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Bjork reminds me of Wes Anderson’s films: child-like, precious, fairy tale and a degree of pain. I did not look up the credits for Vespertine, but the musical minimalism puts Bjork’s voice from and center making the record truly a solo album. My first listen unwisely occurred strolling through the city on a Sunday morning. I only heard Bjork’s voice above the gurgling and tinkling of indiscernible electronic accompaniment. That voice provides the Wes Anderson quality of someone peaking their head above plastic flowers and living in a dollhouse. Further sittings with the album did not dispel this impression. In fact the strings arrangements, back-up vocals and programmed music added to the quality. Not enough joy exists in the material to make the record a musical, but I still felt like an audience at a high-quality as well as depressing school play. Bjork has created a new model for a singer. She has taken the approach of a great jazz singer who expertly knows how to use her voice to emote. Meanwhile, she modernizes the genre with the threadbare digital elements. Too many songs lack memorable hooks, melodies or startling instrumental moments. I would have to pick my spots to listen to this record. Having an asterisk on timing limits how high I can rank Vespertine.
Jeetje wat zag ik op tegen dit album. Vorige album van haar gaf ik 1 ster. Dit album vind ik meer als muziek klinken. Maar ze probeert te hard om raar te zijn. Het is niet geloofwaardig. Maar goed t is iets beter dan de vorige, dus 2 sterren. DNF
Nap-tacular! 2/5.
She's extremely talented, but i found it very boring
2.5 - ok
Beautifully feminine. Lovely and entrancing
I'm pretty sure I don't love Björk, but I'm also pretty sure I love this record, celebrated by many as her best, & I'm pretty sure I agree. Symbolism & a great deal of pagan esotericism rule the day here, qualities I usually don't go for in music, but the Icelander has the genius of a basic & all-too-human pop-star as well, & her oddball tendencies simply don't rub me the wrong way. Simultaneously offering a lot & a little to chew over, Vespertine, at the end of the day, is an intellectual effort that gets run over by an abundance of beauty. 'A mountain shade suggests your shape / I tumbled down on my knees.' A spiritual & somatic takeover, the album is like an anxiety dream that's also a pillow & an easy daydream, so spooky & yet so commodious.
689/1001 2026.08.27
Bjork they will never make me like you
soooooo good. loved the sounds, loved her voice and every song made me reflect on it. i was so excited to hear what happened next. want to relisten and that is the only reason it is not a 5/5
“Vespertine” has puzzled me for a quarter of a century. I own it, have listened to it often with long gaps between, know some songs well. Fellow nerds laud it and I hear what they love: ice glitter, palace, filigree, distant sensuality. But I still don’t trust it. Rebarbative instincts warn me of elves and other untrustworthy high-fantasy inventions lurking within.
Well, well - a Bjork album I didn't hate immediately. Kata doxa! Some nice tunes and plinky plonkies, with something approaching recognizable vowels and consonants in places. Became annoying by "Heirloom", but an unexpectedly decent result nonetheless.
Something about her music always makes me feel anxious.
There’s a dream like quality to this album. And by that I mean it’s all the place, disorienting, ethereal and puts me to sleep.
Bjork has never released an album I did not love to death.
I always think I don't like Bjork, but then when I listen to her music, I always do. She has a beautiful voice.
Love the Bjork sound as always, but there were no standout songs for me in this one
Weird. Not great. 2 stars.
#423 My 3rd successive female solo artist, and Björk is the pick of the lot. I hadn’t listened to this album before but knew a couple of the tracks already. There’s an ethereal and whimsical feel to this album that makes me want to come back again. Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ✅ Listen before you die? ✅ Fave track(s): Hidden Place; Pagan Poetry; Unison Rating: 7/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is probably my favourite of her albums, getting the right balance between innovation, creativity and more traditional concepts such as melody and structure (her earlier albums are less experimental and more accessible, subsequent albums are probably too experimental, sacrificing her gift for melody; this gets the balance just right). The songs are consistently excellent, with some of the album tracks having a slow burn quality over time. I love the contrast between the synth bass and glitchy drum programming with the lush orchestration, choir and harp. I can understand people’s objections to her vocal affectations but I try and imagine the songs with a more regular delivery and it just wouldn’t work.
What an album, and probably my favourite of Björk‘s discography. So incredibly textured with micro tonalities and skittering beats that form a slightly unsettling backbone but with such delicate instrumentation (harp, celesta etc.) and choir arrangements that sound almost ethereal (‘Pagan poetry’ really is the best example of this). Really interesting to listen to this after Vulnicura to listen to the beginning and end of a relationship with the romance and feeling of being besotted laid out here contrasted so much with heartbreak. I imagine this is offputting for many and doesn’t have the same pop sensibilities of something like Debut or Post does, but is worth spending the time inhabiting and bears repeated listening as it is incredibly rewarding when it clicks.
Björk uses her voice as an instrument, but it's an acquired taste. The first half actually has some really beautiful parts and soars to some high highs. The second half goes kind of off the rails at points, but it's still a pretty good listen.
It’s not up to you is good Very ethereal albulm
This is really well-made, and certainly influential. I like it. I could see myself getting into it more if I really dove in.
weird. very cool. shimmery bjork vocals over quirky lofi soundscapes. i don't know shit about shit but if you told me this album was wildly ahead of its time i'd believe you. like i was pogging when melanie martinez was doing this bit over minecraft music disc ass tracks but bjork had her beat by a clean 20 years. i do think the scope feels a little narrow, and i can't differentiate the songs and sounds much in my head. there's a couple moments of intensity where the energy gets kicked up, but they're scattered across a longer album. still though i'm endlessly grateful that musicians like this exist and pump out off-the-wall stuff that eventually sometimes gets to me. favorite song is Pagan Poetry or Unison. very strong 4
Rating: 10/10 A true masterpiece of artistic electronic pop that is both way ahead of its time and also entirely in its own unique lane. The abundance of different feelings Vespertine makes you feel is pretty astounding, it's kind of like a warm soft blanket protecting from the cold, lonely but in the way that you're taking shelter, hiding from the rest of the world, and of the bittersweet feel of only sometimes having that one person there with you to share the intimacy of that comfort. The sonic atmosphere the album delivers is what helps create that feeling, the sound design of the soft strings, the computery crackles and glitches, and Bjork's close whispers. It's enough to give you goosebumps if you listen in a good pair of headphones with full quiet and focus, realizing what kind of effect an album that goes all in on its musical ambitions can have. The songs are all stunning, having a satisfying cohesion but never feeling stale or in the same place, all taking their own interesting structure, idea, progression to stand out and be memorable. Which is impressive considering, even though I initially described the album as "pop" at the beginning of the review, these songs don't have an easy, catchy melodic nature to cling onto. As good as all the songs are though, it's really the run of the first five that represents to me some of the best music ever made.
This album is the sound of fairies murdering each other while living in a psychedelic world of paranoia, rape and borderline personality. Great stuff.
sem comentarios melhor disco dela um dos melhores de seu tempo
Such a beautiful album. It's Björk's artistic style continuing to blossom. While her first two, Debut and Post, were amazing as introductions, it was Homogenic and Vespertine that really defined her style in experimentation. The textures and unusual voicings of certain instruments, her voice strong and powerful in one moment and fragile and demure in the next. In a discography filled with amazing albums, this is one of her best.
