Medúlla
by Björk
- Type: Album
- Released: 30 August 2004
- Label: One Little Indian, Elektra
- Country: Iceland
- Length: 45:39
- Community rating: 3.87/5 from 10 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Björk constructed 'Medúlla' almost entirely from human voices, using beatboxers, choirs, and throat singers. It is a primal, experimental exploration of the body and patriotism. It stands as one of her most daring and unique artistic statements.
Genres
Descriptors: avant-garde, complex, choral, a-cappella, vocal, experimental, vocal-driven, diverse
Tracklist
- Pleasure Is All Mine (03:26)
- Show Me Forgiveness (01:23)
- Where Is the Line (04:41)
- Vokuro (03:14)
- Oll Birtan (01:52)
- Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right) (03:57)
- Submarine (03:13)
- Desired Constellation (04:55)
- Oceania (03:24)
- Sonnets / Unrealities XI (01:59)
- Ancestors (04:08)
- Mouths Cradle (03:59)
- Midvikudags (01:24)
- Triumph of a Heart (04:04)
Credits
- Björk - primary artist, arranged by [choir], producer, arranged by, recorded by [additional recording], written-by, bass [bass line], performer, programmed by, synth [bass synth], piano, programmed by, additional recording
- Anna Hinriksdóttir - alto vocals [the icelandic choir, alt]
- Arngerður María Árnadóttir - alto vocals [the icelandic choir, alt]
- Aðalheiður Þorsteinsdóttir - alto vocals [the icelandic choir, alt]
- Guðrún Edda Gunnarsdóttir - alto vocals [the icelandic choir, alt]
- Guðrún Finnbjarnardóttir - alto vocals [the icelandic choir, alt]
- Jónína Guðrún Kristinsdóttir - alto vocals [the icelandic choir, alt]
- M/M (Paris) - art direction, design
- Benedikt Ingólfsson - bass vocals [the icelandic choir, bassi]
- Hafsteinn Þórólfsson - bass vocals [the icelandic choir, bassi]
- Hjálmar Pétursson - bass vocals [the icelandic choir, bassi]
- Örn Arnarson - bass vocals [the icelandic choir, bassi]
- Þorvaldur Þorvaldsson - bass vocals [the icelandic choir, bassi]
- Mark Bell - co-producer, programmed by, synth [bass synth]
- Nick Ingman - conductor [olympic studios choir session]
- Magga Stína - contractor [icelandic choir assembled by]
- Jenny O'Grady - contractor [olympic studios choir session fixed by], vocals [the london choir]
- Nick Mera - copyist [dakota music, london session]
- Karl O. Olgeirsson - copyist [iceland sessions]
- Sturla Þórisson - engineer [assistant greenhouse studios]
- Christian Rutledge - engineer [assistant looking glass]
- David Treahearn - engineer [assistant olympic studios]
- Rob Haggett - engineer [assistant olympic studios]
- Juan Garcia - engineer [assistant the magic shop]
- Flavio De Souza - engineer [ilha dos sapos studios]
- Ichiho Nishiki - engineer [looking glass]
- Valgeir Sigurðsson - engineer [recording engineer], recorded by [recording engineer], programmed by, recording
- Brent Borreson - hair [hair sculpting assistant]
- Hrafnhildur "Shoplifter" Arnardóttir - hair [hair sculpture by]
- Ásta - hair [icelandic hair flowers at hárverk]
- E. E. Cummings - lyrics by
- Andrea Helgadóttir - make-up [skin colours by]
- Mark Stent - mixed by
- Jórunn Viðar - music by [music composed by], composed by
- Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin - photography by [photographed by]
- Jake Davies - recorded by [additional recording], programmed by, additional recording
- Neil Dorfsman - recorded by [additional recording], additional recording
- Elfa Ingvadóttir - soprano vocals [the icelandic choir]
- Hera Björk - soprano vocals [the icelandic choir]
- Hugrún Hólmgeirsdóttir - soprano vocals [the icelandic choir]
- Inga Harðardóttir - soprano vocals [the icelandic choir]
- Kirstín Erna Blöndal - soprano vocals [the icelandic choir]
- Björn Thorarensen - tenor vocals [the icelandic choir]
- Guðmundur Vignir Karlsson - tenor vocals [the icelandic choir]
- Gísli Magna - tenor vocals [the icelandic choir]
- Þorbjörn Sigurðsson - tenor vocals [the icelandic choir]
- Ann De Renais - vocals [the london choir]
- Emma Brain Gabbot - vocals [the london choir]
- Heather Cairncross - vocals [the london choir]
- Helen Hampton - vocals [the london choir]
- Helen Parker - vocals [the london choir]
- Jacqueline Barron - vocals [the london choir]
- Janet Mooney - vocals [the london choir]
- Judith Sim - vocals [the london choir]
- Karen Woodhouse - vocals [the london choir]
- Kim Chandler - vocals [the london choir]
- Melanie Marshall - vocals [the london choir]
- Micaela Haslam - vocals [the london choir]
- Nicki Kennedy - vocals [the london choir]
- Rachel Chapman - vocals [the london choir]