Björk - Fossora

[theincredibleflipper]

Bop.

 

[bonnieetclyde]

Gave Fossora a listen this evening after not having played it since a few weeks after release. It’s definitely my favourite of her releases since probably Volta. So many layers and beautiful harmonies. It sounds better today than it did when it came out I swear.

 

[SpaceDog]

Do you consider Heirloom, An echo a stain and Harm of will the deep cuts on Vespertine? Do you consider Vespertine definitely a summer album?

 

[ManilaChinchilla]

It's a summer album if you live on the South Pole

 

[man.tis.shrimp]

“An Echo, a Stain” is so good. Dripping menace, what a mood.

 

[Babylon]

Do you consider Vespertine definitely a summer album?

I mean, Vespertine means “of the evening” or something doesn’t it? And as she calls it her “domestic” album I associate it with being indoors. So, more specifically, early winter, rainy evenings.

 

[SpaceDog]

Yes to all the above but makes me think of the cruel sun a lot too. But I have extreme reactions to all weather so it fits all the moods. I would say it is maybe my fave from all her albums
Also I had natural negative feel towards listening to some later stuff but you guys made me want to listen to Fossora

 

[ChrisV]

The album contains a song titled "Frosti" and uses the sound of footsteps crunching in the snow...

 

[Maki]

Yeah "Vespertine" has always just screamed winter type of album to me.

And another opportunity to spotlight this stunning obscure song which seems directly inspired by that era:

 

[Vasilios]

There is no summer Bjork album.

 

[Remyky22]

Biophilia is largely a spring/summer album!

 

[Isobel]

Post is totally summer. A northern one, where you know winter is just around the corner so you'd better taste everything while you can.

 

[ManilaChinchilla]

There is no summer Bjork album.

Telegram says hi

 

[Euphoria]

Do you consider Heirloom, An echo a stain and Harm of will the deep cuts on Vespertine? Do you consider Vespertine definitely a summer album?

Yes to the first question. An Echo a Stain and Harm of Will might actually be my Top 2.

Vespertine is a winter album in my mind for obvious reasons, but I’ve always been intrigued as to why she chose to release it in the summer.

Biophilia feels very early fall to me, Post is probably her most “summer” album. Volta gives me late spring vibes.

 

[P'NutButter]

There is no summer Bjork album.

Volta is quite summery in places.

 

[LTG]

Despite the icy cover, I recall that Bj herself thinks of Homogenic as a summer album because she recorded it in the Spanish heat.

 

[Applause]

Despite the icy cover, I recall that Bj herself thinks of Homogenic as a summer album because she recorded it in the Spanish heat.

I was about to say... not only did she record it in the Spanish heat, she recorded it in the Andalusian heat, which is a completely different beast. And it somehow comes through for me as a local. There's this stifling energy to it.

 

[Asmgz]

You could make a summer-y playlist out of her albums. Big time sensuality, Wanderlust (Ratatat), i miss you, oh so quiet, Alarm Call, Innocence, etc

 

[ManilaChinchilla]

...hiiiiiiiiiiiii.....mmmm........s-s-s ssssoooo BRO-KUN

 

[Vasilios]

We must have different ideas about what summer is.