Björk "It's oh so quiet" (part 1)

Except from "It's oh so quiet" this single brings you two remixes and one non-LP-track. After the title-track the single starts off with a "You've been flirting again"-remix that begins with an uncontrollable atmosphere containing some tones. But suddenly the whole thing comes together and bursts out into a string-orchestra playing the most grateful string-arrangement for a very long time. The string-arrangements to this remix reminds me a lot of the type of string-arrangements romantic movies from the 50ths use to end up with. An interesting idea and a very good remix. Next track that stands in line is "Hyperballad (Over the edge)". When you listen to that one you can not imagine that the original version of "Hyperballad" is a beautiful masterpiece. Björk's vocalizations have been cut to pieces then thrown over the filthiest and most distorted drums ever. It sounds just the way you might have expected. Awful and glorious at the same time. Reminds me a little bit of Front 242's "Religion (Pussy Whipped mix)".

One thing I find impressing with this single is all the categorizes the four songs passes through. "It's oh so quiet" is a big band-jazz-song but I think you knew that already. The remaining track "Sweet, sweet intuition" is played all the way by an organ and reminds me a little bit of a psalm. The lyrics to "Sweet, sweet intuition" reminds me a lot of the lyrics to the song "Bedtime story" Björk wrote for Madonna. There are even three lines from "Bedtime story" that are repeated in this one ("And inside we are all still wet, longing and jerning"). There is not a song at this single that isn't well made. I think the ones that will like this single the most are all those people who are fascinated by Björk's incredible way to float between every possible musical category (You can count me to that crowd). A recommended one!