Debut

Did not anticipate to fall in love with a 90's electric pop /jazz / house album from an Icelandic woman but this album is amazing. I don't know how to describe it other than atmospheric, each song like transported me to a scene in my head. This song had me sitting in an old 1940s Jazz bar sitting by myself observing the other people at the bar and listening to conversations. It really feels like Bjork just went to different areas and scenes and just sung off the cuff into a microphone. I can 100% understand if this doesn't appeal to some though, the experience was to rich for though

Amazing album. I have never listened to Björk before, but now I'm very interested on diving deep in her discography.

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My little Icelandic princess. Björk is everything I want and need in a chanteuse. She's not trying to be weird just for the sake of being weird. She paints almost a theatrical experience with every song. What I love about this album is it's almost like each song is a different genre yet it all flows together as a cohesive album. Actual rating is probably a 4.5, but I've listened to "Birthday" so many times since I got The Sugarcubes album on here that my gut suggests I bump it up. Who knew that Björk was being held back by The Sugarcubes?

Having not delved into Bjork's music before this listen I was amazed by how accessible this album is. Not only is Bjork's voice stunning the album itself, while being experimental, has a sense of charm and innovation to it. It feels like a pop album that pulls all other genres into it (particularly jazz). Loved the album so much that it is going to lead me into a deeper dive into her music both before and after this piece. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a great entry point into her music. It was a joy to listen to. Favorite songs: Human Behavior, Venus as a Boy, Come to Me, Like Someone to Love. Would give it a 4.5/5 but seeing as I can't give half points I will rate it a 5. Well deserved.

Bjork is an artist with a capital A, and her music always takes you on a journey on a unique combination of musical influences. It's avant-garde at times, but also poppy. Experimental throughout, but also simple and palatable. This is the album I'm most familiar with from Bjork and I'll have to use it as a diving board to discover more of her music over time. Debut is stunning and I'll be coming back to it for years. Fav Tracks: Big Time Sensuality, Venus as a Boy, Human Behaviour, Come to Me and Like Someone in Love

Sui generis. What a stunning debut from an utterly distinctive artist. It really feels like it lays the foundation of all of her work to follow. For a record that came out in 1993, Debut feels surprisingly contemporary. Some of the more straightforward house numbers don’t pack as much of a punch in the context of the more experimental tracks, but the highlights are absolutely breathtaking. Venus as a Boy is just so beautiful and off-kilter. Not having spent a lot of time with Bjork recently, and never having listened to this album before, I was surprised how much I vibed with this. Rating: 4.5/5 Favourite tracks: Human Behavior, Venus as a Boy, Come to Me, The Anchor Song

Great sounds, totally unique voice and composition

Iconic, still sounding fresh from ‘93

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Classic

Love love love love love.

Every piece is unique, and while not for all tastes, her love songs are where she excels. "Come to Me" is gorgeous. Added, with pleasure.

I didn't really like the Sugarcubes' music, and therefore wasn't expecting much of this solo debut. Which simply meant the surprise was even more pleasant, with such a variety of music and styles (proving that we should even allow for songs recorded in toilets, while the next song uses harps, and the following song is heavy on the electronics). What an excellent, cohesive, album! And what a voice!

All the good things

2021-12-16

The handful of Björk songs I've heard over the past few decades have always stood out because of her signature voice and always interesting and unusual melody writing. I really cannot explain why I never owned an album of hers or made the effort to listen to more of her music; my best guess is that for most of my listening life, I never leaned into much "electronica" (using the term very broadly here) so I probably had lumped her work into that category. This is my first-ever listen-through of a Björk album, and in keeping with my intention to listen openly to each album as it comes up in my rotation, I've done that with this album. It's fantastic. I am still a novice music theorist and amateur early-stage musician, but I think my studies have truly influenced (in a very positive way) how I hear music at this point in my life. It makes what she's done on this album all the more intriguing to me. Such gutsy use of melody, personal delivery of the vocals, and a powerful voice. The underlying harmonies, beats, and rhythms from the electronic music in each song work superbly with what she's doing. My only criticism is that listening to the album straight through, the music started to sound too similar to itself and kind of melded together. I will listen to her music more often now that I know I like it, but I know I'll prefer her songs to come up in a shuffle or playlist mixed with songs from other artists. Her songs really stand out a lot more noticeably in that context. An insanely talented writer, performer, producer, and artist.

Dieses Jahr schon im Rahmen der Björk Week gehört, vermutlich mein Fav von ihr.

A personal favorite.

Yes! Björk is my favorite solo artist of all time and while this isn't my favorite record of hers it's still an excellent debut

Loved it. Junk was so weird. That track with all the spacial effects was wild.

Love it when an album opens up with an absolute ripper. Still sounds fresh, quite a feat (except for some of those club beats maybe). Beautiful, powerful, creative songs an excellent album.

Masterpiece

I've had this CD since it came out in 1993 and I listened to it quite often back in the day. It was fun to get reacquainted with it after at least a decade. I love its creativity with styles, genres, instruments, and so on. I love a pop song with prominent timpani drums, and I've always loved the sound and feel of "Human Behaviour." I always liked the way "There's More to Life Than This" sounds as it's described on the CD, "Recorded live at the Milk Bar toilets." "Big Time Sensuality," though, was my favorite song on the album, if not the year 1993, and I played it over and over. It's different to review an album you've already been in love with. I was so glad to spend some time with it again today!

I have very limited familiarity with the music of Björk. This was a real treat! The variety of musical styles made for a very interesting and fun listening experience!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! This is so great! Listening to this just felt really good. Loved every track but special shout-out to Human Behavior, Like Someone in Love, and Big Time Sensuality. So good! Eleven stars out of five. ***********

I had only a vague recollection of Björk when this came up, so I was excited to check DEBUT out. I loved "Human Behavior" - especially the drumbeats that drive it. Definitely have heard this song before and liked it. "Crying" seemed familiar as well, so now I'm starting to wonder if I have heard this before, but I liked the song. "Venus as a Boy" is great! One of my favorites on the album. Such a lush and interesting song. "There's More to Life Than This" had a great beat and some fun backup vocals. I loved the live thing, then in the middle when a door slams and she sounds like she's off singing in some other room. The harp song "Like Someone in Love" was very interesting and sweet. A lush song that sounds both modern and classic. "Big Time Sensuality" sounds like a dance track, with a very unusual lyrical accompaniment. I particularly noted how cohesive the song is despite the music and the lyrics at times feeling like they are coming from two different worlds. Great song! I liked the rest of the album except “The Anchor Song”. In my worst-case scenario I feared the album might have all been like this, but fortunately this was the only one. Otherwise I really enjoy the mix of electronic and traditional instruments that this album brings together. Björk has created a unique, eclectic, largely listenable album. Amazing, fun, unique!

I always thought Bjork was hard to listen to, like her music just was just like. interesting but not easy to enjoy casually. This was really fun tho!

Love it.

A joy to listen to this album in full again after having a few on various playlists.

Brilliant debut album. Unique voice, great production and arrangement, good songs throughout, lots of variation. Loved it.

really need to listen to more Björk. she and this album are both incredible❤️‍🔥

Banger

I’d forgotten all this album. Great songs

I already knew my score for this before even listening specifically for this project... one of my favourite albums of all time. The atmosphere throughout is unbelievable.

