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björk is so delightful ~ this album just makes me wanna drape a swan around my neck and twirl around, you know?
already did a good semi-recent writeup of Probably The Literal Best Album Of All Time, but somehow after all these years im only reading today for the first time about how this record was equally shaped by the draining experience of filming Dancer In The Dark as it was her love life. it lends a dimension to these world-swallowing songs that ive never felt before, even after feeling like i know all of them up and down and all around. homogenic could be considered healing by expression of control and dominance, but this is inverted...a perfectly maintained introverted world, away from expectations and the feelings of being watched, accessible only by you and whoever you consciously decide to invite in. honestly feels like a revelation that will not only inform future listens, but that explains better than i ever had so much of the draw ive felt towards this. my go-to album to lose myself in Forever. some of these reviewers need to be strung up in town square for all to see. hearing an album this full of vivid and obviously intentional decisions, and telling yourself theyre all just to be Weird and nothing else, is a perception of the universe i hope i never relate to in my life. awful how many people are so averse to basic curiosity that they will write off anything they dont immediately understand as being some kind of Trick, instead of just one of the practically infinite ways humans can choose to express themselves. i dont think i could breathe if i genuinely thought the world was that tiny. and im not sure anyone has ever opened me up to all the possibilities that make the world feel big and free the same way that bjork has.
Me sentí un hada en el bosque
Peak Bjork Icelandic weirdness
One of Bjork’s most blissful and pleasant albums to listen to. Very pleasing on the ears.
Really enjoy this record. Dark moody colors
Enchanting
Björk being Björk Fave track: Pagan Poetry
If you don’t like Bjorks voice or whatever that’s fine. But the instrumental choices across this album are absolutely beautiful and so well executed. Couldn’t be anything less than a 4 in my book. 4/5
Geniaalne kõla. See muusika ei ole kindlasti igapäevaseks kuulamiseks, aga tegelt see mulle meeldibki. Muusikas tuleb välja selliseid emotsioone ja ebaperfektsusi, mida popis ei kuule. 4.0/5
3 stars I don’t know how to rate Bjork albums like I don’t know how to rate jazz albums. I’ll say that I enjoyed the minimalist beats and appreciated the music, but I’m unsure how much I would return to this. It could be a lot or never again.
Magisch album, de productie, zang, en nummers zijn allemaal geweldig.
Nunca me ha gustado Björk, traté de darle una oportunidad con este disco y me sigue no gustando.
4.5
3.5
I'm giving this exactly the same rating I gave *Medúlla*, but I think I'm going to put this one just a smidge higher. Probably just about the same review also i absolutely adore the passion in her voice. She's an absolutely unique artist, and is constantly sitting on the edge of an absolutely beautiful production along with her challenging songwriting. It always gets me wishing I could like it more because I think there is a huge passion and beauty that I can't ignore. There are some tracks and when she leans a little bit towards the alt music she was leaving behind at the time i enjoy this album a little bit more. But there are tracks and it's usually the slower ones. I think it's in those songs that her kind of discordal choices really kind of stick out to an area I'm not comfortable. I think actually both *Vespertine* and *Medulla*, if I ever gave it time to sink in, could become one that raises up in stature because there was a heroin beauty that I absolutely adore about the about both albums. (8.1) ★★★★
Art pop is not my favourite genre, but this album is quite good. 4 stars
Bjork just isn't my cup of tea, I'm afraid. I can see why some people like it I guess, but it's not something I'm ever going to be into. There were a few tracks that were kind of nice, I guess, but not my jam. Sounds like Aphex Twin produced an Enya album. 2.5 stars
4.5
Not peak Bjork. No big band whoppers like It’s Oh So Quiet or other meaty essential whoppers like Army Of Me or Hyperballad. Just snoozy ballads that lean into the more boring tracks off Kid A. Let’s be honest, the only main great thing about the album and this phase of Bjork is the Swan Dress. Honk, honk! (even if it is based on a mute swan - still honks).
Oooh I kind of love this
The best
i didn't really enjoy it, it go better as it went on but like it wasnt for me
Good chill
Listen to a few songs, just couldn’t get into it
Bjork has this unexplainable way with songwriting.
I listened to this on world autism day. I do respect Bjork, but I dont enjoy her music
björk
Really Strong 4
The—admittedly very fitting—soundtrack to one of the most uncomfortable nights of my life. I would be lying if I said that experience hadn't prejudiced me against Björk, but I have tried my best to give the album a real chance. Honestly, it's better (or, less bad) than I anticipated. Björk is very clearly a talented musician, and a master of atmosphere. The album feels off... and that's exactly how it's supposed to be. That being said, there is something about Björk's voice that makes it hard to listen to for me personally. DNF'd as a result, but can't give it any lower than this in good faith.
blwuh
sexy intiem maar ook hoog gehalte achtergrondmuziek als je er niet met Goede audioapparatuur naar luistert en alle kleine geluidjes kunt horen
I loved this. I’ve never heard an album that somehow feels very large whilst being so intimate and quiet. The tiny delicate beats match Björks vocals perfectly, and the layered vocals create a really intimate atmosphere. It all just feels so enclosed and cosy. Yeah I loved this, look forward to a relisten.
This is a Bjork at her finest.
Sorry Bjôrk, I don't have the gas in the tank today to give this the attention it deserves. I'll be back.
Vespertine is not really a songs record, and evaluating it as one misses the point entirely. This is atmosphere as architecture — harps, music boxes, buried choirs, and micro-beats made from everyday sounds layered into something so delicate and immersive that it almost defies genre categorization. Put it on through noise canceling headphones and it creates its own complete world. That’s not a small achievement. Björk’s voice is present throughout but often more felt than understood — whispering and murmuring at the center of the mix rather than soaring above it. That intimacy is clearly intentional, and it works. Even when the lyrics are barely intelligible the emotional presence is real, and it gives the record a human warmth that pure electronic atmosphere rarely manages. The production is the story here. Matthew Barney’s visual and sculptural influence feels audible in the sound design — there’s a tactile, almost physical quality to the textures that rewards close listening and reveals more with each pass. The programmed beats are buried so deep in the mix they function as texture rather than rhythm, which sidesteps the usual friction that electronic production creates and allows the organic elements to breathe. This sits in similar territory to Lana Del Rey’s Chemtrails Over the Country Club — atmosphere over urgency, cohesion over catharsis — but more adventurous and more original than almost anything else on this list. A generous four: immersive, beautifully crafted, and best experienced with the world shut out.
Pleasant
This wasn’t for me.
Not into experimental, weird music
This felt surreal but raw. Kind of uncanny, I don't really know where to put it. I liked it, though.
Always thought the Bjork is an acquired taste - one that I could not ever acquire, save for a couple of random songs.
Meh. Sometimes appreciate how ephemeral it is
2.5
The 'swan dress' album and easily the least annoying of the 4 Bjork albums I have endured.
I mean… not her best album.
