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Postby nicotobares » Fri May 06, 2022 5:41 pm

it's oh so quiet live - videoed but never released for voltaic live in reykjavik 2008

https://www.bjork.fr/Langholtskirkja
i remember seeing a youtube video of it. someone in the audience had recorded it.

it was A m e s s :shock:
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Postby arucinluv » Sat May 07, 2022 2:29 pm

A few other lost additions:

• The Elgar Sisters, mid 80s - Supposedly an entire album's worth that was considered for a Bad Taste / Smekkleysa release around Sugarcubes albums, and even touted to OLI who eventually just used two tracks as 'Debut' B-sides.
• Union ChAPEL (W/ bRODSKY qUARTET), lONDON 1999 - lIVE vHS/dvd.
I've seen it all (single) 2000 - Full single planned but scrapped.
iT'S NOT UP TO YOU (SINGLE & VIDEO) 2002 (vIDEO PRE-PRODUCTION PLANNED, BUT SCRAPPED to MOVe ON TO 'gREATEST hITS' / 'It's In Our Hands').
Where Is The Line (single) 2005 (Full single planned, but scrapped in favour of moving on to 'DR9' - All considered tracks split over various released promos / white labels though).
• sUGARCUBES (20th anniversary reunion), rEYKJAVÍK 2006 - LIVE DVD.
• Meredith Monk collaborations mid 00s-ish (supposedly a whole album's worth that Meredith is still sitting on).
• Inez & Vinoodh - 'Utopia' era photoshoot 2017 (provisional early cover shoot - never released).
thanks for the input! ok so:

a lot of the elgar sisters tracks were made available on the internet through the other member, Guðlaugur Kristinn óttarsson, but i don't know if all the tracks from that project are out there (i think they are).

i'm gonna add the scrapped singles, stonemilker and lionsong were also scrapped singles.

do we have any proof, source or more detail on the sugarcubes reunion dvd?

i do remember a partial recording of it's oh so quiet on yt, i think the audio might be on that bootleg blogspot.

the union chapel and meredith monk collab are already on the list.

about the unreleased inez & vinoodh photoshoot, i don't know anything about it, but i remember that ashley rose made some custom pieces for björk, but they were never used, maybe it relates to that? here's the post about it: https://www.instagram.com/p/BiLghZUAWjV
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Re: projects we don't have

Postby Anak » Sat May 07, 2022 5:20 pm

a lot of the elgar sisters tracks were made available on the internet through the other member, Guðlaugur Kristinn óttarsson, but i don't know if all the tracks from that project are out there (i think they are).
Where might one find these?
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Postby arucinluv » Sat May 07, 2022 7:19 pm

a lot of the elgar sisters tracks were made available on the internet through the other member, Guðlaugur Kristinn óttarsson, but i don't know if all the tracks from that project are out there (i think they are).
Where might one find these?
i'm not sure if there's anything missing

untitled song 3 is very :album8:, love it

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL01c ... jMj8lBlhZd
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Postby wontonbaby » Sat May 07, 2022 8:04 pm

it's oh so quiet live - videoed but never released for voltaic live in reykjavik 2008

https://www.bjork.fr/Langholtskirkja
i remember seeing a youtube video of it. someone in the audience had recorded it.

it was A m e s s :shock:

i didn't know there was any video. i've just had a search, was there more than this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpEc7XDcrSM

it's the first i've seen of it, it's better than i thought it would be :D
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Postby childwithlepro » Sun May 08, 2022 5:15 am

a lot of the elgar sisters tracks were made available on the internet through the other member, Guðlaugur Kristinn óttarsson, but i don't know if all the tracks from that project are out there (i think they are).
Where might one find these?
https://youtu.be/i4YBiK8fbH4
https://youtu.be/Sg8XOVaBSJ0
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Re: projects we don't have