Had no idea how comforting this music would be

Legendary

Loved this. Not listened in full before despite seeing her live twice and moaning about the lack of early stuff.

for some reason I was obsessed with this album when I was like 15 and forgot about it until now. really fun to listen to and honestly sounds timeless. 9

bueno, pero a ratos muy ecléctico, así que en dosis pequeñas está muy bien

Great stuff, side 2 especially

always three steps ahead

Smart, if moderately pretentious.

Play Dead is such a powerful song. Loved every minute of this album. My first 5 star rating!

Stone cold classic. Bring on the new shit!

my mam bought me this album for my 14th birthday! it's incredible

One of the greats

Joyful noise. Bjork has such a unique voice

Äußerst spannend. Nach 2/3 war es gefühlt etwas auserzählt, aber grundsätzlich sehr spannende Lieder. Da muss ich doch mal in die Diskografie reinhören. Da müsste dann ja auch noch etwas Entwicklung passiert sein.

Ich war mein Leben lang überzeugt, dass ich Björk nicht mag, vermutlich weil ich irgendwann mal einen Song gehört habe der so künstlerisch wertvoll war, dass ich ihn furchtbar fand. Aber das hier ist richtig gut, macht richtig Spaß

I love the idea of Björk more than I actually like Björk's music. When she hits, she hits hard. When she doesn't, I still enjoy the quirkiness. This album cover, her sweater...a 5.

30+ years later and it still sounds so unique. Some of the dance music aged but Bjork is an enchantress. Sone with a harp? Sure! Music video with a stuffed bear? Why not! Music and the world is richer for having this music in it.

This along with Post are my favorite Bjork albums. They have more structured melodies than her later work and just jive with me better. Good stuff for sure.

violently happy that this album is on the list

3.5. Good overall album with nice instrumentation

My Björk intake has been pretty spotty; I'm never sure whether I really like her voice or not, but she's always interesting. I was so sure I'd heard this album before, maybe piecemeal, but maybe it was just the hits. Either way, I enjoyed listening to it properly. It distinguishes itself less in the latter half and the 90s electronics get pretty samey, but it's still a good listen overall, with a sweetly weird and enchanting atmosphere. Besides the big singles, I was delighted by There Is More to Life Than This and the immersive ambience it gains from being recorded in a club toilet. There's a non-toilet version but I don't want it.

Great to have an album with nothing bad about it. Pleasant time hearing this but just wish Play Dead was on this listing. It is on my own CD and is probably my favourite track. Prompted me to play Post as well though which I think is maybe my favourite Björk album.

one of the most unique and idiosyncratic artists you can find a heterogeneous collection of influences ranging from house music and trip hop to pop ballads that, despite being identifiable, do not give the feeling of having listened to a mixture of different genres, but rather a different experience that can only be reached through the personal vision and the artist's own voice the vocal performances are the most recognizable and perhaps most groundbreaking aspect of the album, not only because of the timbre of the voice, but also because of the unconventional way of accelerating, stopping, and breaking down the structures of the melodies organically in favor of the emotions they try to convey

This might be the first time I’ve consciously listened to Björk. The first 3 songs are great and I like how the album doesn’t have a strict pattern and yet seems to flow really nicely. She lost me a bit at Big Time Sensuality but the eeriness of Come To Me brought me back in. The Anchor Song might be my favourite of the album and I can really hear where BC,NR are clearly inspired from.

I became a Björk fan in ‘92 when I saw the Sugarcubes support U2 on the Zoo TV tour with Public Enemy. I liked the Sugarcubes well enough, but the singer was charismatic, ultra-unique and weird. When Debut came out I had no idea what to expect and I was correct. Björk made a spectacular debut seamlessly blending music styles to create the music perfect atmosphere to hold her sweet, lilting, growling and sometimes chaotic voice and continues to be a singular, musically mercurial dynamo. 4.5

Björk's kind of weird just works for me. It's not a perfect album, but I enjoyed everything quite a lot.

I don't know why, but I love Bjork. She's unique and talented and weird (so weird), but I'm surprisingly drawn to her. She has gravitas.

I was very pleasantly surprised. I really liked the sound, it sounded very modern, in a way? Which I guess means it sounded REALLY new for 1993. Anyway great album I especially loved the Chet Baker cover.

Wow. What a banger. Definitely want this on vinyl Going from Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bookend’s” to Bjork’s “Debut” was definitely a switch up lol

Bjork fan here

Bjork's Debut!

grew on me

Kule vibber

Love this album!

love it

An eclectic collection of songs that coherently work well as an album. Likes: Human Behavior; Venus as a Boy; Like Someone in Love; Big Time Sensuality; Come To Me

Probably my favorite Bjork so far, a little more reserved but still esoteric in all the right places

Icelandic goddess.

This was one of the albums that my parents had when I was growing up. So I forget just how "out there" and experimental Bjork was in this album. As I heard it a lot. Bjork has an intensity that many poets would kill for. No matter what she is singing, it sounds like she is singing to save the lives of her, her children and the lives of everyone in the town or city she is in. And that is a bit much for some people. But I quite like it. The sound is a fusion of pop/jazz/traditional band playing. And all of this is arranged in such a way as to make it all feel new and a little bit disorientating. Again, I know that this might not be for everyone, but I really enjoyed it. (4.125)

"Debut" is the fantastic album by Björk. This is the breakout album of Björk with awesome tracks like "Human Behavior", "Crying", "Venus as Boy", and "Big Time Sensuality". This album is produced beautifully and all the tracks are consistent. This album may not be her strongest or masterpiece album compared to other well known album but it is still her great album. Overall very good album that sounds fresh and unique even in today's era.

Björk has never really meshed with me in the way that she has with many of my friends, and the way other artists have with me. Her voice is great, but I don’t know. I much prefer her standing as a legend of art pop than whatever this site thinks of her. But she doesn’t really have a huge masterpiece (her closest two are Medúlla and Vespertine). This is good, though. “Human Behavior” is a gem, and so is “Crying” and “Big Time Sensuality.” That being said, the best thing that this album does is its building of aesthetic and character: the rustic, sepia-toned, androgynous cover photo, the touches of vocal jazz and down-to-earthiness across the album really helps elevate the work from something small, interesting, but not thematically noteworthy, to something seminal, masterful even, at least in the context of sequencing and characterization. Unmistakeably impressive, and an outstanding starting point for such a career. 8.7/10

Damn good album that gets a little dated in spots but has some monumentally great tracks. For a debut to sound this polished and put-together reminds me of her enduring genius. "Human Behaviour" is extremely bouncy and catchy, "Venus as a Boy" has so many insanely earwormy sounds that come in and out of the mix, "Big Time Sensuality" should have been a hit with its radio-friendly sound, "One Day" has a lovely interplay between her vox and the synths, and "Come to Me" is one hell of a sexy serenade.

Listening to this unlocked memories from a very specific period of my life, a very bittersweet time and a really bittersweet album. Songs about loss, longing and desire that cover jazz, soul and dance music. Even on the most hands up dance style tracks there’s a real human quality because of her voice. It’s extraordinary but it’s always deeply human and her personality gives everything extra energy

J’avais jamais pris le temps d’écouter cet album en entier… quelle surprise!