Weird girl representation
Really great. Amazing vocals and atmosphere. Fav song: Generous Palmstrokes
The second Bjork record on my 1001 albums journey and she is one of the artists I underestimated. I loved this record. Ethereal, mysterious. Not looking for chart success, just an hour of beautiful music
Not my first time listening to this album. And although I think that the initial score of 4/10 I gave it was way too harsh, I still don’t think it’s for me. It’s definitely very unique and artistically interesting, but at the same time, it’s just not that fun. I can appreciate the creativity that went into creating this, but the whole experience felt like a bit of a slog. The atmosphere was too relaxed for me, and although there were some parts I liked, there was too much repetition and not enough progression and emotional peaks, which ultimately made this album hard to get excited about.
the mother of weirdos
Björk is one of those artists I have to be in the correct mood for, since she makes that sort of ethereal dreamscape music with an extra helping of eccentricity... but when I AM in the correct mood, it's a delightful experience. Mellow weird goodness.
Za nju treba stvoriti naviku. Teško ko to može čini mi se. Ja sam došla do nivoa da tolerišem i cijenim umjetnost ali ne uživam.
A surprisingly un-Bjork like Bjork album
Bjück
It’s not up to you , Harm of will, Unison are good songs. No doubt she has an amazing voice especially when belting. The instrumentals are great too. Her delivery does come off as a biiit pretentious and overly artsy sounding at times. Just not sure I’m at a very Bjork time of my life. Perhaps down the line I’ll revisit this and it’ll hit me even more.
Might be Bjork’s best maybe just behind Homogenic.
this is the opening act for a band i’m really excited to see and then it kinda kills my vibe as i stand there like O_O and she’s tweaking out on stage
A little too weird for me
Not my favourite Bjork's album but still great
3/5. A really odd album that sacrifices accessibility for experimentation. Lots of genius here, but it's hard to listen to at times. Björk's vocals are quality, but can be grating at with how much dressing she puts on her delivery.
Björk is an artist I’m aware of, but find to be a bit bizarre, and this album delivered just about what I expected. I can appreciate her unique voice and style, and there were some of the electronic aspects of the music I enjoyed (the tones and sound in Heirloom and a couple other songs gave me Postal Service vibes) but as far as the lyrics or style resonating with me as a whole I cannot say I cared for this album. What I will say is it felt very artistic, and I can respect and appreciate that.
I’ve heard better Björk - Worth a try during a late night listen session.
Just play Pagan Poetry again. And again. And again.
1.5 stars. More of the same from Bjork: interesting musically with some creative takes on avant-garde pop but completely ruined by dreadful singing. Standout is "Unison", potentially because her singing is tamped down a bit on this track.
Younger me thought Bjork was odd and music was slow, not understanding it. Today me, is so curious on her, her music. I know what she is about, now that I have listened to all sorts of electronic-type of music. Interested in her music now. This album is pretty sweet.
There are a few moments where I think oh this song could be good, but then Bjork does something weird with her voice and it ruins it. I can understand why someone would like this, and can even appreciate the creativity, but I just didn't enjoy listening to it all that much.
Easily one of my favorite bjork albums of all time
This is one of those few electronicky albums that manages to be interesting without drowning in its own self-importance.
My least favorite of Björk's classic albums, although the music isn't bad by any stretch. This album scratched a number of itches she had at a time: coming off the brash, in your face Homogenic, she wanted to go in a quiet and introspective direction. She was currently acting in Lars Von Trier's Dancer In The Dark as well as composing an album of songs for the film, and was exhausted. She had just entered into a romantic relationship with artist Matthew Barney (we already covered the breakup album, Vulnicura) and her feelings were reflected here as well. Oddly, another goal was to have the album be listenable for people who were downloading it from streaming sites like Napster. I won't get into the technical details of how she made the album, but I do think the results are impressively cohesive given everything she was trying to accomplish. In regards to my own personal music tastes, the slow, minimalist style is practically the opposite of the sort of music I prefer. I still find the album interesting even in spite of that and don't mind having it on, but it doesn't quite hit the dopamine receptors for me the way her other albums do.
I talk about atmosphere a lot on these reviews but this might be one of the absolute best I’ve heard, even if I don’t fully resonate with the music itself. This album feels like I should be having an awakening in another dimension. The vocals and production really are awesome. This may be one of those albums I revisit down the line and adjust, but for now, I’m just not into it.
I love experimental music so so much. This album cover in itself is art, the swan hidden, this is so cool. I will have to sit and listen to the lyrics, but this is artistic and beautiful. The production on this is off the charts, all the sounds and noises. The songs are long, but they know exactly when to leave and how to start the harps on pagan poetry. The repetition of "it's not up to you". I love how weird this is. This is an album and an experience, hell yeah, even the interludes bridge into each other. Frosti is so, so beautiful. The use of chimes just feels like I am a siren on the sea. The harp on this record is just nuts, man. I loved listening to it so angelically, and the last track really feels like a victory lap. You have to be in a Björk mood to listen to it, but once you let it take over, you are in it, and she is singing all around you like a nice hug. It really feels like she is next to me on a stage performing all of these songs. I am sitting in awe. The album is ending, she is screaming for me to stay, but she knows she has to go. The angels are leaving. I am being lifted away from this ethereal forest to go back to where she left me. The harp is the only thing that is left, the final memory of what has become the repetition of it until it stops and I am left in the silence of having to be back in reality. Nothing I have heard so far has felt quite like this on this 1001 5/5
Zone out a fair bit. It's meh
The production was good, but her singing voice is quite annoying. It's so exaggerated and I feel like the songs are similar to Bob Dylan's; they would be better if someone else was singing them.
Did not like this one as much
Very interesting and unique. I appreciate her as an artist but I don't really enjoy listening to her music.
Musically, I can appreciate her skill and talent. Bjork can sing really well when she wants. I just dont know why or when I would listen to this again.
It sounds alright but not my genre.
I never got the hype on Bjork, I had friends that I felt like were obsessed with her. Don't get me wrong she's decided and I liked the album but its not god tier... its like Disney princess music on acid...
Highlights: Hidden Place, It's Not Up To You, Unison A record marked by its immersive production. Crisp sounds and mellow vocals blend nicely together. But somehow it still didn't fully click with me. A bit too abstract and ambiental for me. For instance, I liked Debut and Post a lot more. Didn't know that Pagan Poetry was where that meme came from. Weak second half. Overall I expected a lot more and was deeply disappointed. Highlights will remain in rotation doe, I really liked those.
Never heard this before. Loved it
Don't think I'd listened to this one before, v good
I'll be back for seconds in this frosty little sonic cathedral
Vëry gœd
Love an occasional Bjorking
This was much better than the other Björk on the list. Very nice lush, etheral melodies, really unique almost Shakespearian poetry in lyricism. I think I'd appreciate this more if I were the target demographic. I bit of the "sirens call", icelandic paganism is lost on me. Thus at face value I rank it higher than the last but still in the middle.
Not for me.. too many noises to actually enjoy
It's very unique and full of emotion, but too depressive and monotonous for my taste. There were some ultradramatic moments that I really enjoyed, Björk did an astounding job. However, I believe I need more convincing to truly understand her genius.
This is my second Björk album. I liked it. Like the last time I found it really interesting to listen to.
