Björk

Medulla

Shout out to Indiana University's Victoria Malawey, who has written multiple fascinating papers about this incredible album (possibly my favorite record of all time).

Definitely a contender for the strangest album in Björk’s strange discography.

The concept of human vocals taking the place of instrumentals is a really cool one, and luckily Björk was successfully able to pull it off. Wow this album is so cool. It sounds so otherworldly and off putting that I cannot help but be sucked into it. At this point it’s no surprise that Björk’s vocals are perfect, and they just fit so well with the production that I can’t help ... read more

Shout out to the larynx, am I right?

The human voice is without question one of the most complex and expressive instruments to ever grace the world of music, and Medulla shows Bjork taking full advantage of that and crafting an album purely based on acapella vocals. From professional beat boxers replacing drum machines to throat singing used for bass, Medulla acts as a celebration of the human voice and not just that; but a pretty fantastic art pop album too. Fortunately the album's main ... read more

Edit: I really love this album. The background, experimental direction, the emotion... I do think that the interludes and the mentioned sings below do bring it down for me a bit but it’s great otherwise.

Many misunderstand the point of this album or listen to it once and form their opinion. First of all, I think it’s always in poor judgement to give an album (especially one as challenging as this) one listen, form a first-Impression opinion of it, and leave it at that. That can be ... read more