed me out alittle bit, but only because I was trying to do other things and listen to the album.

I like Björk a lot, Post, Debut, Homogenic, Vespertine are all great albums. Medúlla however, is so sparse, that it ends up being something I admired more than something I enjoyed. Triumph of the Heart is good fun, but I don't think there's anything else I'd want to listen to again.

It’s very interesting. Reminds me of choir music

I appreciate this for being interesting, avant-garde and very different from other albums on this list. I don’t know if I like it, but I can acknowledge her artistry

one of bjork's most artistically challenging and potentially alienating works, her ambition is enormous and the production here is far ahead of the curve but the icy, sort of jagged world she produces with it all is not entirely to my taste, even if i respect and understand what she is attempting.

It made me feel uncomfortable at times. I am confused. I don't know whether I liked it or not. It was very intriguing.

Like I'd expect from Björk: weird that sticks, weird that doesn't stick and a bit more normal inbetween. This was the first time I heard the original Who Is It. I used to hear the Kurt Elling cover on a soul & jazz radio station, which I like. I definitely want to listen again. I didn't like it as much, but hope it'll grow on me. Triumph Of A Heart is weirder than I remember. It's also a banger.

You always get weirdness with Bjork, initially sounded like a pagan dark souls soundtrack but then went into some unexpected beatboxing and teenage girl crying. I will always be bemused by Bjork, nevertheless am I glad I listened to it? Yes. Would I listen to it again? Nahhhhh

2.64

Ничего не понял, какой-то авангардный арт-поп. Местами напомнил группу Magma.

Misère à accrocher! Ça m’écorche un peu.

Quite enjoyed Zombie, but not the other songs so much.

It was kind of what I was expecting from a Bjork album. Lost me at times but do appreciate what she’s doing

It's not bad by any means, but it is shocking that it became relatively mainstream

While she's consistently great, not every Björk record is going to grab you by your cochleae and immediately pull you into whatever world she's constructed. Medúlla proves that; it is more something you drift through, occasionally noting a constellation of effect or gently bobbing around a blip and slow curl of current. Not my favorite of hers, but I appreciate an entry in her catalogue that's more confounding than common.

I did not check if this was an earlier album, but I feel I can hear the basis developing for the known hits. However, being very familiar with many of the more popular songs this album just didn't do as much for me as I'd expected.

def an interesting listen, gotta give it at least a 3 for that, not something i would return to often but i can appreciate it

I really love Bjork's sound and I wish I would have listened more when I was younger and writing a ton of music. I know it would have been really great for my developing sound & voice. This one has some of her typical inventive songwriting, with a few standout tracks like "Oceania", "Who Is It (Carry My Joy On The Left, Carry My Pain On The Right)", and my favorite from the album: "Where Is The Line". That final one is really intriguing; I love the vocal bass line that runs throughout, and her vocals contrast them and move around so impressively on top of it. This one is a strong 3/5, but it's just a bit short of a 4 for memorability reasons. I'm walking away only holding a single tune in my head. I'm sure this would change with more listens though.

I feel like I should like Bjork. I was young in the 90's, I love Radiohead and the indie electronic music that came up in the late 90's and 2000's, but there's just something that doesn't hit for me.

Je sais vraiment pas trop quoi en penser, c'est tellement bizarre. Des fois ça marche et j'aime bien et elle met en avant des choses intéressantes mais des fois c'est très lourd à écouter, je comprends pas trop la proposition. Par contre les canons qu'elle fait dans plusieurs morceaux sont magnifiques, le beatbox je suis un peu plus sceptique. Dans la globalité c'est sympa il y a peut-être 2-3 morceaux que je réécouterai mais pas l'album en lui-même.

Écoute trop distraite pour construire un avis

Je souligne la technique mais ça m’a pas vraiment touchée plus que ça

Half of this album is great. The other half is meh.

I don't hate it, like I thought I would. Does this represent growth?

Icelandic Sufjan! Incredible talent with niche artistic flair. A fun album to listen to, but not fun enough to put in rotation.

Quite a departure from her previous albums, focusing largely on arranging voices in to songs rather than traditional instrumentation. Some cracking songs, Pleasure Is All Mine, Where Is the Line, Who Is It, Oceania, Mouths Cradle. But the intermissions and Ancestors do bring it down a bit for me and ruin the flow of the album. Would be a 7.

molto molto particolare.....

