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Track Listings
| 1. It's Oh So Quiet - Noise for Pretend |
| 2. Hyper-Ballad - Blanket Music |
| 3. Hunter |
| 4. Joga - Ben Barnett, Ben Gibbard |
| 5. Human Behavior - The Decemberists |
| 6. You've Been Flirting Again - Corrina Repp |
| 7. Possibly Maybe - Roots of Orchis |
| 8. Immature - Pete Miser |
| 9. Unravel - Bobby Birdman |
| 10. In the Musicals - Kind of Like Spitting |
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Product Description
Japanese tribute album featuring 10 tracks by artists such as Noise For A Friend, Blanket Music, Kaitlyn Ni Donovan, The Decemberists, & more paying homage to the electronic diva. Folklore Records. 2003.
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ASIN: B00018D5ZI Release Date: 2004-02-03 |
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Great!.......2004-06-18
With the opening track, "It's Oh So Quiet", it started out quite lovely, with more of an 80's pop feel to it then jazz. The only difference, really, is the chorus line. Where Bjork would escalate her voice into a beefy roar, here it's a quiet downtempo lull, and I don't like it.
My favorite track on the album has to be "Hyperballad" by Blanket Noise. I didn't know what to expect, since I had never heard of Blanket Noise, but I loved what I heard. Blanket Noise took the ambient electronic orchestra of Bjork's Hyperballad, and replaced it with kitchy-60's jazz, ala Stan Getz. It's absolutely amazing, and translates very well from the original.
The other tracks are great, but "Joga" by Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie fame) and "Human Behaviour) by The Decemberists are absolutely forgettable. "In the Musicals" is a great instrumental track, as well as "Possibly Maybe", where Bjork's vocals are replaced by an electric guitar. "Hunter" is a feisty song, with vocals that almost rival Bjork's version of the song. "Unravel" is a very poppy song, and very uplifting considering the depressing mood of the original.
I usually don't like it when bands cover other band's songs, but the tracks on this CD are absolutely great. I just wish we could get more CDs like this.
Interesting interpretations.......2004-03-06
The music is varied, including indie, alt-folk, and electronica infusions. It is, however, consistently downtempo. One favorite is a nice slow electronic bit by Pete Miser. In contrast, "Human Behavior" is brought to us in a slightly more acoustic fashion, Bjork's graceful voice replaced by one no less emotive, albeit less in tune. Despite the variety of the sounds you'll hear from song to song, it does indeed work as an album. It hops from one track to another, connected by that swan fangled beauty who inspired it all. At first, much of the album is almost unrecognizable, but Bjork's signature finds its way through on each track.
I was pleasantly surprised by the disc, finding that these musicians have really added something new to the originals. Furthermore, it fosters's respect for Bjork's writing, having shown that it remains powerful in the hands of others.
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Various Artists Manufacturer: P-Vine ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00009WKTQ Release Date: 2003-08-11 |
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Album Description
Japanese tribute album featuring 10 tracks by artists such as Noise For A Friend, Blanket Music, Kaitlyn Ni Donovan, The Decemberists, & more paying homage to the electronic diva. Folklore Records. 2003.Album Details
Bjork Tribute Album. Features Covers by Noise for Pretend, Blanket Music, Ben Gibbard, Kaitlyn Ni Donovan, Corrina Rapp, Roots of Orchis, Pete Miser, Bobby Birdman, Kind of Like Spitting, and More.Rock Music: