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Vespertine
''Vespertine'' is the fourth studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk. It was first released on 18 August 2001 in Japan by One Little Independent Records, One Little Indian Records and in the United States by Elektra Records, Elektra Entertainment. Björk aspired to create an album with minimal and intricate electronic music to evoke an intimate and domestic feeling, in contrast with the louder styles of her previous studio album ''Homogenic'' (1997). She enlisted producers such as Thomas Knak, Opiate, Console (musician), Console and the duo Matmos, and has also worked with harpist Zeena Parkins. Production on the album began whilst filming her role in ''Dancer in the Dark''. Björk composed arrangements with Treble (sound), thin-sounding instruments, including the harp, the celesta, clavichord, String instrument, strings and custom music boxes. Assisted by Matmos, Björk created "Granular synthesis, microbeats" from various commonplace sounds, such as that of shufflin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidden Place
"Hidden Place" is a song recorded by Icelandic singer Björk for her fourth studio album '' Vespertine'' (2001). Written and produced by Björk herself, "Hidden Place" was released as the lead single from ''Vespertine'' on 30 July 2001 by One Little Indian Records. Background In 2000, while Björk worked on the film '' Dancer in the Dark'', she also began producing her next album, writing new music and teaming with new collaborators; she has said "'' Selmasongs'' was the day job and ''Vespertine'' was the hobby". Her new relationship with artist Matthew Barney and the tension while filming ''Dancer in the Dark'' have been referred to as the two major forces that shaped what would become ''Vespertine''. As the process of filming demanded her to be extroverted, the new music she was creating became hushed and tranquil as a way to escape. Björk commissioned Valgeir Sigurðsson to relocate some of his studio equipment from Iceland to Denmark, where ''Dancer in the Dark'' was bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