Not listened to this in years, it's great. Bouncy dance tracks as well as intense ballads. Very good

It sounds like the experimental/electronic music that Bjork is known for. It's not as quiet or experimental as an album like Vespertine, but it has its own unique style. It's a pretty good album, overall.

Bjork is great, brings so much energy to her songs

I love that Bjork exists in the world but I’m also glad that I don’t live in a world of many Bjorks. This is a really good album, unmistakably her, even if it explores genres largely away from my standard

There's a beautiful sense of taking on the whole world in Björk's first proper solo album. Perhaps I'm more of a sucker for house than the majority of people who listen to this album, but I deem this to be a more consistent album than some people give it credit for. Some would argue Venus As a Boy is enough of a heavy hitter to bury everything else, but as cute and sweet its lyrics are, I don’t find it that different from the two tracks that precede it (and it sure as hell isn't remotely her best, but that's more of a testament to her later efforts). Björk already shows perfect understanding of her own work from start to finish - this is an album meant to really blur the line between sensual pop records and dance music, and it should be treated as such. It ultimately doesn't matter much to me that Violently Happy isn't as obviously catchy as the triple-hit this album begins with, it manages to infect my brain just the same. And where all other instruments fail, Björk's voice carries, making even a more generic beat like on There's More To Life Than This way more memorable than it has any right to be. Her voice is particularly young here, lively and a bit cocky, encouraging you to dance to the rhythm of the album's heartbeat, which can somehow be felt even in the non-dance numbers (except for the Anchor Song, but by then the album is coming to a close). As a result, I always feel obliged to listen to the entire thing, and I am still surprised by how much the incredibly minimal Like Someone In Love and Anchor Song managed to get stuck in my head. Which is very important, because neither her vocal range nor choice of instrumentation have as much variety as her subsequent efforts, instead keeping the focus on minimal and catchy tunes, many of which gain extra boost in memorability by not only her already beautiful voice, but also the little touches sprinkled all over, already hinting at what else she will do once she's finished warming up. It's not just a display of raw pop talent already blooming, but a worthwhile album to own by any disc jockey. Some of the creative decisions get way less impressive once you listen to more art pop albums, including Björk's own, but at the same time, this type of sound is something she would never quite channel again, and it still stands out in her discography all these years later. Considering her portfolio, that's something worth celebrating.

I enjoyed it browski.

I was aware of this album in 93, but mostly the hits that got radio play. After listening, I really appreciate the ambition of this album with the wide variety of genres. I definitely wasn't expecting the jazz standard Like Someone in Love with harp accompaniment— but I think it works. Bjork doesn't have the greatest voice, but I feel like she uses every bit of it to evoke feeling in her music. I think my favorite tunes were the dance electronica like Big Time Sensuality, There’s More to Life than This and Violently Happy. Very impressive solo debut album!

This was an excellent introduction to Björk for me. Her ability and willingness to blend and attempt different musical styles all on her debut, no less, was impressive. She is an incredibly talented and avant-garde vocalist on top of this, breeding a fascinating combination. I find her passionate, intense vocals and unusual phrasing to keep me consitently engaged and invested, especially when she’s messing with so many different genres. Some of the production is just so lovely and fun. There was even more jazz and dance-pop than I expected, but oddly she’s plenty capable working with both. It’s not a seamless pairing by any means, but it could have gone much worse. Venus as a Boy is the clear standout for me and I’ve been listening to it all weekend. I’m really pleased I finally got to hear some of her music and I’ll be excited when her name appears again. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Venus as a Boy, Human Behavior, Come to Me, Big Time Sensuality

Human Behavior is one of my favorite songs. The rest is also very good

La obra maestra de cualquier otro artista pop es el trabajo más mainstream y suave al público que tiene bjork... y aún así no deja de ser increíble. Amo este album porque es un pop bailable y enérgico que le gusta a todo el mundo, pero con la condición de que no hay nada que no sea experimental en el trasfondo musical del álbum. Realmente se disfruta mucho y lo elijo siempre que puedo, canciones como venus as a boy o big time sensuality no crashean con crying, violently happy o come to me, porque el contexto auditivo abraza toda la atmósfera... CINEEE 10/10 Además mira esa portada icónica, ya la ves y sabes todo

debut is a great debut album

Venus as a boy is one of the best songs of all time

I enjoyed this album way more than the previous bjork album I had. I really like the sound she went for here!

Her voice is really like broken glass.

No one does quirky, electronic music like Bjork. From her, it’s believable. She embodies some sort of fantasy parallel world and it comes through in her vocals.

I love her retarded little voice <3

I think this is a great album. She gets a little cookie at times and often people hold that against her but I like that it’s a little off kilter. The tracks have breadth and whilst some don’t quite land often the music and vocals are amazing and it’s always interesting. The collaboration with David Arnold Play Dead with its massive strings and soaring vocals is a fantastic song…. Regardless of the Vauxhall Vectra being a shit motor. 4.2

I didn’t know what to do with this when it was originally released. Re-visiting it this many years later I really enjoyed it. Lots of genres colliding here without detracting, which makes it more listenable. It could be argued that Björk has created her own weirdatronica genre and this debut laid the groundwork.

I enjoyed this one. Human Behaviour is such an awesome song. Not even sure what instruments are being played. Love how it builds and the vocals are amazing. I also searched for the video and got a Beavis and butthead clip and that put me in a good mood. 3.75

Björk can be a challenging listen but there’s something undeniably captivating about her. This album could have been released today and still sound unique. Pretty timeless and creative stuff here. 3.75/5

앨범 자켓 넘 커여움 이런 앨범으로 등장했으면 정말 센세이셔널했겠네요

Wow. What a surprise! I’ve listen to homogenic and Vespertine which I wasn’t a fan of and my hopes were not high for more Björk. This is great. Her vocals are amazing with some rock music instrumentation which again surprised me. Didn’t love everything here and thought the second half dragged on a little

She had her own voice from the beginning. Eclectic and beautiful. 3.7/5.

Completely new to this album, and Bjork (beyond knowing her name). This was pretty great! She has a beautiful voice, and the album is pretty unique (to my ear). Some decent beats, too! 8/10 Most Excellent

I like how she carves out a musical space for her voice. Listenable and singular style.

I didn’t realize I’d like this album so much. I’m gonna give it a few more listens.

Not as experimental as her later stuff..but still 100 per cent Bjork..bouncing from club sounds to torch songs.

A terrific solo, uh, debut from Björk. Fun, interesting, daring, engaging, art-pop that’s still danceable. She took her sound to outer space from here, but still great to be reminded of the building blocks.

While none of these will end up on my regular playlist, I do appreciate the uniqueness and was interested the whole listen.

nanan

I never gave bjork a chance back in the '90s, too interested in jam band music at the time to give much else a shot. But this stuff is lovely, engaging, unique and enjoyable.

