Product Description

POST, Bjork's second release as a solo artist, mines the fertile soil of the eclectic musical terrain of post-modern pop. The album throbs in and out of ambient cadences with techno beats, slips into showtune theatrics, then reels back to the dance floor.
With a full plate of sounds already on the table, Bjork adds her own unique flare to the presentation, proving she is not easily pigeonholed. The lyrically-insistent opener, "Army Of Me", is a relentless electronic grindthat is typical of Bjork's vibe, but POST also digs into Western music's more organic resources. "It's Oh So Quiet" maybe a remake of an old Hollywood showtune, but Bjork's version transcends the song's silver screen aloofness on the strength of her delightful screams ("Zing, BOOM!!/You fall in love"). It is directly followed by "Enjoy", a lurching hypnotic nod with musical help from British trip-hop MC, Tricky; and the smooth, Bee Gees-like orchestration of "Isobel", a swooning accompaniment to strobe light bongo drums which announces that the listener is no longer at a rave, but at a disco.
POST shows off Bjork's grasp of technology, history andbasic pop aesthetics. Few modern rock albums have sampled so many different facets of the atypical buffet and have comeup with such tasty results.

Track Listing

1. Army Of Me
2. Hyperballad
3. Modern Things
4. It's Oh So Quiet
5. Enjoy
6. You've Been Flirting Again
7. Isobel
8. Possibly Maybe
9. I Miss You
10. Cover Me
11. Headphones

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5350 in Music
• Released on: 1999-10-18
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
This Icelandic marvel is such an original that, even after four Sugarcubes albums and a brilliant solo Debut, she remains an acquired taste. "Army of Me" is a turbulent, darkling tune that's almost conventional next to the gloriously eclectic material that follows. Working with Tricky, Soul II Soul/U2 producer Nellee Hooper, and string arranger/one-hit wonder Deodato, Björk looses her helium-fuelled voice and surreal wordplay on Gershwinesque pop (the adorable "It's Oh So Quiet"), ambient dub ("Possibly Maybe") and all kinds of fresh dance/pop hybrids ("Enjoy", "Hyper-Ballad", "I Miss You"). Too raw and adventurous for mass success, perhaps, but a more unique, engaging, and oddly accessible artist just doesn't exist. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews

Just That Litlle Crazier
1. Army Of Me. 10/10
2. Hyperballad. 10/10
3. The Modern Things. 9/10
4. It's Oh So Quiet. 10/10
5. Enjoy. 8/10
6. You've Been Flirting Again. 10/10
7. Isobel. 10/10
8. Possibly Maybe. 10/10
9. I Miss You. 10/10
10. Cover Me. 7/10
11. Headphones. 10/10

OVERALL GRADE: 10/10
Bjork is an Icelandic genius. From the industrial-tinged "Army of Me" to the big-band noise of "It's Oh So Quiet" to the spookily catchy "Possibly Maybe". Bjork sure knows how to construct an album. The only downpoint is "Cover Me", the scary song of the album!

Brilliant
I am extremely impressed with this album, and Bjork fully deserved much success with it. The tracks 'army of me,' 'isobel', 'possibly maybe' and 'hyperballad' are real treasures. My favourite song on the album definately has to be hyperballad, it is a beautiful sound!

I even like the much maligned 'Oh its so quiet'. I think a lot of the negativity towards this song comes about because Bjork herself isnt keen on it, and because many other people in the general public dont!

Recommended 5/5

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Looking back, I don't think I ever really considered myself to be a true Björk fan. While I usually love it when artists jump styles and evolve from album to album, I constantly find myself looking back fondly to the days of Debut when I listen to the likes of Vespertine and Medúlla. I'm not a man afraid of experimentation; it's just that her first album has such a unique amateurish charm to it which I feel was later lost. This leaves Post in limbo. Starting off with the hugely imposing beat of 'Army of Me', it's clear straight away that she means business. Gone is the naivety of old; "if you complain once more, you'll meet an army of me." Yikes! Track four's overexposure and subsequent Smurfs cover renders it unlistenable, unfortunate for what is essentially a very unique song in Björk's bizarre swan dress/obsessed psychopath/photographer attacking career. The rest of the album has a certain charm I suppose, but I'm strictly retro when it comes to this Icelander.