vessel
Vessel is the first live long-form video by Icelandic musician Björk, direc… Read Full Bio ↴Vessel is the first live long-form video by Icelandic musician Björk, directed by Stéphane Sednaoui — it was noted to have a lots of different camera angles, fades, rapid zooms and a preponderance of close-ups — and digitally mastered by Francis Milano and George Reisz, and produced by Elektra Entertainment. It was released in VHS on 5 September 1994, by One Little Indian, with a DVD reissue taking place on 13 May 2003. The release documents a concert by the artist during the 1994 tour held in support of her studio album Debut (1993) — which one is her second studio album, garnering positive reviews and commercial success, and a tour was launched later that year in support of the album, with concerts throughout the UK, Europe and the United States. It contains a concert at The Royalty Theater, recorded on 15 May 1994, and ten songs from the album — except for the songs "Like Someone in Love" and "Play Dead" —, in addition to a B-side — "Atlantic", released on the cassette single of "Human Behaviour" and the Japanese version of the album; an interview with Björk is interspersed throughout the setlist — presented in black and white, is interspersed throughout the video, showing her discussing a variety of themes, such as her dreams, the art of touring, music, and even some favorite recipes. Vessel was subject to mixed reviews from music critics, who had polarizing opinions on both the performances and Sednaoui's editing.

The set elicited mixed reviews from critics. Representing AllMusic, Heather Phares likened Vessel to "a time capsule of her work and image" at the time it was recorded, although he observed that it was not the "definitive representation of the Björk live experience". The critic also favored Sedanoui's work on the video. David Eimer of The Wire was critical of the approach taken with the live renditions, opining that Nellee Hooper's production was substituted by an "utterly conventional House beat". Eimer also opined that the interview with Björk did not portray her as "articulate or eloquent". In addition, he felt that the video fell short of the evolution of video technology, recognizing the inclusion of basic visual effects. University of Michigan–Dearborn's The Michigan Journal assessed that the recorded repertoire "sounds better live than on CD", complimenting the performance by Björk and the band
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Björk Lyrics


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Anchor Song I live by the ocean And during the night I dive into…
Atlantic Þú veist af allri hlýjunni Þú finnur allan hitan Þú veist…
Big Time Sensuality I can sense it Something important Is about to happen It's c…
Come to Me Come to me, I'll take care of you Protect you, come,…
Crying I travel All around the city Go in and out of Locomotives Al…
Human Behaviour If you ever get close to a human And human behavior Be…
One Day One day It will happen One day, one day It will all come…
There's More to Life Than This Come on girl Let's sneak out of this party It's getting bori…
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