I love Bjork. I think she's still finding her voice here - literally, I mean, in terms of how she can sing with that Mother Nature-esque volcanic quality that she develops in the middle of her career - but production-wise it's already got that unique hyperpop bombasticisty that she's known and iconic for. Fav tracks: Venus As A Boy, Big Time Sensuality, Aeroplane

I am always happy to have an excuse to listen to this. An brilliant album.

Been a long time since last listened to this but was great to revisit

This could go of two ways love or hate. Listening to the first track and its oddly hypnotic. Dont like the last song its all a bit jazzy.

yea this album is peak

A classic album that has aged much better than I expected. I was actually not a big fan when it came out, but it grew on me over the years, and I thoroughly enjoyed it this time over. For some reason, I really like the (relative) simplicity of her early works, before she went full space alien. There's at least half a dozen beautiful songs here that I could absolutely come back to. "Experimental pop" has never been my cup of tea, but Björk's charisma, enthusiasm and outlandish voice are enough for me to overlook a lot of imperfections. This album managed to capture a very specific part of the 90s zeitgeist, but also brought a ton of interesting experiments to the table. It's an amazing mix of styles and genres, from EDM to pop, jazz, early trip-hop and traditional roots, glued together by a unique personality. The production is also extremely good for a first solo album. Not my favorite Björk record, but one I definitely have a soft spot for. 7/10

Ce n’est qu’un début … mais quel démarrage !!! Au delà de l’innovation de faire de l’électro pop il y a la créativité, la mélodie, la beauté et la belle voix de Björk !

I was quite skeptical going into this, but I've got to say I enjoyed this quite a bit, her voice is really powerful and the music is certainly unique, though having said that, this isn't something I can see myself listening to as part of my regular rotation, I'd have to be in the mood to listen to this again, I'll give it a 4/5

Excellent

I’ve heard about björk before but never listened to a full album. wow, this was amazing. such a beautiful and unique album. i’ll definitely be coming back to this one. honestly, i feel like after a few more listens it could become a 5/5 for me. Favorite track(s) Crying Come to Me The Anchor Song

After already getting her newer albums first on Herr I wasn't looking forward to this, but it was actually quite nice

Puts the art in art pop. Really enjoy the choice of 90s synths throughout. Will be giving this repeat listens soon. 8.5/10.

Weird and wonderful

I for one (and once) enjoyed a Björk album!! Huzzahh!! Really awesome debut. While the whole of American was going through musical puberty and lashing out against the world. Björk dropped a delightful little debut project ripe with pop and electronica influence. Exploring the beauty of the city, nightlife, falling in love and other areas of the human condition. Warm vocal melodies and unique icelandic dialect enhance this and make is sound oh so much more unique. I think if you wanna listen to björk more start here and work chronologically. Reverse chronological can make you despise her.

I like the way she sings

I knew a few of her songs, first time listening to a full album. I liked it, it was nice. Good that I got the first album first also!

This album is way better than expected, love so much of it.

Alternative dance, art pop, electropop, house.

Excellent

Wasn't sure what to expect out of this one as Bjork has been all over thr place. There's moments that feel like early 90s pop but overall its a dreamy adventure. Her voice really hooks you into the songs.

lowkey good

quiero mucho a mi novio y lo extraño entonces me gustó mucho este álbum y su diferencia de sonido entre canción y canción. ya veo por qué björk es la madre de todas las indie girls

my first listen by her. i really enjoyed this album and it really reminded me of janelle monae who no doubly took inspiration from bjork

Björk such an interesting critter. One of the best voices of all time but she uses it to be a quirked up white girl. Good album, couple boring songs but most of them were bangers.

Overall: 4.09 (rounded to 4) Consistency: 4.36 Originality: 4 Enjoyment: 4 Virtuosity: 4 1. Human Behavior - 5 2. Crying - 5 3. Venus as a Boy - 5 4. There's More to Life Than This - 3 5. Like Someone in Love - 4 6. Big Time Sensuality - 4 7. One Day - 4 8. Aeroplane - 4 9. Come to Me - 5 10. Violently Happy - 5 11. The Anchor Song - 4

Kinda dancey but I'm not complaining

Pretty good but not enough for 5 stars. Knew a couple of the songs on here and those are great but I also quite liked some that I’ve never heard or even seen the titles mentioned before.

I liked this. A lot of dance music influence which I enjoyed. Experimental without being too avant garde. Björk has a good voice and a unique singing style.

A magically enchanted electronic album fuses folk and jazz.

4*

Nice Album

Made for a very enjoyable morning drive

Ok here we go, going in with an open heart and mind. Ok, super awesome, so dancy and fun. So much more approachable than I expected. Think I'm basing too much of my Bjork take on "oh so quiet". This album was not screechy and manic like I expected. 4+, 5? Such awesome and original sound even for today, loved it

Bjork must have the most unique voice, right? It’s like a child’s but is also massive! And who knows what genre she is, she’s in a league of her own. Some times can be a hard listen, you have to be in the right mood, but when you are, oh boy is she good.

Kinda think its great. Shes in a league of her own aint she. Human behaviour is otherworldy

Weird and wonderful! Cant catgorize her Very unique 👌 I liked the more tender softer songs rather then the dance songs but still a solid 4 great debut 👏

I like Bjork, Got this album. Great start to the album, first 3 songs, The remix of Bigtime Sensuality is a way better version than one on here. Play Dead at end stands out too If you dont like her voice u understand it could get grating, mind.

After listening to and liking songs here and there of Björk since the early/mid 90's, this is the first time I've ever listened to a whole album. On my review of Superunknown by Soundgarden I said something along the lines of "I've always enjoyed when one of their songs came on but never felt the need to listen to a whole album. Now having done so, I feel validated in that belief". Soundgarden are a band I like in small doses but in larger doses they aren't as engaging. I always thought Björk was the same. Ah well, I can't be right all the time and sometimes being wrong is nice. Very solid album, much enjoyed, will listen again, and looking forward to more from her.

Rating: 4.7/5 Short Review: Playful, intimate, and emotionally fearless. It moves between club music and vulnerability so naturally it barely feels constrained by genre. Feels curious about being alive. Favorite Track: “Hyperballad.” One of the greatest “functional sadness” songs ever made. Beautiful, anxious, and strangely comforting at the same time.

Perhaps not quite as fully realized as later albums, but many of the essential Bjork elements are in place here, with lots of genres represented, unexpected melodic turns and instrumentation, and of course, her unpredictable but always compelling vocals.

I'd argue that this is the most accessible Björk album, as it only gets weirder from here. This is more dance/house based at points, but also takes time and slows down with some dreamier sequences. Björk's odd voice has always been strangely enchanting, and it shines even on her debut here. Both her pleas for love and cries of pain are equally convincing. Start here if you're even slightly interested in Björk's catalogue, and stay for the inspired genre fusions that use an electronic foundation.

