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“This relentless restlessness liberates me,” Björk declares on "Wanderlust” from her 2007 studio album, Volta, which is also the dramatic concluding track of her new Voltaic live CD. “I feel at home whenever the unknown surrounds me.” Volta had been designed, Björk has said, as a journey, with the sound of fog horns and clanging bells linking individual tracks and artists from around the world making guest appearances, including Congolese band Konono No. 1, Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté, pipa virtuoso Wu Man, beat-master Timbaland, Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale and sublime chanteur Antony Hegarty.
The New York Times called it “a 21st-century assemblage of the computerized and the handmade, the personal and the global.” Voltaic, then, is a remarkable, multi-media document of what happened after the record was completed, a journey of a different sort as the ever-evolving singer assembled her live band, made a collection of typically amazing videos and one-step-ahead remixes, and toured the world for two years, making headline appearances at diverse venues and large festivals, including Glastonbury, Coachella and even Harlem’s Apollo Theatre.
She recorded the Voltaic live CD in one take at Olympic Studio in London with her new band, prior to her 2007 Glastonbury appearance, presenting the set she would play on tour – songs from Volta and new arrangements of such older material as “Pagan Poetry,” “All Is Full Of Love” and a thunderous version of “Army Of Me.” It’s a stunning performance, featuring cutting-edge computer technology, an old-school horn section and a female, flag-toting Icelandic choir – “bursting with raw life,” to paraphrase The Independent’s description of Volta.
The New York Times called it “a 21st-century assemblage of the computerized and the handmade, the personal and the global.” Voltaic, then, is a remarkable, multi-media document of what happened after the record was completed, a journey of a different sort as the ever-evolving singer assembled her live band, made a collection of typically amazing videos and one-step-ahead remixes, and toured the world for two years, making headline appearances at diverse venues and large festivals, including Glastonbury, Coachella and even Harlem’s Apollo Theatre.
She recorded the Voltaic live CD in one take at Olympic Studio in London with her new band, prior to her 2007 Glastonbury appearance, presenting the set she would play on tour – songs from Volta and new arrangements of such older material as “Pagan Poetry,” “All Is Full Of Love” and a thunderous version of “Army Of Me.” It’s a stunning performance, featuring cutting-edge computer technology, an old-school horn section and a female, flag-toting Icelandic choir – “bursting with raw life,” to paraphrase The Independent’s description of Volta.
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Another fine trip to Bjork-land,
By Barley (City of Angels) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Voltaic (Live) (Audio CD)
Bjork continues to amaze.
Though many of the songs here are familiar, these recordings are all entirely fresh in energy and approach. Don't think that you already own these songs on other albums. Great, inspired arrangements and instrumentation. Bjork's voice remains in top form, but I think what we're getting the better taste of here is Bjork the producer (my assumption, as no producer is credited). Innovation, imagination, musicality, passion. Gotta love that.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Unless you need to own everything Bjork has ever done, this can be skipped. There are no drastically different arrangements of any songs you can't find better elsewhere. If you want to hear/see Bjork live, get the Live At Shepherds Bush or one of the other DVDs. THOSE are amazing. This is just ok.
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Voltaic is GREAT!,
This review is from: Voltaic (Live) (Audio CD)
This is a great album! Full of energy and power, it's amazing to hear different versions of some of Bjork's most recognizable songs.
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