Voltaic, the multimedia celebration of Björk's Volta tour, is now available in the US from Nonesuch Records. Yesterday's release day was marked by a guest DJ appearance from the Icelandic songstress on NPR's All Songs Considered. Björk speaks with the show's host, Bob Boilen, about some of her favorite artists, chooses a song from each, featuring music from Syria, Russia, the UK, and Icleand, and explains what she finds appealing in each. You can still listen to the complete Voltaic album as well for NPR's Exclusive First Listen series.
Voltaic, the multimedia celebration of Björk's Volta tour, is now available in the US from Nonesuch Records. Yesterday's release day was marked by a guest DJ appearance from the Icelandic songstress on NPR's All Songs Considered. Björk speaks with the show's host, Bob Boilen, about some of her favorite artists, chooses a song from each to play for the show, and explains what she finds appealing in each. Listen in at npr.org.
The eclectic set features songs from Syria, Russia, and the UK, and, from Björk's home country of Iceland, Ólöf Arnalds, whom she recently invited to perform at an event with Dirty Projectors at New York's Housing Works Cafe. One of the selections, "Birch Tree," comes from the 1994 Nonesuch release of the Pokrovsky Ensemble performing Stravinsky's Les Noces, which The Guardian once dubbed "a fascinating exercise in historical musicology." You'll also hear Björk's live recording of her song "Earth Intruders," from the Voltaic album.
Listen to Björk's guest DJ session online or download the podcast at npr.org. You'll also find the live-in-studio album at the heart of Voltaic streaming online as part of NPR's Exclusive First Listen series.
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