I can’t decide if Björk makes music thats ahead of it’s time or just left of the concept of time itself. There’s no way this came from 2001. There’s an insane amount of thought out into the production and vocal arrangements. I really respect this. “Undo” and “Harm Of Will” were highlights for me, especially how the latter track crescendos with some of the best vocal work on the album. I think I personally like her debut a little more, but that’s completely subjective. What’s objective is how strong of an artist Björk always has been, this is one of many examples 3/5
I can kind of see the greatness here but I personally don't like it
I really do love some of the parts of this album, some of it is just a bit much. 3.5 stars, rounded down.
I will give it a 4, feels like weird Radiohead mixed with drugged out 40s disney
Definitivamente requiere otra escucha porque sentí que me perdí mucho. Nota: 4.1
Stunning. Imagine being sung to by sirens, harpies, angels and that weird girl with the spiky head from the moomins cartoon. Ambient electronic percussion with gorgeous layered vocals and multi layered instruments. An auteur at the absolute top of their game 5/5
I've mostly avoided Bjork, her appeal was lost on me at the time. However, I may have to amend that opinion. This is a really lovely album of songs that I would describe as "the sound of a woman falling in love." Extremely feminine and strong. I didn't add any songs to my library because to me these aren't songs I would listen to on an individual basis if that makes sense? A very strong ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and I may revisit the album later.
Nope. Can’t do Bjork.
Mixed feelings about this one. It’s the first album from her I did not fully like. And from then on, I stopped listening to her new albums.
Revisiting this album again has only further confirmed to me that this is genuinely one of the greatest pieces of art ever made, not even just in music but across all art mediums. The intimate and mysterious atmosphere is like nothing else, along with the cryptic and beautiful lyrics also being a huge aspect that I love. Listening to this is like experiencing a dream in real time, it really transports you to another world that feels so real, and yet remembering it later on feels like trying to remember a dream you've half forgotton.
not for me
This was actually much better than I thought it would be. Bjork is an odd duck, but definitely uniquely talented.
enjoyable!
Björk's Vespertine is a thoroughly mixed album that struggles under the weight of its own eccentricities, offering a listening experience where brief bright spots are constantly undermined by bizarre creative choices. While tracks like "It's not up to you" feature a nice chorus and smooth bassline, "Pagan poetry" delivers genuinely good music, "Frosti" showcases a bubbly xylophone with surprising depth, and "Heirloom" provides a chill, pleasant atmosphere reminiscent of Ellie Goulding, these moments are the exception rather than the rule. The rest of the record is weighed down by weird, repetitive soundscapes and overly mannered, questionable vocals on tracks like "Hidden Place," "Undo," and "Echo of a stain" that make the artist feel like she is trying far too hard, alongside entirely forgettable or sleep-inducing cuts like "Cocoon," "Sun in my mouth," and "Harm of will" that nearly put you to sleep before the decent closer "Unison." Ultimately, the friction between avant-garde affectation and sluggish pacing makes this an easy record to skip altogether, resulting in a disappointing 2/5 score.
I’ve heard this before and I own it. Bjork is awesome and I’ve loved her since the Sugarcubes were still around. This album was a cool departure from her earlier albums and I love the minimalism, especially on the beats which are even completely absent on a number of songs, which still manage to be rhythmically complex and symphonic. And this one is a kind of jumping off place for her later more experimental records.
Not a Björk fan. I did once, in the 2000s, pay a bunch of money to put this entire album on an early electronic jukebox at a bar.
This album is what it must sound like to OD in the Mirkwood Forest around the wood elves.
The sounds and effects used on this album were cool. Not really something I can see myself listening to outside of an art museum though. As an album it was fine
The voice. The production. Pure magic. Vespertine is a challenge, but the more time you spend with it, the more it reveals itself.
I respect Björk's music more than I enjoy it. Transcendental production and extraterrestrial melodies. But listening to Vespertine (and the whole of her discography, really—the newer, the truer) feels a bit like being adrift at sea: no land in sight...and I know dehydration will soon set in...so I feel no peace whatsoever...even though the waves gently rock me.
There’s one or two songs that aren’t as Bjorky as the rest. But it’s still a very Bjorky album overall. Just can’t get into her style. 1.5
Not my favourite Bjork album. It's all quite slight, and slow, and deliberate. Her vocal delivery grates a bit more in this one, although the musical delivery and experimental elements work. There's a good atmosphere across some of this. It's a low three.
Solid eel music
Listening session: august 10th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: no Thoughts: not really my cup of tea but I can see how some people enjoy this Favourite tracks: It’s Not Up to You & Unison
Soothing, gorgeous, art pop. Sneaky pick for her best album. They’re like slightly creepy lullabies that are still catchy. I miss this Björk.
Ok, I don't normally like Björk but I think I had a trippy experience this time around with this album. I was walking my dog and watching a thunderstorm in the distance at 930 pm while listening to this. Straight up ethereal vibes and I think that made the art more palatable.
masterpiece
I think that this is much more accessible for most people than Medúlla for example. Ethereal, intimate, vulnerable, haunting, but catchy in a way.
Etherial, pleasant, haunting, Bjork.
❝… 'Cause the evenin' I've always longed for It could still happen How do I master The perfect day?❞ Until some years ago, I thought Björk was an artist not really for my liking. I thought she screamed more than she sang and I was not fan of that. Fortunately, I changed my mind after discovering Debut as a whole. What a record it is! Since then I heard a lot of good things about Vespertine and was curious to discover it. So, let's see! Well, Vespertine is definitely a brilliant album. Some songs gave me chills (It's Not Up To You, Hidden Place) by how beautiful they are. I always adore music when there is a whole orchestration behind it with so many different instruments. Definitely how I prefer music. So of course, I adore Vespertine. Some songs are more intimate, like if she is talking directly to us, listeners. This album has also a lot of different sonority. I'm sure there is one for each one of us! I can definitely feel that this album was made while she was filming Dancing in the Dark. But I highly prefer the songs of Vespertine than Dancing in the Dark. It might be just me but the songs are way more hopeful here. At least they sound like so. A lot of people think this is the best record of Björk and I definitely understand why. I haven't listen to all her works yet so I don't know but it is definitely as good as Debut! ... And yes, I STILL believe Björk screams a bit on her songs. But it's not unpleasant, not anymore. It's very melodious. You'll get used to it, you will too! Favorite songs of the record: Hidden Place, It's Not Up To You, Pagan Poetry, Frosti, Aurora. Least favorite song: Harm of Will maybe? I like all the songs.
better than expected
++: Hidden Place, Cocoon, It's Not Up to You, Undo, Pagan Poetry, Frosti, An Echo, a Stain, Heirloom, Unison +: Aurora, Sun in My Mouth, Harm of Will 8,7/10
I don’t know exactly what it is about this album. It could be the fact that I’m not a huge fan of electronic music, but I found it bothersome. Like the beat felt like it really didn’t go with echos, or the vocals felt like they didn’t belong with the music. I’m not sure if this is just how this type of music is like but I’m not a huge fan.
