Vulnicura
by Björk
- Type: Album
- Released: 20 January 2015
- Label: One Little Indian
- Country: Iceland
- Length: 58:37
- Community rating: 4.05/5 from 32 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Vulnicura' is a raw, chronologically structured document of the dissolution of a long-term relationship and the subsequent healing process. Björk's own intricate and emotional string arrangements are set against the stark, avant-garde electronic production of collaborators Arca and The Haxan Cloak, creating a soundscape that is both lush and abrasive. Following an internet leak that prompted a rushed digital release, the album was critically acclaimed for its unflinching vulnerability and was notably promoted through immersive virtual reality music videos rather than traditional singles.
Genres
Descriptors: orchestral, strings, electronic, confessional, breakup
Tracklist
- Stonemilker (06:49)
- Lionsong (06:08)
- History of Touches (03:00)
- Black Lake (10:08)
- Family (08:02)
- Notget (06:26)
- Atom Dance (08:10)
- Mouth Mantra (06:09)
- Quicksand (03:45)
Credits
- Björk - primary artist, arranged by [all strings], arranged by [all vocals], composed by, design concept [cover character], producer, programmed by, written-by
- Borgar Magnason - bass
- Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson - cello [celli], soloist [celli solo]
- Júlía Mogensen - cello [celli]
- Margrét Árnadóttir - cello [celli]
- Sigurdur Bjarki Gunnarsson - cello [celli]
- Sigurgeir Agnarsson - cello [celli]
- Arca - composed by, producer, programmed by
- Spaces - composed by, programmed by
- James Merry - coordinator [album coordinator], research, management [personal assistant], other [rnb informer]
- Maiko Takeda - costume designer [headpiece and cape by]
- Bart Migal - engineer
- Chris Elms - engineer, mixed by, mixed by [vocals], recorded by [strings]
- Frank Arthur Blöndahl Cassata - engineer, recorded by [strings]
- Birgir Jón Birgisson - engineer [string recordings assistants]
- Mani Þorkelsson - engineer [string recordings assistants]
- Andrew Thomas Huang - illustration [booklet cover illustration]
- Emma Birkett - management [day to day operations]
- Derek Birkett - management [manager]
- Mandy Parnell - mastered by
- The Haxan Cloak - mixed by, producer, programmed by
- Graeme Baldwin - mixed by [mix session assistants]
- Joel Davies - mixed by [mix session assistants]
- Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin - photography by [photographed by]
- Michael Pärt - recording supervisor [strings recording supervised by]
- Þórunn Ósk Marinósdóttir - soloist [viola solo]
- Una Sveinbjarnardóttir - soloist [violin solo]
- U Strings - strings
- Guðrún Hrund Harðardóttir - viola
- Herdís Anna Jónsdóttir - viola
- Jónína Auður Hilmarsdóttir - viola
- Móeður Anna Sigurðardóttir - viola
- Sarah Buckley - viola
- Þórarinn Már Baldursson - viola
- Björk Óskarsdóttir - violin
- Bryndís Pálsdóttir - violin
- Dóra Björgvinsdóttir - violin
- Geirþrúður Ása Guðjónsdóttir - violin
- Gunnhildur Daðadóttir - violin
- Helga Þóra Björgvinsdóttir - violin
- Hlín Erlendsdóttir - violin
- Ingrid Karlsdóttir - violin
- Kristján Matthíasson - violin
- Kristín Björg Ragnarsdóttir - violin
- Laufey Jensdóttir - violin
- Margrét Kristjánsdóttir - violin
- Matthías Stefánsson - violin
- Olga Björk Olafsdottir - violin
- Pálína Árnadóttir - violin
- Sigrún Harðardóttir - violin
- Ólöf Þorvarðardóttir - violin
- Antony - vocals
- Auður Albertsdóttir - vocals [choir]
- Bergljót Rafnar Karlsdóttir - vocals [choir]
- Drífa Örvarsdóttir - vocals [choir]
- Elín Edda Sigurðardóttir - vocals [choir]
- Erla María Markúsdóttir - vocals [choir]
- Fífa Jónsdóttir - vocals [choir]
- Guðrún M Sigurbergsdóttir - vocals [choir]
- Gígja Gylfadóttir - vocals [choir]