Monday 31 March 2008

news: Björk Björk Björk.

Wanderlust was far from my favourite track on Björk's 2007 offering Volta. However the video, directed by Encyclopedia Pictura (famous for the excellent Grizzly Bear - Knife video, check them out here) is something quite special. The video was filmed in stereoscopic 3D and involved large-scale puppeteering, live action acrobatics, miniatures and CGI. It sees a helmet- laden Björk floating down a river, doing flips with a strange figure clinging
to her back and facing all manner of fantastical creatures along the way. The video will accompany the DVD single version of Wanderlust, and will include necessary glasses to watch in 3D.

Björk arguably has one of the greatest videographies in the history of the music video, working with the likes of Michel Gondry (Human Behavior, Army of Me, Isobel, Hyperballad, Joga, Bachelorette and Declare Independence), Spike Jonze (It's Oh So Quiet, It's In Our Hands and Triumph of a Heart) and Chris Cunningham (All Is Full of Love). Wanderlust certainly keeps in theme with this.


Here is the brand spanking new video:
 


In other Björk news...


Enjoyed Cover
Today saw the online release of Enjoyed: A Tribute To Björk's Post over at Stereogum. A lucky 13 years after its original release, the album, compiled and presented by the kind folk of Stereogum contains a track by track tribute to the phenomenal 1995 album and features contributions from the likes of Liars, Xiu Xiu and No Age.It is the third in a series of covers-tribute projects compiled by Stereogum following Radiohead's OK Computer and R.E.M's Automatic for the People. Tracklisting:


1. Liars - Army Of Me
2. Dirty Projectors - Hyperballad
3. High Places - Modern Things
4. Bell - It's Oh So Quiet
5. Pattern Is Movement - Enjoy
6. Evangelicals - You've Been Flirting Again
7. Xiu Xiu - Isobel
8. Final Fantasy & Ed Droste - Possibly Maybe
9. White Hinderland - I Miss You
10. El Guincho - Cover Me
11. Atlas Sound - Headphones
12. No Age - It's Oh So Quiet (Alternate Take)


For more info including liner notes from all of the contributing artists, essays and interviews, head over to Stereogum now. I think the whole project was a superb idea with an excellent outcome. Thank you Stereogum. I do think the idea of online tribute-cover albums is a fantastic one, the question is, what albums would you like to see covered? Do let me know. In the meantime here are my picks of the album in mp3 format for your pleasure. Enjoy!


Liars - Army Of Me (Björk cover)
Final Fantasy & Ed Droste - Possibly Maybe (Björk cover)
No Age - It's Oh So Quiet (Alternate Take) (Björk cover)

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