Björk - Live from Langholtskirkja, Reykjavík [Voltaïc]

[@PiotrBuczek]

Thanks a lot for the upload of this small gem. It made my day! I'm sick with covid and isolating from my family - including my 10m old son. It's the longest time I spent without being able to hug him or play with him, which is pretty tough, and the intimacy of this unique concert soothes the time a bit...

[@faberCTI]

You don't know how much this comment warms my heart ♥️♥️♥️ I wish a speedy recovery! I've had a long covid myself this year and I know how hard it is to being isolated 💫

[@richlee9349]

@@faberCTI perhaps global sickness and isolation are what lead to our peoples joining as one human species in order to save itself. Anyway, good blast from the past (one that was deliciously new to me, for one). Thank you for sharing. bjork’s quiet confidence and unapologetic excellence in craft throughout this? it’s a balm

[@arturtyszkiewicz1643]

[@fidellopezbarquiel7958]

I wish a speedy recovery! Good vibes! 💪💪💪💪

[@EonBM]

Went through this a month ago, without my son to hug and play with. ❤❤💪🏽

[@mah3223alia]

I was just watching this and my son, who has a psychotic disorder and is very unwell, walked past the door and said " is that bjork? She's lovely" She truly is. Thank you Bjork....

[@froggreen2067]

❤❤❤

[@zapacila2955]

❤❤❤

[@fernandomarmol4758]

Esta cantautora es extrañamente empática, quizá sanadora, aunque no siempre nos demos cuenta, de seguro, además de talentosa tiene el don de conectar. Lo que decís enociona por vos y tu hijo, claro también por Björk

[@mah3223alia]

​@@fernandomarmol4758 ❤❤

[@Boyish000]

​​@@mah3223alia the healer comment is not outlandish. björk quite literally made me a better husband after hearing the song Stonemilker for the 5th time where it hit me really hard that i never want my wife to feel this pain of our 11 year old relationship failing. the song actually made me drop a tear from each eye. it was crazy. i used to have a strong tendancy to be cold like my father. it changed me for the better

[@anubis7242]

I know I'm not the only one when I say that I'm violently Happy for Bjork still being here with us.

[@djm4854]

Why wouldn't she be? Was she sick or something?

[@mv3671]

Lol too cheesy

[@arkoobi]

Me too! Perhaps it's just Human Behavior.

[@skandababy]

@@arkoobi Actually, this wasn't supposed to happen, but im glad it did.

[@breakdancinfool]

You're not alone! Ive adored her music for so long(since the Sugarcubes!), she feels almost like an old friend! She sounds amazing since having that vocal node surgery too! Nice to know she isnt in pain anymore

[@dianeh1162]

Bjork is a gift to the world.

[@fenian21]

because she is so sweet,right?

[@fizollorudolf7492]

ICH BIN EIN DEUTSCHER. DENKE GENAUSO.

[@sebastian_reu9220]

The greatest!❤

[@diegoandresterzaga4380]

I WONDER HOW BIG IS HER MARKET .

[@hughwilliamlewiscook9101]

Why?

[@RShingLaiHo]

Bjork has evolved to a point where whatever she utters become art.

[@NotbecauseIcoudnt]

... a hot disorienting mess

[@GinettaBwabye]

Antyart, and antyculture...

[@onealspence8548]

Not quite getting it but it's coolish will always be a fan however

[@leonardoiglesias2394]

Really…..I think she is a terrible singer.

[@RShingLaiHo]

@@leonardoiglesias2394 I agree. Not all she touches turn gold!

[@ArchAngelManga]

I've never really listened to Björk before, but good god was this incredible. She's completely unique

[@sisterseeth]

I'm so happy for you! You've got a LOT of good material out there to work with. Bjork has worked her butt off since the 80s, so there's a lot to go through. If you like this type of paired down, vocal-centered vibe, I would go for Biophilia, Medulla, Verspertine, Homogenic. If you love techno-tribal, unique beats, go for Debut, Post, Volta, and the many, many remix albums (my fav being Biophilia remixes named Bastards - arguably better than the original depending on your preferences). And then you have all of the live DVDs, albums, etc which are all usually done on different instruments and with new vocalizations, backup groups, DJs, ect. She rarely does the same thing in the same way, twice. Every project she does is always massive in conceptual scope. It's a feast. Her last few albums have been so vastly orchestral and dismissive of familiar time signatures/harmonies, it's been difficult for me to settle into them. I would LOVE to be just discovering her work. Have fun and go places!