I'm just gonna cut to the chase, this is incredibly beautiful. This may be the best Björk album. It is the first project where she really embraced her later era's experimental sound in a big way. And it's her best executed album in this style. She has a really synthetic sound palette that she uses in a really organic way. It's an album that has both a metallic gleam, and a rubbery stretch. It sounds like a field of alien flowers. This organic streak is so prevalent that the chorus of Undo got interpolated on a Mount Eerie song and I didn't know until I heard it here. Speaking of this refrain. This album's incredible aesthetic is constantly anchored by amazing songwriting and deeply human performances from Björk herself. These songs are abstract, but never formless, there's always something to latch onto. Pagan Poetry is probably the catchiest moment here. It operates more like a pop song than anything else here, albeit on it's own terms. And Björk's vocals are the vehicle by which these hookier moments slip in. She sounds warm, emotive and earnest. And the contrast against the soundscapes is incredibly compelling. I'll leave it here. This album is an incredible realization of the synthetic and the organic, anchored in beautiful songwriting and a super dynamic presentation. Vespertine is incredible.
Much preferred this to Debut which I only got seven albums ago. It's still a bit odd but that's kinda what I'd expect from Bjork. I liked the more chilled plinky plonky vibe
Meh 2.5/5
Can my review of this just be that .gif of Danny Devito saying "Oh my God, I get it..."? No? Anyways, I always thought Debut and Post were fine albums, but everytime I tried out her more experimental stuff, I always bounced off it no matter how much I tried to Stockholm myself into liking her music. But its pretty crazy how much not having the vocabulary matters as far as enjoying a record or hating it. I can't remember if I ever tried listening to Vespertine before, but I've definitely heard Cocoon and Pagan Poetry before. Last time I heard those was years and years back, before I got into trip hop, so not having that vocabulary likely hampered my enjoyment of this music. But now, having delved into trip hop quite a bit in the intervening years (Portishead's Dummy is my second favorite album all time, and Mezzanine by Massive Attack is an all timer), I'm enjoying Björk way more. And this album in particular is amazing. Ethereal, sensual, gorgeous, and filled with a million tiny little bits that are an absolute joy to listen to. On my third listen as I'm writing this, and each time a new song jumps out at me. First it was the aforementioned Cocoon and Pagan Poetry, this time its Aurora and An Echo a Stain. Lots of very chilly but beautiful songs. So yeah, beautiful, gorgeous record. If you had asked me prior to doing this project if I'd be rating a Björk album a perfect score, I'd emphatically say "absolutely fucking not". But its a wonder how exposing yourself to a ton of music can get you to eventually like stuff you previously couldn't stand. Amazing album.
Best Song: Pagan Poetry The one thing I will give this project, it had turned me into a Bjork fan. Her voice is so unique I cannot wrap my head around whether is amazing or terrible. She is kind of like the female Ozzy Osbourne, my untrained ears can't tell if brilliant or if every note is off key. I think it is safe to say, after listening to a few Bjork and Sugarcubes albums that this is weird. Overall, I liked it but not as much as her 90s albums. 4/5.
This isn't my favorite Bjork album, but it's her most beautiful. The way the layers of vocals, beats, and strings swirl around each other is just stunning to me. I feel a bit sorry for those who can't get past the style of Bjork's delivery and lyrics to hear that this is some really special music.
No my cup of tea, but she is talented.
Not my thing
Strange voice. Strange music.
No. 133 100% absolutely beautiful and unique music. But, I'll probably never listen to it again.
Harm of Will by Björk is a quiet, reflective track from Vespertine that feels like an honest admission about the unintended harm love and longing can cause. It sits in that fragile space between tenderness and regret, where someone recognises that even deeply felt intentions can leave marks on another person.
A beautiful listen
This is just so bad to me. I won’t 1 it as feel she means well
There's only so much Bjork you can take
me hizo concha, termine pensando en todos los errores que cometi en mi vida
Great for a rainy day
Me gustó mucho. Hidden Place pedazo de canción. Una obra de arte el disco entero.
⭐⭐⭐ Atmosfäriskt och vacker men för mycket av ambient för min smak. Känns mest som filmmusik i ett enda långt spår. Lyssnade på det två gånger när jag sprang. Kanske skulle behövt lysna mer koncentrerat
best album oat
Favorite Song: None
I actually think this is the first pop album I've gotten so far, surprisingly. I am aware of Björk, but I've never really checked out her work. • Hidden Place is really cool, I haven't heard anything that sounds like it. The production is so layered and it feels like it takes up your whole mindspace while listening to it, but every instrument still has room to breathe and do their own thing • It's Not Up to You and Undo are also really great sounding songs. Undo in particular follows a • Pagan Poetry has very different instrumentation to the rest of the album. The harp in particular sounds beautiful` • I've not been taking too many notes for the back half of the album, but it's all been very consistent. Heirloom is another very nice song This was a good listen. It's pretty far out of my usual style, as a lot of the albums so far have been, but I can absolutely appreciate what I've just heard. Björk's voice is incredible, and I think I'd have to listen to her for a long time to get sick of it. The music was so consistently good throughout the album, with such a wide breadth of instruments used. I see that Björk has a few more albums on this, and I am now very much looking forward to hearing them. Favourite song: Pagan Poetry
I knew today was going to be stressful so when the generator gave me Vespertine, I thought I might not be in the right headspace for it. I was wrong - it's gorgeous and I feel better for having heard it.
Very unique!
Bee loves bjork
Fairly similar to her other stuff, but the more I hear from her the more fatigued I get from it
Rough stuff. Fever dream soundtrack. Nails on a chalk board. Nightmare music. It's music for ASMR freaks before anyone knew what an ASMR was. Some of it threatens to be soothing, but it never is. I'm good
I want to like Bjork. I really do. But I just don't
A decent Björk album. Not once did I stop what I was doing to look at the stereo in disgust and say "What the f***?!" It came close once with the "I love him I love him I love him" part, but we got through it.
Klikkað stöff. Góð vinnuplata. Frumleg, enginn eins og Björk. Flott beat og alien soundscape. Einstaklega mikil Björk þessi plata.
Klárlega einn mesti listamaður síðari tíma. Með sinn eigin hljómheim, sífellt í þróun, skapandi og á undan sinni samtíð. Og svo er hún íslensk.
I really like Bjork's voice and vocal range. The Vespertine's production alone is pretty impressive as well. However, I just couldn't get that excited about this. It was missing some juice somewhere/someway throughout the album. Maybe her club stuff will be more my speed.
Bjork is one of those artists I've really been meaning to get into for a few years now but have yet to get around to it. She's got one of the most impressive singing voices I think I've ever heard. I'm familiar with a little bit of her work but most of it is a blind spot for me. From what I know, nobody is going to argue that Vespertine is her best album and I'd be inclined to agree. She seems incredibly reserved throughout and never really cuts loose with that voice of hers. I spent the whole album waiting for a moment like that but it never came. I'm sure we'll stumble across another Bjork album or two and I hope I get more out of them.