Jag har insett att man kan få en överdos av Björk. Lyssningen av detta album till exempel. Jag tillhör dem som gillar och uppskattar Björk, hennes kreativitet och nytänkande kring musiken hon gör. Hon är cool i ordets rätta bemärkelse. Detta album är en liten besvikelse för mig dock. Ingen låt står liksom ut och fastnar förutom Pagan poetry. Det kanske handlar om fluffigheten i musiken och att hon är kär och låter det höras i alla texter. Kanske blir just detta lite tråkigt för mig? Jag vet inte men jag är inte helt förtjust i detta album.
Another deeply enjoyable album by Bjork which, like all the other Bjork records on the list requires a bit of time and effort on the part of the listener. But it's all the better for it. I'm not sure why we need quite this many Bjork records on the list, but there are certainly far worse artists to be consumed by.
This is a fine example of Bjork doing Bjork which means it is a breathy out of kilter adventure which needs the right moment to be listened to. I think at times it could be irritating but today I enjoyed its oddness.
I prefer her earlier work that featured percussion.
Another good Bjork album. I'd put this towards the top of her discography.
3.5
As I patrolled around my usual parking garage, I tried to go up an elevator only for the door to open on two men with backpacks trying to feed and give water to two big dogs in the cramped space. I just chose to take the other elevator. In comparison to Debut, Vespertine possesses a darker and more glitchy sound, with a of electronic production quirks that tickle my brain. These weird little stutter step percussion scratches mixing in with sweeping orchestration creates such a one-of-a-kind atmosphere, like I'm staring up at the aurora borealis over a twinkling glacier. Björk's distinctive voice sounds right at home in this alien soundscape, grounding the breakbeat production with her natural soaring voice. This album also contains one of the most beautiful songs about sex I've ever heard in Cocoon. Of all the artists on this list who could have most reminded me of the EDM I used to listen to back in my Monstercat days, I would have never expected it to be Björk, but it has been a lovely and nostalgic surprise. Apparently, I have been sleeping on Björk for years, and I'm glad to finally remedy that oversight. Highlights: Hidden Place, Cocoon, It's Not up to You, Undo, Pagan Poetry, Frosti, Aurora, An Echo a Stain, Sun in My Mouth, Heirloom, Harm of Will, Unison
Ethereal, gorgeous
On the whole, this was really good. I maintain that there's no way anyone can claim that Björk is anything but a freaking genius. That doesn't change the fact that this is weird as hell. Her voice has never really worked for me, and that's still the case here. Certainly a number of very, very beautiful songs though. For the most part her music flies over my head or out my butt, but there were a couple tunes here that seriously resonated with me. Almost cried. Didn't. But almost. And that says something. Fave tracks: - Hidden Place - It's Not up to You - Undo - Heirloom
I feel like Bjork can sometimes fall into the trap of being weird for the sake of being weird…. But at times this is a beautiful album.
More good shit from Bjork, can’t give this lady enough credit for always doing something out there and worth checking out. One of the best to ever do it.
2 stars
Í rauninni bara fínasta fínt. Ekki alveg fjögurra stjörnu virði, en nálægt því.
bjork's vocals always felt like they're just another instrument, blending in so well with other sounds and noises in her songs, and not this seperate thing that always tries to compete for the spotlight. and i think that is amazing.
Where Debut was super interesting and I appreciated its inclusion on the list, Vespertine is super interesting, and I think it's a fully necessary album to hear, I also think it's arrestingly beautiful, almost magically blending an organic feel with electronic beats and noises. I just love the sound of this, my ears love it.
Original
Great album just as good as her first two. Which is very good indeed
Thought it was very solid throughout. Maybe her talking-singing isn't my cup of tea, but when she wants to sing she can. I hear Radiohead and Arvo Pärt in here, which is definitely not a bad thing. The lyrics are vulnerable and insightful. I think it is a very solid effort and i respect the craftsmanship, but i doubt i will ever become a big fan of Björk. Still, closer to 4 than 3, so 4 it is.
Enjoyable
Had some really good moments/songs but also some real snoozers
I didn’t hs5w this as much as I thought I would, but it was still a slog. This lady is just too weird for me.
Not for me ..better than Elliot smith but that’s not saying much
interesting
Uninspiring
Ew.
Super Dope
Not my type of album
Not my thing.
Was quite keen to listen to this as it’s not one of hers I often put on. Now I remember why. No reason to put this on when she has so much better albums. It’s ok, but nothing near some of her others.
Didn't get on with this - it gets a 3 as I feel it has artistic merit even if I'm not keen.
It was ok but it’s Bjork and she screams a bunch so not as enjoyable
I bet this is what it feels like to hang out in Iceland
Wasn't the biggest fan. Felt kind of like an enchanted forest. Felt like I was forcing myself to get through it towards the end. Didn't feel like an album with a lot of replay ability for me. Pretty disappointed ngl. Biggest redeeming factor was the highs were really enjoyable Fave song: It's not up to you Rating: 5.1
Holy fucking shit dude. When Björk locks in she fucking locks in man. This shit unironically blew my mind.
All Bjork is an instant 5 stars let's face it, so it's more about what mood you're in. This is Bjork in a pretty happy sexy mood, stay tuned though because she won't always feel that way about the man she wrote about in this album !! I always love Heirloom because it's all soft and warm and fun about weird orbs that her mother and son baked for her - what does she mean?? I kinda do get what she means, it's warm!
Probably the best bork? I think it's the best bork. Gr8 stuff, saucy and smooth like a lovely marinara and very very listenable
There's weird, there's experimental, and then there's Björk, full marks for effort but it's a no from me.
I was on exactly the right mood for this.
Out of the other experimental albums I got recommended here this was the most well put together so far, in the sense of it being an experimental album but not just a mess, more like a talented discovery showcase, and it also was the first album from Bjork I listened to. I heard good things about her music, and that this was approaching another style, so I’m curios to see her other works. This was not really my style, as I’m not really into sexual poetry, but I liked: Heirloom, It’s Not Up To You, Pagan Poetry so I can say that I tried, but I’m sure the usual crowd loves Unison and Hidden Place
I admire Bjork very much as a person. I think if her as a bad ass punk rock fairy. I just don't dig her music.
First time listening to a Björk album in full. If I could see pollen and tiny snowflakes in full technicolor, it would sound like this. Luscious and mystic, she's an original and this is clearly her masterpiece. Will reprogram what we consider pop to be in our mind. Really amazing stuff, need to listen to it more.
After listening to this album, I can't imagine ever wanting to hear it again. It's thoroughly boring and forgettable, if a song from it came on later, I wouldn't even recognize it. The only thing it has going for it is that it's not rap.
Packing more ideas in a single album than many artists do in their entire catalogues, Vespertine is Bjork's wintry, snowbound take on love and intimacy. It's so open and vulnerable you almost feel uncomfortable listening in on her admittedly quite explicit depictions of these themes: I mean, how else can you describe what's going on in "Cocoon?" There's a very big emphasis on an insular and personal sonic palette, which was a fairly big departure from the previous album Homogenic, which was sweeping and grandiose in every sense of the word. Here, Bjork uses small ambient sounds like footsteps in snow or shuffling cards to craft wonderfully intricate beats that grab the listener's attention every time. And that's even before she starts whooping and exclaiming and somersaulting all over the vocal lines in these songs. This is easily one of the defining performances of her career, and though I place it third in the pantheon of Big 3 Bjork Albums - my personal list is Homogenic, then Post, then this one - Vespertine is still a one of a kind experience that transports you to a world of frosted glass and warm cozy days spent out of the cold (in more ways than one...!) Key Tracks: Hidden Place, It's Not Up to You, Pagan Poetry, Unison
This is complicated. I loved the production, the sounds, the playfulness and the ambition however I am not a big fan of Bjork's voice. Unfortunately I can't remember any of the melodies. Great effort but falls on the final hurdle. 7 out of 10
Hit and miss.
