Show Medulla it is but both fa Bizzaro and 1 Beautiful Jill I. I Martha Carter Arts Editor I Bjork an international superstar is also a unique face facein facein facein in the music industry She could be defined as a true artist leaving commercial trends behind to pursue her own imagination Needless to say her individuality individuality individuality and of course her immense talent keep her at the top Her newest release out August is currently dominating charts all over the world The album entitled Medulla is reinforcing the experimental intensity of Bjork's work Some may even find it too oo bizarre for their musical taste Medulla means marrow in Latin Bjork chose the term to represent the essence of the album which is almost entirely entire entire- ly a capella Medullas instrumentation tion is limited to light percussion percussion percussion percus percus- sion and some mild prod c- c tion Bjork employed several renowned vocalists as well as the Icelandic and London choirs as her a capella orchestra orches orches- tra The album was recorded in 18 different locations across the globe The process behind the album was filmed and a docu docu- will be released entitled The Inner or Deep Par of an Animal or Plant Structure Many artists aspire to the plateau at which Bjork has remained With numerous releases all climbing the charts unprecedented ed Bjork has nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing more to prove to record labels This gives her the artistic freedom very few musicians enjoy Bjork never remains in one genre She strays from pop to dance and now with an a capella album that is neither classical nor barbershop barbershop barbershop barber barber- shop it seems she has created a genre all her own The vocals weave in and out of each other r u a a rA- rA I c 1 r r L f some performing odd sounds others soaring shrieks and whistles Bjork's music has always maintained like child-like under under- tones Maybe its it's the mischievous mischievous mischievous mis mis- chievous smile tugging at the corner comer of her mouth or the density of her emotion which explodes through a powerful voice with raspy seams She seems both mocking and imploring In this album the songs are frank honest portrayals of emotion and situation It is once again a pure tion of Bjork in all her strangely beautified glory Some will be alienated by the animalistic and eerie nature of the album but others will be once again transfixed by a musical genius in a category by herself |