my ballot
Ranked:CocoonWho Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left Carry My Pain on the Right)Army of MePagan PoetryBlack LakeVenus As a BoyJogaI Miss YouOne DayUnravelPossibly MaybeCryingImmatureUndoAmphibianLike Someone in Love
Unranked:IsobelHidden PlaceCrystallineStonemilkerHyperballadAuroraBachloretteIt's Not Up To YouWhere Is The LineClaimstakerGenerous PalmstrokeFuture ForeverHuman BehaviourAlarm Call
Albums:VespertineHomogenicPostDebutVulnicura
Music Videos:Human BehaviourIt's Oh So QuietWanderlustVenus As a BoyWho Is It?
― 808s & Deep States (voodoo chili), Friday, 11 May 2018 22:41 (six years ago) link
My ballot
Pagan Poetry (3)Bachelorette (4)Play Dead (33)Hunter (8)Joga (2)Stonemilker (11)Human Behaviour (14)Isobel (6)Arisen My Senses (40)FamilyWanderlust (44)Pluto (26)Where Is The Line? (46)Cocoon (15)I Go HumbleNáttúraHidden Place (10)Who Is It? (12)There's More To Life Than This (57)Triumph of a Heart (24)Hyperballad (1)5 Years (23)It's Not Up To You (18)Black Lake (21)It's In Our HandsAlarm Call (32)Crystalline (42)All Is Full Of Love (9)AtlanticCvalda
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 11 May 2018 22:43 (six years ago) link
My ranked ballot:
JógaHyperballadAll Neon LikeDesired ConstellationIsobelThe Anchor SongAuroraUnravelOceaniaSun in My MouthMouth's CradleImmaturePlay DeadStormWho Is ItVenus as a BoyThe Modern ThingsHistory of TouchesHunterThunderboltCryingGenerous PalmstrokePagan PoetryHeirloomPossibly MaybeBlissing MeBacheloretteBig Time SensualityI See Who You AreScatterheart
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 11 May 2018 22:43 (six years ago) link
Great work Eric H! This might have been the most, er, useful poll I've participated in: I'd started taking Björk for granted again. A period of immersion has clarified just how much I like her, right through to Utopia.
― Maximum big surprise! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Friday, 11 May 2018 22:44 (six years ago) link
Both "Debut" and "Post" are wholly represented (barring "Like Someone In Love" and "Aeroplane", and "You've Been Flirting Again" and "Cover Me")
"Homogenic" is entirely represented, and in the top 40.
"Volta" has only one song in there ("Wanderlust", 44)-- yay, glad there are no weird stans for "Earth Intruders" around here
― nevertheless, he stopped (flamboyant goon tie included), Friday, 11 May 2018 22:44 (six years ago) link
I love seeing other people's ballots and all the b-sides.. I wish there was an easy playlist of Bjork B-sides that I could just immerse myself into, I feel like having to seek them out individually doesn't do them favours
― nevertheless, he stopped (flamboyant goon tie included), Friday, 11 May 2018 22:45 (six years ago) link
Pagan PoetryBig Time SensualityUnravelHyper-balladUndoStonemilkerVenus as a BoyFuture ForeverHunterI Miss YouTabula RasaHuman BehaviorViolently HappyUnisonJogaHidden PlaceFamilyArmy of MeFeatures CreaturesMouth's CradleEnjoyQuicksandAlarm CallHarm of WillThe GateIt's Not Up To YouAtom DanceArisen My SensesCocoonVirus
Albums
VespertineUtopia VulnicuraDebutHomogenic
Videos
WanderlustBig Time SensualityPagan PoetryUnisonThe Gate
― Dan S, Friday, 11 May 2018 22:45 (six years ago) link
Interesting that three of the polls shared so far have 'I Go Humble' highly ranked. If it were on Post I'm sure it would be top 30.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 11 May 2018 22:46 (six years ago) link
Tracks on my ballot that didn't make it:
7. Scary11. Future Forever14. Aeroplane17. Notget18. Vertebrae By Vertebrae19. Mouth's Cradle22. Pleasure Is All Mine23. The Gate24. Sod Off27. Dark Matter28. Cover Me
― Maximum big surprise! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Friday, 11 May 2018 22:49 (six years ago) link
I wish Future Forever had placed!
