Tappi Tikarrass "Miranda"

Björk joined Tappi Tikarrass in 1981 after the demise of Exodus. They released two albums "Bitid fast i hvitid" and "Miranda" before they went their separate ways. "Miranda" was released in December 1983 and it became the band's last breath. Björk became a member of KUKL, already in September 1983, before the demise of Tappi Tikarrass, but still I'd say there's quite a big difference between Tappi and KUKL. Tappi Tikarrass' music was a lot more laidback than the gothic sound of KUKL. They played a cross between jazz, punk and pop. Their music was very varied and in some places you can even trace some disco-influences. Tappi Tikarrass had a male vocalist too. His name was Eythor Arnald, he was also the guitar-player and he did all the vocals before Björk entered the band in 1981. Björk's doing the major parts of vocals on "Miranda" since Eythor only sings in three songs. But the Björk/Eythor-duets were never as intensive as the Björk/Einar-duets and Eythor's voice is not as stunning as Einar's voice at all.

You've probably found out by now, Tappi's music was not at all as good as KUKL's music. The laidback sound of Tappi's probably the least experimental Björk-act ever. But "Miranda" is still a good "pop-record" and it contains some really good songs such as "Krid", a highly melodic pop-song or "Tjet", a melancholy pop-song, which suddenly bursts into a disco-track. What's most stunning about the record is Björk's voice. She was younger than me when she recorded this album, but her vocals are as great as on the "Post"-album. It was during this punk-era Björk developed her very unique singing style. You can't compare Tappi's music to any of Björk's later works, but "Miranda" is still a great album....for fanatics.