To say that Björk has forged her own lane is an understatement. To start, she has more than one, as this voice-centric record parades, so different from her previous releases. She also doesn't really seem to be interested in forging anything: her singularity flows too naturally, too inevitably. This particular album tho, I have to admit, is difficult to get into. I managed to get thru the whole thing, and while there are standout moments of real beauty, I found myself thinking too much, feeling too little, ultimately falling in line with Björk's own truth: 'I want to be flexible / I want to go out / Of my way for you / But enough is enough.' I think it's the Gregorian religiosity that doesn't do it for me, not exactly sham, but not a reliable tonic either.

Started thinking it's a bit too weird. Beatbox? Weird rythm of her quite whiny song. Mixed on top of itself. A lot of sounds and noises. Pop? Indie? I think I ended up more on the potitive side than the negative though.

That was something

Très chouette au début puis les dernières chansons me déroutent trop.

This is definitely a Bjork album. I didn’t hate it, but not fully my thing. She’s quite a genius, though.

418/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

liked songs: Pleasure Is All Mine, Where Is the Line, Sonnets / Unrealities XI This was interesting. Some of it was way too out there for me, but I really liked the execution of electronic-y, weird a capella on Pleasure Is All Mine and Where Is the Line. 3.5

Umm, ok. This one might get a ton of 5's and a ton of 1's, dunno. Depends on if you 'get it' or not, and I'm not sure I totally got it. Bjork is great, but this concept left me a little cold. That might be the point, maybe? I did like the tracks with the beatboxers, and Who Is It is great! But as a whole, I wasn't sure what to take away from this album. And it seemed like a longish 45 minutes. Decent album, just not for me. Still 3 stars.

Excited to see some bjork on here

Interesting as a concept album, but nothing I will listen to again.

I liked the other Björk albums far better. 3/5

pani bjork nie przestaje nawiedzac listy, drugie objawienie w ciagu tygodnia, tym razem z najbardziej eksperymentalnym brzmieniem jakie do tej pory wylosowala, zarowno zbrzmienie jak i okladka uswiadamia mnie w fakcie, ze byla to lady gaga wczesnych lat 2000, a co jest takiego dziwnego w medulli, a jest to fakt, ze to prawie album acappella, gdzie uzycie instrumentow jest praktycznie nie istniejace z wyjatkiem kilku trakow, natomiast wiekszosc utworow to spiew, jak zwykle artystycznie niewiadomo jaki w wykonaniu pani bjork i dzwieki przerozne chrokow, beatboxerow, plujaczy, jakaczy, zawodzaczy, szczekaczy, wyjcow i wszelakich ludzkich brzmien wydobywanych z przepony, dziwny koncept jak na mainstreamowa artystke popowa, ale jak dla mnie to najlepsze co od niej slyszalem, moze nadal lirycznie nie moje klimaty, ale muzycznie jest tak dziwnie, w niektorych momentach zabawnie, a w innych spooki mudi, ze jestem dzisiaj pozytywnie zaskoczony tak przyjemnymi 45 minutami z pania bjork i jej medulla, nie jest to muzyka puszcza sie na traki, a jedynie jako caly krazek, ale na plejke dodam mouths cradle, bo chyba najlepiej podkresla ten motyw albumu opartego jedynie na ludzkim glosie, ktory w ciekawy sposob laczy tradycje z nowoczesnoscia, bo nie slyszalem wczesniej beatboxowania razem z gardlo spiewem, nie mongolskim, bo od inuitow, no i nie tylko ciekawy koncept, ale tak wyprodukowac taki pomysl to czapki z glow poteznej liscie producencko inzynierskiej ktorzy nad tym siedzieli

What a start !!! I only knew Björk by name, and this is definitely not my type of music (i don’t think I’ll ever listen tl this again…). Now, this is amazing! Although the entire album is made by human voice, every song is unique and explores the concept in a new way. The most experimental ones stop me from giving a higher note, as they make the listening experience a bit tough at times… Favorites: - Where is the line (one of the craziest songs I’ve heard) - Vokuro (the Icelandic language is beatiful here and sublimed by Björk’s voice) - Desired constellation (very hypnotic, and Björk really has a beautiful voice. The introduction of an instrumentation makes the song feel like a break in the album) - Oceania (not the one that touched me the most, but the most impressive one: everything that is feasible with a human voice is done here)

This is the first Bjork album that I didn’t actively dislike. I’m ok with her stuff in The Sugarcubes, but her solo stuff is just a little too erratic and ethereal for me. This was grounding and really voice based and rhythmic, which was fun.

