Bastards (Björk album)

Bastards
Remix album by
Björk
Released19 November 2012
Recorded2008–2011
Length68:20
LabelOne Little Indian
Producer
Björk chronology
Biophilia
(2011) 		Bastards
(2012) 		Björk: Biophilia Live
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.9/10[1]
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Aesthetic Magazine[3]
Consequence of Sound[4]
Pitchfork[5]

Bastards is the third remix album by Icelandic artist Björk, it was released on 19 November 2012.[6][7] The album features remixes of tracks from her seventh studio album, Biophilia (2011). All of the remixes were previously released on The Crystalline Series or the Biophilia Remix Series, and they were all remastered by Mandy Parnell.

Background

Although all tracks had already been released, Björk "felt it important to gather together the essence of the remixes" so she "picked a quarter of them for one CD for people who are perhaps not too sassy [sic] downloaders or don't have the time or energy to partake in the hunter-gathering rituals of the internet".[8] The cover features the 'strata' persona Björk adopted for the "Mutual Core" music video which was directed by Andrew Thomas Huang.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Björk and the listed co-writers. All tracks produced by Björk and the listed co-producers

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Crystalline" (Omar Souleyman Remix) 16bit (adaptation by Omar Souleyman)6:39
2."Virus" (Hudson Mohawke Peaches and Guacamol Remix)Sjón(remix by Hudson Mohawke)4:49
3."Sacrifice" (Death Grips Remix) (remix by Death Grips)4:17
4."Sacrifice" (Matthew Herbert's Pins and Needles Mix Edit) (remix and additional production by Matthew Herbert)0:37
5."Mutual Core" (These New Puritans Remix featuring Solomon Islands Song) (remix by These New Puritans)3:54
6."Hollow" (16bit Remix) 16bit (remix by 16bit)7:00
7."Mutual Core" (Matthew Herbert's Tectonic Plates Mix) (remix and additional production by Matthew Herbert)5:05
8."Thunderbolt" (Death Grips Remix)Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir(remix by Death Grips)5:04
9."Dark Matter" (Alva Noto Remodel)Mark Bell(remix by Alva Noto)5:40
10."Thunderbolt" (Omar Souleyman Remix)Oddný Eir(adaptation by Omar Souleyman)7:23
11."Solstice" (Current Value Remix)Sjón(remix by Current Value)6:28
12."Moon" (The Slips Remix)Damian Taylor(remix by The Slips)6:07
13."Crystalline" (Matthew Herbert Mix) 16bit (remix by Matthew Herbert)5:17

Sample credits

  • "Mutual Core" (These New Puritans Remix featuring Solomon Islands Song) includes samples from the traditional composition "Funeral Song (Solomon Islands 1978)", as extracted from the album Spirit of Melanesia by David Fanshawe.

Charts

Chart performance for Bastards
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 154
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 199
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] 30

References

  1. ^ "Björk: Bastards". AnyDecentMusic?. anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Björk". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ^ Slingerland, Calum (28 November 2012). "Album Review: Björk's "Bastards" Delivers Collection Of "Biophilia" Remixes That Explore New Sonic Horizons". Aesthetic Magazine.
  4. ^ Grant, Sarah H. (5 December 2012). "Album Review: Björk – bastards'". Consequence of Sound.
  5. ^ "Björk: Bastards Album Review". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ "Björk bastards". Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  7. ^ Pelly, Jenn. "Björk Announces Biophilia Remix Album, bastards". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Björk Announces Remix Album Entitled Bastards Featuring Hudmo, Death Grips". 8 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Björk – Bastards" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Chart Log UK 2012". Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  11. ^ "2012 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive 1st December 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2014.