alsemanche 92,853 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Welcome to the Megarate of Vespertine by Björk! The ceremony will take place on August 1st @ 19:00 (7PM) GMT I am going to be doing a series of Björk Megarates over the upcoming few weeks. The plan is to go over the albums in chronological order for as long as people are interested in participating. Last week, we rated Homogenic. This week, we will be going over Vespertine. **** Vespertine (2001) is the fourth studio album by Björk. Björk wanted to make an album with an intimate, domestic sound, deviating from the sonority of her previous studio album Homogenic. The production thus uses instruments such as the harp, the celesta, clavichord, strings, and custom music boxes made specifically for the album. Underneath these instruments resides a collection of microbeats made with household items, such as shuffling cards and cracked ice. Thematically, the album tackles love, sex, and relationships, as well as hope. Björk finds inspiration in artists such as E.E. Cummings and Sarah Kane. Vespertine peaked at #19 on the US Billboard 200 and at #8 on the UK Albums Chart. It was widely acclaimed by critics, with praise centered on its erotic, intimate mood and sonic experimentation. The album appeared on several publications' lists of the best albums of 2001 and of the decade and has often been considered Björk's best album to date. Tracklist: 1. Hidden Place 2. Cocoon 3. It’s Not Up To You 4. Undo 5. Pagan Poetry 6. Frosti 7. Aurora 8. An Echo, A Stain 9. Sun in My Mouth 10. Heirloom 11. Harm of Will 12. Unison 13. Generous Palmstroke (Bonus Track) 14. It’s in Our Hands (Bonus Track) 15. Domestica (Bonus Track) 16. Foot Soldier (Bonus Track) **** Submit your rates here: https://forms.gle/WTDXUpScggAs9dK69 We will be rating all the songs on the standard edition of the album, in addition to four bonus tracks: Generous Palmstroke, Domestica, It’s in Our Hands, and Foot Soldier. Links for the album and the bonus tracks are posted below. Links: Spoiler Album: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4u3MPfHM60rFFULJebZIay?si=erxB7gnLQgyG9krm40pojA Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kBD_845bpnem9ZuvKPq8Ptoa47opzC1r4 Generous Palmstroke (Bonus Track): Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0itV3QNN7Bzf57k25hQLfN?si=U4CzyPfmTWqT0EauBpn26A Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Dshxc0mWI It’s in Our Hands (Bonus Track): Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/24EN0sOmzD6yUsLmKGlLjy?si=q2G3xFvmQQq8RJEz7-yM_g Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GII9bwEMfbI Domestica (Bonus Track): Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4phJANZmUKi5AQdea6h6ok?si=433g0EtPQoeQBR4eG9O6Vg Youtube: https://youtu.be/eSdz3a4JIuE Foot Soldier (Bonus Track): Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5EseCWPhNXlqRXZxNIE4eo?si=U6F9yd-qQjGU_xYiOWV2hg Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBFWs-z6oOU Rules: 1- Rate each song from 1 to 10 2- You may give one 11 3- You may give one 0 4- Decimals are allowed and encouraged (higher than 1 and lower than 10, e.g. no 0.5 or 10.2) 5- Comments will not be on the form, but please do comment on the thread when each song is announced (I will make sure to leave a short interval between each song for everyone to get a chance to discuss and reply) 6- Do NOT troll 7- Have fun! Twist! In the ranking form, you will notice that the last question is a required prediction of the Top 3. Here is the fun twist: every voter will predict the Top 3 tracks and whoever gets it right first will get to give two 11s instead of one on the next Megarate. If no one gets it right, I will try to find the person with the closest prediction (correct songs but different order, most correct songs, etc.) and declare them as winner! For this Megarate, @The Idler Wheel will get to give a 15 instead of an 11 to one song! If they decide not to vote, the 11 of the first runner up (to be announced) will be changed to a 15. Deadlines: Spoiler Send in your scores by July 31th The ceremony will take place on August 1st @ 19:00 (7PM) GMT Participants: Spoiler @pop ate my heart @OBO @culturalbaptism @OG Gaga Stan @rumours @erotic4 @Mars @littlepotter @StefanS @lg5 @joannester @auburn @GaGaLB @FfFfFfFF @ChavaWM@tomsches @Loeppke @HausOfAntonio @Trillion Reasons @The Idler Wheel @DavidLuis198 Taglist: Spoiler @L0NEL1GHTS @Davian @Babel @Hyperballad @Emerald @ARTPOPsexual @Musicisfreedom @Philo @monster @JRCF29 @HorusRa2 @Ryusei @JJSS @MisterGaga @Blue Madonna @Ployd @ElectricDevotion @Pennywise @Miichael @Ziggy @Yukia @Yxilon @Samma123 @EtherealDreams @KevinWright @ororo munroe @ShtoopidLahv Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 92,853 Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 You have over a week to rank because I'm spending the next week+ with my boo This is why I decided to include 16 tracks instead of 14 (I wasn't planning on having Domestica and Foot Soldier in there initially) so ENJOY Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erotic4 557 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I'm in of course https://www.last.fm/pt/user/erotic4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babel 41,346 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 54 minutes ago, alsemanche said: You have over a week to rank because I'm spending the next week+ with my boo This is why I decided to include 16 tracks instead of 14 (I wasn't planning on having Domestica and Foot Soldier in there initially) so ENJOY So cute, enjoy your week! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidLuis198 1,027 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 COME ON UNDO STANS I don't know how to write in english Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 92,853 Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 17 minutes ago, DavidLuis198 said: COME ON UNDO STANS UNDO OUH AH undo is EASILY a 10 (just like 99% of that album) no question about THAT Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 92,853 Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Babel said: So cute, enjoy your week! CARLOOOOOS ME TIENEEEES Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim 2,219 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I'm in! I was so sad to see that I missed Homogenic megathread, it's one of my favorites I'm probably wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsches 17,387 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I mean it's obviously going to be Pagan Poetry. The song is so good it makes me want HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND MYSELF OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 74,844 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 6 hours ago, alsemanche said: You have over a week to rank because I'm spending the next week+ with my boo CANT WAIT Vespertine is my favorite bjork album and maybe favorite album of all time (and i only fell in love with it earlier this year bc of mr alsemanche) so this is gonna be haaaaaaard. i have no clue what my 11 is. maybe i'll be cute and give it to frosti 3 hours ago, tomsches said: I mean it's obviously going to be Pagan Poetry. The song is so good it makes me want HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND MYSELF OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER Let's see if it can achieve a score higher than 10 like Joga and Hyperballad chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
culturalbaptism 2,915 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I'm ****ing IN. My ultimate fave Björk album A ****ing masterpiece! A masterpiece above time and space. Explicit, intimate and delicate. Whew whew! Judas is coming, let the cultural baptism begin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Stotch 5,364 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Yas!! Just sent mine!! This one I think is gonna be quite tight too many good songs on this album. FIND YOUR FREEDOM IN THE MUSIC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausOfAntonio 8,021 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Does anyone even remember what Sun In My Mouth, Harm of Will and An Echo, A Stain sound like?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erotic4 557 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I just listened to all the songs on the album and all the B-sides and was GAGGED by Verandi. A pity that we will not rate it. I want to take another listen before I send the rates. But I say that I was impressed by the quality of the B-sides, specially Domestica and Verandi. And the other bonus tracks as well. https://www.last.fm/pt/user/erotic4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 92,853 Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 7 hours ago, HausOfAntonio said: Does anyone even remember what Sun In My Mouth, Harm of Will and An Echo, A Stain sound like?! Sun and An Echo are among my favs Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Featured Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.