[@ArchAngelManga]

@@sisterseeth thank you Brian, all of that info is really helpful. I'm aware her discography is very eclectic, but I prefer the stripped down, vocal-centric vibe of this as you so eloquently described. I'll be sure to put your album recommendations on my playlist and run through them over the weekend!

[@nataliesharif7543]

Do yourself a favor check out her whole catalogue, collaborations, all of it. Sick, just sick. Been listening to her since she was in the Sugarcubes. She can't help but to be totally original and unique.

[@christopherlabas7724]

Bjork shows us her incredible mastery of sound, and the sound of a voice in song and with instruments. But she also uses language in a way that goes beyond poetry and singing. I think she is the genius of our generation! Really fine, this!

[@JustBeeCharmer]

her voice sounds so metallic and crystalline it matches so well the instruments, immature's version is so amazing

[@JustFiddler]

indeed

[@zbulimimusic6816]

most vocalists would sound completely out of place over this instrumentation

[@leonardoiglesias2394]

Her voice sounds exactly like someone who doesnt have the slightest idea about how to sing…she sings like an untalented 12 year old…but the audience understands she is a genius…we, normal people dont.

[@raywright8226]

Ohhhh 🥰 Bjork's golden voice! I'm so blessed to be alive at the same time as Bjork 👏🙏💗

[@bluetickgamer]

Seeing Björk sing live in Iceland is now at the top of my bucket list. Seriously, if she ever does another show like this in her home country I will do everything I can to have my butt sitting and listening to her sing. We are so lucky we have her singing for us!

[@marymaynard7010]

I'm so happy to see all these lovely positive comments for Bjork.. I loved her since I first herd her and then went out and bought her first album Debut.. ( on cassette 🤭) see her at Wembley too. She is phenomenal xx a true gift xx

[@magrojean4243]

she´s not only sweet .....and ....and .and.... she symbolizes all the sorceresses the christian world has brought on the scaffold. Thanx for all these sorceresses that come back and portray our decadent society. God bless you /the right one!!!!

[@aclark903]

Merry Christmas!🎄

[@The58stupot]

True vocal mastery. Pure and unique. Thank you Bjork you are very very special.

[@ricardomendoza5919]

I wish the world would be safe again so she could come down and give us a good concert we understand where you’re coming from God bless you and have a great journey hope to see you at the Hollywood bowl 💙💜💜💕💙💙💙 We need world peace💚💙💙☠️☠️☠️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️

[@jimshepherd2311]

I love it when I don't have the time to listen but what transpires grabs me by the senses and compells me to listen and stop what I'm doing to give it my full attention. Mesmerising!

[@ancientnature]

Same here😊😊😊😊😊

[@elys6982]

Me pasa lo mismo! Saludos desde Argentina

[@tracigreen5509]

Bjork totally was my 90s crush...melodic... beautiful...calming... sweet..talented. my girl

[@suzianthony4928]

Beautiful 😍 and the smiling lady in the choir. Vibrant voices and instruments all around!! Yay Bjork keep 🌟 shining. What a gift our Father in Heaven gives us, music, life and love.

[@thekarmafarmer608]

A really great woman. A real gem creating art and happiness wherever and whatever she does.

[@katleenemmens]

My kids don't understand her music (yet) But i enjoy her so much...she's pure as glass.

[@smit15371]

Glass isnt actually pure, it's a homogeneous mixture of super-cooled molten sodium silicate and calcium silicate.

[@katleenemmens]

@@smit15371 just a way of expressing...but thanks for sharing your knowledge about glass 🙄

[@silvergirl7810]

@@smit15371🤓 it is when looking through it

[@Itsyrm8]

​@@katleenemmensyeah. The sodium. And that calcium aye

[@viviennetate9816]

Simply extraordinary! Brass ensemble, harpsichord, organ, choir and mouth precision rhythm track. Who else but Björk has written and performed anything like this? I love that she continues to use live instrumental musicians and chorus singers on stage. Not stuck in a pit at the front of the stage, nor up the back some where, but right there with her. Her art transcends.