Erneuter Versuch Björk zu hören... Diesmal hats mir besser gefallen als die letzten Male aber can't really get into it
This album wasnt bad. It is really cool and feels like a world within itself. Even if every song sounds like a ringtone, Bjork is a fantastic artist and vocalist. Did I enjoy it? Not really, but it is objectively a good album. Still, I must rate it low just based on my own enjoyment.
This might be good, but I was not in the mood for it yesterday.
There are 3 Bjorks - Fun poppy Bjork, crazy scary Bjork and cool vibey Bjork. This is cool vibey Bjork - the worst Bjork of all. Mostly rating low because I know she can do better. I love you Bjork.
Bjork’s in love! Lush orchestration and rich textures, if only it had a little more variety.
Yeah, it's pretty. I don't like it. Pretty sure my age of being into Bjork passed into memory 25 years ago.
Vespertine Björk 2001 Genres: Pop, Electronica Styles: Pop Rock, Trip Hop, Abstract, Experimental, Ambient 1. Hidden Place (★★★★★) -Contexto: Habla de un refugio emocional secreto donde dos personas pueden mostrarse vulnerables y conectar lejos del mundo exterior. -Fav 2. Cocoon (★★☆☆☆) -Contexto: Describe una relación amorosa y sexual desde la intimidad absoluta, enfocándose en la confianza, la ternura y la vulnerabilidad compartida. 3. It's Not Up to You (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Invita a aceptar que no todo está bajo nuestro control y a confiar en que la vida puede traer momentos de felicidad inesperados. 4. Undo (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Trata sobre dejar atrás el miedo y las defensas emocionales para abrirse al amor y a la transformación personal. 5. Pagan Poetry (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Expresa un amor apasionado y casi sagrado, donde el deseo físico y la devoción emocional se mezclan en una entrega total. 6. Frosti (★★★☆☆) -Contexto: Breve interludio instrumental que evoca un paisaje invernal y funciona como un momento de calma y contemplación. 7. Aurora (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Inspirada por la nieve y la naturaleza, habla del deseo de fundirse con el entorno y encontrar una sensación de renovación espiritual. 8. An Echo, a Stain (★★★☆☆) -Contexto: Explora heridas emocionales profundas, el dolor psicológico y la dificultad para desprenderse de experiencias traumáticas. 9. Sun in My Mouth (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Adaptación de un poema de E. E. Cummings que reflexiona sobre el cuerpo, la naturaleza, el deseo y la belleza desde una perspectiva contemplativa. 10. Heirloom (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Habla de los sueños recurrentes y del inconsciente como una fuente de conocimiento y emociones difíciles de explicar racionalmente. 11. Harm of Will (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Retrata un amor sereno y protector, basado en el cuidado mutuo, la entrega y la confianza entre dos personas. 12. Unison (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Cierra el álbum celebrando una unión amorosa madura, donde dos individuos logran convivir en armonía sin perder su identidad. -TOTAL = ★★⯨☆☆ (2,83)
Bjork in maybe her most ethereal, happy, and horny era. I really like it but the songs are more of a mood than distinctive. Could probably remedy this by listening to it more often.
Some pretty moments but overall boring
Yeah no still not a Bjork fan
Weirdo music for a head shop in a beach town
Not at all something that I enjoyed - though I do see why this music would appeal to some, it fully grates on my every nerve.
Not my favourite bjork album
I thought I recognized this, but it just reminds me of my neighbor's porch cats howling along with her annoying wind chimes. I can listen to this any time I want if I add a leaky dripping faucet for percussion.
I don’t love every song but I LOVE the ones I love
Pre Listen: I've heard of Bjork, but I don't really think I've heard any of her stuff knowingly. Based off what I do know about her, I don't think I'll enjoy this album, simply by genre. Still, going in with pretty much no expectations. Notable Tracks: Pagan Poetry - Oh hey this is that song that's used in various TikToks, Reels, and YouTube Shorts. I recognize this one, only by its intro. Frosti - How unique. I actually like this. A mix of a Music Box with other sounds is something I haven't heard done before for a whole song. I like the transition from this into Aurora as well. Favorite song on here. Sun In My Mouth - A high point of the album, but it solidified how much I dislike Bjork's vocals. The instrumental behind the singing is incredible, the musical equivalent of a movie. Bjork's voice though sounds terrible, like hearing your Mom singing in the shower. Post Listen: I liked that more than I anticipated, but it still wasn't my cup of tea. All the instrumental contributions were quite solid. A variety of strings, percussion, synth, and after effects, were all superbly done. This album sadly falls under the category of "I really wish the vocalist stopped vocaling!" Her breathy singing, slanted lyrics, and jumps in volume were terrible. Despite how unique every song sounds, her vocals sound the exact same from song to song. You could isolate her vocals from one track, layer it over the other, and I wouldn't know it. I now understand that one Family Guy bit. https://youtu.be/6Bc75EImLh4 I can see why this album is on here compared to a lot of the others, but as said, I'm just not that in to it. Quality was high, but it was a tough listen for me. I will try and find an instrumental version of the album, cause without her voice this may have been a 5 for me. There wasn't a single song I really disliked, I just disliked her vocals. 3/5
Lot of good stuff here actually. This was my first real venture into the Björk library and I enjoyed the vocals more than I thought I would from what I heard online. An experimental sound but unlike a lot of the more avant garde albums on this list Vespertine is actually really good at what it’s trying to do. Mystical and energetic sounds that often mash up very well with Björk’s falsetto vocals. Very happy with this
i listened to this album for the first time a few years ago, it changed my perspective on music and it made me cry
The Björk album is good. Very interesting, experimental.
terrible.
I gave medulla a 1 and debut a 3... this feels like a 2. I don't get the hype?
Ambitious Instrumentation and arrangements that are interesting but it took getting past the first 2 tracks before it felt like anything was working. I applaud her risk, but often her vocal arrangements and performances don't work for me. This goes for most of her career. In my opinion, there way, WAY too many Björk albums on this list. DEBUT is really the only one that deserves to be here, with maybe one additional album, and to be fair, after experiencing most of her other albums, VESPERTINE might me the most deserving after DEBUT. The album grew on me slowly, but the concept album really explodes with orgasmic delight on "Unison". Favorites: "It's Not Up to You", "Undo", "Pagan Poetry", "Unison"
've never listened to this album and I don't think I'd heard any of these particular Bjork songs before. It's quite different from some of her other stuff that I'm more familiar with. Bjork is one of those artists that you either love or hate. Her voice can be a bit grating for some people and her music is definitely different. I thought this album was really beautiful. The music almost has a fairy/fantasy kind of vibe to it. Stripped down without all the electronics, so you can really hear all the instruments and Bjork's voice. I really enjoyed this one!
