Pagan Poetry

by Bj枚rk

Pagan Poetry cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 5 November 2001
  • Label: One Little Indian
  • Country: Iceland
  • Length: 11:06
  • Community rating: 4.35/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Driven by complex music box melodies and cascading harp arrangements, the composition intertwines classical orchestration with subtle glitch-pop electronics. Its intensely passionate vocal delivery centers on themes of romantic devotion and sensuality. The accompanying music video famously courted controversy for its explicit depictions of body modification and intimacy.

Genres

Descriptors: leftfield, atmospheric, orchestral, delicate, fantastical

Tracklist

  1. Pagan Poetry (5:14)
  2. Domestica (3:25)
  3. Batabid (2:26)

Credits

  • Howard Wakefield - artwork [graphic art]
  • Paul Hetherington - artwork [graphic art]
  • Jake Davies - programmed by [programming]
  • Paul Barnes - typography [logotype]
  • Jack Perron - adapted by [adaptation for music box]
  • Zeena Parkins - arranged by [harp arrangement]
  • Bj枚rk - Primary Artist, Arranged By [Harp Arrangement], Arranged By [Music Box Arrangement], Bass [Bassline], Written-By, Producer
  • Mark Stent - Mixed By
  • Marius De Vries - Producer [Additional Production]
  • Matthew Herbert - Remix, Mixed By
  • Opiate - Remix
  • Thomas Knak - Remix, Producer, Arranged By

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