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Ceremony: MEGARATE || Medúlla - Björk


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Welcome to the ceremony of the Megarate of Björk’s Medúlla!

The results for each song will be posted along with their highest and lowest rating users.

Feel free to comment on each song after its results are posted! I will keep a short period of time before each post for that. I will also announce the winner of the Top 3 predictions when all the results are out. They will get to give two songs 11 instead of one on the next Megarate!

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Medúlla (2004) is the fifth studio album by Björk. This album shows a great departure from her previous albums and a deeper venture into experimental music. It is primarily constructed of a cappella songs that rely greatly on human voices. Björk, pregnant at the time of production, wanted to go back to the primordial human nature devoid of tools, religions, and nationalities, a concept reflected in the title which means “marrow”. The result was a mix of beatboxing, sampled human voices, throat singing, with a light touch of instrumentation on some tracks. Electronic touches were also added to the album.
Medúlla received positive reviews from critics despite its unusual composition. It peaked at #9 in the UK, and at #1 in France. In the US, Medúlla debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200, her highest debut.

Tracklist:

1.      Pleasure Is All Mine              
2.      Show Me Forgiveness
3.      Where Is The Line
4.      Vökuró
5.      Öll Birtan
6.      Who Is It
7.      Submarine
8.      Desired Constellation
9.      Oceania
10.  Sonnets / Unrealities XI
11.  Ancestors
12.  Mouth’s Cradle
13.  Miðvikudags
14.  Triumph Of A Heart

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Participants:

Results:

Spoiler

14. Miðvikudag - 5.59
13. Öll Birtan - 6.33
12. Show Me Forgiveness - 6.87
11. Ancestors - 7.15
10. Submarine - 7.45
9. Sonnet / Unrealities XI - 8.08
8. Pleasure Is All Mine - 8.47
7. Vökuró - 8.62
6. Where Is The Line - 8.81
5. Triumph Of A Hear - 8.89       
4. Mouth's Cradle - 9.01
3. Oceania - 9.24
2. Who Is It - 9.29
1. Desired Constellation - 9.63

Theoretically, a Volta Megarate should be next. However, since only 14 people submitted their ratings for this one, I am not sure whether I should continue with the Megarates or not. I will post a thread for Volta with a poll and if enough people are interested, I am more than happy to continue (even though we’ll be going at a slower rate because my classes resume next week). Otherwise, this is the last Björk Megarate (for now at least).

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alsemanche

We will be starting in 20 minutes!

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alsemanche

Also turns out it's Medulla's 16th birthday today :party:

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alsemanche
1 hour ago, rumours said:

I’m here and ready to see if certain scores I gave damaged the inferior songs 

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Every time i look at your scores I wince and my heart aches :fatcat:

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alsemanche

Okay it seems like only 2 people are online :bear: I'll start in a couple of minutes 

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5 minutes ago, alsemanche said:

Every time i look at your scores I wince and my heart aches :fatcat:

I did the lerd’s work, and you know it. 

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It's one of my least listened bjork albums, so I don't know what to wait :ladyhaha:

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Okay let's start! 

First song out is obvious :billie:

14- Miðvikudag

Highest Score: 10 - @xdxrovied

Lowest Score: 2 - @rumours

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Oh and excuse the font, that's the one she uses in the album :mark:

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1 hour ago, auburn said:

Idek remember listening to that song anyways good riddance

This was literally @littlepotter's reaction :ladyhaha:

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1 minute ago, alsemanche said:

Okay let's start! 

First song out is obvious :billie:

14- Miðvikudag

Highest Score: 10 - @xdxrovied

Lowest Score: 2 - @rumours

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This song reminds me of High School Musical and basketball :bear:

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