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Collection of b-side remixes from BjorkāsĀ PostĀ singles.Ā IfĀ TelegramĀ looks and feels like an originalĀ BjorkĀ album, itās because she herself considers it to be just as authentic and personal as any of her other records: "It's like the core ofĀ Post. That's why it's funny to call it a remix album, it's like the opposite.Ā TelegramĀ is more stark, naked. Not trying to make it pretty or peaceable for the ear. Just a record I would buy myself. Like a letter to myself. Sort of... āfuck what people thinkā. It's a truth thing." Includes woozy and loungey mixes of "Possibly Maybe", "I Miss You" and "Army Of Me" byĀ LFOĀ (R.I.P.Ā Mark Bell),Ā DobieĀ andĀ 808 StateāsĀ Graham Massey, respectively.Ā DillinjaĀ comes through with the dark & deepĀ Metalheadz-style ruffage on his version of "Cover Me" (BjorkĀ was datingĀ GoldieĀ around this time and was a regular at London drum & bass institutions Metalheadz and Speed).Ā OutcastĀ (not to be confused withĀ Outkast) flip the already super-heavy "Enjoy" into a proto-breakcore 5-alarm fire that reminds us a little bit ofĀ Andy Stottās overdrive-lovingĀ Faith In StrangersĀ LP. While some of the mixes subvertĀ Bjorkās vocals into a chaotic barrage of beats & bass, mixes of "Hyperballad" and "Youāve Been Flirting Again" are devoid of beats entirely and instead rely on new orchestral arrangements to bolsterĀ Bjorkās powerful vocal performances. Also includes the exclusive original track "My Spine". Original pressings condensed the tracks onto a single LP, whileĀ the 2008 reissue spread the tracks onto two LPs but is impossible to find at a reasonable price,Ā 180 gramĀ double vinyl version is a true blessing for allĀ BjorkĀ freaks worldwide. Housed in aĀ highly-framableĀ sleeve featuring an alluring portrait by Japanese photographerĀ Nobuyoshi Araki with printed inner sleeves. Recommended.
- 180g black double vinyl pressing
- printed inner sleeves
- photography by Nobuyoshi Araki
- music label:Ā One Little Indian 2016
reviewed byĀ peanut dust 03/2017
Collection of b-side remixes from BjorkāsĀ PostĀ singles.Ā IfĀ TelegramĀ looks and feels like an originalĀ BjorkĀ album, itās because she herself considers it to be just as authentic and personal as any of her other records: "It's like the core ofĀ Post. That's why it's funny to call it a remix album, it's like the opposite.Ā TelegramĀ is more stark, naked. Not trying to make it pretty or peaceable for the ear. Just a record I would buy myself. Like a letter to myself. Sort of... āfuck what people thinkā. It's a truth thing." Includes woozy and loungey mixes of "Possibly Maybe", "I Miss You" and "Army Of Me" byĀ LFOĀ (R.I.P.Ā Mark Bell),Ā DobieĀ andĀ 808 StateāsĀ Graham Massey, respectively.Ā DillinjaĀ comes through with the dark & deepĀ Metalheadz-style ruffage on his version of "Cover Me" (BjorkĀ was datingĀ GoldieĀ around this time and was a regular at London drum & bass institutions Metalheadz and Speed).Ā OutcastĀ (not to be confused withĀ Outkast) flip the already super-heavy "Enjoy" into a proto-breakcore 5-alarm fire that reminds us a little bit ofĀ Andy Stottās overdrive-lovingĀ Faith In StrangersĀ LP. While some of the mixes subvertĀ Bjorkās vocals into a chaotic barrage of beats & bass, mixes of "Hyperballad" and "Youāve Been Flirting Again" are devoid of beats entirely and instead rely on new orchestral arrangements to bolsterĀ Bjorkās powerful vocal performances. Also includes the exclusive original track "My Spine". Original pressings condensed the tracks onto a single LP, whileĀ the 2008 reissue spread the tracks onto two LPs but is impossible to find at a reasonable price,Ā 180 gramĀ double vinyl version is a true blessing for allĀ BjorkĀ freaks worldwide. Housed in aĀ highly-framableĀ sleeve featuring an alluring portrait by Japanese photographerĀ Nobuyoshi Araki with printed inner sleeves. Recommended.
- 180g black double vinyl pressing
- printed inner sleeves
- photography by Nobuyoshi Araki
- music label:Ā One Little Indian 2016
