The String Quartet Tribute To Bjork: Violently

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Total Tracks: 12   Total Length: 49:19

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No muzak here!

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The Vitamin String Quartet has created a surprisingly wonderful covers album! A truly great song can stand up to being reinterpreted in many ways. In this case, the songs are not converted to the Muzak drivel you might expect- they are reinterpreted in striking, creative, modern arrangements. The playing is exceptional- both passionate and energetic. Bjork fans will appreciate this album, but fans of modern orchestral music will like it too!

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String Quartet Tribute to Björk: Violently reinterprets 12 of the Icelandic artist’s songs as instrumentals for cello, violin, and viola. Björk’s twisty, fluttery melodies are well-suited for strings, as a sweeping “Joga” and the charming romantic lilt of “Venus as a Boy” prove. “Big Time Sensuality” isn’t as successful with the original’s modified house stomp removed, and “Come to Me” might have been switched out for Post’s “Hyperballad.” But “Bachelorette” and “Possibly Maybe” are really strong,while “Army of Me” is appropriately manipulated for a grinding, mechanistic feel. It makes for an interesting listen for Björk completists. – Johnny Loftus

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