[@viviennetate9816]

Correction: Mouth percussion rhythm track.

[@evelynap9728]

This is what she has to say , and this how she has to say it , with all the freedom of her soul.💛She is an absolut outstanding artist !!! 🧚🧚‍♂

[@Rice0987]

Dont know why i didnt watch this EPIC concert earlier, but today i just woke up with some melody, but later "I’ve Seen It All" strongly started playing in my head and somehow i've came to Dull Flame and decided to watch some wariations on it and found this COSMOS! So, GREAT THANKS for sharing dis small universe of my favorite allkind of trumpets and Björk!🥳🤗

[@dianekaplanbroomell8657]

What a treat!!! I’ve always loved how she’s singing fresh every time- her improvisation and different phrasing every time, coming from such a genuine, musical place ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@martikosa100]

So happy that this amazing artist Is on the side of the light🙏❤️🍀

[@alexandraheinemann4470]

Wie traurig und dunkel wäre es auf der Welt ohne diese Lichter!🙏☀️

[@_t4Re_]

hvordan vager du å snakke så nedlatent om denn lille jenta? skamm deg! hun r lyset.

[@juliemartin934]

Musique. Muse ique. Hors du temps et partout à la fois, Björk est une des rares artistes, si ce n'est la seule où tu l'emmènes en -3000 dans le passé, où en +3000 dans le futur : sa Musique parlerai, parlera à tout le monde. Il n'existe pas encore de conjugaison adéquat pour décrire son multivers.

[@indigentphd]

The “OMG, who is that?” performer since age 11. So beautiful and unique. I’m right back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. We were all beautiful back then and social media hadn’t yet ruined our lives-good times-LOL.

[@giacomosalibra1656]

Bjork at her best. What a gem👏👏👏

[@christainroberts381]

Bjork is just on a whole other level. I am lucky to be alive in a time that is blessed with her creativity

[@stefanpichlmann6574]

So unique, so amazing. This music makes me sad and happy at the same time.

[@troygaspard6732]

The benefit of living in Iceland, though I'm sure this intimate concert sold out within minutes. How special to hear her with a brass ensemble.

[@DescifrandoelTarot]

Fabulosa, esta mujer es increíble, un bálsamo al oido

[@daniellekorneliussen4244]

So moving and beautiful to see our sparkling little songbird in this setting. Just so intimate and magic like she is in our own church.❤️

[@jamesian-allen8725]

She is amazing, her voice soars to the Heavens !

[@ElmarDertnig]

The last song made a tear of joy running down my cheek 😊

[@prdal]

pneumonia is one of my all time favorites from her. its sad how doesnt receive attention

[@f4gsforpele]

Ikr it’s my fav on Volta

[@hungryblitz]

pneumonia has to be one of her most emotional songs

[@berketexx]

its so healing, reassuring. brings me to tears

[@wallenbart54]

What an amazing performance! WOW!!! Blessings Bjork, Blessings.

[@debbiesherstobitoff3546]

Thank you so much for sharing this, l have been listening to Bjork since the beginning, this was Amazing!

[@LisaMilena]

Icon. Her music and presentations always get my attention. Such intense boundless music should be preserved in a time capsule.

[@agnesgiuseppin7734]

Quelle artiste magnifique! Sa voix est un cri de liberté et d´innovation! Merci pour le partage !!!!!

[@555espritnomade]

Björk is the first artist on Earth that made me feel like" No you're not fool, this somewhere else exists for real". I'm so grateful to her. Thanks for sharing this vidéo = )

[@gerrifortecaster7007]

I have years ago downloaded all of her music! There is no other vocalist nor stage performance comparable to Bjork she is one of a kind and thank God she’s shared her gift with us… her home and it’s isolated beauty is also breathtaking …

[@jarynm2011]

i adore every sound this woman creates

[@Secret4u2hear]

👽So Good to see her precious face again, God Bless Björk 🙏.