Very odd, never heard anything like it, but I enjoyed it weirdly. It's the same weird pleasure you get from watching car crashes reels on Instagram

I've always thought Bjork was a cool and unique person, but I've never been able to make it through an entire album.

This is interesting but not necessarily stuff I'd want to listen to regularly.

Quite the album, I've never heard anything like it before and I mean that in a mostly good way. I've heard of Bjork but never listened to her. She has a great voice, and the almost completely instrument-less album shows it off. This album has a haunting experimental feel. It kept me engaged mostly, though this wouldn't be an album I'd revisit, or necessarily enjoy as repeat listening. Though we support this queen's experimentation, even if it didn't always hit hard for me. Standouts: Pleasure is All Mine, Where Is the Line, Ancestors (not a fun listen but it get's your attention. Are the ancestors having sex?) Rating: 3/5

Weird

Some absolute bangers on here, but it's one of her more inconsistent albums. 7/10

Way more interesting and listenable than I expected. Still not likely to come back for more

I really like the idea of Bjork

I appreciate Björk more than I actually enjoy listening to her music.

Some really interesting choices here and cool to listen to something different. I admire the artistry but I'm not sure I actually enjoyed listening to it! Haha

Very interesting concept, to make a an entire album mostly comprised of vocal sounds. I commend the artistry, while at the same time, admitting that I didn't really enjoy this. I like some Bjork albums, but this one was probably too out there.

I am a huge Björk fan (one of the five best concerts I’ve ever attended) but this is her least approachable album. I feel like it’s an album meant for musicians because the brilliance is lost on the casual listener. While I find the production brilliant, it’s not a destination album for me. I will never pluck it off the shelf specifically to listen to it. I would pull all of her other albums first.

An incredibly brave move with fair but somewhat inconsistent results. Not my favourite of Bjork's albums but it's pretty enjoyable.

I think I could have listened to just one Bjork album before I died. I didn’t need 3.

I will give it credit for ambition, but Todd Rundgren has an album where he did the exact same thing back in 1985.

I like bjork but the a cappella and beatboxing was too much

I applaud this for uniqueness of concept, making heavy use of a capella. And I do think for what it is, it succeeds on many fronts. However, for me this isn't what I'm going in for. The high points are really high -- Where is the Line, Who Is It, Mouths Cradle. But much of this falls into some weird artsy space that, while not necessarily "bad," isn't something I particularly enjoy. Also some of the a capella experimentation is unnerving as shit (e.g., the weird ass grunting on Ancestors). And even when the a capella works, I can't help but feel like its some weird early 2010s Justin Timberlake. Low 3 for me.

Where is the Line? is an insano song. Desired Constellation is a great one. Instrumentals remind me of Radiohead. This is a crazy unique album so far. Not the biggest fan of her groans but sometimes it really does work for the song with the layerings of it. Unfortunately it doesn't work for me on other songs like Ancestors. Bjork is weird af but certainly different.

Some very interesting vocal experiments on here, but it's not something I'd listen to often. It's also not one I'd recommend to someone who doesn't already like Bjork. Not sure why this was picked over Vespertine and Homogenic. But I guess it does get some extra points for being unique.

Der er et eller andet dragende ved Björks vokal. Den er ikke klassisk smuk, og hendes udtale bærer tydeligt præg af at engelsk ikke er hendes modersmål. Men på en eller anden måde gør det bare den mere spændende. Det er ikke de mest fængende sange hun har komponeret, men som et aktivt lyt kan det noget. Som baggrundsmusik bliver det ligegyldigt.

ancestors scared me to death... I have to admit it's interesting, but what an effort — I guess it's not something you can listen to in the car.

Overall a decent album. The vocals and production around them sounded ethereal. No one track really stood out and would be in my daily rotation but I could listen to this album and enjoy it every now and then.

Really cool, interesting, wouldn’t hurry to listen again to every song. Reminded me of Radiohead, but with better stories? But the songs weren’t as gripping. Very unique

Very weird.

Definitely unique, that's for sure. Impressive creativity, a good experience hearing something so different than the mainstream, though a challenge due to its oddity. This is also my first exposure to Bjork, I think have more instruments. Sounded like almost every sound on this on was vocals.