My mom loves Björk

I listened to this album while driving around on my lunch break, reflecting on my city council's recent vote to expel one of its members. I came into Debut expecting the grander and more organic compositions and orchestrations of Björk's later career, so I was completely caught off-guard by just how energetic this album was. Bjork's distinctive breathy and deep voice was still immediately recognizable in her gorgeous and expressive vocal deliveries, but the driving drums and electronic house beats were a welcome surprise. I was also treated to one of the most interesting and ear-catching production tricks I've ever heard on There's More to Life Than This (Live Version) when the song seemingly cuts out as our narrator moves between rooms. As the album continued, I only grew more surprised by just how much dance and house music was here, all balanced incredibly well with gentle guitar ballads. The ocean sounds which rest underneath these more natural tracks were yet another example of one of countless production flourishes which breathes life into this album. I was also impressed by the incredibly smooth song transitions, even between completely opposite sounds; some of the songs even reminded me of my melodic dubstep Monstercat days. Seeing such a wide array of sounds and instruments melding together seamlessly will always impress me, and this album has made me even more excited to hear more projects from Björk later on in this list. Highlights: Human Behaviour, Crying, There's More to Life Than This (Live Version), Like Someone in Love, Big Time Sensuality, Come to Me, The Anchor Song

I didn't really enjoy Bjork too much when this was released, but appreciate it a lot more now

I actually quite liked this. There are some catchy tunes (Human Behaviour stands out) and it is quirky.

Absolutely have never heard of Bjork before, not even a clue as to the genre this will be going in. 1 song in, and I can't explain why but its kind of a vibe, kinda fun to listen to. The vocal range is impressive that's for certain. I had a lot of fun listening to this album, which is strange becuase this is definitely not the type of genre I gravitate towards. I may honestly seek out more music by this artist.

Siempre he recibido opiniones positivas acerca de Björk, ¿y para qué negarlo?, es muy buena. Logra un sonido nuevo, a partir del House y el Jazz, que, a pesar de no otorgar una idea original, sí ofrece auténtico gusto por la buena música. Es, en sí, el sonido de Björk. Poco más que decir. Hay dos canciones que me vencieron: Like Someone In Lova, por la voz desnuda de ella que cautiva hasta al más duro, y Aeroplane, que me aterró. Sí criticaría el uso desmedido de lo alternativo, lo experimental, que, no obstante usado con tino, por momentos distrae y hace perder el hilo al oyente. Obviamente, sólo he escrito floro. Ja, ja. Pero, en serio, me gustó; espero escuchar más de ella. Y, aunque por momentos me pareció un 4.5/5, en otros fue un 3.5.

An enjoyable debut featuring eclectic and trippy stylings

My third solo album from Björk and by far my favourite so far. While I’ve enjoyed some of the other ones, this is the first of hers that I can see myself going back to. Top Track - Play Dead

Love this.

Right from the start, the first thing I noticed was how raw and passionate the vocals are on this album. They're really beautiful. I think that the opening track is perfect for this album, because it shows off both the vocals and the weirdness of her sound. I really, actually don't have much to say about this album other than I enjoyed it. I found some of it quite strange, but it was all really lovely at the same time. I've never listened to this artist before, so I suppose her debut was the perfect place to start, and I feel I may listen to some more stuff by this artist later on. Favourites: There's More To Life Than This One Day Human Behaviour Crying

She is such a unique performer, but some of the instrumentals feel a bit of that era, excited to get vespertine one of these days

From her rep I was expecting much weirder. Loved it!

Bjork certainly is never at a loss for creativity. I'll admit that on this particular album, I grew to find her breathy whisper-singing grating, so Debut loses some points there. But when this album shines (usually in its instrumentation), it is spectacular. The saxophones on the final track, "The Anchor Song," were inspired.

This album was a surprise with the breath of various musical sounds with jazz influence. I was aware of Bjork as a personality but never knew her music. Glad I did listen

Haven't played this in years. Adventurous but still accessible. Some really nice tunes mixed with some tracks that miss the mark.

8/10

Wow! Wonderfully innovative sounds!! Artistic!!

About 100 albums in, this is my third Bjork album. I was familiar with the hit songs that featured in MTV’s rotation back in the day. Good times. The rest of the record mostly didn’t disappoint either. I am a bit sorry I never gave Bjork a chance before

Not my most listened to Bjork album, which would be homogenic (Somehow not on this list despite their being 4 Bjork albums). But still enjoyable.

Weird pick to put this on the list and not Homogenic or Post. But still…. Even an average Bjork album is better than most music not by Bjork.

Interesting. Didn't expect this kind of music. I liked many songs. 3,75/5.

Jamais écouté avant. Je suis toujours passé à côté de Björk, sans doute intimidé par son aura d'artiste culte, à la fois excentrique et intello. Je dois bien admettre que cet album me donne tort. En dehors des beats de forain kitschissimes sur certains morceaux (on dira que c'est l'époque...), et l'impression, parfois, qu'elle cherche encore sa voie, Debut est un voyage atmosphérique d'une beauté étrange, porté par la voix envoûtante de son interprète. Une très bonne surprise. Top : Venus As a Boy Flop : The Anchor Song

I heard while walking through the Prado, great expirience :)

ethereal динамично слышно что она отлично владеет голосом. и тембр приятный. и музыка классная. но че то не торкнуло, оставило ощущение, что я как будто лишена точки, на которую эти звуки должны воздействовать для получения удовольствия от прослушивания. хотя возможно удовольствие от прослушивания не главное в музыке. отчетливо слышу звучание 1990-х. Like someone in love - темный ловелас female version мой пинтерест если бы был альбомом шикарный опыт, открыло мне какую-то новую грань в музыке, пусть я и не до конца могу её воспринять

7 - GOOD

Incredible voice. There are 3 different genres of music here, showing her range.

Geil wenn mer siis erste Album Debut nennt und weiss, dass mer damit berühmt wird. Love Björk! Nöd nur will sie heisst wie en 14 Jahr alte Bulldog vomne 75 jährige, dicke nazi-isländer, sondern vor allem will sie krassi musig macht und e krassi stimm het. Git vjör pjöntos vom Gjörki Gjörkson

Loooove. It’s fun and exciting but also pretty weird and you can see the hints at how much more experimental her work will get. I love the ending of the album honoring her heritage and leaving off on that experimental note — a cliffhanger to see what she’ll do next!!

4/5

Taking inspiration from the dance music that was coming out at the time, Bjork's debut record sounds like nothing that came out before it, even if it is reasonably accessible. Some of the more dance leaning songs such as 'Big Time Sensuality' almost feel dated due to their beat, but they are saved by Bjork 's voice keeping them interesting. Her voice is unmistakably her and she channels so much emotion when she vocalises. The blending of electronic music with Indian music is the key to how Bjork got such a unique sound on here, but I'd argue that the highlight of this entire record is Bjork's take on jazz standard 'Like Someone In Love'. Her rendition is so powerful, even if it is largely carried by her gorgeous voice and the whimsical plucking of a harp. I know Bjork wasn't a newcomer to music when she popped out her debut solo record, but this is an exceptional record to introduce the world to her solo offerings.

Ground breaking album still sounds fresh today. Varied and original

Liked it more than I thought I would. Kind of positively surprised after I didn’t like the sugarcubes much.

I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't that. I am pleasantly surprised and honestly this is a great album. Her voice is so weird and interesting that it actually benefits the house music in the background. Genuinely glad I got served this today, this is such a cool listen. 8/10 "Bjork" is the sound my dog makes when she sees a cat in the back yard.

Whimsical and mysterious but not sinister and originating from the shadows- more created and elongated by a wonderfully weird art student that’s about to fine tune her work.

