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last edited 2002-07-05

Matthew Herbert produced a trio of remixes of pagan poetry : a version with a mysterious fairground sound, an acoustic treatment and an aggressive rendering that, he said, "will be quite full on, like blood pumping through veins." He also contributed a rhythmic movement of about 32 beats in the middle eighth of the first single, hidden place.	check out getmusic.com where you can find some lovely and rare homevideo footage from Björk's New York loft of her singing unravel, pagan poetry and unison accompanied by matmos and harpist zeena parkins. really - is not this what it is to find bliss in your livingroom?	b e f o r e y o u c o u n t 1 / 2 / 3 they also have three interview-snippets where you can see & hear björk describe vespertine, talk about collaborations, about paradise under your kitchen table and more.
	& did you hear björk's audio-greeting to the vespertine syndicate?

:: tour schedule

:: introduction
vespertine is the title of björk's 4th solo album. It is scheduled for release august 27 of 2001. when the autumn leaves started to fall in Iceland, björk summoned jake davies and marius de vries to Iceland for a writing session. more tracks were laid down, in addition to the nine already mixed. björk set up camp in new york during summer and started work there with harp player zeena parkins. the location was a loft in new york, which was transformed into a working station. much was composed, crafted and edited. the loft has now been vacated but we are left with this new york experience.

:: cover vespertine \| photo by inez van lamsweerde & vinoodh matadin \| graphics by m/m (paris) \| the swan dress was designed by marjan pejoski \| cover shot in los angeles, USA, in april 2001.			:: cover hidden place \| photo by inez van lamsweerde & vinoodh matadin \| graphics by m/m (paris) \| video was shot in London, UK, in february 2001. watch the video in our video gallery. (QT5 req.)
:: cover pagan poetry \| photo by nick knight \| art direction by peter saville \| graphic art by paul hetherington + howard wakefield \| design by marcus werner hed \| logotype by paul barnes watch the video in our video gallery. (QT5 req.)			:: cover cocoon \| photo is a still from the music video by Eiko Ishioka \| graphic design by @radical.media by Rafael Esquer \| cg artist Tim Wilder \| the video was shot in London, UK, in february 2001. watch the video in our video gallery. (QT5 req.) → visit our cocoon special

hafandi eyrað í vasanum
having the ear in the pocket

verandi | mp3 | 192kbps | 6.2mb

hearts & bones | mp3 | 192kbps | 5.1mb

undone | mp3 | 192kbps | 3.6mb

odd duck | mp3 | 192kbps | 4.3mb

hidden place	cocoon	it's not up to you	undo	pagan poetry	aurora	an echo a stain	sun in my mouth
heirloom	harm of will	unison	our hands	verandi	foot soldier	mother heroic	generous palmstroke

:: the second music video, pagan poetry, was directed by Nick Knight in London UK, june 2001. Nick has worked with Björk before; he did the cover photo for Homogenic. This is his first time directing a music video, and it turned out an hyper-intimate visual experience of pearls, piercing and passion - truly a celebration of skin. In fact, it is so intimate and so much skin that a censored version had to be made...
	behind the scenes at the vespertine cover shoot... björk lies down on the patterned ground next to a swimmingpool.			:: the third music video, cocoon, was directed by Eiko Ishioka in New York USA, may 2001. Eiko is also famous for her books and her amazing scenography and costume work in many films, such as bram stoker's 'dracula', and 'the cell'.