An Art Pop Classic? Bjork - Vespertine (FIRST REACTION)

[@engimapopstar8010]

YASS WHITE BOY

[@RecoveringChristian]

cuuute

[@thewhisper4269]

it’s björk’s second account

[@kylegreenwood719]

White boy 😭😭😭

[@riggamorrischan]

This comment pls 😭😭😭

[@FilletDev]

If i said YASS BLACK BOY to a black man i'd be cancelled

[@claudiocampi4281]

She produced by her self almost the 80%/85% of this récord. She is a great producer. Colected all the sound to make the microbeats what we are hearing here. She is like a craftswoman making a blanket of sound

[@adelenicholson1]

Have you been listening to sonic symbolism? She says that about the blankets

[@valeskamejia6523]

Taylor wishes she had an ounce of her genius. The way she collaborates so much different kinds of sounds.

[@wormpielars979]

​@@adelenicholson1in the mini documentary she said she had all the sounds recorded, but she sent it off to a microbeat producer to finish it off, that why some songs have samples (even if theyre from obscure artists)

[@garyrobinson8665]

This album is an 11 out of 10 in my opinion. The best album of the 21st century so far.

[@gallavich8701]

true，indubitable，undoubted，indisputable，incontrovertible，irrefutable，undeniable

[@owenisweirdo]

I think To Pimp A Butterfly edges it out but definitely my favorite album before then.

[@yannhollister9091]

"Undo" is the gift from heaven for real.. crying everytime i hear it

[@willllgreen]

💖💕

[@tecomistemispapas]

yessssssss agree

[@Missjunebugfreak]

The fact that this album is over 20 yrs old and still sounds fresh and immaculate, shows why Björk is genius. Easily in my top 10 albums of all time.

[@kelvincabrera4517]

Pagan Poetry is her sharing that she's emanating love for her beloved. How she aligns crooked fingers and swirling fingerprints with soundwaves and a repeating prayer is absolutely brilliant.

[@stephenmccallion5886]

Most of the beats you hear throughout the album were field recordings of noises around her house and her environment. From things like snow/ice to a deck of cards. They where sliced, edited down and programmed to create rhythms of microbeats. Most of the album was produced by her at home on her laptop. I think it’s a great album especially on a technical level. Given this was released in 2001, it’s timeless and there’s nothing like it even today.

[@DAVECHER]

genius

[@shiningnightmare5616]

I thought Matmos produced (majority of) them? or are they the one who prepared all the chopped beats? 🤔 Still gotta give it for Björk though, truly a mastermind of her own lane

[@stephenmccallion5886]

@@shiningnightmare5616 Yeah that was incorrectly stated by the media. Björk spent 3 years doing most of it and brought Matmos on at the latter end. Seems to happen a lot when it comes to female artists producing their work, which is a shame. I know M.I.A is going through something similar with her new album.

[@shiningnightmare5616]

@@stephenmccallion5886 M.I.A. have been through that since her early careers honestly, I've heard countless rumours about how M.I.A. contributed nothing other than her "silly rap" (which is bullshit) whenever we have conversation about her classic albums. Nice to know that though, I feel the need to spread the words cause I actually haven't heard this before

[@first3numbers]

Am i the only one who gets Kid A vibes? Just subtly.

[@vulnicura3028]

Vespertine is absolutely beautiful, magical, and sensual! It’s my favorite album of hers as well!! But please react to more of her! She’s a very innovative artist and changes her sound from album to album! You’ll definitely grow to love her! :)

[@sanfernvalley619]

admire her uniqueness if not love

[@nomi.hagen.]

I never get tired of this album

[@JwenBrykowski]

Pagan Poetry is about being so in love with someone that it hurts. This entire album is about her being in love with her new partner, Matthew Barney. So now you should react to another one of her bests, Vulnicura, which is about the breakdown of their relationship after 13 years. It's absolutely heart-wrenching.

[@Andrew-cy7jo]

the sound you thought was clothing brushing together on aurora was actually footsteps in snow! Further adding to the wintry, icey vibe I get from this all-time classic

[@anthonmessing3353]

Björk produced most of this album, and later ones by herself. The other producers merely added small bits to the finished songs. She’s been studying and making music since her childhood and has been an influence for a lot of artists since the 90’s.

