New Bjork Album

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Anyone heard it yet?

I've only heard a few audio snips so far, but can't wait to get my grubby li'l mitts on the album.

I've mentioned beatboxing a few times on here with little response :( Perhaps this album will bring it to a few MOre people's attention.

Some VERY talented people involved with this album, and as a fan of beatbox, and a fan of Bjork..... well........ I'm very much looking forward to this :)

For MOre info....
http://unit.bjork.com/specials/albums/medulla
 
Heard some of this. Sounds promising. Robert Wyatt's on it too, so I'm definitely going to buy it for him alone.

-- Ian
 
I'm a massive fan of Bjork (her best release for me is live at the albert hall featuring the vesperine album) and I took delivery of her new album yestersday...I pre-ordered this from play on DVD, but there is only a documentry on dvd (2 channel!), and the album is on dvd-a...

anyway, the album itself is good - tho, it will get better on further listens and I do prefer the slower tracks on there, it does also sound as tho it has been overmixed at times...but if you're a fan...then buy it!
 
It's a grower I reckon - I got it on CD-SACD hybrid yesterday from 101cd.com and it's, err, strange, even by Bjork's standards, but I reckon it's better than Vespertine.

BTW - it got played in my 1985 Technics SL-P2 while I was cooking the tea - that third generation CDP had no problems at all with the hybrid disc :)
 
I was very disappointed with it. Maybe it takes a few goes to get used to it but it didn't grab me at all and I didn't fall asleep once.
 
I've got it playing at the moment. Quite good so far. Never had much interest in Bjork before, but she may have stumbled onto something with this.

-- Ian
 
yeah, I find that some of the tracks aren't that easy accessible as her previous stuff...will need further listens tho!
 
MO! said:
Anyone heard it yet?

I've mentioned beatboxing a few times on here with little response :( Perhaps this album will bring it to a few MOre people's attention.
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Hi Mo, I've a passing interest in Beatboxing after getting started listening to a few samples of Rahzel at work. Killa Kela is the man of the moment in my opinion though after seeing him at the world Bboy champs a couple of years ago. He was amazing, real open jaw, laugh out loud stuff. I've never fancied getting a full album by any of these guys though as I imagine it's a talent more suited to seeing and wondering at live than listening in your own home, or enjoying their skills as part of a crew more than as an individual artist.

Anyone who's not seen a top beatboxer at work needs to see it thoughââ'¬Â¦singing the chorus and doing the beat at the same time is the impossible demonstrated before you. Amazing to watch, same feeling as watching a great magic trickââ'¬Â¦ ââ'¬Å"how they do that!!?ââ'¬Â

p.s looking forward to the Bjork album too...her latest offerings have been unique and brilliant albums IMO.
 
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Hi Heavymental :)

I've posted this link before

http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/realmedia/videos/kellabb.ram

If you've not seen it, check it out. It's about half hour exhibition and gig.

I've never fancied getting a full album by any of these guys though as I imagine it's a talent more suited to seeing and wondering at live than listening in your own home, or enjoying their skills as part of a crew more than as an individual artist.
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Kella's album (The Permanent Marker) is available to download for from his site.... but have just checked and the site's not up properly. Keep an eye out though.

I agree with you about it perhaps not working for a whole album. And Kella obviously knows this himself and the album features instruments too.

Quoted from amazon review, I think this is about right....

In making this album Kela was faced with every beatboxer's impossible challenge: how do I get my awesome stage show across in record. The main appeal of Kela and his colleagues is the ability to make so many realistic noises using only their mouths. However, this is something which only really comes across live. To represent it on CD takes away the visual element.

So that leaves you with 2 options when making an album. 1: Keep the whole album pure vocal, with no effects or programming. 2: Treat yourself as an instrument or drum machine, and go ahead to make the music you always wanted to make. Kela goes with option 2.

However, this does not please his fan base whatsoever. They are all buying his album based on seeing him play a live show, which will have been awesome. But when you sit down and listen to the album, you get a very different experience altogether. As a result, this album has received mixed reviews.

Musically it is sound though, a strong debut and a good listen. Not quite a classic, but that's a lot to ask.

Will anyone be able to pull off a beatbox album? Rahzels attempts have been weak (the only tracks anyone listens to are the ones recorded at live shows!)

Look forward to hearing Kela's second outing, backed by BMG it should be a force to reckon with.
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Bought it and ripped it to my iPod. Will be listening to it on the plane to London tomorrow :) . Actually, it's a rather sad state of affairs that I listen to considerably more music on my iPod than on my hifi :(

Michael.
 
take heart mike. I listen to far more on my car stereo! (and its the one you get with the car!)
 
Got this at the weekend. Nice album, a real piece of musical art once again from Bjork. I have noticed the number of 'tunes' on Bjork albums seems to be decreasing. Homogenic was packed with great melodies, Vespertine had a few, and Medulla seems to have less again. After hearing a snippet of 'Isobel' on a programme trailer on BBC Wales I'd like to see her next album have a few more stand out tunes on it.

Liked the fact that it was a good length too. Bought 3 albums over the weekend...all nice and concise with not much filler. Maybe people are realising you don't have to try and fill all 80 minutes on a cd.
 

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