Björk: Voltaïc
2009 · Russell Thomas · 92 min
Leave it to Björk to make a concert release that can be treated as part of her regular body of work rather than a side note. While Björk fans have occasionally complained about the amount of repackaging of her albums, Voltaic reaffirms just how important the live aspect is to her music, and provides a couple of different perspectives on it as well. Volta sparked a particularly inspired and lavish tour that, arguably, ended up being bigger than the actual album was, but tapped into the most dramatic, primal, and elegant aspects of Björk's art overall. It's fitting, then, that the chronicles of the Volta tour are just as thoughtfully crafted as the shows were.
BjörkSelfMark BellBeats, electronics (self)Aðalheiður ÞorsteinsdóttirChoir, Alto Vocals (self)Guðrún FinnbjarnardóttirChoir, Alto Vocals (self)Sólveig SamúelsdóttirChoir, Alto Vocals (self)Hugi JónssonChoir, Bass Vocals (self)Brynja GuðmundsdóttirChoir, Soprano Vocals (self)Inga HarðardóttirChoir, Soprano Vocals (self)Margrét SigurðardóttirChoir, Soprano Vocals (self)Guðmundur Vignir KarlssonChoir, Tenor VocalsÞorbjörn SigurðssonChoir, Tenor Vocals (self)Chris CorsanoDrums, Percussion (self)Bergún SnæbjörnsdóttirFrench Horn (self)Særún Ósk PálmadóttirFrench Horn (self)Jónas SenPiano, Harpsichord, Organ (self)