[@joethelion6016]

Beautiful unique Bjork, sublime vocalist and songwriter 🖤💙🖤

[@claranimmer7349]

How humble, not in love with her own voice, pure and touching she sings. Her songs are complicated and mysterious. The choir is great too.

[@joethelion6016]

When I first heard 'Play Dead' nearly 30 years ago it almost blew my mind. The production and the vocal are phenomenal.

[@jahnsgar]

Shattered by the flawlessness of this performance of pneumonia - as if it was solely created for this very moment 🤍

[@studioborgatta3504]

Wow, thank you for this, she holds such a special place in my heart. Her voice danced and echo'd throughout my ears and soul on multiple strolls through Paris. She is a pure artist at the truest sense of the word, I love her and this performance is a pure gift...

[@frkalleidoscope4915]

Extremely Beautiful. Bjork's music is living actually. Natural Pieces. I love we have her.

[@sergiovasquez8766]

Sea en el formato que sea, la voz única de Björk me hace gozar el alma. Es magia pura

[@philippadancer]

A remarkable woman! So sensitive and so talented! Love!!!

[@Tintin06]

Bjork Still creative Pure and organic and a good team of friends🌞 Thx

[@kevinmcgiffin10]

What a blessing to my ears 💖👏👏👏👏👏👏 We will listen to you forever .

[@toniscandella4746]

She's incredible, always has been

[@sayamiz]

What a beautiful performance… Björk and Mark Bell are great partners forever😢

[@Antny.25]

So beautiful to see how far she has came in life. 💖✨🎶

[@tmckmusic8584]

Bjork's voice sounds amazing with horn symphony.🙏

[@ratmdex]

THE AUDIO FOR THIS IS INCREDIBLE!

[@anaacosta2093]

it really is

[@川端かわばた-l5h]

もう、本当に声そのものが芸術的でいつまでも美しくてステキです😌✨✨

[@psykoz2459]

Bjork Magnifique !je l'aime depuis si longtemps !sa voix vous transperce et est si émouvante !!Un grand merci Pour ce beau partage 🙏💖

[@CesarHernandez-bz8xc]

Not everybody likes her, and I felt a bit disappointed when I found my family don't like her. Every time I found someone who likes her I feel some sort of communion, that we share much more than just the like for an artist. I'm very happy to belong to this siblinghood.

[@carolinapvils8009]

The most beautiful singer in the world!

[@cjschicagobwi]

What an incredible performance. Tak ! This is a gem to return to again and again. There is no performer in the world quite like Ms Bjork. . we are blessed to hear her golden voice. Seeing her live three times, once in Reykjavik,twice in New York, was like waking in to a beautiful dream.

[@btRU_funQsta]

somehow, hear handbell choir and crotales layered atop brass choir… amazing textures, and her characteristic Nordic modal bent - enthralling

[@gpeddino]

Such a beautiful rendition of "Sonnets / Unrealities XI".

[@theusmedeiros341]

06:37 def one of my fav versions of cover me, simply incredible. thanks for the upload

[@vitorialunaS2]

love this performance ♥️

[@SevenD-w6f]

Authentisch, Besessen und doch frei, provokativ und doch vereinnahmend- einfach nur schön, eine großartige, perfektionistische und doch geborene Künstlerin

[@tellurelli]

I saw her at radio city music hall in the late 80’s. She was in the sugarcubes and she stole the show. Then Siouxsie played and blew my mind.

[@implodingsoftly]

what a show!

[@ingeweeda]

singing in her native language is a force beyond words...

[@arkoobi]

What a treat! I'm so grateful for the upload as well as for the overall content in this channel! Allt er fullt af ást

[@faberCTI]

Thank you so much! 🫀

[@deano1018]

❤Bjork, she’s about 500 years ahead of her time.