A stunning debut by an artist who had been recording and performing for years in Iceland. Only this time, it's the adult Bjork announcing herself. And this album really made it auspicious. Such a unique voice, a unique style, a one of a kind artist. She picks up where David Bowie left off with pop experimentation, only it's simultaneously more personal and danceable. I have never heard this one before. But I do own CDs of Post and Vespertine, which I think are superior. But there's no denying that for a first album, Debut set the pace for all musicians of her stripe to come forth, from Lorde to Lady Gaga. 1993 was a good year, after all.

Favourite Songs: Human Behaviour Big Time Sensuality Come To Me Violently Happy

Best wel vibe 7.5/10

Quite imaginative while still being pretty grounded most of the time. Not a fan of the sparser tracks since Bjork's voice can't sustain a song on its own.

Ambiance agréable assez spéciale

4/5 I'm always surprised at how good the music is, not justbher fun weirdness.

Far better than I was expecting. 4.2/5.

The moment I played the first song, björk just pulled me into this new world I had never seen before. This music was very new to me and I really liked it.

Not exactly a debut, having fronted The Sugarcubes and her own Gling-Glo, but probably the first time the mass public got to hear her amazing voice. At the time it was totally unique in the pop charts and still sounds fresh today. Better came later with Post, Homogenic and Vespertine, but a great opener for a truly unique artistic talent. 4

It's really fun just not for me

Super debüüt Björki poolt. Väga palju lahedaid kõlasid ning avant-garde mõtlemist ning helidega mängimist. Tuleb välja, et mulle meeldib selline kiiksuga muusika. 4.3/5

My son's girlfriend just bought me this on vinyl

Great body of work

An acquired taste for sure, not always what I want to listen to, but a truly unique and always interesting artist.

Gostoso de ouvir

Loved it!

My wife loves Björk. I don’t, but I did very much enjoy the soundtrack to dancer in the darkness. I guess I’ve never listened to Björk, this album specifically on my own terms, but when I did, I really got into it.

Batshit but good

It’s a great Album, her sound is so unique, you can tell in the first seconds, that a Björk song is coming. Maybe her housiest Record, but that’s okay. I don’t give 5 points, cause her best albums are to come. Fav: Venus as a Boy

Fue una gran sorpresa descubrir a esta artista, una visión muy distinta de la música que te transmite sus emociones y forma de ver el mundo

Bjork is such a beautiful artist. She combines jazz with a unique sound that... well, isn't jazz. And that fits over it with a soft feminine voice. What's the opposite of her voice? Maybe like deep and gravely? Anyway, stellar artist.

Björk is a vibe that you either are into or not. The record is all over the place musically and somehow it works.

Another one from my collection (so far 20/48). I have always admired Björk and I really like "Debut" but I haven't ever truly loved any of her albums. So I guess it's a strong four stars.

Abwechslungsreich mit sehr schöner Stimme

Diverse and delightful. 3.5

there is more to life than this sounds like I am in the club; I am obsessed.

I like this more than I want to.

Fraud or Fantastic? Con or cool? She does know what she’s doing so I think the latter options. The atonality and arrhythmia will jar some. But she’s not playing it for those. It’s not an easy listen and you mightnt need to hear it more than once but actually I think you do need to hear it.

Met haar bijzondere stem zorgt Björk met dit album voor iets dat ik vooral met aandacht moet luisteren om van te genieten. Op de achtergrond gaat het anders al gauw wringen. Dat gezegd hebbende, als ik dan wél goed luister, hoor ik een album wat veel mooie lagen heeft en goed doordacht is. En vooral een gepassioneerde en krachtige artiest.

Boy, my generator REALLY likes Bjork. Already on my third album of hers and I'm not even 100 albums in. So far, every album of hers I listen to I enjoy more than the last. I can't tell if that's because she's just growing on me as an artist as a whole or if certain albums are just genuinely better than others.

Some of the tracks are fantastic, others don't have enough music to distract from Bjork's "singing". Overall though the world is a much better place with this album in it.

Amazing record, lovely songs and an ethereal voice. It changed music forever with only this to start. So good.

I didn't expect to like it at all. I did. Very much.

I really like 75% of the choices she makes and then 25% I don’t like. Mostly dislike some combos of vocal and melody at random parts.

Some great songs interesting vocal arrangements and melodies really enjoyed it

3 on here I really don't like but the rest are top notch.

It’s messy and the production can sound a bit dated but bjork is creative enough that it doesn’t really matter

Först. Inte riktigt min kopp te. Men jag tycker att låtarna för det mesta håller rätt hög nivå. Det är intressant, varierat. Inget som egentligen får mig att tända till dock. Men jag uppskattar konstverket. Kanske måste lyssna in mig mer. Men därför förtjänar det mer än bara tre.

Riktigt riktigt bra skiva det här. Hade det inte varit för ett lite segdraget segment i mitten hade det kunna varit en femma, men landar i en stark fyra nu. Här sjunger hon fantastiskt och det excentriska och variationsrika är enbart något positivt. Venus as a boy är verkligen en fantastisk låt.

Var meget skeptisk over for dette album før jeg startede, men jeg må sige, at jeg er meget positivt overrasket! Mega fed produktion af "There's More To Life Than This - Live At The Milk Bar Toilets" :P

Some stone cold bangers (Human Behaviour, Crying, Venus As A Boy, Big Time Sensuality, Come To Me). Starts off pretty cooky electro/dance-y and gets cookier.

Lowkey effervescent.

The tracks with weirder, quavering, arrhythmic vocals are really great. The more linear house tunes not quite as much, but mostly this is pretty weird and wonderful. This was in the category of "I never heard it all together," and I'm glad I have now. Not typically my thing, but it feels like something I should have room for. 4.5, rounding down. But definitely belongs on the list, I think.

it had some weird electronic songs and her accent was interestnig but the good songs were good like really good also first time hearing bjork

Much better than I thought. I saw Bjork in 2015 and didn't fully get it, but think I'd appreciate seeing her if it was 2026 not 2015

Lately the connections between house music and jazz have been revealing themselves to me in a way I'd never considered before. Bjork obviously has understood this much longer than I have. In response to critical praise her debut, Bjork basically said, "Yeah it's alright but I can do better," and I think she's absolutely correct. This has charm but it's definitely an experiment, stretching out and discovering space that she'd more successfully explore in the next few years.

Interesting alternative music that is always intriguing if not completely spot on. Worth a listen from time to time.

This was my first time listening to Björk (besides 'Life Is Good'), and I MOSTLY liked what I heard (side-eye at the sax). Like 'Siamese Dream' (another newly discovered 1993 album from this list), I think this would have hit a lot harder if I had first heard it upon its initial release, though. Reviewing the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles for 1993, this is FAR better than 80% of the garbage on that list. Seriously... this Billboard list is so bad... no wonder I was still hiding in the 80s... maybe this album could have helped me transition into the 90s... if only... Anyway, I regret missing the Pumpkins' 'Siamese Dream', and I regret missing Björk's 'Debut'. I wouldn't say the latter is quite as good as the former, and I do prefer The Sugarcubes' formula over Björk's solo sound, but even with its few rough patches, this album is still pretty decent.