― Dan S, Friday, 11 May 2018 22:50 (six years ago) link
XP: Whoops, "Mouth's Cradle" did place, of course
― Maximum big surprise! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Friday, 11 May 2018 22:51 (six years ago) link
i wont post my whole ballot but "declare independence" was my number one track and "undo" was my two, everything else i put in unranked
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Friday, 11 May 2018 22:56 (six years ago) link
my ranked ballot:HyperballadAll Is Full Of LoveUndoPagan PoetryUnravelJogaIt's Not Up To YouUnisonStonemilkerVenus as a BoyPlutoPlay DeadOne DayIsobelAuroraIt's In Our HandsIn The MusicalsSun In My MouthCocoonArmy of MeHunterBig Time SensualityWho Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)Hidden PlaceFamilyNew WorldAlarm CallHuman BehaviourThe Modern ThingsBlack Lake
I'm shocked that It's In Our Hands didn't place at all
Great poll with great images, thanks for running this Eric
― ufo, Friday, 11 May 2018 23:13 (six years ago) link
Well done, sir! Bjork is unquestionably my favorite artist of the 90s-10s. And Ind think she'll continue to do fascinating thing.
My lists:
01. Homogenic (10.0)02. Post (1995) [9.7]03. Medulla (2004) [9.5]04. Vespertine (2001) [8.3]05. Vulnicura (2015) [8.0]06. Debut (1993) [7.7]07. Biophilia (2011) [7.2]08. Utopia (2017) [6.0]09. Drawing Restraint 9 (2005) [5.3]10. Semlasongs (2000) [5.1]11. Volta (3.5)
Songs:
01. Hyper-Ballad ('Post')02. Joga ('Homogenic')03. Bachelorette ('Homogenic')04. The Anchor Song (Live w/ Brodsky Quartet) ('Debut')05. Unravel ('Homogenic')06. Hunter ('Homogenic')07. Where Is The Line ('Medulla')08. Visu Vatnsenda-Rosu ('Post' b-side)09. Unison ('Vespertine')10. All Neon Like ('Homogenic')11. Who Is It ('Medulla')12. 5 Years ('Homogenic')13. Possibly Maybe ('Post')14. Generous Palmstroke ('Vespertine' b-side)15. Oxygen (Post-era, released by Evelyn Glennie)16. Cocoon ('Vespertine')17. Army of Me ('Post')18. All Is Full of Love ('Homogenic')19. Mouths Cradle ('Medulla')20. Submarine ('Medulla')21. Domestica ('Vespertine' b-side)22. The Modern Things ('Post')23. Black Lake ('Vulnicura')24. Vokuro ('Medulla')25. Isobel ('Post')26. Enjoy ('Post')27. Desired Constellation ('Medulla')28. Undo ('Vespertine')29. Alarm Call ('Homogenic')30. Stonemilker ('Vulnicura')
Remixes/Versions:
01. Anchor Song (Strings Version)02. Isobel (Deodato Mix)03. Black Lake (Viola Organista Version)04. Hyperballad (Girls Blouse Mix)05. I Miss You (Dobie Part 1)06. All Is Full of Love (Strings)07. Sun In My Mouth (Recomposed By Ensemble)08. Oceania (Piano & Vocal)09. Bjork - Earth Intruders (Lexx Remix)10. Wanderlust (Ratatat Remix)
― Soundslike, Friday, 11 May 2018 23:20 (six years ago) link
Wow surprising but pleasing results for Volta tracks, it was really raved about bitd (maybe not on ILX?), but i never understood the hype.
Great poll, wish i'd had time to play along but my Top 10 would have been pretty much The Hits.
― piscesx, Friday, 11 May 2018 23:21 (six years ago) link
Thanks Eric for running this -- I know next to nothing about Björk and this poll is a big help as I dig in.
― WilliamC, Friday, 11 May 2018 23:25 (six years ago) link
Undo was a bit robbed, man that's an incredible tune.
― piscesx, Friday, 11 May 2018 23:38 (six years ago) link
Internet high five to the other Cocoon #1 votes.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, May 11, 2018 6:58 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
High five!
Thanks so much for doing this Eric, it was in typical charm with gorgeous images to boot.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 11 May 2018 23:39 (six years ago) link
Thanks everyone! The first batch of images were straight up Google search results, but on Tuesday, I discovered a French fanpage that has a treasure trove of shots to choose from ... I wanted to, as much as possible, avoid using stills from the music videos because, among other reasons, they're just not available in good quality.
FULL RESULTS
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1go55y2oWRttEQFnC8VnzSu9MrWgdQirfZK8FW_sBvKQ/edit?usp=sharing
― nourish nourish your turtleheart (Eric H.), Saturday, 12 May 2018 00:09 (six years ago) link
The next 17 tracks, if it had been a full 77 poll:
Pleasure is All MineYou've Been Flirting AgainDeclare IndependenceI Go HumbleFuture ForeverNew WorldHistory of TouchesI See Who You AreSo BrokenFamilyEarth IntrudersTabula RasaIt's in Our HandsGate, TheStormCharleneAtom Dance
― nourish nourish your turtleheart (Eric H.), Saturday, 12 May 2018 00:11 (six years ago) link
Of that group, honestly, I think "I See Who You Are" is my favorite. Maybe "You've Been Flirting Again," tho it's a tough listen most of the time.