[@nort1393]

The fact that pitchfork gave it a 7.2 is WILD

[@gallavich8701]

it deserves s 10like homogenic and post😅

[@gatuv9]

Pitchfork and rolling stones are trash , their opinions are trash

[@phanders6236]

It would be higher if the review was made today

[@sagelovescoffee]

Vespertine is my favorite album of all time. Music perfection.

[@stinooke]

Haha Pagan Poetry is actually about sex. The entire album is actually about being cozy at home, with your loved ones, and not worrying about what's beyond your control. It's the polar opposite of her earlier album Homogenic.

[@marclaillet7958]

Unison’s build-up is crazy

[@EuriLochus]

In my top 10 albums, thanks for reacting to this

[@DAVECHER]

thanks to yall for recommending it

[@nicolasrichards1163]

this album in winter is unreal

[@MIMIForever7]

Start to finish this album is a masterpiece. Probably one of the most cohesive body of works I have ever heard.

[@matheussampaioo]

11:33 look at his soul leaving the body

[@Missjunebugfreak]

How a lot of us felt when we first heard that moment.

[@donnar4261]

This album was released when I was 24, I was already a Björk's big fan. It's quite emotive to me watching you approach to her music from scratch, seeing you enjoy and getting moved by the vocals, the beats and the rythms. Lovely reactions ❤️

[@a.e.barron2549]

I've slowly been going through Björk's discography and I got stuck on Vespertine. I've been living with it for a good couple years now and it definitely reads to me as someone (our narrator, Björk, whoever) entering a new relationship and struggling to balance the individual and communal aspects of that. How do you share yourself with someone else? How much is too much? Do you even want to do that? Will you still be the same person if you do? Intimacy is often the blurring and dissolution of boundaries, both with oneself and others, and I think this album talks about and illustrates that beautifully. I saw a comment on a KZbin video about Unison where someone said that it sounds like she's talking to herself - the part of her who wants her freedom, and the part of her that wants domesticity (or to be "tamed," as The Little Prince puts it). I think the song can read as that and as the more straightforward sex-relationship song, and in general Vespertine is just a tangle of contradictions and genuine feelings that I'm in awe Björk was able to articulate all of this, and how it seems like no one has really done the same since then. One of my favorite albums for sure.

[@AquaticDot]

This is a great one. I was shocked when I realized where Radiohead got a lot of their inspiration for A Moon Shape Pool.

[@jruedas81]

Vespertine is my favorite album. I kinda wish she would do another like it, but we know Bjork doesn’t make the same album twice. 🤔

[@TwigsxIvan]

this is in my opinion one of the best albums ever, so its exciting to see my fav reactor do this album, thank you so much🫶🏻

[@carnigob42069]

got recommended this listening to bjork lmao. dude congrats on discovering this album! she is my favorite artist by a long shot. seriously unlike anything else, and this album is her best. she really doesn't have a bad album. i would love to hear your thoughts on her next album after vespertine, medulla. medulla is a boss battle of an album lmao. great video! edit: i want to add that bjork moved to london in the early 90s to pursue her solo career after her previous band, the sugarcubes, split up. in her new podcast, sonic symbolism, she talks about going to acid house parties and meeting brian eno in a sauna. its possible that she interacted with or met boards of canada during that time, but my point is she started her solo career in electronic music in the epicenter of the second summer of love, and that's why her music is so good. bjork's musical career is extremely interesting and definitely worth looking into!

[@Orbitinbloom19018]

Frosti is an all time favorite for me

[@Mark.mp3]

One of the five albums I wanna be buried with 💛

[@Oudri125]

What are the other 4!

[@Mark.mp3]

@@Oudri125 Choose Your Weapon by Hiatus Kaiyote, Blond by Frank Ocean, Hejira by Joni Mitchell, Yellow House by Grizzly Bear

[@NicoGG18]

Bjork is a goddess, react to more of her ily

[@styx3956]

One of my all time favorites. I consider this one of my winter albums. Listening to Frosti and Aurora while it’s snowing is such a beautiful experience.