Da muemer innere spezielle Stimmig sii, zum das lose. Kreativität und Einzigartigkeit top.

ok bin ja mal gspannt hahaha ja es ischo seehr speziell, na komischer als s andere album HAHAHAHA de beatboxer😭 geg de schluss wo sies immer wiederholt findi het na öppis? damn mehreri nr. 1 spots, scho crazy okay, de beatboxer isch chli weniger uffällig desired constellation findi seehr krass das hyperventiliere im hindergrund findi scho seeehr speziell aber iwie na cool? mouths cradle hani jz doch sehr ahstrengend gfunde hahaha HAHAHAHAHA TRIUMPH OF A HEART ISCH JA MEGA COOL jaaa als excperience cool. wird ichs nomal welle lose? weniger

Bjork doing her thing … I liked it 👍

I respect it, but wouldn't listen again

Bjork really isn’t for me, but I actually quite enjoyed this… until it got towards the end. The last half of the album reminds me of everything I dislike about Bjork, but the first half had some really lovely songs. Really stuck on what to rate this because a 2 seems kind of harsh for the first half of the album but a little generous for the latter. A 2.5 would be perfect, but I think I have to round up this time. Even the parts I didn’t like I still preferred to other Bjork albums.

Second Bjork album to appear on this list if memory serves me…Iceland should be very proud.

Love her voice, but prefer earlier releases, they have much more music on then. This one is mostly acapella-beatboxing, which is beautiful, still not relistenable at all.

A wild, discordant, and innovative a cappella prance. It’s remarkable where they take it and what they’re not afraid to do. She definitely is a singular artist. There aren’t two Bjorks around.

I dug this album and the vibes of Björk! Overall, I enjoyed this listen but I feel like I would need to give it a few more listens for it to grow on me. I would recommend this to others if you are looking to spice up your range of music that you listen to.

I did not really like it. But I must admit it is very creative. Therefore a 3.

Experimental, difficult, minimalist, raw... Bjork is definitely not for everyone, I like her other albums more.

I really tried hard to like this one because I love Bjork. But it was just too scattered for me.

It's not bad. I don't find it particularly challenging like others have. It's really well put together for what it is. But it's also not THAT exciting. Bjork's output, if nothing else, always remains interesting.

Obscure but cool

Björk is super talented. I like her music okay.

Typical Bjork weirdness, included some interesting a-capella-type stuff

Very artsy Dont love the strained voice it's a lot even if i like the style and artsiness but yea cant help it ig

Hier geht es mir ähnlich wie mit Nick Cave. Hatte schon Mal versucht mich in Björks Musik reinzufinden und bin gescheitert. Die erste Hälfte dieses Albums hat mir extrem gut gefallen. Ich weiß nicht ob es eventuell besser als EP funktioniert hätte aber mittlerweile bin ich den A Cappella Sounds Müde

An interesting but not my type of album. I enjoyed the listen though.

Always interesting

I'm not feeling this one as much as other Bjork releases I've listened to. Not bad, but not compelling.

Pretty good! I like her music. Can't say I'd listen to it often.

Super cool album. Lots to like here, the weak points were pretty low for me. I’d listen to this again, but doesn’t feel essential to me. Bjork has won me over though, between this and “Debut”

Got to be good

Really interesting, ambitious, and impressive; it's just that I don't necessarily want to listen to all of it in one swoop. I find 'Who Is It?' particularly spine-tingling. Ultimately, acapella won't be for everyone even if it can be admired more than enjoyed.

Better than I expected going into it. Some all-time bjork tracks with some rubbish/uninteresting tracks mixed in there. The highlights would be better if she just used a drum machine instead of the a cappella/beatbox stuff going on here.

Now, a 3-star rating looks pretty boring. And usually, the albums I end up giving this rating to are boring indeed. Easy and decently pleasant to listen to, but ultimately rather uneventful and forgettable. This one however is the exact opposite of that, so I feel obliged to add some further context. For the longest time I'd have claimed that I despised a capella music. This genre that refused to make use of the vast variety of beautiful instruments at our disposal, to instead vocalize a caricature of what could have been a plethora of more melodious, more beautiful sounds. I still didn't really like it here, and most of these songs would be more enjoyable if they had richer instrumentals. But it certainly was one of the most interesting and memorable albums I've encountered on this list so far, and it expanded my understanding of what can be done with basically just vocals alone. That being said, most of these songs were fairly egregious to listen to, and I won't revisit those again; however, some of them were actually really nice. I can't rate this much higher because I probably wouldn't want to listen to this album again, but I won't rate it any lower because I sure am glad that I listened to it once.

