Vertebrae By Vertebrae

Vertebrae by Vertebrae
"The Beast Is Back," where did that come from ? It’s a long story. I hope I can squash it into a radio show, it’s a really long story. But part of it for me was having a daughter, because I had had a son before, and I heard from a lot of my friends that when you have a child the same sex as you suddenly a gate opens. Like I had a daughter, and suddenly I understood my mom better, and her mom, and her mom, and her mom. You get this kind of line. I’ve heard fathers say that about the first son they have, and they suddenly realize the relationship between them and their fathers, and back back back back. And suddenly you get this gate opening way to the beginning of mankind. And I started reading a lot of books sort of about that stuff, and again being slightly influenced the Iraq war,...

XFM Interview, April 2007

Vertebrae by Vertebrae
The drums on “Vertebrae by Vertebrae“ are equally compelling, a real rollercoaster of rhythm. Like most leaders, Björk knows when to farm out the work. I have to give Damian Taylor credit for that. He is an amazing drum programmer. First, I tapped on a table sort of where the main accents should be. It is a tricky song because it is in 9/8. He then programmed a beat and used a white noise, static micropallet for the beats. I felt the pattern was right but the noises were wrong and suggested he should change it into a marching beat. He then used the same pattern but changed the noises and sprinkled some magic dust on top.

remixmag.com - 01.07.2007

Vertebrae by vertebrae
in hindsight, vertebrae by vertebrae, is probably about kundalini yoga, which i started around this time and i still do about the miracle of raising your spine and overbreathing the sensations that come from this are miraculous ! soin my arrangement, i was aiming for maximum energy kundalini means the snake in the spine and the access to this recharges our hips immensely

Björk - Octobre 2021

Vertebrae By Vertebrae
Les cuivres tombent en grappes, et frappent à grands coups pour faire pénétrer leur dissonance anxiogène. « The beast is back » chante, puis crie, puis hurle, la diva. On prend peur, le sourire aux lèvres. L’intensité monte, toute carton-pâte qu’elle soit, réminiscente des talents de conteuse de Björk, et les boucles à suspens (tirées de la B.O. de Drawing Restraint 9) donnent la chaire de poule jusqu’à Bernard Herrmann.

Vibration music, avril 2007