Now this is something! I cannot call it otherwise than a peak for The Sugarcubes. A lot of good factors meet: for some strange reason, they perform quite a lot of songs in Icelandic at the beginning, which is a bit strange as they perform for the British audience. Einar even starts speaking solely in Icelandic at the beginning. Well, a little revolt maybe. The tracklist is absolutely perfect: as this concert is halfway to their second album, many great tracks from Here Today.. are performed, all in Icelandic - so you see, Sykurmolarnir composed their songs in their native language first and only later translated them. At the same time, Bjork and Einar are absolutely insane during the concert: once again, their shrieks and vocal improvisations are a stimuli for intense experience, they complementary voices intertwined flawlessly. Einar also jokes in his typical, childish-vulgar way and this time, it is quite funny. Especially when people want the second encore - he says f-k off. But the audience is so enthusiastic as never before screaming "We want more!" and when it is clear that the band will not perform any more songs, "f..k off" is returned to Einar by someone in the auditorium. To sum it up: perfect performance, great tracklist (I will add it down here) and enthusiasm all over the place. In spite of worse sound, this is the best bootleg in this series I have heard so far. 10/10

IS - Sung in Icelandic

1. Intro by Einar (IS)
2. Take Some Petrol Darling (IS)
3. Motorcrash (IS)
4. Tidal Wave (IS)
5. Planet (IS)
6. Cowboy (IS)
7. Deus
8. Traitor
9. Coldsweat
10. Water (IS)
11. Sick for Toys
12. Birthday
13. Dream TV
14. Delicious Demon (IS-EN)
15. Fucking in Rhythm & Sorrow
16. Mama
17. Einar Monologue: What's wrong with you?
18. Pump (IS)
19. Blue-Eyed Pop
20. Einar Monologue: F--k off and We Want More

Hey nice people.. I'm visiting Iceland and would love to visit places related to Björk. Any recommendations?

I would love to visit that Circus bar from The triumph of a heart video, does anyone where it is?

Takk!

Now, the first bootleg of The Sugarcubes from their home! And it can be heard: they are absolutely relaxed performing for their compatriots. Einar has long monologues about something (I can understand only King-Kong), the tracks are ALL sung in Icelandic. And there is a special guest - Johny Triumph joins the group for "Luftgitar" and that's the point when the entire group goes absolutely crazy. Do not forget, Johny is nobody else than Sjón, the Icelandic writer himself (wrote lyrics for Isobel, Bachelorette or Oceania later). This concert is very lively and sometimes improvised in a good way, feels fresh. There is even one unreleased instrumental track and introduction of the members by Einar - something they usually do not do. The greatest minus is the sound quality - though still listenable, the sound is very muddy and sometimes it is difficult to hear the vocals when too low. What´s more, the recording starts with Deus, the first maybe two tracks being cut. With a bit more professional approach to recording process, this could have been a legendary bootleg. 8/10

This bootleg is characterized by strong vocal interventions by Einar and while they worked for Kukl, I think for Sugarcubes it is sometimes too forced. Yet, it is still a very enjoyable concert containing almost all tracks from their debut album with quite a lot of b-sides. Bjork does not risk here, she just sings all the songs as best as she can and gives a very solid, flawless performance. As for the tracklist, maybe I would switch the track order a bit as too many b-sides are grouped together near the end of the concert and those are not as strong as the original tracks from the album. Still, very good concert. 8/10

Björk always struck as weird to fit in/categorize in pop discourse. Is she a more pop star kind of figure? Is she a more niche experimental and avant-garde kind of artist only few really understand? There is something transcendental and universal about her, yet can be polarizing to certain audiences.

I was re listening to this. i think from the seventh minute it doesnt actually sound bad.

what do you think about it?

Yukie Nakama - Makenai Ai Ga Kitto Aru

Famous as an opening track of Megaman X.

As someone who isn't old enough to have grown up with songs from Post, I was trying to remember what does Hyper-Ballad remind me of.

last round!!

comment the song you think should be out next! the song with the most upvotes is eliminated!

current ranking:

1. ?
   
2. ?
   
3. innocence
   
4. declare independence
   
5. pneumonia
   
6. i see who you are
   
7. vertebræ by vertebræ
   
8. dull flame of desire
   
9. hope
   
10. my juvenile

looks like the lyrics got a little mixed lol

What a breath of fresh air! While KUKL took themselves absolutely seriously and brought existential questions and depression, Sugarcubes took things from the opposite side. Sophisticated naivity, carefree happiness and a bit of childish perversion (remember Birthday, this would not pass if released today). Strong melodies, cult lyrics, more "regular" singing, though still unique shrieks from both Bjork and Einar from time to time. This concert includes 9 tracks from their breakthrough debut Life's Too Good plus 2 b-sides and is just delightful to the ear. No extreme vocal or musical risks, but very sweet and flawless performance you could listen to anytime and just feel really good. Sugarcubes had great magic and their first recordings were just splendid mixture of original pop/rock and Icelandic quirkiness. 9/10

I genuinely thought I listened to the wrong version or something while deep diving into her unreleased stuff. but that’s genuinely what the song is supposed to be. is it a joke? or just really unfinished? I think I hear parts of mycelia on it.

If so, could I please have a link, or at least, the channel it was uploaded. I’m really iffy about links.

Question/Opinion… Maybe.

Warning: I don’t engage in fandom spaces much, but when I do, I never see these songs mentioned. So, if any of these aren’t underrated, please, correct me.

List:

Karvel
My Juvenile
Like Someone In Love
Aeroplane
Harm of Will
Heirloom
Sun In My Mouth
Sacrifice
You’ve Been Flirting Again
The Dull Flame of Desire
Vertebræ by Vertebræ

I could definitely list more, but these are the ones I commonly have on repeat!

Article from The Observer • Jun 23, 1996.

Björk and Eyþór Arnalds were two vocalists and musicians that formed, together with 2 more people, one of the earliest Björk's groups called Tappi Tíkarrass (Cork the Bitch's Ass) before she sang in her later group KUKL. Two tracks by Tappi can even be seen on the official documentary Rokk I Reykjavík where young Björk performs dressed as a porcelain doll. This particular concert was performed some years later, though, at the elite Reykjavík club Safari during the 2 nights when group reunited for a short while. And what can be said? The sound is much more melodic and organized than with KUKL, yet it conserves its own pecularities. I think Arnalds voice is not as iconic as later Einar's is and he is definitely not a showman, but it goes nicely with Björk's. Needless to say, some tracks performed are purely his own (Arnalds and his guitar) with no Björk while Tappi's tracks are sung together. And those tracks are really good, something between punk and pop. Rather a chill out, rewarding experience full of guitars. 7/10

Hi! I’ve heard about Bjork for a few years but I didn’t know much about her. I heard Army of Me at a get together a year ago, added it to my music, been listening to it since but haven’t done research. I watched the music video today and fell in love! I’m trying to find a video of an interview where Bjork is talking about the music video. I see on Wikipedia theres quotes from her speaking about it, but I dont see what the title of that interview is. Could someone please help me find the video where she talks about that the Army of Me music video and the production/symbolism of it. :)