Voltaic

Voltaic

'This relentless restlessness liberates me,' BjÃ¶rk declares on 'Wanderlust' from her 2007 studio album, Volta, which is also the dramatic concluding track of her new VoltaÃ¯c live CD. 'I feel at home whenever the unknown surrounds me.' Volta had been designed, BjÃ¶rk has said, as a journey, with the sound of fog horns and clanging bells linking individual tracks and artists from around the world making guest appearances, including Congolese band Konono No. 1, Malian kora player Toumani DiabatÃ©, pipa virtuoso Wu Man, beat-master Timbaland, Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale and sublime chanteur Antony Hegarty. The New York Times called it 'a 21st-century assemblage of the computerized and the handmade, the personal and the global.' VoltaÃ¯c, then, is a remarkable, multi-media document of what happened after the record was completed, a journey of a different
sort as the ever-evolving singer assembled her live band, made a collection of typically amazing videos and one-step-ahead remixes, and toured the world for two years, making headline appearances at diverse venues and large festivals, including Glastonbury, Coachella and even Harlem s Apollo Theatre. She recorded the VoltaÃ¯c live CD in one take at Olympic Studio in London
with her new band, prior to her 2007 Glastonbury appearance, presenting the set she would play on tour songs from Volta and new arrangements of such older material as 'Pagan Poetry,' 'All Is Full Of Love' and a thunderous version of 'Army Of Me.' It's a stunning performance, featuring cutting-edge computer technology, an old-school horn section and a female, flag-toting Icelandic choir -'bursting with raw life,' to paraphrase The Independent's description of Volta.
The VoltaÃ¯c DVD contains highlights of BjÃ¶rk's visually dazzling Volta tour, full of on-your-feet moments, filmed in Paris and Reykjavik. Deluxe editions of VoltaÃ¯c also include a CD of remixes of Volta album tracks by such fellow travelers as Spank Rock,
Simian Mobile Disco, Ratatat and Modeselektor, plus a DVD of Volta video clips, including Michel Gondry s take on 'Declare Independence,' set in a drab factory, that manages to reach a colorful, hopeful conclusion-a revolution meant to be televised.
Country USA
Brand Nonesuch
Manufacturer Nonesuch
Binding Audio CD
Model 2CD/2DVD
ReleaseDate 2009-06-30
UnitCount 4
UPCs 075597982114
EANs 0075597982114

Country	USA
Brand	Nonesuch
Manufacturer	Nonesuch
Binding	Audio CD
Model	2CD/2DVD
ReleaseDate	2009-06-30
UnitCount	4
UPCs	075597982114
EANs	0075597982114

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