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	Björk: Medulla: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Medulla suggests that if she is artistically important-- and I should preface all of this by stating I don't normally evaluate music or musicians based on my perception of their "importance"; Björk simply makes it difficult to do otherwise-- it's as a small scale model of the same individualist, mundane obsessions that dominate popular culture.
		Medulla is the result of concentrated efforts on behalf of the best and brightest Björk could round up, and in the spirit of her symbolic godfather Miles Davis, betrays her knack for using talent to her best advantage.
		Throughout the album, Björk's commitment to bringing out the strength of her melodies, despite considerable opportunity to get lost in the wall of sound, is admirable and the mark of someone who understands the importance of serving her songs.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/b/bjork/medulla.shtml (1024 words)

	BBC - Experimental Review - Bjork, Medúlla
		That is not to say this album does not have rhythym, with the assistance of Dokaka, Shlomo and the astounding Rahzel, tracks such as "Where is the Line" and "Triumph of the Heart" are given earthy beats which sythesized drums could not acheive.
		Vespertine is ok, but Medulla is a bit beyond the limits of patience.I am still a fan of Bjork but it does not mean that everything she tries suceeds.Although Oceania is a great song the whole album is far from supplying the same taste at all.
		Many people say that the album does not make sense to them until they've listened to it a few times, but the fact that the meaning of the new album does not become apparent upon the first listening shows that Bjork's new direction is not particularly accessible to the listener.
	www.bbc.co.uk /music/experimental/reviews/bjork_medulla.shtml (5716 words)

	Anemic Magazine: Bjork - Medulla Album Review
		Bjork's fifth solo album "Medulla" is yet another string to her bow.
		Only Bjork could pull off an album where instruments are oblivious and soundscapes are made up of choirs, beat boxing, and voice loops that result in something just plain obscure and hard to swallow.
		Despite the lacklustre that "Medulla" holds, at times, 'Where is the Line' has just the right amount of what Bjork is trying to achieve with this album.
	www.anemicmagazine.com /bjorkreview.htm (527 words)

	IGN: Medulla Review
		This is the type of album that audiophiles cream over; you know the album that high-end stereo salesmen like to put on to demonstrate the full stereophonic range of their multi-million dollar speaker systems.
		The album concludes with the most erratic and quirky number of the entire set: "Triumph of a Heart." The "human trombone" of Gregory Purnhagen intertwines itself with the dueling beatbox verbal acrobatics of Rahzel and Dokaka, creating a strange cross culture of head nodding dance music and fairy tale pop cacophony.
		But those who are willing to open up their medulla oblongata's and let the rich, textured vocal nuances flutter between their aural receptors will be blessed by an intriguing and incredibly beguiling effort that continues to reveal new eccentricities and hypnotic nuances with each passing listen.
	music.ign.com /articles/543/543864p2.html (581 words)

	Medúlla by Björk: Album Reviews
		The album's title and concept refer to the purest essence of something, and Medúlla explores both the ritual power of the human voice and some of the most essential themes of Björk's music in a way that's both primal and elaborate.
		Neopaganism and unfettered sensuality also wind through the album, particularly on "Mouth's Cradle," along with meditative, Vespertine-like pieces such as "Desired Constellation." Medúlla is unusually intimate: Björk's voice is miked very closely, and with the dense layers of vocals surrounding her, it often sounds as if you're listening to the album from inside her larynx.
		On paper, it may look as though Bjork is shunning commerciality and moving forward musically with her gimmicky new album, Medulla, which purports to eschew the use of traditional instrumentation in favor of using the human voice to create all of the sounds and melodies, but by limiting herself and...
	www.mp3.com /albums/641841/reviews.html (1073 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The album is almost entirely a capella, with almost no instruments (except for a piano on ''Ancestors'' and a gong on ''Pleasure is All Mine'') other than the human voice; even the atmospheric haze that constitutes "Desired Constellation" was created from a sample of Björk singing ''"I'm not sure what to do with it"''.
		The album reached a position of #9 on the UK Top 75 Albums Chart, #16 in Australia, and #14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 - her highest ever position.
		Considering that the album is almost entirely a capella (though some of the voices have been electronically processed), is it accurate to classify it into the genre electronica?
	www.mauspfeil.net /Medulla_(album).html (466 words)

	björk : albums : MEDÚLLA
		She wanted the album to consist only of accapella work.
		I was going to call the album ‘Ink’, because I wanted it to be like that fl, 5,000 year-old blood that’s inside us all; an ancient spirit that’s passionate and dark, a spirit that survives.
		And with this album being all vocals, that made sense.
	unit.bjork.com /specials/albums/medulla (897 words)

	No Ripcord Album Review - Bjork - "Medulla" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Medulla follows up Vespertine with a similar level of transition as occurred between that album and Homogenic.
		Basically, bits of Medulla sound similar to Vespertine, but there’s a marked distinction in the means of delivery and enough change to keep things interesting.
		I have to admit that I like pretty much every solo album Bjork has recorded, so I’m unable to say whether Medulla is an album that can change opinions.
	www.noripcord.com /reviews/B/bjorkalbum.html (458 words)

