Vespertine - 2020 European One Little Indian label 12-track 2LP Reissue

2020 European One Little Indian label reissue of Icelandic avant-garde electronic-popstress' intimate, chilly and sonic 4rth album - originally released in 2001. Björk wanted to make an album with an intimate, domestic sound, deviating from the sonority of her previous studio album Homogenic from 1997 - features the singles 'Hidden Place', 'Pagan Poetry' and 'Cocoon'.

Vinyls are pressed on heavyweight vinyl and presented in die-cut lyric inner sleeves - ultimately held in a thick, high gloss gatefold picture cover featuring the original 2001 artwork.


Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Hidden Place 5:10
2. Cocoon (Björk, Thomas Knak) 4:30
3. It's Not Up To You 5:10

Side 2:
1. Undo (Björk, Thomas Knak) 5:42
2. Pagan Poetry 5:16
3. Frosti 1:42

Side 3:
1. Aurora 4:42
2. An Echo A Stain (Björk, Guy Sigsworth) 3:58
3. Sun In My Mouth (Björk, Guy Sigsworth) 2:38

Side 4:
1. Heirloom (Björk, Martin Console) 5:10
2. Harm Of Will (Björk, Guy Sigsworth, Harmony Korine) 4:41
3. Unison 6:50

All tracks written and produced by Björk, except where noted.

Recorded 2000 – 2001 at El Cortijo, Málaga, Spain; Olympic Studios, London, England; Avatar, Master Sound Astoria, Quad, Sear Sound, The Magic Shop, The Loft on Lafayette Street, and The Looking Glass (New York City)
Greenhouse and Thule, Reykjavik, Iceland

Credits:
Björk - Vocals, programming, beat programming, basslines
Damian Taylor, Matmos, Marius de Vries, Valgeir Sigurðsson - programming, beat programming
Jake Davies, Martin Gretschmann aka Console, Matthew Herbert, Thomas Knak - programming
Zeena Parkins - harp, Caryl Thomas
Jack Perron - adaptation to music box
Guy Sigsworth - programming, beat programming, celeste, clavichord

Additional musicians
Patrick Gowers - Composer of Vocal and Organ Arrangements on Unison
St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, conducted by John Scott - Choir on Unison

Technical Credits:
Björk - Production, Vocal Editing, strings & choir arrangements & harp & music box arrangements, vocal editing, sounds recordings, field recording,
Marius de Vries, Thomas Knak, Martin Gretschmann aka Console - production
Jake Davies, Valgeir Sigurðsson - Pro Tools, engineer
Leigh Jamieson, Damian Taylor, Jan "Stan" Kybert - Pro Tools
Mark "Spike" Stent - mix
Zeena Parkins (harp), Guy Sigsworth (celeste, clavichord, choir) - arrangements
Vince Mendoza - string arrangements, choir arrangements, orchestration


Artwork:
M/M Paris - art direction, design and drawing
Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin - photography

Sample credits:
"Hidden Place" samples "Transfigured Night, Op.4" by Arnold Schoenberg.
"Undo" samples "1% In 2/3 Speed", in "While You Were Sleeping" by Opiate
"Unison" samples "Aero Deck" by Oval.