Björk is a real vibe. I can tell that this would really hit in just the right mood
Screaming. Why is it always screaming
Björk's ethereal moon, bathed in cool hues and whispered secrets. It's a dream you're not sure you want to wake from, where she serves emotional honesty with your cosmos-themed cocktail. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Hidden Place - Cocoon - It's Not Up to You - Pagan Poetry
I don't know how to review Björk. I give it... Four puffins wearing tutus and a magical shell that knows the favourite colour of everyone who's seen you naked?
It's delicate and intricate, which you don't always expect from an electronica album. And Björk has a voice that's much bigger than her body. I always come away from one of her albums a little calmer. This one might not be essential to hear, but I'm glad I did.
Appropriately, ‘Debut’ by Bjork was one of the first albums I rated on this list and one I enjoyed, so I was intrigued to hear more. I won’t have that feeling for the next Bjork album I get… This album just went nowhere. It’s clearly meant to put the emphasis on arrangement and ornate instruments, but it just passed me by completely given the absence of any structure on each track. Bluntly, I’d have preferred it if she’d made some songs instead of fancy arrangements for nearly an hour.
A gorgeously atmospheric album, the music is often chilling and sparse, with moments where it feels lush and expansive. It all serves the intimacy of Bjork's vocals very well.
A really distinctive, inventive and immersive electronic/art-pop album, featuring glitchy production combined with lush orchestral and choir arrangements on many tracks to create an intimate, wintry atmosphere. It has a bit more momentum rhythmically than I expected, as evidenced on opener ‘Hidden Place’, one of my highlights along with ‘Cocoon’ (whose whispery/breath vocals and crackly bassline/beat feel intensely personal) and ‘Pagan Poetry’, which has a beautiful arrangement, and great vocals and lyrics. The second half is perhaps slightly weaker than the first, but there aren’t really any weak tracks here. A very pleasant surprise. Strong 4 stars.
Wow, I don’t even really know how to properly articulate my reaction to this one. I can certainly say this is an album that isn’t like anything I’ve ever seen before. Going in, I knew that Björk was kind of an avant garde electronic artist, but I didn’t know too much about her music. This album was a very interesting introduction to her music. Technically, the music was great. It managed to combine Björk’s unique style with pop hooks and a very twinkling, almost crystalline sound. Her voice is able to reach in both directions, being able to belt out soaring highs like in the chorus of It’s Not Up To You, one of my standout tracks, and sink to deep lows such as in Undo. The soundscapes on this album are very standout, with two more of my standout songs, Hidden Place and Pagan Poetry, both containing their own varied bits of instrumentation that help to bring the music alive. However, it is not an album that I see myself re-listening to frequently, and it is a very immersive experience, so you have to be in a certain mood to listen to it. However, I do believe that the quality of the music is more deserving of a four than a three, where I lump some musically boring albums, so although it is not really my style, I’m giving it a four. Now I’m going to ride that Aurora to the next album.
beautiful
2000s electronica. Beats made up of everyday sounds. Cool and pretty sexy. Gentle and floaty.
Always incredibly unique and enjoyable. Certainly everyone should experience a Bjork album before they die. A great inclusion on this list even if she will not be everyone's cup of tea.
I probably didn’t give this a fair shake as I listened traveling in a car with my kids. It’s probably better suited for some headphones on the couch while reading along with the lyrics, but I’m really not that kind of listener. I’d rather listen to Radiohead do the same kind of music.
Déjà dans ma collection. Un album que j'écoute du début à la fin dans une ambiance intensément calme et presque en apesanteur.
really liked: Hidden place An echo, a stain the first track is the best sometimes i am bothered by the singing - i feel like it gets "cursive" and i dont like that, but she's a baddie so i forgive her i recognized only 1 song - Pagan Poetry - from tiktok 😭😭 sounds like a ringtone honestly i enjoyed the whole album, i'm glad i got to listen to Björk can't wait for the next
Alright, I've been a Bjork hater for a long time. I never listened to this album though. Way better than I was expecting.
Me parece que es álbum bastante creativo, donde el juego de sonidos es impresionante y bastante íntimo e hipnótico, es un álbum bastante grande, diferente pero por momentos no pude conectar
I'm not a huge Bjork enthusiast and, yet, every time I listen to one of her albums I'm impressed. This is good music and she is a strong, thoughtful, creative artist. I have my nitpicks, but they are not really worth airing. Bonus points because I have a soft spot for Matmos; I actually "performed" with them in LA in 2011, but that's a story for another time.
Los discos de Bjork suelen ser intentos y costarme un poco de trabajo, pero al final siempre hay tracks o elementos que terminan gustándome y enseñándome un mundo al que hay que entrarle varias veces para comenzar a entenderlo y apreciarlo. No me pasó así con Vespertine, que me pareción innecesariamente denso y complicado. Lo sufrí un poco. Sí, es Bjork y seguro no hay que entrarle esperando algo sencillo, pero esto para mí se pasó de tueste.
Correcto
Took me years to get on the Björk Bus, but over the past few years I've been Björk-pilled and now I'm a happy passenger. This is regularly heralded as her best album, alongside Homogenic. For me, this isn't a great first album to start with. I climbed Björk Mountain starting from the sea level: The Sugarcubes album "Life's Too Good", which I love. From there, I took the linear path of her discography: Debut to Post to Homogenic to Vespertine. All of which I've loved. Sometimes you have to follow an artists trajectory to really appreciate them. She's a glorious, beautiful weirdo. This is an incredible album.
OMG Hell yes! I love Bjork so much. Her newer stuff was super weird but this album is pretty amazing. I remember her at some awards ceremony, maybe the academy awards and how controversial her swan dress was. I think it was the same event the Matt Stone and Trey Parker showed up tripping on acid. lol The year Jade was born. I love the way GPT described this album. This is Björk going inward. After the huge, bold, explosive sound of albums like Post and Homogenic, Vespertine turns everything down into something intimate, icy, sensual, and microscopic. It’s not minimal in the boring sense; it’s more like she zoomed in so close that tiny sounds become enormous. Music boxes, harp, choir, soft electronics, little clicks and glitches, breathy vocals, snow-globe textures — the whole album feels private, physical, and sacred. The reason it made the list is that it’s one of the great early-2000s art-pop/electronic albums. It takes electronic production away from the club and turns it into chamber music for headphones. Instead of beats that hit your body, you get rhythms that feel like they’re happening under your skin. That was a huge part of the album’s identity: digital sounds made warm, intimate, and human. This is obviously a big 5 for me.
Shocking, my first Bjork album ever and definitely will stay for longer, beautiful.
She has a nice voice but I just don’t understand it. The songs are weird and all blend into one
About what I expected from Bjork -- eerie instrumentation, strange haunting lyrics, very deliberate pronunciation of e-ver-y syl-la-ble. I wouldn't listen to this album again most likely, unless I had taken something trippy.
Tenk at det her albumet e femogtyve år gammelt, og fortsatt på min interne liste over «sånt æ skal høre på, en dag». Ka man ikke lar være å rekke, altså. Særlig teit når æ også like det såpass godt som æ likte det her. Det va omtrent som forventa, men så va forventningan høy nok til at det e helt ok.