Moves away from the club vibes of her first three solo albums into the more modern art installation/fashion show world that defines the back chunk of her career. This is the best handshake between the two styles that exists as far as I'm concerned. I much prefer her clubbier stuff to her conceptual stuff & Vespertine's successes are that it's got the lush, layered production work that'd she really indulge in with Biophilia/Utopia while also retaining the simpler, emotional lyrics and performance that paired well with the punchier instrumentals from her older work. There's a great balance here, you can really fall into these tracks. Not for everyone, I grant, Bjork's voice can grate on some people but she's always been a favorite of mine. Favorite Tracks: Cocoon, Pagan Poetry, Frosti, Heirloom, Unison
4/10
kinda fire. added the first track to my playlist. bjork just does her own thing and i love it
Björk – Vespertine (2001) On Day 68, Vespertine was a project I admired more for its technical execution than for personal enjoyment. The ASMR-like production is incredibly detailed, creating an immersive atmosphere that really takes you along on Björk's artistic journey. Her vocal triumph here isn't about power, but about the range of emotions and micro-details she manages to capture. The overall production is immaculate, allowing you to pick up on layers that most records would miss. While I didn't explicitly enjoy it enough to push it into the 4 or 5-star range, the sheer level of craftsmanship and the way the vocals lead the journey earns it a warm 3/5.
Some of Bjork's best, but its exactly what you expect form Bjork. No surprises, no disappointments.
Even weirder than I expected. Probably need to be tripping on acid or something to really appreciate this album.
fun and ethereal! 'its not up to you' is delightful. good time but also couldnt fully take it seriously lol
I have a lot of respect for Björk. I think she should be allowed to do whatever she wants forever, up to and including killing all the men on this website who make an entire bit out of hating on her in performative and frankly rather misogynistic ways at every opportunity they’re given and at many they aren’t (if I had a nickel for every time I’ve seen out-of-nowhere Björk dunks in highly-rated reviews for albums she had absolutely nothing to do with… I might not be rich, but I’d have more than two). All that being said I don’t think many tracks from this particular album are going to be entering my usual rotation. Neat to listen to once though. Some cool atmospheric stuff happening
One of my favourite albums of all time. The way this album explores sensuality in an electronic, glitchy form is amazing. Songs like Cocoon are a perfect example of this with Bjorks soothing voice over this ambient instrumental gives me chills everytime. Absolutely breathtaking album 10/10 Favourite: Unison Least Favourite: None
Very boring without being actively bad like yesterday's. I had it on in the background while cooking and thank god, because if I had to listen to this in the foreground, I may not have finished it.
happy that i got this album today
Just what I needed. Bjork is a dream
Feels like listening to a fairy, love her style
I just don’t get Bjork. I appreciate the influence but I rarely run back to a track apart from Big Time Sensuality Pagan Poetry though is magic.
First Bjork...meh. 4 songs in....meh. Finished the album, appreciate it but still meh to my ears. Some cool, clearly expensive production but it's just too cold and operatic overall for my tastes. I feel like most of the songs don't really build, or resolve, they just exist.
It's been so long since I listened to this, I forgot that I've listened to this. But when "Hidden Place" first came on it was instant recognition. There's a lot to like here - Hidden Place, It's Not Up To You, Pagan Poetry, Heirloom. There are some points where it sags a bit - An Echo, a Stain being the main one. Honestly, in the 1001 list I'm surprise Post isn't in here, I prefer it to this honestly. This lacks that boombastic aspect of Post. Still really good though and a tough rate. It's a 3, but a really high 3.
My fave bjork album, her crowning achievement. Top 10 art pop record of all time has an easy argument to be considered the best of all time in the genre. We don't talk about Bjork enough
Et album som kræver ro, rum, og tid for at kunne værtsætte. Alle tingene har jeg ikke meget af for tiden, men oplevelsen blev prioteret sammen med mellemste barn som nat musik. Der er ikke nogen store hits på albummet, og måske derfor sidder jeg tilbage med følelsen af at jeg ikke fik helt det Björk som jeg forventede. Det er dog lyden af Björk, men hendes stil her er næsten instrumental vokal... 3 pil op^^
Björk i sin fineste version. Den skrabede produktion sætter hendes særegne vokal og teksterne i fokus, hvilket skaber et skrøbeligt lydbillede der drager en ind. Det er et album der kræver lytteren er opmærksom.
Really cool album that rewards multiple listens. I feel like every song opens like a flower, isn't that nice? Don't we need nice things?
абсолютно великое
Govno
Franchement, c'est un vraiment bon album et je vois difficilement comment le classer autre part qu'en 5/5. La coté expérimental est extrêmement bien géré avec un vrai mélange des sonorités et des influences parfois techno ce qui est vraiment particulier mais qui marche bien. Après je sais pas si elle s'est faite influencée pour la réal de l'album mais ça ressemble énormément à Kid A de Radiohead à certains moments notamment dans les sons très compressés et les beats très courts et électroniques. Ensuite, j'ai bien aimé le coté mélancolique de l'album qui s'exprime avec de nombreuses nuances de sons, passant d'instruments très rudes à de la harpe ou des sons très legers et volatiles ce que j'ai trouvé très interessant notamment pendant le passage de Aurora à An Echo, A Stain qui marque vraiment une césure de ton, l'un plutôt "positif" et l'autre beaucoup plus introspectif et deep. Nan franchement c'est un très bon album, très particulier mais vraiment très bon album qui en tout cas me marque personnellement
Bjork’s always been pretty weird in my book. I can’t say I’ve spent enough time with her music to know if that’s a good kind of weird or a bad kind of weird. So, I guess I’m kind of looking forward to this record. I like the music pretty good. It’s textured and kind of pretty in its own right. I’m not sure I love Bjork’s voice or her sense of melody. It’s definitely not conventional. As I listen, sometimes it seems like she is doing something completely distinct from the music, but then it all coalesces to a place where everything makes sense together. And then it’s gone again. And back again. Repeat. I don’t hate this, but I feel like I have to work for it a bit as a listener. 6/10
A damn good album. Pares away a lot of what I have found hard to connect with in other Bjork albums and leaves a starkly beautiful showcase for her voice.
So so gorgeous
Beautiful, just not for me.
Love it whimseyness
Bjork has such a unique approach to writing music. I think I've said this three times now for the Bjork albums I've reviewed here. Maybe two was enough?
I didn't really get this album at first, I think it was too experimental and ethereal for the tasks I was doing when I was listening to it, but then I went on a walk through the woods and it suddenly clicked. I think this music was meant to be enjoyed in an outdoor environment, or at least not while you're packing. It also feels like an album that I would need to specifically pay attention to the lyrics, which I was not able to do this time around. Perhaps another, more focused listen through is in order. 6/10
This is really really interesting. Every song is incredibly unique and is a genuinely good experience to listen to however I wouldn’t replay this often, but I would consider myself a fan of this type of sounding music.
Very very impressed. Despite personal preference against her vocal style, her talent is undeniable and the backing arrangements are produced to perfection. A monumental moment in modern minimalist music. It’s not a 5 for me, because it’s not often I would replay it, but the execution is easily up there with the greatest of all time.