[@igordemelo4128]

my boy getting multiple eargasms in this one

[@ollietaro]

Thank god for everybody's patreon requesting Bjork 😎

[@estebansteverincon7117]

All of ther albums are amazing, even when she was in the Sugarcubes, but I really feel that this is her masterpiece.

[@robster191]

Hidden Place is my favourite song of all time. Glad you enjoyed it :))

[@got2bjosh]

3:04 Do you mean legato instead of staccato delivery? 11:54-12:14 All the feels 👍 Classic hits: Debut (1993), Post (1995), Homogenic (1997), Vespertine (2001) Accessible comeback albums: Volta (2007), Fossora (2022) Additional listening: Selmasongs (2000; Soundtrack); Gling Glo (1990; Jazz); Play Dead (song) Most experimental albums: Medulla (2004), Biophilia (2011), Vulnicura (2015), Utopia (2017)

[@anava84]

I came here for this

[@mwshu6045]

Undo is my favorite song of all time

[@pulum40]

This is my favorite album from an artist ever. I remember i was a teenager when this came out, and i felt embraced with this album's sounds and music. Pagan Poetry blew me away, it was the 1st ever track i heard from Bjork. This takes me back hard to the beginning of 2000s. Nice you are reviewing great art pieces. thank you!

[@kyondarko]

React to Homogenic, this and Homogenic are the fan favorite albums, and critically aclaimed. Also Very opposite, Vespertine is delicate, sweet, charming and Homogenic is more heavy, rude, aggresive with a lot of strings mixed with electronic and volcanic Beats. (She said Homogenic it's like her patriotic album and in Iceland there are a lot of volcanoes)

[@andresfnb2703]

You are so cute!! I hope you could start a reaction series to her discography, its so good (and her new album Fossora is out September 30) Vespertine is one of my favorite albums, I listened this album when I was a kid (3-4 years old) specially Hidden Place, Pagan Poetry and Cocoon

[@carlosalarcon5839]

I just subscribed just because you react to my favorite album ever. Vespertine is a work of art and I love that you liked it and especially that you listened to it with headphones 🥰👍🏼

[@fudgetart8780]

Glad you liked it. Hope you listen to more soon. She has a lot to offer.

[@DAVECHER]

doing more soon!

[@The_bleak_boy]

Would you ever consider listening to Arca, Kick iii? Crazy album, insane production.

[@pinkmidi6553]

I really hope he reacts to the kick series at some point. especially kick 3

[@carminacuevas6669]

yessssss, Vespertine is just a masterpiece, as well as Debut or Post :D

[@Chaziltasm]

As a General recommendation, one of my favorite artists is a group called Goldfrapp. The album Tales of Us is incredible. I love all their work and each album is different. Also the band I listen to the most right now is a group called Men I Trust. Their album Oncle Jazz is a 70 minute long journey of just incredible bass work, jazzy sounding, mid-tempo greatness.

[@sophiapangloss2149]

Goldfrapp are the biggest 'lost band' of the early century, they should have been so much bigger, they were dynamite for a few years, Strict Machine, oooh... and Utopia still transports me, every time. I love Tales Of Us, but it's a bleak sound, and I was in a bleak place when it came out and I listened to it on repeat, it's still heart-achingly beautiful, but I deal with it carefully now...

[@Chaziltasm]

@@sophiapangloss2149 such beautiful melodies... so memorable. Every track on that record

[@sophiapangloss2149]

@@Chaziltasm I have to tell you though, having listened to the album fairly regularly for 9 years now, I only recently caught the video for Stranger (don't know why, but I still don't think I've seen them all) and it truly took my breath away. I don't know if you've seen the video but if you have I'm sure you'll understand (wink emoji here). I think most of the album is like that, dark undercurrents vaguely obscured by shimmering golden melodies and Alison's whispered voice just that bit too close in your ear... (wicked grin emoji here)

[@mariamman]

Hidden Place is defo my fav

[@DAVECHER]

same

[@dvus1977]