A very idiosyncratic vocalist. Very quirky arrangements to go along with it making this a very unique and interesting album
Talvi
I feel like I'm going to get hate but I found this boring. This electro/pop sound is a hard sell for me and Bjork just didn't do enough for me to get super invested. Overall this was just a bore. 4/10
FINALLY SOMETHING FROM THE 2000s!!! Update: TBH I didn't listen to it... lol her voice annoyed me for some reason 😭😭
Admission: I’m officially a Bjork fan. There was something about this album that grabbed me. It was like Bjork birthed this album from a binge night with Radiohead “Hail-to-the-Thief” era. …and it finally explains the whole Goose-outfit thing that made so much controversy years ago. Her voice is less cutting and Yoko-Ono than normal. An Echo A Stain was definitely Radiohead-inspired. I also appreciated the Dead Can Dance influence of Pagan Poetry. But the key tracks for me was Hidden Places, which set the stage for the oddity to come. Ty’s is not a night club album. This is a headphones and mediation album. Yeah, this is a return for me.
Random thoughts: * What the hell was that? And I mean that in a good way. * Opening track was awesome. Radiohead style. This was the same year as Kid A. Released almost at the same time. * This is an album that definitely requires multiple listens for it to get under your skin. * I would definitely check this one out again. * This was so much better than Vulnicura and maybe my hesitation gave me a more positive review but I'm re-listening to Hidden Place and that song slaps. * Probably not as good as Debut but worthwhile addition here. * Also, do we need 4 Bjork albums. Two, sure but four! C'mon man! * I'm sensing we should have just listened to the Rolling Stone Magazine 500 Best Albums of all-time. Maybe we need to ask for that site to be created instead.
3.5
No doubt she’s an innovator.
Mysterious and quirky. I like it in the same way I like negroni, quite occasionally and in small doses
Sounds like periodic excerpts from the dirty book Bjork keeps on the bedside table. It might do it for you Bjork but it's not happening for me (today). You crack on whilst I catch up with the World Cup match reports, if that doesn't disturb you too much. 2*
Favorite Track: Cocoon
Too experimental for me.
We’ve had bjork. As the shortcomings of this list become More apparent seeing the same types albums by the same people starts to really great. This is ‘refused to listen’ rather than a ‘did not listen’. It didn’t tell me anything the other bjork albums told me.
Bjork is a pop music genius and a true artist. She has a strong vision and works well with her carefully chosen collaborators who can fit to her creative process. I was not familiar with this record -- it doesn't have any of her big singles on it -- but really enjoyed it. It is an album conceived and executed as a whole, consistent and complete within itself. The sound is meticulous, warm, cohesive and organic. I am listening through headphones, and it just sounds fantastic. I find her singing honest and unfiltered. Her compositional approach to melody and expression is immediately identifiable; surprising and yet still catchy. She has an idiosyncratic approach to melody, but still comprehensible and accessible. Some of her later work I find too cerebral to enjoy, but this album is emotional and honest. Bjork shows here how pop can be true art.
The sound of 2001.
The art pop princess has another wonderclass of arrangements.
Not the most exciting Bjork lp. But still pleasant.
Bjork is different and amazing. One of the kind musical and visual artist.
Bjork is always good, but I prefer her more beat driven songs. This album is lovely, but too swoony for me.
love me a synthetic experimental album, no known flops
If Bjork catches you in the right mood, this album can really hit me. It did today when I listened to it. This album is pretty out there from the norm, but that's part of the magic.
Get why people consider this perfect, but not to me. Still great though
Better than Coldplay
Een van de beste, if not de beste plaat op deze lijst
Bloedmooi. Beste Björk plaat en dat is een hoge lat om overheen te wippen. Volgend jaar BKS?
Björk could hit me with a car and I would thank her.
Really nice introspective album from Björk that was a great listen.
This album is fucking incredible. Post was previously my favorite but this is in the running now. I love the production, it’s the right mix of electronic but intimate. Great album.
Mało muzyczna muzyka. Bez rytmu i melodii. 1
It's Bjork, whatcha gonna do
It sounded almost like I’d like it. But it’s in the category of too airy for me to get into
Liked the not run-of-the mill effort and the creativity. Won't come back but I can apreciate the artist.
A very welcome change from the usual type of music on this list
A estranheza musical de Björk é sempre uma experiência ótima de se viver. Celest Phoenixcall.
I really enjoy Björk, this isn't my favorite album of hers, still a fine thing.
could be 4 star, was lowk much better than expected. I think I get Bjork now, I feel like a lesbian alternative woman
Fairy jazz in the Icelandic forrest. I respect what she has done with this album, but I just cannot listen to it all in one sitting. It’s too experimental and lacks the structure of music that I am used to. I have no problem going back to her albums, Debut and Post - they are more up my alley
5/10
A solid 3/5. I'm a big Massive Attack fan and originally expected more of that classic 90s trip-hop vibe from Björk here. The electronic micro-beats were a bit too fragile for my personal taste, but the production is undeniably great. Not every song was for me, but I still found 3 or 4 really good tracks that I saved for my playlist
183. its not up to youuuuuuuu
Might like it more with less Bjork.
richtig nice, hab gedacht ich kann björk wegen ihrer speziellen stimme nicht hören, aber wenn man sich auf björk einstellt und björk erwartet ist es geil. besonders das letzte lied war ETHEREAL. göttlich.
There’s a lot in interesting things happening here musically. Bjork is really talented, no doubt. Her singing style wears me out over the course of a whole album though.
Just didn’t do it for me. Boring & odd
If Debut was way too restricted, this is way too weird. 3/5
Björk is weird but a lot of fun and this album is pretty chill with some good music.
Never listened to a Bjork album before and clearly I've been missing out.
Atmospheric and really well produced. Dull as ditchwater.
My feeling coming into this one: Bjork is strange. My feeling after listening: Bjork is strange. I have a hard time understanding her, but when I go back and look at the lyrics, I have a hard time understanding them.
Again, Bjork is in her own genre of music. Was surprised to see another one of her albums so soon after the first one on this list. But, liked this one a bit more. More electronic pop than experimental, and her voice is stronger providing a nice counter to the electro atmosphere she creates. Highlights: "It's Not Up To You" and "Pagan Poetry"
Du Bjork, c'est perché, un peu éthéré, pas forcément ma came tous les jours mais pas son album le plus désagréable à écouter
Je trouvais que ça allait par rapport aux autres C’était moins perché
Plutôt sympa, je connaissais que Pagan Poetry en son tiktok ahah
кажется довольно красивая музыка но я не могу концентрироваться с её вокалом
I’m not so behind I promise I just haven’t logged in a while. Talked about this with eli but it could be the best produced Bjork album and the sound design is magical. Some truly incredible songs but overall the songwriting is not as great as her others. She is incredible though her first five albums r kinda all at least 4s
Okay. I’m gonna have trouble ranking this one, and I think it’s cuz this is clearly a grower. But it’s not as catchy or as in your face as the other bjork stuff I know. And yet it might be the most beautiful and well produced. And yet. It’s getting a 3.5 for now but I foresee it being a 4 in the future.
This album all sounded the same to me. Once again not sure why this is on this list.
