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Article: An acquired taste, but Bjork's back on form.(Life)
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- Cape Argus (South Africa)
- Article date:
- May 11, 2007
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By J Freedom du Lac
Bjork Gudmundsdottir is one of pop music's great weirdos - a fantastically eccentric songbird who once wore a fake swan frock to the Oscars. She's a wildly creative belter from another planet with a swooping, unpredictable voice that's every bit as singular as her fashion sense.
On her new album, Volta, the Icelandic chanteuse sounds as otherworldly as ever, setting that tone straight away. The CD opens with a tribal drum pattern and the rhythmic sound of boots stomping in lockstep across a marsh as Bjork yelps, We are the Earth intruders! Soon, over buzzing, quavering synthesiser lines, she's unleashing that trans-planetary caterwaul of hers. ...
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Article: CD REVIEW: Bjork's 'Volta' not up to par
University Wire;
May 15, 2007 ;
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... ... their own drummer like Bjork does. Or, in this ... than Timbaland. "Earth Intruders," the album's ... Johnsons. Hegarty and Bjork complement each other ... similar heavy beat to "Earth Intruders." "Hope," Bjork's collaboration ...
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