― nourish nourish your turtleheart (Eric H.), Saturday, 12 May 2018 00:12 (six years ago) link
Sleep deprivation and the concurrent rollouts have me imagining "Stonemilker" as a particularly devastating Eurovision entry just now. Representing Iceland, naturally. I see a whole continent weeping in unison as the strings step up a notch in the "we have emotional needs" part... Anyway, I'm glad that almost 2/3 of y'all voted for it!
― Maximum big surprise! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Saturday, 12 May 2018 00:25 (six years ago) link
I've been out watching Claire Denis' latest and getting drinks. "Pagan Poetry" sounds fabulous at the moment.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 12 May 2018 00:25 (six years ago) link
Tracks:
UnisonPossibly MaybeAll is Full of LoveVerandiCome to MeMouths CradleVirusDesired ConstellationAmphibianWho is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)HyperballadAuroraImmatureIt's Not Up to YouKarvelIsobelBig Time Sensuality5 YearsOne DayI Go HumbleDomesticaHeadphonesBlack Lake PlutoArisen My SensesUndoCosmogonyFamilyGenerous PalmstrokeThe Modern Things
Albums:
VespertineMedúllaBiophiliaHomogenicDebut
Remixes:
One Day (Springs Eternal Mix)Human Behavior (Underworld Mix)Isobel (Transfunk Remix)Violently Happy (Masters at Work 12”)Big Time Sensuality (Morales Def Club Mix)
Music Videos:
Possibly MaybeAll is Full of LoveHyperballadTriumph of a HeartMutual Core
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Saturday, 12 May 2018 00:33 (six years ago) link
amazing work Eric H, you can run a poll anytime. great images and a great roll-out. i only know the Sugarcubes and was going to vote in that but ended up being only one song so i ended up not bothering.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 12 May 2018 00:42 (six years ago) link
"Oxygen" was seriously sorely overlooked--nobody besides me rated it? Maybe it's just not well known? If you don't know it, it's one of her most purely beautiful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIccpF1S2mY
― Soundslike, Saturday, 12 May 2018 00:58 (six years ago) link
ok that is beautiful, never heard it
― Dan S, Saturday, 12 May 2018 01:02 (six years ago) link
amazing work Eric H, you can run a poll anytime
there is no higher praise
― mookieproof, Saturday, 12 May 2018 01:04 (six years ago) link
Bjork in her interpreting EE Cummings mode didn't get much love. "Mother Heroic" might be my favorite of the 0-votes tracks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp3S4Vod0yw
And "Sonnets/Unrealities" is amazing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfrPlsgO_vw
I guess "Sun In My Mouth" placed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhYZXhYIZ3Q
― Soundslike, Saturday, 12 May 2018 01:12 (six years ago) link
Ok, "Show Me Forgiveness" is my favorite 0-vote getter. I hope she won't always eschew melody, simply because she's so brilliant at it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=846_dq6iUlQ
― Soundslike, Saturday, 12 May 2018 01:20 (six years ago) link
Top 5 was really similar to the previous singles polls but those are undeniable
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 12 May 2018 06:42 (six years ago) link
My tracks ballot
CocoonDesired ConstellationCome to MeJógaDomesticaPlutoHyper-balladUnravelAmphibianMouth’s CradleAlarm CallI See Who You AreScatterheartSo BrokenUndo5 YearsAll is Full of LoveAll Neon LikeBachelorettePossibly MaybeWho Is ItLilithOne DayThe Anchor SongHeadphonesWanderlustHeirloomImmatureYou've Been Flirting AgainAurora
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 12 May 2018 06:46 (six years ago) link
Haha turns out I did vote for Heirloom but it’s way too low in my ballot. Careful ranking would give it a top 10 spot.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 12 May 2018 06:47 (six years ago) link
Been at work since #5, about to click "Click here if you want to load them all" to see what order Hyperballad, Joga, Bachelorette and Pagan Poetry landed in. Excited!
― geoffreyess, Saturday, 12 May 2018 07:20 (six years ago) link
I echo everyone's praise for eric, the images were perfect and it's been a great poll.
my ranked ballot:
It's Not Up To YouJogaWanderlustHidden PlaceHunterUtopiaHyperballadBlissing MeAll Is Full of LoveBathArmy of MeBacheloretteAn Echo, A StainUnravelTabula RasaWho Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)Triumph of a HeartUndoFrostiHuman BehaviourCocoonWhere Is The LineHeirloomPagan PoetryAlarm CallIsobelThunderboltCrystallineArisen My SensesVertabrae by Vertabrae
And albums:
VespertineHomogenicUtopiaPostBiophilia
― ogmor, Saturday, 12 May 2018 09:04 (six years ago) link
also want to rep for bath from drawing restraint, an incredible one off that sounds sort of like charalambides or something, like she's casting a spell
― ogmor, Saturday, 12 May 2018 09:08 (six years ago) link
That was brilliant, Eric. Many thanks!