Felt repetitive and overall strange
Cool if you’re into avant garde stuff. I’m not. Her voice bugs me and the songs are just kinda weird. Kinda vibey but still weird. Not for me and don’t really get the hype.
I still don’t get her or her music. It is a funky, interesting listen so that is a positive. But does drag on a bit too long
She’s so awesome but this is not my fave
500 was great and for 501 we go right back to this kind of bullshit. Second (and I pray last) time I encountered this weirdo moaning her way through back music tracks. Tried three tracks couldn’t make it through any of them. Needs a negative rating.
Ethereal and just, well, no
I adore this album. Favorite songs: It's Not Up to You, Aurora, Pagan Poetry
I unfortunately can’t get accustomed to Bjork’s sound in general but I really liked It’s Not Up To You. Especially because I’m currently extremely anxious about some flights I have to go on tonight and a big life switch and I keep getting overcome by fear of what could happen and this song is like a reminder to just let go of expectations. I don’t control this shit man. So that’s special to me. Also the chorus is pretty digestible. Love Bjork and her ability to be fully authentic no matter what. Also I LOVE the album cover. It’s so her!
A slightly qualified five because Harm of Will is so much worse than anything else on the album, enough that I had to stop and look it up to figure out why. Made all the sense in the world when I saw Harmony Korine’s name. What an unpleasant stain on an otherwise nearly perfect album.
Calm calm
Yeah this just isn't for me. It's well executed and the songs are pretty nice, but I'm just very bored quickly throughout the album. 2/5
I’m not a fan of Bjørk’s music, but I’m à fan of the person and musician. I’m intrigued by her song structures and soundscapes. So, even though I won’t put on an album of hers to entertain myself, I find her albums interesting. So I guess it’s somewhere in the middle, rating-wise.
Tbd: community diss for not rating this album higher
Björk has never been my vibe kind of music and after this she still isn't. I can usually enjoy and get in to the soft smooth music that I would categorize this as but the way she mixes in sounds that I feel are unpleasant and the way she goes a bit to high in to falsetto for it to still be soft doesn't speak to me at all. I was hoping I would find a song or three that I enjoyed and would like to listen to in the future but there was none.
Initial reaction: oh go on!!... love Bjork, don't know this album, should be fun! Hmm, disappointing! This wasn't doing it for me - maybe I wasn't able to give it enough attention or something... there are other albums of hers that I would choose over this one.
Enjoyed this, great music for working. Lyrics unfortunately heterosexual but also so weird and fun. Loved the soundscape.
Not being a Bjork fan, I don't know where this album stands in her sizable catalog. It did immediately remind me that she is from Iceland and I am not and that perhaps driving through muggy Philadelphia traffic may not be the best milieu for this kind of extended dreamy electronic meandering. That said, is this the bridge from pop Bjork to weirdo electronic Bjork? The first half of the album didn't grab me, but the second half did, and given that I was wowed by Vinculcura, that seems to me where it was naturally headed. Ended on a real high note, too. I liked it. Not sure it's a masterpiece. Normally I'd give this kind of thing a 3 but I'm grading on a curve since emotionally it seems to hit that transcendent, ineffable musical feeling a couple of times and that's more than I can say for your standard 3 star album.
I'm sorry I just don't get it If you like experimental pop stuff then this is perfect for you, it doesn't click with me though honestly
Ich glaube es gibt keine Künstlerin und keinen Künstler vor dem/der ich mehr Respekt habe als vor Björk. Was sie schafft darzustellen und den Weg den sie gegangen ist, nicht einfach als Musikerin sondern als Künstlerin ist insane und dieses Album ist eines ihrer Besten Werke. Natürlich ist es bisschen eigen es ist eben ein Kunstwerk von Björk aber jeder song, ist eine Moment Aufnahme von Björks Seele und es deine Entscheidung wie du damit umgehst.
Wall of sound - had some good moments and some weird ones, but honestly Bjork is not as weird as I thought, maybe she was ahead of her time.
Meh
one meme song, everything else is bliss for ears, whimsical, strange, luring. I was drawing in the sunset while listening to it. many birds were learning how to fly in the sky, there were so many of them and the track Aurora and timing were so perfect that i had goosebumps
I guess there’s something for everyone out there. This one falls into The “Talentless and Depressed” genre, feeding a fan base of females on the cusp of going full lesbian. More power to them! We need more Lesbians, I say! Just pick better music!
omaga con razón a la gente le gusta bjork
Another Bjork album, another one start rating.
If you enjoyed this album, you can go Bjork yourself! After listening to this in its entirety, I truly believe Bjork sings these songs acapella and afterwards lays down some random music behind it. There is no way she can possibly be that off beat if she is trying to be on point. A deaf person would stay more on time than she does! The discombobulation of the composition is sad because Bjork actually has a great voice and is vocally talented, but it’s all wasted on music that is generally unpleasant. This is the second album by Bjork on this project and both albums were huge misses IMO.
This Bjork album is better than her others in the same way that a bad rash on your ass is better than a rough case of hemorrhoids. Ideally, you don’t have to suffer through either one. The songs on Vespertine (Icelandic for “a whale’s vagina”) have more cohesion and a sense of thematic throughlines than we usually get from our ice queen. The music is always a little bit interesting and a lotta bit difficult to listen to.
Vulnicura surprised me, I liked it more than expected. This did not surprise me, I disliked it as much as I expected to.
eccentric, of course, but enjoyable
On the whole, I like her voice and style. The album was a bit too long for me but generally positive feelings towards it.
A superb find . I’m already a huge fan of post and debut but this might become my favourite
Very likeable gloss to the evolving sound of Hole on this record. Some excellent power rock, songs with massive hooks but still enough anger to pack a punch. Ignore all of the noise around the making of the record, the songwriting etc, and just give it a listen.
I'm a big fan of Bjork, but the albums chosen for this list are odd. Deep cuts rather than the more obvious and accessible ones. I like Vespertine, but it's a bit of a challenging listen at times and lacks something when compared to Homogenic or Post.
Bjork has grown on me the deeper I get into this list. And by “grown on me” I mean I went from rating her music 2 stars to 3 stars. But honestly? Her biggest problem is that her songs are often tedious. But the vibes? Immaculate. Or maybe I’m just sad, and all her songs have vaguely sad vibes. Whatever it might be, I still don’t love her music, but I’m kind of into it at times.
I think I need to know this one better. It’s my first acquaintance with Bjork and I don’t know quite what to think. I added “Heirloom” that my playlist.
The whispery lyrics aren't really gelling with me. I have never quite understood the hype around Bjork.
goed in dosissen van 1 a 2 songs... anders is het teveel
Bjork lives in her own musical world, I enjoy it
I really want to like this more than I do. I appreciate the artistry but it’s not something I would put on of an evening while doing the dishes. Maybe it would repay more in depth listening but that’s not really what I want from music most of the time. If I’m honest this is where Bjork starts to go a bit out there for my tastes
No one does it like Björk. I mean that in the most literal sense, she's a genre unto herself and not only does she not really sound like anyone else, but each album sounds different also. Vespertine's sound is an icy one achieved by minimal instrumentation and electronica-inspired production. In contrast to that icy sound, Björk's lyrics on this one appear to be about the power and eroticism of a new relationship, though it can be hard to tell through some of the more oblique poetry and her often whispery delivery. I think this is one I'd have to sit with and relisten to fully form an opinion on, but I like the overall sound a fair bit.