[@nicolarollinson4381]

She still looks like a young girl. Her sound is utterly unmistakable and unique and mesmerising. Listening to this reminds me of when I was around 14, sitting a music exam, bored and completely unprepared, and Fire 🤔 Firebird by Stravinsky was played and we had to name the composer. I didn't have a clue who composed it but I felt liberated from the constraints of my stifling, organised life. It gave me hope. Completely off the musical tracj 😊 track but similar theme, a brilliant quote from dazzlingly irreverant House, the series, "Thats because you never did anything stupid or irresponsible or even vaguely interesting since you were 17". I have never climbed back into the box, since I heard that piece by Stravinsky and hearing Bjork again has convinced me that I must not feel pressured in this, the twilight of my life, to compromise my discordant life. Thank you

[@Gato19ba]

Meu Senhor do Bonfim, que linda essa apresentação, não havia visto ainda, a era Volta foi a primeira que acompanhei da Bjork, lembro como hj de ir na lan house só pra fazer o doload do cd na net kkkkk. Ouvi muittoooooo no meu MP3.

[@ThreeBeingOne]

Always have and will love, thank you all 🙏🏾

[@Jettypilelegs]

Vökuró is my funeral song, how beautiful to hear this harpsichord (one of my favourite instruments) version.

[@nikzane]

Well if this isn't the best surprise to find today on KZbin! Possibly Maybe… thank you for posting this! 😊❤

[@shannonnonnahs6943]

Simply Beautiful.

[@bachbachich2316]

Bjork's voice - doors to another reality!

[@kuronokei7821]

never get bored of Bjork. she is so beautiful and enigmatic

[@Yeetomato]

the choir looks like they're having so much fun with mouth's cradle

[@PrimitiveGuyStuff]

What an amazing artist. I've always loved her vocals. Very unusual and pleasing to listen to.

[@johnmcnally198]

I’ve got to say I am an 80’S child and really didn’t appreciate back then just how amazing Bjork is her music is totally hypnotizing powerful ,she has an amazing personality and she definitely deserves so much credit for her music and staying true to herself and not joining a major music brand

[@ElektronicCricket]

Björk surprise me every time, She’s a great artist, musician … thanks for sharing this beautiful concert. I like the way how she uses traditional instruments in her compositions , … ❤

[@lionelbeaulaton7610]

sublime l adore

[@jajraats2742]

Beautiful, cosmic essence and sparkles

[@flaviobarbosa9268]

i love your art so much i guess i can say i love you. warm hugs from brazil.

[@jrex9197]

Bjork, I wish there was a word more fitting than incredible ❤️💔

[@павелзаболотников-н3ш]

Бьорк-- настоящая! Обожаю ее.Самая крутая,опередившая свое время на десятки лет.

[@anny71000]

Wow,was f ein wunderschönes Raum Klang Erlebnis 🙏it's Beautiful ❤️

[@janewright2800]

What a voice and talent!!!

[@mimisinger4073]

Love her! Wish she l would do a world wide tour and new album

[@existentialfunk88]

Really needed this today. Just beautiful.

[@TheNocebo]

Bjork is getting old in a beaty way, and she still got It something magic in her voice. That world is better with Bjork! An icelandic treasure!

[@junelance5703]

Oh my heart. I love this so so so very much. I loved her at face value and my favorite albums, but this is next level and what she does near the end made me fall in love all over again.

[@sandylunden5782]

She can channel the instruments through her soul! Pretty amazing!

[@veroniqueboissacq3111]

beautifull...My day was a hell of vulgarity in Brussels where the people became stupid like no one can imagine. So listening to Bjork on my sad birthday is really a gift. Thank to her for illuminating this dark night.

[@annland781]

Happy Birthday. I'm sorry you had a bad day.

[@faberCTI]

Happy birthday! 🎆

[@luchosolher756]

No encuentro palabras para definir tanta dulzura, hermosura, preciosura... Esto y estar enamorado es lo mismo!

[@juancarlosdiaznuviala5150]

gracias por tanto...en tu vida.en la mia Parece que fue ayer cuando escuche por primera vez...tu alma.

[@AliceCavalera]

Voy a morirme sin saber pronunciar correctamente ¼ del título de éste vídeo. Aguante Björk!!!!(⁠๑⁠♡⁠⌓⁠♡⁠๑⁠)

[@coffeehigh420]

LOVE YOU, Björk