Björk - Vespertine (2001) [Reissue 2004]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 55:42 minutes | Scans included | 3,47 GB
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Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound
Vespertine is the fifth studio album by the Icelandic recording artist Björk. On this album, Björk creates a quiet, introverted world of microbeats and personal lyrics. On the cover she can be seen wearing the swan dress (designed by Marjan Pejoski) that caused a stir at the 2001 Academy Awards.
After cathartic statements like Homogenic, the role of Selma in Dancer in the Dark, and the film's somber companion piece, Selmasongs, it's not surprising that Björk's first album in four years is less emotionally wrenching. But Vespertine isn't so much a departure from her previous work as a culmination of the musical distance she's traveled; within songs like the subtly sensual "Hidden Place" and "Undo" are traces of Debut and Post's gentle loveliness, as well as Homogenic and Selmasongs' reflective, searching moments. Described by Björk as "about being on your own in your house with your laptop and whispering for a year and just writing a very peaceful song that tiptoes," Vespertine's vocals seldom rise above a whisper, the rhythms mimic heartbeats and breathing, and a pristine, music-box delicacy unites the album into a deceptively fragile, hypnotic whole. Even relatively immediate, accessible songs such as "It's Not Up to You," "Pagan Poetry," and "Unison" share a spacious serenity with the album's quietest moments. Indeed, the most intimate songs are among the most varied, from the seductively alien "Cocoon" to the dark, obsessive "An Echo, A Stain" to the fairy tale-like instrumental "Frosti." The beauty of Vespertine's subtlety may be lost on Björk fans demanding another leap like the one she made between Post and Homogenic, but like the rest of the album, its innovations are intimate and intricate. Collaborators like Matmos – who, along with their own A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Cure, appear on two of 2001's best works – contribute appropriately restrained beats crafted from shuffled cards, cracking ice, and the snap-crackle-pop of Rice Krispies; harpist Zeena Parkins' melodic and rhythmic playing adds to the postmodernly angelic air. An album singing the praises of peace and quiet, Vespertine isn't merely lovely; it proves that in Björk's hands, intimacy can be just as compelling as louder emotions.
Tracklist:
01. Hidden Place
02. Cocoon
03. It's Not Up To You
04. Undo
05. Pagan Poetry
06. Frosti (Interlude)
07. Aurora
08. An Echo, A Stain
09. Sun In My Mouth
10. Heirloom
11. Harm Of Will
12. Unison
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Björk / Vespertine
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -6.94 dB -20.46 dB 5:29 01-Hidden Place
DR13 -6.44 dB -22.98 dB 4:28 02-Cocoon
DR10 -6.68 dB -22.74 dB 5:09 03-It's Not Up To You
DR9 -6.31 dB -22.45 dB 5:39 04-Undo
DR11 -7.39 dB -21.84 dB 5:15 05-Pagan Poetry
DR10 -16.63 dB -31.30 dB 1:41 06-Frosti (Interlude)
DR10 -5.82 dB -20.44 dB 4:39 07-Aurora
DR12 -7.24 dB -22.62 dB 4:04 08-An Echo, A Stain
DR9 -7.91 dB -22.00 dB 2:40 09-Sun In My Mouth
DR10 -7.35 dB -20.84 dB 5:12 10-Heirloom
DR10 -7.04 dB -22.92 dB 4:37 11-Harm Of Will
DR9 -6.85 dB -20.90 dB 6:48 12-Unison
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Björk / Vespertine
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -5.98 dB -16.68 dB 5:29 01-Hidden Place
DR11 -5.88 dB -18.93 dB 4:28 02-Cocoon
DR9 -5.86 dB -20.25 dB 5:09 03-It's Not Up To You
DR8 -5.90 dB -18.74 dB 5:39 04-Undo
DR9 -5.99 dB -17.62 dB 5:15 05-Pagan Poetry
DR9 -9.34 dB -21.15 dB 1:42 06-Frosti (Interlude)
DR8 -5.59 dB -16.44 dB 4:39 07-Aurora
DR10 -6.00 dB -18.78 dB 4:04 08-An Echo, A Stain
DR9 -6.09 dB -19.48 dB 2:40 09-Sun In My Mouth
DR9 -5.97 dB -16.68 dB 5:12 10-Heirloom
DR11 -6.16 dB -21.47 dB 4:37 11-Harm Of Will
DR10 -6.02 dB -19.20 dB 6:48 12-Unison
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Björk / Vespertine
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -6.94 dB -20.46 dB 5:29 01-Hidden Place
DR13 -6.44 dB -22.98 dB 4:28 02-Cocoon
DR10 -6.68 dB -22.74 dB 5:09 03-It's Not Up To You
DR9 -6.31 dB -22.45 dB 5:39 04-Undo
DR11 -7.39 dB -21.84 dB 5:15 05-Pagan Poetry
DR10 -16.63 dB -31.30 dB 1:41 06-Frosti (Interlude)
DR10 -5.82 dB -20.44 dB 4:39 07-Aurora
DR12 -7.24 dB -22.62 dB 4:04 08-An Echo, A Stain
DR9 -7.91 dB -22.00 dB 2:40 09-Sun In My Mouth
DR10 -7.35 dB -20.84 dB 5:12 10-Heirloom
DR10 -7.04 dB -22.92 dB 4:37 11-Harm Of Will
DR9 -6.85 dB -20.90 dB 6:48 12-Unison
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Björk / Vespertine
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -5.98 dB -16.68 dB 5:29 01-Hidden Place
DR11 -5.88 dB -18.93 dB 4:28 02-Cocoon
DR9 -5.86 dB -20.25 dB 5:09 03-It's Not Up To You
DR8 -5.90 dB -18.74 dB 5:39 04-Undo
DR9 -5.99 dB -17.62 dB 5:15 05-Pagan Poetry
DR9 -9.34 dB -21.15 dB 1:42 06-Frosti (Interlude)
DR8 -5.59 dB -16.44 dB 4:39 07-Aurora
DR10 -6.00 dB -18.78 dB 4:04 08-An Echo, A Stain
DR9 -6.09 dB -19.48 dB 2:40 09-Sun In My Mouth
DR9 -5.97 dB -16.68 dB 5:12 10-Heirloom
DR11 -6.16 dB -21.47 dB 4:37 11-Harm Of Will
DR10 -6.02 dB -19.20 dB 6:48 12-Unison
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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