A great album that I rarely play, not because it lacks anything, but because it asks for something. Some albums are like your home: you spend a lot of time there and you come back to them time and time again. This one is more like a chapel. You don’t live in a chapel. You visit. Beautiful, but not casual listening.
The Good: We are introduced to a Vespretine! The Bad: We thought that is had something to do with scooters from Italy… The Ugly: Turns out the welt you get from a vespertine sting is humungous! I had to check… this is my second Bjork album, but technically speaking third, as this rating has been several months in the making. How to sum up the experience? Well, let’s start by the elation I felt when I decided I did not have to listen to the last 2 songs! Also, why are most albums post mid-90s close to an hour of minimum length? It’s not like the product has gotten better or anything… Back to the rating. Not my thing. There. I said it. Bjork’s voice is nice when she is just softly whispering, however, when she starts doing to scream singing, I tune out. I am not complaining, I am just explaining that this is not my cup of tea. Sorry to all the Bjork fans out there… 2*
I've always just told people I'm not a fan of Bjork but my goal with going through this project is to be open minded and flexible in my listening. I'm a huge fan of Regina Spektor and drew comparisons between the two on several songs. Bjork's over all delivery and style are vastly different than Spektor in a more experimental and almost jazzy kind of way, which just isn't for me.
This is an absolutely gorgeous record. I love pretentiousness, I love soundscapes, I love odd vocal delivery and unsettling harmony. This is totally up my street.
Wish I could rate 3.5
I so want to love Bjork but I am clearly not sophisticated enough. In the background or setting a somber mood, it is fine but I can’t force myself to enjoy listening for its own sake.
Frosti is very close to the FNAF song. I can see why that one guy went crazy
1. place - 1.5 2. cocoon - 2 3. you - 2 4. undo - 1.5 5. poetri - 1.5 6. frozti - 1 7. Aurora - 1.5 8. Echo - 1 9. Sun - 1 10. Heirloom - 1 11. Will - 1.5 12. Unison - 1.5
listened to again her voice is so weird but the soundscape is unescapable
оч крутой альбом, ещё не дослушала, но очень понравилрсь
I appreciate the originality, just not my jam
This album sounds absolutely incredible. Some of the most beautiful production I’ve ever heard. The vocals are so delicate and the way they’re recorded right up to the mic gives this a very intimate feeling. Despite sounding so gorgeous and lush there’s a raw openess that gives the album an edge too. Brilliant.
Pekný album.
I don't get this album at all.
I don't even know what to say... 5 stars.
My second Bjork album in a week and my initial thoughts still stand. This one maybe a touch more accessible and i want to love this but i still cant
In my rating I fall victim to only listening to an album once. The production is obviously amazing, I would need some time to get used to Björk's vocals. Looking forward to her other work on this list, we'll see if exposure makes me rate her higher.
This old girl has aged well.
Mysterious foreign elf music - AL
A beautiful album. Reminds me to listen to more Björk.
I no longer find Björk as challenging as I did when I was younger. I even began to enjoy some of her music. This doesn't really feel that way though. I think her earlier stuff is more interesting. This is perhaps 'peak Björk' in terms of finish and production, but the ideas are practised, rehearsed. If this is your first Björk album, then you'll find her voice either incredibly annoying or beautiful and full of emotion. Both are true. By album four though, the raw emotions from her voice are telling the same stories as they were in the first.
Heirloom, Sun In My Mouth, It’s Not Up To You
a bit weird but pretty good, i like (the horse of approval and reassurance nods its head enthusiastically)
really just meh, a weird album. (the horse of negativity and disapproval)
very good but also put me in a weird mood idk...
Any album that closes with a song like Unison is an immediate 5/5.
Mayneeeee what the hell is this??????
I've seen Bjork live and she's an amazing performer. I love quite a few of Bjorks songs, but I've really got to be in the mood for her. I thought this album was good, and I'll listen to it again. It's just a little too ambient for me, but I think it will grow on me if I give it repeated listens. For now, it's a 3/5. Great voice, great production, but just too ambient and slow for me at this moment.
7/10 Best songs: Hidden Place, It's Not Up to You, Undo It's funny how the first repeat musician I encountered in this project is Bjork of all people - and an album I'm (pretty sure) I listened to before. At its best the songs are angelic, beautiful; at its worst its slow, overly quiet, and dull (particularly in the second half of the album). Do I like Bjork's strand of avant garde? Eh... depends on my mood, and the song.
A lil to snoozefest for me
Odd, enchanting. Feels like you’re hearing something from another world or dimension that you’re not supposed to be hearing. She has a beautiful powerful voice in the climaxes of a few songs.
That was an experience. Not a good one though.
Incredible album and one I’ve never listened to before. The production is immaculate, such a cinematic feel with tons of ear candy. Bork has a new fan for sure.
Very moody and interesting, but the melodies are a bit too long and sprawling in places, needs more hooks and a shorter run time for my tastes
YEAH BUDDY!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Jag har inte en aning vad jag lyssnade på, avant-garde type shit, ingen struktur, låter lite som Aurora fast sämre. eh vet inte Kan uppskatta produktionen och kreativiteten men det var inget för mig. 2/10
3/10 - hmm, I think Bjork's high toned vocals are pretty overdone
Really great voice, a style that I could really like, but unfortunately the instrumentals are really weird and disturbing— sometimes they are straight up annoying. Most tracks are also really long (~6 minutes), which makes them hard to listen to when some moments don't sound right. Deserves to be remembered, though. Some albums may be better.
This is a very interesting album. It’s kind of giving me the vibes of magical corruption in a fantasy book. I feel like this would not be out of place in a movie or other piece of visual media. Hidden Place in itself is a very enjoyable, dark, piece of music. I feel like Cocoon is just the right amount of dark and weird for the subject matter it’s trying to portray. The vocalist has a really unique way of singing which really adds to the vibes of this album. I have similar feeling about Its not up to you. Undo has a really cool percussion section in the background. That’s all! Pagan poetry was a gorgeous track! This is one I’m definitely going to be coming back to. The chimes in Frosti are absolutely mesmerizing! This album is all over the place but I love it. Aurora had some amazing vocals. An echo, a stain: the swelling music in this is awesome! I also love the vocal effects that are thrown in there. Sun in my mouth was another pretty track. Heirloom and Harm of will were honesty great! The swell of the music, and the almost christmassy vibe of some of Harm of Will. It was nice to have the drumbeat back in Unison. Even though it was slower, it had some urgency to it. Again, just the way the music swells is beautiful. It closed the album wonderfully. Even though the album was almost an hour, it did not feel like it. Y’know what? 5/5 ⭐️, 10/10. This album was weird and wonderful in all the right ways and I couldn’t get enough of it. 27/1089
I really want to love Bjork. She's talented and artstic towards pop music and I respect that. But I just can't stand the aesthetics of her music and I don't really like her voice. I've added one point for efforts and intentions, but I still feel bad for giving her 2, but even this feels like too much of advance.