I will say this was an interesting experiment: try to make the entire album of vocals. I will also say that some of the beatboxing was a little too much to the foreground, which made me frustrated. I wanted to hear the vocals, but the beatboxing felt like it drowned it out. One of the things to make an album 5 stars is its "re-listenability," would you listen to this over and over again? And I can safely say I would not. I didn't think it was terrible, it was an interesting experiment, and I think Björk pulled it off. It's just not something I would come back to. Top tracks: "Pleasure Is All Mine," "Where Is The Line," "Trimuph Of A Heart"

Björk is weird, and this one is weird for Björk, but it did reward closer listen. I'd call it a 3.5, but the "too weird" penalty is going to bring it down to a 3. Favorite tracks: Where Is The Line (cool dark sound), Vökuró, Who Is It, Desired Constellation, Sonnets / Unrealities XI (really for the lyrics - a powerful poem by e.e. cummings - but the music suits the lyrics). Really didn't like Ancestors and the jury's out on Oceania. Finally, Submarine is weird and includes Robert Wyatt. But I repeat myself?

This was better than other bjork stuff I’ve heard so far but still wouldn’t listen to again

I’m confused. I can make myself like it, but should I? Well the album encouraged me to think hard, 3 star.

I did like this album than the previous one. I wouldn’t say I understood Björk any better, but this one had a few more tracks that I could jam out to and enjoyed. I listened to this on a 45 minute car ride and it was actually a decent setting for that. That being said, I did laugh out loud Triumph of a Heart came on, because it sounded so out of place from the rest of the album. That was fun

I like the a capella / pop style in general. Some of the stuff was too weird for me but Triumph of a Heart is an absolute banger.

2.5 stars

Wow there's a lot of Bjork on this list. While I do enjoy her vocals and massively appreciate her unconventional approach to music and songcraft, this album is tougher - I don't necessarily dislike it, but it's virtually *all* vocals and vocal effects, etc. and.... it feels like once a week I say I don't pay much attention to vocals which is true but even with one of the few vocalists that I enjoy listening to it's just a lot to take in. I'd bet this could be some Bjork fans' favourite just because it feels "meta-Bjork" but it's maybe an acquired taste. Major credit for the creativity and unique style (as always) but I'm going for her other albums first. 5/10 3 stars.

Bjork being Bjork. This album is great. Seems like not her best, but it's really good.

"The Pleasure Is Not Mine" The number of voices that Björk has brought together is certainly impressive, but for me the entire work, the album, is a waste of time. For me the album has something "old" about it. In German there is the expression "Old Music", but I think of music from antiquity, perhaps up to the Renaissance. But maybe that's just me. I can definitely get something out of this music. I absolutely love lute music, flutes and voices. But something is missing here, I think it's structure and cohesion. But what really bothers me is the "beatboxing", it's just awful. Anyway, "Medulla" is a great album title and I like the artwork too. For me the music doesn't reach the core and the depth, it bounces off somewhere. Interesting attempt, I'm very torn. With a lot of goodwill, 3 stars.

Bjork is always an interesting listen. Maybe not the most groundbreaking artist, but she definitely knows how to command your attention.

a fascinating album from the enigmatic Bjork. Dense, layered vocals featuring Bjork's unique style, beautiful choral effects and little other instrumentation besides electronic percussion. The vocal layering and Bjork's unique phrasing makes for a statement that completes ignores commerciality to explore this unique artist's vision. Not an easy listen but ultimately I am coming to appreciate its artistry. More listening required 3.5 stars

Technically, impressive and worth listening to, but at least on first listening I was not actually moved.

This is a truly impressive work of art but not necessarily enjoyable to listen to. I'll take Army of Me any day, but I'm kind of lowbrow.

Fine but not my bag

Ok

I wanted to give this a 1 for most of its runtime but by the end I kinda figured out what it was going for

Björk is good in small doses. A whole album can be a bit much but I made it through.

Raw I think is the word? Weird, uncomfortable, and haunting at times. More of an experience than a traditional listening.

A quarter of it is a like an ominous oratorio, evoking murders in dark medieval cathedrals. Could only be constructed by a genius. The rest sounds like Yoko Ono taking a shit.