This album's inspiration was a result of her new relationship after her divorce/separation from her son's father. She started ... better yet, was hesitant to give into the new relationship with Matthew Barney , they had been friends and music collaborators for years, check out Homogenic. They had 2 daughters, if not mistaken and ultimately divorced in early to mid 2010s (which led to Vulnicura, her heartbreak album) The video of Pagan Poetry is from footage of them recording themselves being intimate. Production-Wise, this project She implemented the use of Micro-beats ( recording everyday sounds from all facets of life) Walking in snow, Shuffling a deck of cards, using Morse Code during the actual verse 🤯 creating a unique distortion of electronica, static interference and Soft Endearing bells/ chimes/music box vibes that truly do add sparkle ✨ I personally Love all Her Projects for different reasons. The album after this is 2003-04 Medulla (an all Acapella, unique vocals Album) . A song on that album , Oceania, was a song she and her writing partner came up with after she was personally asked by the Olympics Committee to create and sing at the Opening Ceremony for the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.

[@evandersolis5528]

So happy there's more people reacting to this album, easily one of my favorite albums of all times, just amazing

[@CourtneySchwartz]

Björk on people mispronouncing her Icelandic name: “It’s pronounced Bee-yerk. It rhymes with ‘jerk’.”

[@DAVECHER]

damn my bad

[@jdjohnson7299]

Would be interesting to juxtapose this with her work with The Sugar Cubes "Life Is Good" which introduced the world to Bjork. A post-punk album basically.

[@bebopdestroyer4641]

"We got tyler on production here?" offended

[@CharlesEastOfficial]

The scraping sound on "Aurora" is someone walking through snow...

[@paolor.6912]

Vespertine is timeless.

[@brunnomenezes3346]

Yes! Very nice review! This album is so beautiful. "Undo" is amazing.

[@Mark.mp3]

Definition of pure heavenly beauty

[@Shalev97]

The best and the deepest reaction of Björk that I have ever seen!

[@DAVECHER]

glad you enjoyed!

[@skylar5257]

The literal best album of its kind.

[@WhiteDaemond]

that back to back of its not up to you and undo really did you in didn't it 😂 can't say I blame you she's absolutely a genius at producing those kinds of impacts in music form

[@syntheticsilkwood2206]

Probably my favorite album of all time I usually stray away to some crazy stuff but I always come back home to this

[@garanhollow4493]

undo is out of this world

[@rainydayzz7130]

I used to think Heirloom was boring as well, until one day it simply made click and now is one of my favourites. The track belongs to Console, from the album "Rocket it the Pocket" as "Crabcraft", and yes, lyrics are just beautiful, It's sort of a collaboration between amazing musicians 🤍.

[@TheDaarkHorse]

Please. PLEASE react to her other albums. They all are so different!!!

[@TheDaarkHorse]

Especially Biophilia and Vulnicura, oh my GOD that would be so amazing

[@AdrianMendoza23]

Great video. I love this album. Kid A came out a few months before Vespertine but I have always found the two albums similar in some ways.

[@davidtitterington]

When your eyes closed during the chorus of It's Not Up To You I got chills. That base line!

[@jean5416]

Hello fan of bjork I watch your reaction ^^ 3 rd song now. I just want to say quick : thank you. Finally , someone who do a reaction video about an album with real HEADPHONES ^^ and not tiny airpod . Happy you enjoy the 3 first track ^^ the rest are better ^^

[@tonynelson5161]

on the beginning of the track Aurora it's her walking through the snow. love this album. it's in my top 10 albums of all time

[@tomasignacio3473]

MORE BJORK

[@loganslone9436]

I loved watching you wonder over and over where she's from as you scroll past like three different things that say "Icelandic artist Bjork" hahaha

[@ijustneedmyself]

🤣

[@mustafaaltnkelle2475]

You should also check out Vulnicura by her. It's the evil sister of this, a breakup album.

[@aynosekeponer]

Yes!