A lovely, fascinating album, full of delightfully cryptic lyrics and varied textures. Bjork seems to have forgotten to add melodies which I understand is part of her objective but they're missed, nevertheless.
I don’t know, I really wanna like bjork but I just can’t really get into this music. Can only give 2 stars
This album is a beautiful masterpiece. I absolutely love the way Björk uses her whole creativity and her personality and creates the most beautiful and interesting songs ever. This album is definitely on the top best albums from her. I just love her so much, her music makes me feel so inspired and her lyrics are so poetic.
I enjoy this more than other Bjork albums
Music was pretty cool, but vocally she sounds like a retard.
Je sais pas pourquoi Portishead c'est bien et Bjork c'est nul, mais Bjork c'est nul.
Good stuff crazy for 2001
I love Bjork and that is all
Björk creates a highly personal and intimate record on Vespertine. By personal, I do not mean anecdotal or revealing. Rather, she curates an atmosphere so wholly delicate that you feel the human touch in every texture. From beautiful harp plucks to trip hop beats, everything feels so very loving. Vespertine is the an intimate masterwork. Despite the restraint and softness of the record, it is gargantuan in its design. I really can’t deny the perfection of this record and Björk as an artist. I’m unsure if this is even her magnum opus, and that says a lot about her talent.
Favourite song: Aurora
Listened making tea Latte disappointed, was expected more fireworks
Very chill and lo-fi. Very glitchy music, but I still like it. It's not my favorite album, but it's a pretty quintessential pop album, but just an okay album in general
boring ethereal shit
la primera canción casi me induce un ataque de pánico. el final todo el album. no lo puedo escuchar.
I feel like I like this more than the last one? I don't know. Maybe it's just my mood. Anyhow, her singing is fascinating and engaging, but the bubbly drip-drop electriconia grates on me. So in the end, it's a mixed bag.
Whelp, here we have it: another Bjork album, another chance for me (like Charlie Brown kicking a football) to finally understand and enjoy what Bjork has to offer, and another chance for Bjork (like Lucy, yanking away the football) to deliver yet another disappointing collection of songs involving xylophones, whispering, harps, mewling, synthesizers and assorted lyrical oddities. I remain barely a fan.
This is my favorite Bjork album, though maybe I’m in for a surprise in the next 3 Bjork albums I assume we are going to hear. I like it for a few reasons. First, she achieves a complete vision. It sounds like winter, cold and crystalline. The last song kind of hints at Spring in the offing. Second, in addition to the weird meandering you would expect, there are hooks that let you establish a toe hold. Take, for instance, It’s Not Up to You. I’m not sure I could sing the verse even with an hour of study. Then the chorus hits with the simple melody and hallucinated, layered vocals and propulsive bass line. It’s pretty great. Third, this seems very much of an era, tucked between Kid A and another Icelandic band I liked, Mum. In fact, if you swapped out the vocals for Thom Yorke, I’m pretty sure you have a Radiohead album.
4/5 - This album really took me to another place, and I was happy to be along for the ride. I thought her voice was beautiful, and the production really caught my ear. This would take some work to really sink into, because it's not really about hooks, but I'd definitely give a few more listens.
I like the idea of art-pop, it gives the feeling of "wow, this is allowed in music?", so yes, it expands the mind. But, it often doesn't land. If it landed consistently, it'd be a pop recipe, not art-pop. This is what makes listening to an album like this a big challenge for me: The experience is inconsistent, it requires a lot of attention, and there's more "doesn't work" than "works". I can appreciate the artistry of Björk, but as a listener I don't really connect to what she's trying to do.
Tpmosm. I dont liek a lot of what i am hearing here. It give off the wrong vibe. What kind of sick people listen to this?
Ts was fire
This is good.
Yeesh. I couldn't understand the appeal when I was 16. This album generator has forced me to revisit a lot of other artists I didn't think I liked back then, only to realize that my taste has evolved, so I was hopeful that would be the case here as well. Unfortunately, it's not. 56 minutes of pure agony. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.
Favorite Tracks: Hidden Place / Pagan Poetry / Aurora / Unison Rating: 3.9 Listened to lossless from Spotify in my Sennheisers. Wow - gorgeous, rich, fascinating album. Haven't heard much Bjork other than radio hits. Sensual and super explicit a couple times! If you don't listen to the lyrics too much, it's very chill, moody, a lot of low-fi or trip-hop vibes. Unison is a fantastic closer.
Somehow sounds totally alien despite using human language and man-made sounds
Like Kid A but horny It’s Not Up To You is a great song
Bjork could have scored Fight Club. I liked Hidden Place a lot. I like her music more than I should, something about it just works sometimes. She reminds me of David Bowie, sometimes his experiments really work, sometimes they fall flat. I bet Billie Eilish loves Bjork. Her music isn't catchy exactly, but there's something I like about it. An Echo a Stain is creeping me out. It's like a noir-thriller soundtrack. The less music in each song, the less I'm liking it generally. Unison is a good song to end on.
Chaotic
A quiet, contemplative, womb-like album. The songs are nice but there’s not much to grab on to, although when Björk’s voice rises from the whisper it carries you away with it. Maybe you need to be in the right mood and the right place to listen to this album and give it justice.
this album is sooooo good. a toned-down, refined Björk that I haven't heard in her other album(s) on this list. it's got almost a Radiohead quality to it. I listened to it on repeat
More cat torture recordings from Bjork
As one half of Icelandic influenced by British based recording artists Houmous & Chutney I really appreciate the struggles Bjork has faced to get to this point. 4.0 7/12 Aurora
its kinda too "weird" for me
See my last Björk album review. Also, I was blown away the first time I heard Undo and learned that Mount Eerie had interpolated it!
ya i mean... come on... its literally perfect
I think this is a horny album, but its a bit too weird for me to be sure. Favorite track was harm of will
I'm bisexual, but occasionally I'll have moments that make me think "huh, maybe I'm not attracted to men after all". Hearing the line "to inhale a beard" was one of those moments. Anyway, not a bad album by any means. I definitely see the appeal. It's just not really my thing. I didn't mind listening to it, but I don't think I'd listen to it more than once. 3/5.
Magic elf sex techno-baroque dream-hop beats that last all of late September and through October.
I’m so sad that I missed out on this when it came out. It truly is one of the most beautiful pieces I’ve heard in a long time. Crystalline, ethereal, and emotional, but never precious.
texture - great word
My 200th review... I have a couple of Bjork albums on my shelves, but not this. Has a very introspective and serious vibe when compared to her earlier more accessible work. It's not an instant land, demanding full attention of the listener. There's a definate experimental Radiohead style to the sumptuous production, which sounds superb in headphones. Further audition required. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ A strong ★★★★☆ (7/10) Total reviewed : 200 Already owned : 44 Purchased : 8 To buy list : 6 Nope : 142
Ok, but looking forward to her debut album!
Oh, THAT'S the origin of the swan dress
There's no denying Bjork's voice is stunning and unique. Her vocal style however is more questionable. There was a time I adored her and her voice. The imagination on this album is fantastic, the production is tremendous, but you've got to be in the mood. "It's not up to you" has gone straight onto my hifi test playlist, that's really shows off an outstanding hifi. I really do admire this as an artwork, but will I yearn for it in the future? I'm less certain. Sigur Ros are the same for me, beautifully sounding albums but ultimately unengaging.
