But they can be deceptive, because everything sounds good in them. The total music–tech content consists of an Avid Pro Tools HD Native Thunderbolt system, Genelec 1032 monitors (“I like them a lot, they sound very creamy.
Much of the writing and recording of Vulnicura took place at Björk’s New York home, where she has the ultimate 21st Century studio.
I would put like beat 34 in the chorus and beat 88 in the verse, or whatever.” Minimal Tech Then once I got into the studio with the songs ready I had a library of beats and put them in songs like ‘Jóga’, ‘Bachelorette’ and ‘Five Years’. I would sit next to him and drum the patterns on the table. I asked Markus Dravs to make 100 one–bar beats that had distorted ‘Icelandic volcanic’ qualities. It took me like three years, very enjoyable, but it was like crocheting a huge blanket with a tiny needle. With Vespertine I recorded all sorts of noises around the house, very quiet ones, and I then magnified them up in Pro Tools, and created rhythms with them. “I quite like that, both because I think the songs should run the show and I like to be their humble servant, but mostly because I get easily bored. “I feel like I use different methods for every album,” explains the singer.
However, while the content and approach of Vulnicura may recall times past, and the heartbreak theme itself obviously is as old as mankind, the album’s form and manner in which it was made are entirely 21st Century. In an email interview with SOS, Björk calls Vulnicura “my most ‘psychological’ album” and “an Ingmar Bergman album”, harking back to an era when art was expected to challenge and disturb. Together the music and the lyrics create a compelling journey from pre–breakup unease, to the desolation of her split with long–term partner, artist Matthew Barney, to post–breakup despair and eventual healing. The futuristic experimentation of 2011’s Biophilia has given way to exquisite yet stark string arrangements, written by Björk, augmented by cutting–edge electronics, again courtesy of Björk, mostly in collaboration with young electronic music artists Arca, the Haxan Cloak and Spaces. The history of rock & roll is littered with breakup albums, and early this year the genre received a notable addition in the form of Björk’s Vulnicura. From left: Arca, Björk, the Haxan Cloak, Chris Elms.Ī unique and inspired choice of collaborators helped Björk blend powerful emotion with restless experimentation.
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