Björk's vocals are stunning. I've heard her before but hearing her talents back to back for an entire project really expresses how dynamic she can be. And this is her debut. The instrumental aspect is also well thought, innovative (still today) and refreshing. It doesn't assume its listeners are musically inexperienced, which can be a turn off for people who don't appreciate unpredictable compositions. The philosophy behind the effort makes me appreciate her more. 3.7/5

I very much enjoyed this debut album from Björk! I feel like she has such a unique and distinct sound and vocal quality that makes her music very recognizable. I just find her music to be eclectic and strange in such a cool way. Overall, this was a great alternative/trip hop album that I would listen to again in the future!

Different but real good!

Highly original, great pop music

Superballt och ändå inte så svårlyssnat trots att det är rätt experimentellt

Väldigt glad att Björk och vad hon gör finns, även om det kanske inte är något som jag faktiskt lyssnar på så ofta.

Weird, välgjort, spännande, bra - exakt vad man förväntar sig från henne!

Det er sgu møj fint

I've haven't had experience with Bjork outside of her amazing album of Post. It seems to be eclectic-ness city, which seems to something inherent with her, which I love. Lots of the music seems to be centred around electronic music - both experimental and straight-forward stuff. That sort of music is also complimented by some pop (i.e. "Venus As A Boy") and folk (i.e. "Like Someone In Love") which have unique twists and takes. One track that just 'wows' me is "There's More to Life Than This." Its concept and idea is just wonderful; Just so immersive! I wonder how an album of like-minded tracks would've sounded; in my opinion really good if executed properly. I enjoyed this one thoroughly! Highlight Song/s: "Venus As A Boy", "There's More To Life Than This", "Big Time Sensuality" and "Come To Me"

Listened Before? Y BJORK! She'll kick your ass! But seriously - passionate, intense, awesome stuff here. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Venus as a Boy

I resented this album for a long time for not being a Sugarcubes album. My bad. A solo career with many many highlights now across three decades.

I think i like it a bit, a lot of interesting melodics and beats and also vocals. Rate 8/10

Man, this was huge back in the day. Four big singles with four fittingly idiosyncratic videos made Björk a fixture on MTV, and propelled Debut into the upper echelons of charts all around the world - selling five million records in the process. Such was the level of the album’s success; it was like the Sugarcubes had never existed and Einar Örn Benediktsson’s vocals were just a half-remembered fever dream. Returning to Debut thirty-plus years later, it sounds just as remarkable as it ever did and operates on a charm level that’s difficult to resist. If there are doubters, stick on “Venus As A Boy” or “The Anchor Song” and assume they’ll come round to your point of view. Debut rode the musical zeitgeist here in the UK, and its quirky playfulness still sounds fresh and full of joy. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed hearing it again. 9/10

classic

7/10

Loved the indian influence esp in venus as a boy - overall a good listening experience because of how unique Bjork’s sound is

This is the only Björk album where we can say she sounds like other artists of the time, but it's still distinctly her. Who else but Björk would record a song on her debut album in a public toilet? Well, Weird Al.

This album is very 90s but also very bjork. Eclectic, off kelter and compelling. Some tracks didn't capture me but I still really wanted to follow and see where it was taking me. I want her to scream in my ears.

BJORK MY GODDESS

Found this far easier to get on with Medulla. A pretty impressive opening statement for a newly solo artist

It’s weird but it’s a vibe

This was a fun album--the most I've heard of her at once. Poppy, but smart, electronic dance but with a soul. Interesting ballad accompanied only by harp. Every song was amusing and surprising in some respect. Very enjoyable.

Quirky, dancey, original stuff. I knew all the singles but not a lot of the album tracks. It’s all nicely done, and a big departure from what she had done with The Sugarcubes, and a taste of what was to come.

Excellent album

no sé que esperaba pero me encantó

I was surprised by how much I liked this. A bunch of it reminds me a lot of Celeste.

Muy lol que haya tocado de segundo día este disco. Fue bueno revisitarlo. Me sigue costando un poco la parte final del disco y la canción en vivo. Mis favoritas Human Behaviour yir Venus As A Boy

Very satisfying listen, I would dance

fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!! somehow the first time i've listened to bjork and i understand the hype. especially love anchor and all the horns <3

This is really good but gotta give it a 4 just because I know how much better it gets from here. Listened through the full discography earlier in this project when I got a different Bjork album and the clear and Linear progression/leveling up from Debut -> Post -> Homogenic -> Vespertine was so satisfying!

Not quite the complete package as far as Bjork goes, but a damn good album, and about the best you could hope for in a debut (haha get it) outing

Great! It's weird, but still accessible.

One of my favorite artists growing up. This album and Disco Volante by Mr Bungle introduced me to jazz. Maybe not her best, but an amazing debut building a solid foundation on what was to come.

More house than I remembered. Human Behaviour is really good

På en god dag kan Hyperballad dytte Goodbye Horses av tronen som den beste pop-låta gjennom tidene. Hyperballad er ikke en del av Debut, men av Post, som er den naturlige utviklingen av Debut. Nå peaker Björk riktignok med Vespertine, et album som sammen med Kid A omtrent bærer et tiår av ræva pop på skuldrene -- ikke bare ved å være det beste som kom ut i sin samtid, men de satt opp milpæler man kan regne som brytningspunkter i musikkhistorien: musikk før og etter Kid A og Vespertine. Anyways, jeg synes (i hvert fall i dag -- da jeg først hørte Björk, holdt jeg en knapp på Debut) at Everything But the Girl gjorde house i pop-form bedre tre år senere, og at Björk gjorde Björk bedre to år senere. Bra skive til tross for at jeg bare kunne skrive om den ved å skrive rundt den.

Dette er noe av den beste housemusikken jeg har hørt. Det er fengende, melodisk og interessant på samme tid. Det hjelper nok også at det er såpass varierte uttrykk på noen av låtene også. Veldig deilig å lande med "The Anchor Song", som er så uperfekt og røff at den bare kan bli vakker.

neverovatno je koliko zanrova i stilova i instrumenata bjork moze da ubaci u jedan album i da zapravo ne bude too much nista. nisam ni ironicna hahahaha, stvarno mi se dopao mnogo ovaj album, toliko, zapravo, da mi cak ni bjorkino ruzno pevanje (izvini bjork) nece smanjiti ocenu. nemam mnogo toga da kazem sem da svaka pesma drzi paznju na dobar nacin, jer, kako tece album, nikad ne znas sta ces novo da cujes sa novom pesmom and i love that. malo disko, malo dzez, malo elektropop (she was so ahead of her time, neke od ovih pesama zvuce veoma moderno), malo acapella hvala bogu; ima svega stvarno i produkcija na svakoj pesmi je neverovatna. tekst, priznajem, nisam slusala - sta god da je pevala, super! da, ruzno peva, ali ima dobre melodije? kako li je to moguce. nije ruzno kao ne zna da peva, ima impresivne vokale, to smo vec ustanovili, ali meni licno se ne svidja njen stil pevanja. ali ovaj album bih definitivno ponovo slusala!