Bjork is one of the most amazing vocalists and it's on display here. This is not the right starting point for listening to her though. Any of her prior albums is more musical and a more pleasurable listen. This is more conceptual, stunning at times, but takes effort to enjoy

For my first full-length Bjork, this was a challenging one. Not super accessible, it’s a collection of arty and left field “voice music.” Lots of interesting elements and undeniable creativity, but I found getting a toehold difficult.

Bjork is never dull. When this album was released in 2004, I was enthralled by her hyper creativity. Who else makes a popular album where most of the instrumentation is created using only a human voice? Still pretty interesting. The songs are fine enough, but in retrospect I find this be a mid album for her, and it definitely drags in parts. If I had to pick one Bjork album to keep for all eternity, this isn’t it. Highlights include Desired Constellation and Oceania, which if memory serves me correct, was the official song of the 2004 Olympics.

Ich liebe Björk. Sie ist fantastisch, überhaupt nicht Mainstream, kreativ und sooo anders. Das mag ich an ihr. Trotzdem schaffe ich mit diesem Album keinen Zugang. Es ist sehr abwechslungsreich, keine Frage, toll produziert. Aber mein Ohr sagt nein. Für Björk kein Problem. Verstanden.

Björk was 100% herself in this album. I would definitely need to be in a certain mood to listen to this again.

Definitely a few songs I could get into but mostly were too experimental for me

Joa

Ok so definitely a mixed bag for me Really interesting to hear basically an a cappella project from an artist so celebrated for her fusion of electronica/experimental dance music + pop music. But it still feels very singularly Björk Can’t help but miss some of the electronic elements of her prev body of work. The highlights of the album (to me) are songs that meld electronic instrumentals with the layered choral vocals - wish there was more of that Sorry to say it was lowkey giving pentatonix to me at some points

I love Bjork. I do not love this album. For the first time, I think I see what her detractors often complain about. Normally, I love all the clicks, and beeps, and hisses, and strange background noises that are so inherently Bjork. I feel like it gives her music this lush, complex, and full sound that keeps my attention and seasons the experience. In this album, however, they feel like they're just there for the sake of being there instead of improving the overall experience. I was excited when I saw this album pop up, so this isn't a situation where I'm just not in a Bjork mood, this album just doesn't connect with me. At all. I'm loathe to give Bjork lower than a 3 star review, but I don't really ever want to listen to this album again, which means it merits 2 stars. It felt like the second half of the album was getting better, but there are so many songs with weird heavy breathing and grunting and...I'm sorry, Bjork, I love you, but this ain't it.

Finally. A woman. Great album artistically but for some reason I got nausea during it and the vocals did Not help. Her voice is beautiful and I will listen to her other stuff

Weird. Cool.

Sadly, my first reaction to this album was "wait, *another* Bjork album???" I actually enjoy listening to Bjork, in smaller doses I'll admit, so it's kind of disappointing that this collection has created a bit of a Pavlovian reaction to hearing her voice. I'm honestly not sure why we get five Bjork albums (including the Sugarcubes album), but only two Cocteau Twins albums, as they're not all that dissimilar (and frankly one of each would have been enough for this collection). I now realize I've already ranted along the same lines about my Bjork overload with the previous album ("Vespertine" I think), so I should stop now. Although I still can't really understand her lyrics (and frankly I'm pretty sure several of the songs aren't in English), this album *does* seem to differ from her earlier albums in the collection, mainly with fewer pop-oriented beats and the occasional Metroid-Prime-Trilogy-sounding tracks (like "Where is the line"). I don't know Bjork's music well enough to know if the medieval-sounding tracks like "Vokuro" or the nearly a capella "Oll Birtan" became a new direction for her, but it was an interesting change of pace. I also enjoyed finding out that she worked with an Inuit throat singer on some of the tracks, and also worked with both Robert Wyatt (whose album in this collection was a great disappointment for me once I realized he wasn't John Martyn) and Faith No More/Mr. Bungle's Mike Patton. And while I was a bit disappointed the videos for this album weren't nearly as mesmerizing as previous albums (although "Triumph of a heart" is pretty bizarre), the vocal focus certainly demonstrates what an impressive range she has.

She is unique, for sure. Don't know that I would listen to this again but appreciated the creativity. At least its not 80s britpop. 3/5

Interesting voice with a great range, dont like her songs tho lol

Well that was certainly an experience.

Bjorky