Schön aber nicht mein Geschmack
I've enjoyed every song I've heard from her in movies/shows, but have always been too afraid to give her music a proper listen. I listened to this album all the way through and loved every second of it. Very beautiful!
’ve never really listened to Björk. I know nothing about her except that she’s Icelandic, or Nordic, or something like that. She also appears to be one of those you call true artists. You know, artists that are really weird and they create art you just don’t really understand, but critics and “smart” people do, and they love her. So, I was a little excited to get a Björk album to listen to it just to see what the fuss was about. I’m two tracks in, and I don’t see it. I mean, I see how she might be looked upon as a true artist, but her singing is quite weird, even annoying at times. The music is spare, electronic, and at some points it sounds like she might have hired a foley artist to play on the album. On track 2, it sounded like a dude was just in the background dropping some chopsticks into a barrel, while another “plays” a skipping record. Track 3, It's Not Up To You, kind of sounds like a song that could be heard on college radio around 2:36 a.m. on a Sunday morning. There are some instruments on the track, and it’s quite cinematic. However, it has a constant drip-dropping that sounds like what you might think an android's leaky kitchen sink faucet might sound like. Otherwise, best song on the album. Oh, and a choir, now that's beautiful. Track 4, Undo, has a bell from your car that dings when you don’t have your seat belt buckled as one of the main "instruments." God bless people who can create music like this, and more importantly, God bless people who can stand it. I know I sound like a hater, but as I get older and society gets dumber, I find that art is more and more important in our lives. If for nothing else than the help ease the tension and stress. The choir is back and is again very beautiful. I think I might be softening on Björk. I’m not starting to get it, but I’m at least falling for it. From Wikipedia, “Björk composed arrangements with thin-sounding instruments, including the harp, the celesta, clavichord, strings, and custom music boxes. Assisted by Matmos, Björk created ‘microbeats’ from various commonplace sounds, such as that of shuffling cards and ice being cracked.” Yes! I was picking up what she was laying down. Foley artists are creating music out of shuffling cards, that kind of crap. Well, maybe not foley artists, but apparently, Björk and others were recording ordinary sounds, like walking in the snow, to make beats. I’m not crazy, it’s just Björk. You know the old saying, there's such a thin line between clever and stupid. She’s beaten me down. I loved Frosti, an instrumental, leading into Aurora. Beautiful singing, both by Björk and the choir. I’m pretty sure I hear the shuffling cards as part of the musical accompaniment. Great song. Track 8, An Echo A Stain is weird, almost foreboding. It also sounds like they used a mechanical hoot owl in the creation of this song. It’s creeping me out. Even the harp is giving me the pee shivers. I’m getting out of here. As I finish up the album, I can appreciate what Björk was trying to accomplish. I get it. Sometimes I get tired of the same old same old, and I search out a band called Melt Banana to feel something new and different. It seems like Björk got tired of what she was doing and wanted to try something new and original. Even though I may never listen to this album again, I’m glad I listened to it at least once. I could see this growing on me the more times I listened to it. I’d recommend checking it out if you want to hear something original or you’re just bored of what you're ingesting now.
Bjrilliant
An interesting album to have listened to once
If I could give this negative stars I would
Björk is one of my favorite artists of all time. This is also one of my favorites from her this and Homogenic are tied for me. Might be one of my favorite albums of all time. Beautiful lyrics, incredible production, and breathtaking vocals.
I get why she’s polarizing but I just find Bjork’s vocals and arrangements so mesmerizing. She is a singular force, no one else like her (although she does have her imitators) This album doesn’t let up in it’s beauty and wonder. It makes me feel like I’m canoeing down an Icelandic river with the snow and mountains all around. 10/10 Favorite tracks- “It’s Not Up To You” “Undo” “Pagan Poetry”
This woman can do anything and I’ll love it
Her best album
Some VERY beautiful bits, some not so great. Ultimately great I think. A generous 4.
Favourite Songs: Hidden Place It's Not Up To You Undo Pagan Poetry
Good vibes, but kinda stays on that vibe the whole album. Feels like it doesn’t really go anywhere
not into the breathy electronica, but it was an entertaining listen on my commute to work. It had me interested but not quite bjorkin my peenits. 2.3 stars
Setting the scene for this one, it’s 1:30am and I’m playing a rougelike puzzle game about finding a hidden room in a mansion and just listening to this. Shout out blue prince, go play it. This album was a phenomenal companion to thinking through puzzles and trying to figure out what I’m doing. Bjork is extremely talented as a songwriter and both projects so far have highlighted different aspects of her creative genius. This one in particular is very orchestral and vocal and reverberous and it’s just so good and so easy to listen to. I love it, if I saw this in a shop I’d definitely pick it up. That said I’m not sure it’s sittin at a 5 for me.
originally my least favourite bjork but now ive warmed up to it
1 out of 5 The second Bjork album? I liked this one less than the first. Too slow and just out there. Waaaaayyyyy out there.
2/5 - tbh just not my style but I respect the art
Pagan poetry is an incredible song. Album as a whole is just shy of a five
There is much difficulty in rating this since the character of the artist and the cultural dynamics around her are inseparable from, or may even overshadow the reception of the work from a musical standpoint. It has always been this way with cultural signaling relating to appreciating art considered difficult or esoteric, and carrying that as a badge of a sophisticated taste. I think the sound sculpting by this performance artist is quite nice in moderation.
7/10
Hmmmm I’m very skeptical. This is kind of outside what I would consider my taste or anything I’d even listen to. But ig that’s the point. Idk if I’m going to like any of these but hey we’ll give her a shot. Seems a little uppity and out there for my taste butttt maybe I’ll end up liking it. Hidden Place - 2 I think she invented cursive singing. The song is about a relationship and the bond you have in that. Okay to me, I’m not understanding the choices she’s making regarding the music. Her voice and the production kind of don’t match. Cocoon - 1 Ohhh this one is weird. The first verse immediately being about sex. The background instrumental is like a Lofi beat. I kind like that. Just her voice off puts me. Not dissimilar to how I felt about the Smashing Pumpkins guy. It just is not easy to listen to. I don’t like that it doesn’t follow a rhyme scheme, it has no discernable rhythm, and the breathy thing at the end. Who likes this bro. It’s a sweet message I guess but it’s really not for me. It’s Not Up to You - 3 A message about being perfect and having control and leaning into what comes. I just don’t like that the backing sounds and the vocals do not match. Like she’s not singing to the beat she’s producing, I don’t understand that. She did come onto the chorus on a beat though, which was probably the most redeeming part of this song. Pretty strings in the back. Undo - Yeaaa this album sucks = DNF
I want to live in whatever world Bjork is living in. 4/5
Björk Björk Björky Björk Björk.