	Medulla by Bjork CD at CD Universe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		This is the first Bjork album I have ever bought, and I will go back now through her musical history.
		Some of the album is admittedly abstract and I don't like every bit of it, but it's definitely worth picking up if you're a fan, and worth listening to otherwise.
		This album is just plain wierd (not that her others aren't a bit quirky) and has very little listen value.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/6761710/a/Medulla.htm (747 words)

	BBC - Manchester - Entertainment - Bjork - Medulla
		Always unfathomable, she approached this, her fifth studio album proper with the idea that instruments are over.
		She’s wrong, of course, but you can't help but be impressed at her attempts to create an entire album without them (more or less, there are programmed beats on here and one piano, but do they count?).
		Medulla is probably her most challenging long player yet, as stark, mystifying and rich as her screen performance in Dancer In The Dark, and though it strays in places into areas where ambition and reality miss each other, it is a brutally beautiful album.
	www.bbc.co.uk /manchester/content/articles/2004/08/26/bjork_medulla_music_album_review.shtml (266 words)

	Björk makes magic with ‘Medulla’ - ALBUM REVIEWS - MSNBC.com
		Björk’s seventh album, “Medulla,” which refers to the spinal cord in Latin, gets to the heart of the marrow, so to speak.
		Though “Medulla” may not be as dynamic as Björk’s past albums, the minimalist sound is undeniably beautiful.
		But it is the last few songs on the album that are the most surprising offerings from the band, songs with a political message.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5878062 (1427 words)

	BBC - Northern Ireland - The Saturday Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Anyway, here’s their first album since 2003, and it’s commendably full of colossal Caledonian anthems, those tight harmonies and passionate words that would make you walk 500 miles, or maybe more.
		This is the soundtrack to a film by Matthew Barney, her partner, and it’s no stroll in the woods.
		A couple of years back, Madness released an album of new material and the pop universe shrugged.
	www.bbc.co.uk /northernireland/saturdaymagazine/album20.shtml (236 words)

	IGN: Medulla Review
		Continuing to weave in and out of her own singular sonic spectrum, Medulla unfolds with soft, quirky aplomb, revealing itself as a densely packed swirl of minimalistic energy.
		Now when I say "minimalistic" I mean in the sense that there are virtually no instruments on the album.
		The album commences on a somewhat somber note with "Pleasure Is All Mine," Bjork's voice "oooh-oooohing" between the left and right channel as layered panting gasps swirl in the ether and throaty throbs burble underneath.
	music.ign.com /articles/543/543864p1.html (654 words)

	Medulla by Bjork CD at CD Universe
		Using the mouth as the primary instrument--vocal, percussive, and otherwise--MEDULLA evokes the ethereal sound of an angelic spirit and a group of Benedictine monks desperately hurtling through outer space.
		The album, which also features art-rock pioneer Robert Wyatt, shifts back and forth between ambitious, operatically layered tracks ("Where Is the Line," "Desired Constellation") and more direct a cappella songs ("Show Me Forgiveness," "Oll Birtan").
		Bjork reaches her peak when she combines both of these seemingly disparate forces, as in the electrifying "Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)" and the album-closer, "Triumph of a Heart." MEDULLA proves that, once again, when it comes to sheer musical audacity, Bjork knows no boundaries.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/6761256/a/Medulla.htm (337 words)

	SACD News: Mark Knopfler's Shangri-La is 2,500th SACD Release [HFR]
		According to the SACD Project, the artist's famous album "Brother in Arms" was a major factor in the popularity of the Stereo Compact Disc format and they are pleased to have Knopfler's latest recording in SACD.
		According to Universal, the Medulla album by Bjork sold over 100,000 copies on Super Audio CD in its first month in Europe.
		John Hiatt's new Master of Disaster album was released today as a Surround Sound SACD on...
	www.highfidelityreview.com /news/news.asp?newsnumber=19026159 (882 words)

	NME.COM - News - NEW BJORK! NEW BJORK! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		BJORK is aiming to release her new album 'MEDULLA' in late August.
		The singer has also posted video clips from the recording of 'Medulla' on her official website bjork.com.
		As previously reported on NME.COM, Bjork was planning to release a singles boxed set, including every single, mix and white label, in April.
	www.nme.com /news/108833.htm (191 words)

	KAADA/PATTON, "Romances"
		On "Romances," this newly baptized duo gives Patton's long-delayed Peeping Tom project with Dan the Automator a good run for its money by manifesting a collusion of samples and voice that utilizes everything from Esquivel to Phil Spector to Chopin to 19th century French pop.
		Kaada, still burning hot off the critical acclaim awarded his 2003 debut album, "Thank You for Giving Me Your Valuable Time," astounds here, pushing his art beyond the SP1200 to incorporate a bevy of live instruments (steel guitar, drums and bass clarinet) into his already dense groove theory.
		Meanwhile Patton, last heard in a dream alliance with Bjork on her new "Medulla" album, hasn't sounded this smooth since Lovage, proving once again why he is one of the most crucial crooners in modern music.
	www.billboard.com /bb/reviews/album_exclusives_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000740849 (261 words)

