Björk- Medúlla

The album is almost entirely a cappella and constructed with human vocals; only few musical instruments are featured: a bass synthesizer on "Who Is It", piano on "Ancestors" and a gong on "Pleasure Is All Mine". However, the vocals are sometimes processed or sampled: for example, the atmospheric haze that dominates "Desired Constellation" was created from a sample of Björk singing the phrase "I'm not sure what to do with it" from "Hidden Place" on her previous album, Vespertine.

The album features beatboxing, choral arrangements and throat singing, as well as guest appearances by such artists as Mike Patton, Robert Wyatt, Tagaq, Rahzel (formerly of The Roots), Shlomo and Dokaka.

All songs were written by Bjork, except the lyrics for "Sonnets/Unrealities XI" which was based on a poem by E. E. Cummings, and the song "Vökuró", originally by Jórunn Viðar.

~Wikipedia article

Personally, I think that this is one of Björk's most beautiful and expressive albums, and it's easy to forget that it's all made with human voices. It's a bizarre and fragile album, and definately worth a listen, if only for interest and not enjoyment. I hope that you do enjoy this album though, because it's one of my favourites.

1. "Pleasure Is All Mine" – 3:26
2. "Show Me Forgiveness" – 1:23
3. "Where Is the Line" – 4:41
4. "Vökuró" (Sigurðardóttir, Viðar) – 3:14
5. "Öll Birtan" – 1:52
6. "Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)" – 3:57
7. "Submarine" – 3:13
8. "Desired Constellation" (Björk, Olivier Alary) – 4:55
9. "Oceania" (Björk, Sjón) – 3:24
10. "Sonnets/Unrealities XI" (Björk, Cummings) – 1:59
11. "Ancestors" (Björk, Tagaq) – 4:08
12. "Mouth's Cradle" – 4:00
13. "Miðvikudags" – 1:24
14. "Triumph of a Heart" – 4:04