Bjork is weird, I know that. Just too weird for me and I just didn’t gel with this.
Ethereal. Beautiful. Inspiring. Enchanting. Simply incredible. Can’t imagine how much work it takes to get this talented. No further notes.
Biork genia
Second Bjork album I've gotten in this experience and one that sounds like the music that would be playing as I wondered through the fairy forest I discovered in my backyard. It didn't make me a Bjork fan (and to be honest I don't know what will at this point) but I can appreciate it for what it is. Also shout out to the Callous Daoboys for their interpretation of the "I Love Him" part of "Pagan Poetry" on their most recent album. I now know where the original comes from. 3/5
I haven’t listened to much Bjork, but I feel like this is an accessible one to break into her work. I have no idea though. Super well-produced. Her voice is great and she does a lot of minor chord progressions. It had me wondering what her first language is and how that would sound over a few songs. Maybe she already does that on other albums.i have no idea. 3.5/5.0
Hüjnia
Ephemeral, beautiful, loved it.
Vespertine is Björk at her best; she's still not the easiest to get into, but the lush electronica harmonies underlaying her soaring vocals is -- at the very least -- hypnotic.
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I always want to like Bjork but sometimes it’s not there for me
My wife came downstairs this morning as this album was playing and asked “am I still dreaming?” This is how I feel listening to the ethereal quality of the album. My wife also offered to rate it a 0/5. I personally loved the album
“Hidden Place” has been in my head non-stop since the first listen—production is pretty beautiful on this album. Björk’s voice is like nothing else, so unique. I’ve been slowly getting into her stuff and after debut, which Iv listened to death, I’m loving how this one feels more dreamy and intimate. “Cocoon” is just stunning too. I’ve only listened to the album a couple of times so far, but I can already tell this album’s gonna grow on me the more I play it. Right now, I’m giving it 4 stars, but I’ve got a feeling I’ll enjoy it more with more listens.
Intimate microbeat electronica and chamber pop built on glitchy clicks, harp, strings, and whisper-soft, layered vocals unfolds with delicate, inward focus. Listening feels like moving through a quiet, snow-covered interior where every small sound is magnified and time slows to a hush. The result is immersive and finely detailed, though its hushed restraint feels insular.
If I listened to this in the winter I think I would have liked it more
I always thought that Medulla was my favorite bjork album but damn this is so good. My favorite album to nap to. Like a warm heavenly auditory blanket Bjork nap
In a strange realm, pink bunnies cuddle on candyfloss clouds while minotaurs eviscerate each other in a river of blood. Welcome to the world of Bjork, the tapped but brilliant sub-arctic pixie activist. Oftentimes the quest for high art and new sonic vistas results in the song being left behind. It's hard to hear her extract 17 syllables from a word that typically yields one, without cracking a wry grin. Yet when she gets it right, as she does on It's Not Up To You and a few others, it's very special indeed. Patchy, with moments of excellence.
I like the other worldly nature and feel of the album. I just didn't want it for the length of time I got it
Half the album sounds like a jack in the box ready to pop out and traumatize a small child. The rest is even worse.
Can't say I was a big fan. I don't dislike her voice but I found it somewhat distracting
This is my 4th Bjork album and I see that I still have another one to come. I wrote glowing reports previously largely trying to convey what an enigma she is. An exceptional musician who is capable of taking me to a wonderful place but also the very next second somewhere that really shouldn’t exist. The only thing I will change now in my appreciation of her is forget trying to think deeply and wondering why her music is so complicated. Instead let it wash over you only paying slight attention. I’ve found playing Sudoku on hard setting is an ideal way to enjoy Bjork. Saying that I think I’ve stumbled over a way to describe Bjork. Hard Sudoku is never easy to solve. You spend hours trying to do so. It sometimes scrambles your brain. Very often an answer is well hidden but also in plain site. Extremely satisfying when done. Yes that’s Bjork. 5/5 25/4/26
I could never give our Icelandic queen less than three stars, but there's really not much going on here at all, tbh. I had to listen to the Sugarcubes immediately afterwards to cleanse my palate.
This was a real experience and unlike most of the music I've ever heard. Experimental and atmospheric, Bjork creates soundscapes that really absorb. There's sonically some intriguing things going on here, I was trying to work out what certain sounds were, and read that some of it was just her crushing ice and shuffling cards. Fun! Not sure I'd go to 5* as I think this would need several listens to properly appreciate. It reminds me a bit of the Kid A / Amnesiac pair, which are certainly acquired tastes as well
This is my second Björk listen of the project(after Vulnicura). It is a very atmospheric record with hints of electronic music mixed in there. Lyrics are OK, but not great. The vocals, while an acquired taste, actually enhance the sound and vibe of the record. She clearly has an artistic vision, and it's one I rather like. While many of the songs run rather long, they are good songs with good writing. Many of the reviews here either hype it up as an all-time great album or diss it for being "too weird", and neither are entirely the case. This is simply a good album with its own unique character, just weird enough to avoid boredom while still being fairly accessible. It is an excellent listen for situations when an atmospheric, mildly theatrical record is the order of the day.
Bjork is one of the GOATs
An interesting listen
I’ve tried a lot but she’s never done it for me
Wench keeps on wailing
Warbling wailer
Can’t say I like this, but it’s interesting and weird
<eye roll>
2.42
Good
Well Bjork can really sing. And compose some interesting melodies. But always so weird and discomfiting. Which apparently a lot of people like - look at the last 30 years of Radiohead's career. The last track was a standout. But no thanks.
вот это музыккка, вот как можно подойти к выражению и творчеству. Этот артист и этот альбом расширяет музыкальную картину. однако не нравится мне вокал. Да мелодичный, но приедается. Как назвать эту манеру где слоги разрывают, рубато или мелизмы. Не нравится короче Сам альбом целостный, приятный. 3.3
Incredibly singular album drawing from a lot of influences that I haven’t heard in any other pop album. Incredibly comforting and still kind of spooky and alien. Favorite Songs: “Cocoon”, “It’s Not up to You”, “Unison” Least Favorite Song: “Heirloom” Mid 4.
Quirky and beautiful.
A love album that seems to go from beginning to end, but with the end being happy and the end not being the end, but just the next day in the journey. i look forward to revisiting in 5, 10 years to see how my feelings change towards it as i change. beautiful piece for introspection.
This was good. I probably should listen to more Bjork.
Please less Bjork..PLEASE. Wow, i couldnt wait for this painful hour to be over. Bjork i get it, you're weird...can we stop now. TY!
My favourites were Hidden Place, Pagan Poetry, Frosti, Aurora, Heirloom and Unison. Solid album! Why did I not listen to this before? I remember having seen the music video of Cocoon though.
mmm no me atrapo, quizás debo escucharlo bien
Fine listen but no stand outs
I can't listen to Bjork all the time, but she makes very beautiful music. That album is great!
tortura psicológica não é entretenimento
Oh Björk... Vespertine is such a quandary because it starts so strong and then it pulls to a finish. But that start though...4/5
It's an okay album. Her voice is a unique mix of soothing & disturbing to me. Seems almost celestial.
I’m pretty neutral on this album. Some of it was pretty good