	Medulla (album) Definition / Medulla (album) Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		[click for more] album by Icelandic singer/songwriter/musician Björk, which was released on August 31stAugust 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August.
		Events 1000-1899 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora died suddenly without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty 1864 - American Civil War: Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launched an assault on Atlanta, Georgia, defended by troops under Confederate General John Bell Hood.
		(lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning")
	www.elresearch.com /Medulla_%28album%29 (333 words)

	:: arjanwrites music blog ::: Music & Art: Björk Reveals Album Artwork for Medulla
		I just received the incredible new album artwork for Björk's new CD "Medulla," which hits stores on August 31.
		You might notice that the title of the album is subtly spelled out in the fl jewelry Björk is wearing around her neck in the photo.
		While she may be unconventional, björk rarely disappoints in delivering a creative album that pushes boundaries.
	www.arjanwrites.com /arjanwrites/2004/08/bjork_reveals_n.html (566 words)

	Listen early to Bjork's new album, Medulla (each song is composed exclusively with human voice)
		From its peak in the 1960s, album artwork has taken on less and less importance, first shrinking in size with the introduction of the CD in the early 1980's and reaching thumbnail size with recent legitimate online music services.
		Surfing On a Rocket by Air Air has been around for a while, and when their latest album came out, I was so transfixed with emotion because Surfing on a Rocket is just something you can’t explain.
		She is so damn gorgeous as well; that was the first reason I went and got the album.
	www.stargeek.com /item/234985.html (5083 words)

	Album 'Medulla' Bjork Tanpa Diiringi Instrumen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Bjork dengan berani tak menggunakan satu pun instrumen pada semua lagu dalam album barunya itu.
		Saat tur untuk album itu, saya harus bermain bersama kira-kira 50 orang dalam sebuah orkestra dan sekitar 20 orang anggota paduan suara.
		Album ini hampir sama bagusnya seperti ketika seorang temanmu memberimu sebuah album rekaman berisi lagu-lagu favoritmu," kata Bjork yang kini tengah hamil.
	www.kapanlagi.com /h/0000028766.html (233 words)

	spaceLAB - Björk album details: Medulla
		Everybody's favorite Icelandic siren has been hard at work on new material, which is supposed to favor an all-vocal delivery instead of using instruments.
		It seems that everytime she has a new album she is able to successfully redefine herself with a new addition to her sound, and this time looks to be a big jump forward, because, you know, conventions can be so boring.
		The album title is Medulla, a title suggested to her by a friend.
	www.thespacelab.tv /spaceLAB/2004/07%20July/theSHOW--MusicNews0006.htm (391 words)

	- Björk>> Album "Medulla" / DVD/ BSO Instrum
		As for the album cover - Björk will yet again be teaming up with the team of M/M (Paris) (aka Mathias Augustyniak and Michaël Amzalag) and Inez/Vinoodh (aka Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin) for the album artwork.
		The new album will be the follow-up to 2001's "Vespertine," which debuted at No. 19 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 340,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.
		Petur Iceland ha posteado un mensaje acerca del nuevo album en su lista de correos BEP donde apunta que el nuevo Album de bjork sera terminado en los meses de Mayo y Junio y que sera lanzado con un poco de retraso (quiza en los ultimos meses del año).
	www.publispain.com /foros/archive/o_t/t_1962/start_0/index.html (2885 words)

	RollingStone.com: Bjork : Bjork Voices "Medulla" : News
		"I think this was probably the most intuitive album I've done," she continues.
		Following Medulla's release, Bjork will continue working in the studio rather than go on tour.
		"Every album I've done, the minute that it's done, I feel really lubricated and, like, 'Wow, now I can write an album in five minutes,'" she says.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/_/id/6184996 (192 words)

	Medulla Nocte - A Conversation Alone review
		Even though it doesn’t strike of subtlety the first time you hear it, or see them, there is subtlety in there.
		The second time I saw them live, I still didn’t have the album, but, I recognised all the songs they played.
		All That I Ask, which finishes the album, has the atmospherics added that Machine Head would be proud of.
	www.mrl.nott.ac.uk /~dxl/reviews/NARS/Vol6/medulla-album.html (539 words)

	BJORK - BJORK GETS VOCAL WITH FAITH NO MORE STAR
		The Icelandic singer has teamed up with Patton on her new album MEDULLA, which she'll release in August (04).
		The album will also feature guest performances from former ROOTS star RAHZEL and is reportedly an all-vocal affair with no instruments.
		I think this was probably the most intuitive album I've done.
	excite.contactmusic.com /new/xmlfeed.nsf/0/B7EDA2312CAEEC8180256EB6002B5F8D!opendocument (177 words)

	Medulla by Transient V Resident: Album Music Downloads
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	mp3.cnet.com /albums/499513/downloads.html (75 words)

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