So this one caught me by surprise. I always assumed Bjork's music was basically just Enya. It feels very 90s but even now does seem quite experimental. Didn't love every song but overall was impressed.

特别喜欢这种有点神经的女声

This hardly counts as a 1993 debut for Björk after an already illustrious career. But 'Debut' was, maybe for her own sense, revealing herself apart from another band, or project, or pedagogical commitment. I admit, me, already pretty enthused about Bjerk from The Sugarcubes, this record was hard to process. It seemed so personal, indulgent, and -not- The Sugarcubes. Like I mentioned on another Byark review, she has always been ahead of my aesthetics or maybe even maturity to comprehend and appreciate her vision. I mean, she lost me for a while at Medúlla. So listening with direct attention, after quite a few years, to Debut... Ugh. It's so beautiful, free, joyful and harpful =]. There's more to life than this!

3,5

Noice. Some Nier Automata vibes.

It's not perfect but it's still one of the most interesting, complex and challenging albums of the past few decades.

i hope bjork's first four solo albums show up here, but i doubt they will be. _debut_ is a great, great album. by _verspertine_, her fourth solo album, she had solidified herself as an avant-pop genius. the standout track for me is still "one day," a marvelous bass-heavy dance pop gem of a tune. then there's the weird, dissonant sax to open the almost equally great "areoplane," in which she performs some truly odd delivery. "the anchor song" is a lovely, lovely piece of pop jazz. just wonderful delivery and strong ending to this amazing first record

YES! been waiting for this one! Björk is one of those artists who I have always been tangentially familiar but have never dived deeply into. It is so easy to hear how she inspired many of my favorite artists now.

Kid A if Thom Yorke took his depression meds and turned into an icelandic woman Great and unique debut, with a sound brand new to the grundge landscapes of 1993, but I can't see myself returning to this project much. I can see the creativity and Bjork makes it work though

Can't listen to Björk too long before I find her voice slightly annoying. Still, she's a fantastic vocalist and the production on this is insane and very unique.

J'ai pas ecouté à fond mais c'était cool !

This is so out there and still sounds fresh today. An intro to Bjork, can I give it a 5? I'm not sure. It is really really cool, though.

Tøft. Legendarisk intro på første låt.

slayyyy björk is so weird and fun i loveee again i completely forgot to take more detailed notes but I was sooooo into this ‼️‼️‼️‼️

So unique and quirky! I am really glad this exists even if I don’t listen to it again

The composition of this album is incredible. She is sooo experimental and it really works for me here. Loved Violently Happy in particular as a standalone song. Incredible to listen to this album as a whole piece of art tbh, very very good

I'm not a Bjork fanatic but this record is undeniable. It's a pretty astonishing sound for 1993. It embraces new (at the time) dance music sounds and already pushes those boundaries -- if this was released 10 years later, it still would have sounded new.

No. 93 Liked it a lot more than I expected.

I think I may just be a dork for Bjork. Or I don't think Bjork is jerk. The album is way more dance oriented than the other but it's fun. I dig it. The sounds she puts around her lyrics is somewhat interesting especially on the percussion side. Has some jazz flair to it. Her voice can sound angelic but she also has that weird raspy-ness to her voice that she brings out. I love it. Kinda peters out on about Violently Happy. As I somewhat lost interest. Still giving it a 4

I thought when I’d seen the name bjork I’d know more songs then I did, turns out I’d never heard any off this album. Listening to this album you can see where inspiration for a lot of other artists have come from. Her voice is sweet, and she can give it some power at the same time. I like that the music is a bit miss match now and then which changes things up. I was really surprised by this I won’t lie. Is it up there with my favourite, probably not. But it’s not upset me.

I absolutely adore Come To Me and Play Dead. I really enjoy some of the songs on this album, but at the same time I really don't like others, so it's a bit too hard for me to rate this. It has truly strong spots, but at the same time it has some weak ones as well. I tried rating each song and that gave me around a 3.5, which doesn't help me that much honestly. Although a 3 feels like robbing this album. I just can't bring myself to do that. It was pretty enjoyable through its entirety.

I get it

Solid album. Not my favourite bjork album but even then it’s still a 4.5!

This album could come out today and be a hit. Just a great mix of vocals, writing, experimentation, rock, and synth. Such a diversion from the Sugarcubes, but still quintessential Bjork. I'll do 4+

очень необычное звучание, скорее всего что-то новое для того времени crying с первых секунд заворожила сам альбом очень неплох, но как будто половина звучит одинаково ощущение

In the 90s, I was mostly into alt rock, indie and Britpop. The majority of what I listened to was guitar-heavy. But I did like electronic music too, namely acts like The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers. Björk was another artist to make it clear to a guitar head like me, that there was more legitimacy to electronic music. Her take on electronica felt artistic and intellectual. "Debut" kicks off with a pretty insane three song run: "Human Behaviour" to "Crying" to "Venus As a Boy". The opener, "Human Behaviour" is a neurodivergent anthem. Framed as a reverse nature doc, where animals try to understand the impossibly confusing behaviour of humans, Björk uses sounds that are almost tribal to immerse you in this perspective. The chorus rises up, and lets her incredible voice loose for the first time on the album. It's impossible to hear "Human Behaviour" without thinking of the brilliantly mad Michel Gondry video. We had a DVD of his work, that played on heavy rotation in our twenties, and this was the first of many collaborations that Gondry would go on to do with Björk. It's a fever dream version of Goldilocks, part live action, part animated cloth animals, and a perfect visual representation of this madcap song. "Crying" deserves more attention than it gets. Themes of alienation in an urban environment are played out with cold industrial, programmed sounds. And then there's that incredible scream of hers that breaks the song apart after every chorus. It's up there as one of my favourite Björk songs. Other standout moments are spread throughout the album. Softer sounds come from the Eastern-influenced "Venus As a Boy" and the harp-glistened, almost musical-theatre feel to "Like Someone In Love". More intense sounds come from the likes of "Big Time Sensuality", which goes full-on dance tune, while "Violently Happy" creates stutters out of samples to convey dancefloor energy. That said, the album isn't flawless. There are moments in between that are interesting, but not really on par with the rest of the album. If you took the best third of this record and paired it with the strongest two-thirds of "Post", you'd have something genuinely up there with the greatest albums of all time. The closing stretch, though, is superb. "The Anchor Song" is a starkly minimalist piece that feels more like experimental jazz than anything else. It's insanely brave for an artist to release on her debut album, and is a precursor to what we'd experience later on albums like "Vulnicura". Then there's "Play Dead". It might technically be a bonus track, not in the original release, but worth mentioning as it's an absolutely epic masterpiece. The orchestration is incredible, the bass line drives things forward, and then Björk's voice just takes off through the roof. It feels like the album was leaving the door open for what was to come next in "Post". In her first solo effort, Björk managed to bring another layer of artistic merit to electronic music for guitar nerds like me. It's not perfect, but "Debut" is one hell of a debut.

Forgot how much I liked this. Good to hear it again.

What an extraordinary album. Bizarre, experimental, generational talent all mixed into one. Singles are the standout tracks but there are some beautiful moments on Album tracks as well.

Everything is music

So good I listened to it twice today. Will come back to this album many more times. Top album for me.