björk : ancestress (vinyl version)

Ancestress · Björk
Fossora
℗ One Little Independent Records
Released on: 2022-09-30

vinyl version (first press)
without sindri eldon's vocals

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an epitaph for hildur rúna

words and music by björk
string and percussion arrangement by björk
beat by björk
programmed by björk and jake miller
vocals by björk
vocal arrangement by björk
produced by björk
engineered by bergur þórisson and jake miller

violins:
una sveinbjarnardóttir
helga þóra björgvinsdóttir
laura liu
ingrid karlsdóttir
geirþrúður ása guðjónsdóttir

violas:
þorunn ósk marinósdottir
lucja koczot

cellos:
sigurður bjarki gunnarsson
júlia mogensen

contrabass: xun yang

percussion: soraya nayyar

conductor: raghneiður ingunn jóhannsdóttir

strings recorded in viðistaðakirkja, hafnarfjörður 24 april 2021

[Ambroos]

This is very interesting to hear. There seem to be some other minor changes, there are more bass parts to the quiet part around 4:00-4:30. Sindri's harmonies add a lot to the vocals too. This feels like a draft, but as a result it gives us a super cool view into the creation process of the tracks!