Björk – Utopia

Label:	One Little Indian – tplp1381
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Optimal Media Pressing
Country:	UK & US
Released:	Nov 24, 2017
Genre:	Electronic, Pop
Style:	Experimental, Vocal, Ambient

Tracklist

A1	Arisen My Senses Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Arca (4), Björk Written-By – Arca (4), Björk	5:01
A2	Blissing Me Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Arca (4), Björk Written-By – Björk	5:04
A3	The Gate Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Arca (4), Björk Written-By – Arca (4), Björk	6:34
B1	Body Memory Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Arca (4), Björk Written-By – Björk	10:12
B2	Losss Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Arca (4), Björk, Rabit (2) Written-By – Björk	7:13
C1	Utopia Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Arca (4), Björk Written-By – Björk	4:45
C2	Saint Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Arca (4), Björk Written-By – Björk	4:43
C3	Courtship Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Arca (4), Björk Recorded By [Original Recording] – Jessica Mayer, Ragnar Johnson Written-By – Björk	4:52
C4	Sue Me Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Arca (4), Björk Written-By – Arca (4), Björk	4:57
D1	Tabula Rasa Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Arca (4), Björk Written-By – Björk	4:42
D2	Claimstaker Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Arca (4), Björk Written-By – Arca (4), Björk	3:19
D3	Paradisia Producer [Produced By] – Björk Written-By – Björk	1:42
D4	Features Creatures Composed By [Original Recording], Performer [Original Recording], Recorded By [Original Recording] – Sarah Hopkins Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Björk Written-By – Björk, Sarah Hopkins	4:41
D5	Future Forever Lyrics By – Björk Producer [Produced By] – Arca (4), Björk Written-By – Arca (4), Björk	4:46

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – One Little Indian Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Wellhart Ltd
Copyright © – One Little Indian Ltd.
Copyright © – Wellhart Ltd
Published By – Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
Published By – Copyright Control
Lacquer Cut At – Black Saloon Studios
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BH98387

Credits

Artwork [Cover Art], Photography By [Cover Photography] – Jesse Kanda
Artwork [Cover Artwork Production By] – Juliette Larthe
Artwork [Facepiece By] – James Merry
Cello – Júlía Mogensen
Choir – Hamrahliðarkórinn*
Concept By [Conceived By] – Arca (4), Björk
Conductor [Conducted By] – Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir
Contrabass – Hávarður Tryggvason
Cover [Cover Character] – Björk
Creative Director [Assistant And Visual Co-creative Director] – James Merry
Creative Director [Cover Artwork Creative Direction] – Björk, James Merry, Jesse Kanda
Creative Director [Inside/Back Artwork Creative Direction] – Björk, M/M (Paris)
Electronics, Synth [Synth Melodies], Beats – Arca (4)
Engineer – Bart Migal, Bergur Þórisson, Chris Elms
Engineer [Choir Recording Engineer], Engineer [Flute Recording Engineer], Engineer [Harp Recording Engineer] – Bergur Þórisson
Engineer [Harp Recording Engineer] – Chris Elms
Field Recording – Chris Watson
Flute – Berglind María Tómasdóttir, Berglind Stefánsdóttir, Björg Brjánsdóttir, Dagný Marinósdóttir*, Emilía Rós Sigfúsdóttir, Hafdís Vigfúsdóttir, Melkorka Ólafsdóttir, Pamela de Sensi, Sigríður Hjördís Indriðadóttir, Steinunn Vala Pálsdóttir, Sólveig Magnúsdóttir, Áshildur Haraldsdóttir, Þuríður Jónsdóttir
Hair – Raphael Salley
Harp – Katie Buckley
Lacquer Cut By – Mandy*
Make-Up – Hungry (5)
Management [Björk Management] – Derek Birkett, Emma Birkett
Mastered By [Mastering] – Mandy Parnell
Mixed By – Heba Kadry (tracks: A2, B1, B2, C3, D2, D4), Marta Salogni (tracks: A1, A3, C1, C2, C4, D1, D3, D5)
Mixed By [Vocal Mix, Chorus Of] – Marta Salogni (tracks: B2)
Mixed By [Vocal Mixes] – Marta Salogni (tracks: A2)
Other [The Fifth Ear] – Robin Carolan
Photography By [Avian Fetus Photographed By] – Ken Kohl (2)
Recorded By [Bird Song Samples] – Jean C. Roché
Soloist [Flute Solo] – Berglind María Tómasdóttir, Melkorka Ólafsdóttir, Áshildur Haraldsdóttir
Typography, Illustration [Digital Illuminations] – M/M (Paris)
Vocals, Flute [Digital Flute], Flute, Arranged By [Cello], Arranged By [Choir], Arranged By [Vocal] – Björk

Notes

Standard black vinyl edition.

Optimal Media GmbH Pressing.

Some copies come with a digital download card.

All runouts hand-etched.

From the sleeve and inner sleeves:
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., except A1, A3, C4, D2, D5: published by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd./EMI April Music Inc (ASCAP); D4: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd./Copyright Control (APRA)

Original recording on D4: 'Kindred Spirits: Music for harmonic whirlies' composed, performed and recorded by Sarah Hopkins © 1996 Sarah Hopkins APRA

Original recording on C3: 'Mo-mo' track recorded in the village of Damaindeh-Bau, Finisterre Range, Papua New Guinea, taken from the album 'Sacred Flute Music From New Guinea: Madang/Windim Mabu' by Ragnar Johnson & Jessica Mayer © 2016 soma024, courtesy of Ideologic Organ/Editions Mego

Various bird song samples used by kind permission of Jean C. Roché from his recordings 'Oiseau du (Birds of) Venezuela'

Various Icelandic field recordings by Chris Watson

Thanks to David Toop and Stephen O'Malley for their help with sourcing and clearing samples

Thanks to Ásmundur Jónsson @ Smekkleysa

p/c 2017 One Little Indian Ltd / Wellhart Ltd
The copyright in this sound recordings is owned by One Little Indian Records
All rights reserved

Hype sticker:
björk
utopia
Björk
the new album
conceived by björk & arca
includes download card
tplp1381

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 5 016958 087814
Barcode (Scanned): 5016958087814

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