[@jacvic0790]

Anyone in this comment section from the UK? An echo a stain's instrumental sounds like the soundtrack to the Wickerman rollercoaster at Alton towers (that's oddly specific but seriously look it up)

[@danieltopia]

I'd be curious to see if homogenic by Bjork would be able to get a 10 from you, since most people I ask put either homogenic or vespertine in their favorites from her. It has such lush strings, I think you'd really enjoy it

[@estebancaro9231]

I'm still waiting for Pop 2, but I love Björk so much 🖤 it would be nice if you also react to Homogenic - Medúlla and Vulnicura, there are my favorites albums alongside with Vespertine

[@user-ti2xy9fv6z]

You absolutely get It's Not up to You the way i do, i get so emotional listening to this track

[@NRobbi42]

I do hope you end up reacting to the 3 Björk albums that lead up to Vespertine. They're all more than worth a listen.

[@XOTheHosttt]

First video of someone reacting to Björk, subscribed.

[@t1ag0.feRRe1Ra]

this video is perfect, tnks dave

[@feli6277]

Excited for her new album!

[@frlo6969]

I LOVE YOU BJORK ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Isabella-vn2uf]

Since you like Tyler you should react to his friend's album SOLANGE "WHEN I GET HOME": the transitions man, THEY ARE SO GOOD. And the record itself, just futuristic, I think you'll love it. Btw nice video, I LOVE Bjork.

[@gxngy6612]

If you loved these songs you should listen to the live versions! Specifically hidden place from biophilia live, undo from vulnicura live, and the rest of the songs from vespertine live.

[@liteflightify]

Unlike quite a few Bjork fans, this isn’t one of my few favs from her. (I probably prefer Homogenic, Post and Medulla). I usually prefer Bjork a lil more out there and aggressive. But this is a beautiful, entrancing album. While “Pagan Poetry” might be my favorite song of hers.

[@Always_Focused]

Really outstanding record. I heard somewhere that she apparently used footsteps in the snow as PERCUSSION in one of the tracks? I mean if that’s not genius idk what is

[@AsmodeanEmpire]

Lol, Bjork is so closely identified with being from Iceland, I can’t even tell if you’re trolling or being honest when you mention the accent and wonder where she’s from

[@DAVECHER]

nah I had no idea lol

[@redmi8781]

Bjork is Goddess

[@TheRunwayPeeps]

More bjork pls! shes realising a new album soon, you should totally react to it

[@1.5bviews81]

Please React to Vulnicura by Björk

[@achnix3167]

Its fun to react to somebody who doesnt know who Björk is at all haha

[@user-uc9gi2xf8r]

kinda bugged you didn-t give bjork that much credit for producing these tracks... yeah she did not do it alone, but i-m sure she pulled her weight just fine. your first thought wasn-t 'wow bjork did a good job on this track' but, 'who did it? oh, it was this man...'

[@bearbear6896]

I just listened to this album and then this video got recommended to me let's goooo :D

[@allenrpn]

UNISON is her best 🎵 song it’s magical has everything.

[@Voltasaur]

“Micro beats” 😍

[@gurpchirp]

so rad to see the kids discover good tunes.

[@matthewwalter5432]

I listened to this stoned last summer shit slaps

[@ehianoctaviomorahernandez2624]

Gonna do that as well. 🥴

[@petal1622]

björk is a genius and a god of production

[@smurfette_blues7922]

Now i think someone describing a dream is only not boring when its in the context of a music review

[@Imontheedgewithyou]

"Undo" is from Opiate - 1% in 2/3 speed "Heirloom" is Console - Crabcraft

[@michaelyagoobian2965]

If you enjoy the little details you mention in the video, I highly suggest checking out the song Epizootics! by Scott Walker. Its a rollercoaster with stellar production and I swear I hear new tidbits of sound every time I listen to it.

[@gimmegimmechicken]

Heirloom will grow on you. It’s top 5 for me on Vespertine

[@stevevoyage]

She's from Iceland. That explains her accent.

[@iiloveemusic]

Her accent is so cool

[@madonnko]

I really like your reaction videos. Espacially for Tori Amos and Kate Bush. So I was thinking it'll be nice to see your reaction to David Bowies album "1. Outside" . It's one of my most favourtie albums of all time with Boys for Pele from Tori and Dreaming from Kate. It's very experimental and sick.

[@imeowmeow4868]

looooove your appreciation of the outros