Ha, were we allowed 30 tracks? I should've read the instructions properly; I assumed it was 20 as per. Here are my ballots. The remixes/alt versions should really be seen as an extension of my tracks ballot.
Tracks01. Hyperballad (Girls Blouse Mix)02. An Echo A Stain03. Saint04. Venus As A Boy05. Army Of Me06. My Spine07. Isobel08. Black Lake09. Pagan Poetry10. It’s Oh So Quiet11. Jóga12. Lilith (w/Plaid)13. The Comet Song14. Alarm Call15. Hidden Place16. The Anchor Song17. Prayer of the Heart (w/John Tavener, Brodsky Quartet) 18. There's More to Life Than This19. Undo20. Play Dead
Remixes / Alternative Versions1. All Is Full of Love - Howie’s Version2. Big Time Sensuality (The Fluke Magimix 125bpm) 3. Possibly Maybe (w/Brodsky Quartet live at Union Chapel)4. Hyperballad (Over The Edge Mix by Outcast)5. Human Behaviour (Darren Emerson Underworld Mix)
Sugarcubes Tracks1. Birthday2. Hit3. Motorcrash4. Eat The Menu 5. Traitor (Icelandic)
― Jeff W, Saturday, 12 May 2018 09:09 (six years ago) link
Not a lot of love for "Cover Me", I see. Seems to be the only track where I was all on my lonesome. And the least popular post-Sugarcubes album track until Medulla. I have however learned that I have Anne Sofie von Otter for company, of all people!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaG5EW_AHFI
― Maximum big surprise! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Saturday, 12 May 2018 10:25 (six years ago) link
I listed Bjork in late '16, and I did few changes to the list I submitted to Eric.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 12 May 2018 11:06 (six years ago) link
Didn't submit a ballot for this, but 'Hyper-Ballad' would have been my #1 anyway.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 12 May 2018 11:28 (six years ago) link
it's been a real pleasure not having you on this thread, so all for the best
― sleeve, Saturday, 12 May 2018 13:09 (six years ago) link
i had band practice right when the top five rolled out but this was a great poll with in-cred-ible images, thank u eric
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Saturday, 12 May 2018 13:31 (six years ago) link
My god that top 10. If I was being churlish I'd say that Pagan Poetry was too high but it's otherwise virtually faultless.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 12 May 2018 13:32 (six years ago) link
I'm pretty sure everything of mine placed.
HyperballadStonemilkerHeadphonesBacheloretteUnravelPossibly MaybeAll Is Full Of LoveEnjoyIt's Oh So QuietAll Neon LikeArmy of MeI Miss YouAlarm CallIsobelImmatureJogaModern Things5 YearsPlutoI've Seen It All
― incel elgort (cryptosicko), Saturday, 12 May 2018 13:35 (six years ago) link
I agree, that Top 10 is pretty much wall to wall gold. Sleeve, enjoy your FP.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 12 May 2018 14:31 (six years ago) link
Thanks for doing this Eric!
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 12 May 2018 16:11 (six years ago) link
I'll add myself to the Unison of praise for Eric's rollout and images. So many Björks! I spoke of being Björked out on the voting thread, only to start listening to her again almost immediately thereafter. It's been a turbulent relationship! I'd say I've been like a killer whale trapped in a bay, but I might be more like Meester Fly who, having gotten lost some time around Volta, has since emerged from the ointment and started buzzing against the screen in the darkness.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Saturday, 12 May 2018 21:15 (six years ago) link
Re: All is full of love
I've never figured out what string instrument is featured in this, it sounds like plucked harpsichord strings.
Dan - that’s A harpsichord my friend
I don't know for certain what it is, but I'm fairly sure it's not a harpsichord. Sounds much more like a hammered dulcimer.
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Sunday, 13 May 2018 06:40 (six years ago) link
It’s a harpsichord according to wikipedia:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Is_Full_of_Love
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 13 May 2018 07:07 (six years ago) link
More accurately: according to whoever wrote the paragraph on this song for a Slant best 90s singles list. No hard evidence in that wiki article.
I still disagree. I can't claim to be an expert on the harpsichord, but I have been listening to harpsichord music regularly for about 15 years, and I've heard recordings of dozens or hundreds of different harpsichords - and the instrument in AIFOL just doesn't sound like one to me. The strings sound as though they're being struck, not plucked, and the inflection and variation in volume I hear are impossible to achieve on a harpsichord. As I said, sounds like a hammered dulcimer. Or a cimbalom. If I'm wrong and the strings are being plucked, then I think it must be some kind of harp, zither, psaltery...
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Sunday, 13 May 2018 08:37 (six years ago) link