I'm finding it really hard to make my mind up on Björk. Sometimes I'm enjoying her music, sometimes it gets on my nerves. I think she's one of those that you have to listen to when you're in the right mood and atmosphere, and this album isn't much different. Another query I have with this is the length. Just short of an hour, so it doesn't seem all that bad, but because it meanders along it makes it seem longer than it is. To be clear, I like the meandering of Vespertine. Perfect meandering album. But meandering can only go on for so long.
Not my taste.
I enjoyed it as background music, but this album didn't have many songs that really had any umph.
I love the Sugarcubes but have never listened to a Bjork solo album. This isn’t as vocally energetic, but more musically adventurous.
Weird but not bad background for cleaning
Reminds me of college.
4.5/10
Vespertine feels very much in line with most Björk albums for me: dense, noisy, and deliberately strange, often tipping into something I find difficult to engage with. It sometimes feels weird for the sake of being weird, and much of it is close to unlistenable from my perspective. That said, there are moments where the album shows a softer, more accessible side. A few tracks hint at melody and atmosphere that briefly cut through the layers of experimentation, but these moments tend to get lost in what feels like a lot of unnecessary nonsense. I’ve never really connected with Björk’s music, and Vespertine ultimately reinforces that feeling rather than changing it. Favourite track: Undo – a genuinely nice moment on the album Least favourite track: Most of the album Album artwork: A cool, striking cover that suits the icy, insular mood of the record
enjoyed this. i can see how bjork is important to everything i listen to these days lol
Really not my thing - and especially not for long stretches of time. It's hard to argue that this is not a wildly impressive album though.
I love Björk but not her music sorry
I really dislike anything Bjork
I like Bjork's vibe, but her music is just meh.
Loved it, nice and ethereal
I simply won’t listen to Bjork. She’s fucking awful.
Not something I particularly cared for.
Experimental, veel interessante soundscapes voor bv voorstellingen. Achtergrondmuziek
Overall a fairly chill album, but nothing too exciting. Maybe a bit too much weirdness for proper listening where you're just concentrated on the music. I would maybe say that it's alright, but maybe if you're on drugs and this is playing in the background, I assume.
mmmmmm hmmm bjork hasalways been tough for me.
A magical listen that begs the question, "Is this weird music for cool girls, or cool music for weird girls?"
Every song is literally the same. The way she sings is soooo whiney... please make it end.
4.8 This is such a glorious album, her magnum opus easily. I got into it after getting lost down a Bjork rabbithole after this list introduced me to debut what was now a very long time ago. It's such a unique album - simultaneously sounding so full of love yet with a tinge of impending doom, a vulnerability about it, as though she knew what was to come. This was the last of a great run of albums imo, after the first 4 she never got anywhere near those heights again. What a way to go out though. There is only one weak point on the album - An echo, a stain. It feels a bit out of place and honestly the album flows so much better when skipped. I also don't care for Cocoon so much, I'm not usually prudish but for some reason that song seems to make me feel uncomfortable. But other than that, wow. So many absolutely gorgeous songs on here. It's not up to you. Aurora. Heirloom. And the absolute pinnacle, the closer Unison. Possibly one of the most beautiful songs ever. After 50 minutes of minimalist beats, with a lot of eschewed rhythm, this songs just seems to burst into life with such passion. Her voice throughout this album, the microscopic beats that litter every track, the absolute minute details everywhere, just listen to the quiet complexity behind the opening 10 seconds of It's not up to you which didn't even register for me until about 20 listens in. All perfect.
Starting to get less song centric and more ethereal… but I do love Hidden Place.
This is such a beautiful sounding album. I usually struggle with bjorks vocals and delivery, but the musical arrangements and soundscape of the music helped me through! This is such a beautiful album and although I remember enjoying it 20 years ago, I really enjoy it now.
I really enjoyed this album, beautiful, floating, falling and rising. Plus i'm a big fan of the harp! I hadn't listened to it before, but I'll be coming back to this album, and I loved the cover art.
Experimental but more listenable than later efforts. I put it on as background. Every time I paid attention I was rewarded. Soaring voice.
Too much Björk in one week. It’s very very ethereal and floaty but not captivating or engaging.
As interesting and fully realized as she is, I just don't connect to her music. Also feels like a lotta Bjork recently. I liked this better than the last one.
This one didn't send me into reverie the way the other one did. It's still good, but I think I'm a little Bjorked out at the mo.
I hit play on Christmas Eve, having no background on the album. I didn’t even take note of the title just that it was Björk. Just lovely. A real vespertine vibe and a beautiful untraditional Christmas album.
Never been so excited to listen to something and give it a 1. I think there's another goddamn Bjork album on this list, too, which is unfortunate. Maybe musically there's some interesting things going on here. Like, if this were an instrumental album and with all of these different sounds going off it could be really cool, especially on a nice set of headphones. But then she starts singing and it just ruins everyfuckingthing. Also insufferable are people who are proclaiming her as a "true artist," what the hell does that even mean? People that confuse eccentricity and being different with artistry are the worst. WTF, I've gotta listen to TWO more albums of her shit? Abominable.
Her earlier output had a bit of an edge, which is missing here. More mature yes, but less entertaining.
For someone who is not Icelandic at all, I love everything about Icelandic culture....save from the music (unless its David Freyr). This is ephemeral, incorporates interesting sounds, but is just not for me.
21/12/2025 I can happily say I'm not a fan of Björk. It's so bloody boring. Spotify listeners: 11.6 million
Did not like
Production sounds great here. I preferred Debut though, it had more on an impact on me. This kind of washed over me. 3.5/5. Raising to 4.
I might not want to listen to Björk all day every day, but this album is one of the most butiful collection of songs I’ve ever heard
This is a lovely album. Bjork is always a little tricky to get into for me. It's pop music that you should really pay attention to? Or maybe it's because she's Icelandic? When I first started writing this, having listened to the album at work, earlier in the day, I was going to say that it's some interesting and gently experimental (it's not David Soldier's Thai Elephant Orchestra) pop music and then I started writing words like atmospheric, dark, brooding and haunting. And comparing it to Sigur Ros. And then I had to start listening to it again. I might be starting to 'get' Bjork. So: this is a lovely album. Its brilliance isn't going to slam you in the face and reinvent your conception of music but it might creep into your memories and pull you back. It's sometimes ominous and sometimes melancholy; she describes it as composed like chamber music and also as electronic folk. I think that's all true. This isn't a get-hyped listen. It will probably appeal to kids who like lo-fi, though it's much lusher and more maximalist than that. It's a soundscape, much like her countrymen in Sigur Ros. Somehow, the record feels like a warm cabin on a cold, open plain. Anyway, try some Bjork. It's a fucking trip. 4/5
Infinitely a lot better than Debut, the instrumentals are key and match Bjork's voice a lot better. Bjork doesnt belt randomly here its like she's got it figured out, and her voice plus the chill instruments are calming yet can take you on an adventure. 9/10 im really proud
Bjork creates this wonderous musical landscape for her amazing, unique voice to float seemlessly around her songs. Though the songs do run a bit long, I never felt bored. Same for the songs that sound similar to each. Her voice makes it endlessly listenable. I had heard one of her early albums but the life of me I can't remember much about it but her voice. 4