Postby arucinluv » Mon May 09, 2022 2:03 pm

updated :squid:

added:
- Post Tour lost performances
- I've Seen It All scrapped single
- It's Not Up To You scrapped single
- Where Is The Line scrapped single
- Voltaic Reykjavik lost performances
- The Nordic House Christmas showcase lost performances
- biophilia Tour lost performances
- stonemilker and Lionsong scrapped singles

i need more info on the elgar sisters album, the sugarcubes reunion dvd and the unreleased utopia photoshoots

maybe mod could shine a light on a couple of these mysteries 8) or maybe create more :lol:
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Postby odduck » Mon May 09, 2022 3:33 pm

stonemilker and Lionsong scrapped singles
Unlike the other scrapped singles, I'm not sure Vulnicura was ever meant to have singles. Sure, there are a couple of (awful) radio edits, but that may have been label stuff, not actual interest on her part in releasing them as singles...
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Postby faber » Mon May 09, 2022 3:59 pm

stonemilker and Lionsong scrapped singles
Unlike the other scrapped singles, I'm not sure Vulnicura was ever meant to have singles. Sure, there are a couple of (awful) radio edits, but that may have been label stuff, not actual interest on her part in releasing them as singles...
I clearly remember someone on the 4um saying Stonemilker and Lionsong singles were planned but scrapped when Vulnicura was leaked 2 months before the actual release. I guess we would have had SM in january and LS in march 2015
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Postby arucinluv » Mon May 09, 2022 4:11 pm

^ that's what i remember as well
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Postby odduck » Mon May 09, 2022 4:17 pm

stonemilker and Lionsong scrapped singles
Unlike the other scrapped singles, I'm not sure Vulnicura was ever meant to have singles. Sure, there are a couple of (awful) radio edits, but that may have been label stuff, not actual interest on her part in releasing them as singles...
I clearly remember someone on the 4um saying Stonemilker and Lionsong singles were planned but scrapped when Vulnicura was leaked 2 months before the actual release. I guess we would have had SM in january and LS in march 2015
Was it Kriss85 tho? :shifty:
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Postby arucinluv » Mon May 09, 2022 4:19 pm

oop :mrgreen:
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Postby digitalsky » Mon May 09, 2022 7:07 pm

i have the nordic house christmas performance recordings ...

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i am missing "það á að gefa börnum brauð"

but please enjoy
Gilsbakkaþula
Jólasveinar Ganga Um Gólf
Jólasveinavísur

https://we.tl/t-aP2Sf3wEap
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Postby arucinluv » Mon May 09, 2022 9:24 pm

ooh thank you digitalsky :love: rare stuff
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Postby judaschrist » Mon May 09, 2022 9:49 pm

this is great! thanks.
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Postby mostico » Mon May 09, 2022 10:28 pm

slightly off topic, I apologize.
Been following this conversation and one thought keeps coming up. I keep thinking about how as her artistry ‘matures’, she becomes more selective about what she puts out. This goes from playing random unreleased songs that may or may not later be developed and and released to b-sides. Not to mention the appearances on others’ work. All the little documentary things and podcast things are no more. Not sure what I’m saying, but it’s all feeing a bit controlled and restrained. Like there’s an image or legacy to look out for.
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Postby arucinluv » Tue May 10, 2022 12:02 am

rare post demo tape https://www.instagram.com/p/cduapauu0vd

btw, should i add more demos to the list? what demos do we know of?
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Postby digitalsky » Tue May 10, 2022 12:35 am

rare post demo tape https://www.instagram.com/p/cduapauu0vd

btw, should i add more demos to the list? what demos do we know of?
where did that 'original working titles' thread go
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Postby digitalsky » Tue May 10, 2022 12:36 am

i have the nordic house christmas performance recordings ...

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i am missing "það á að gefa börnum brauð"

but please enjoy
Gilsbakkaþula
Jólasveinar Ganga Um Gólf
Jólasveinavísur

https://we.tl/t-aP2Sf3wEap
for the fashion nerds, she's wearing both of these dresses in layers:
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Postby arucinluv » Tue May 10, 2022 12:47 am

rare post demo tape https://www.instagram.com/p/cduapauu0vd

btw, should i add more demos to the list? what demos do we know of?
where did that 'original working titles' thread go
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Postby childwithlepro » Tue May 10, 2022 2:55 am

i am missing "það á að gefa börnum brauð"
we may not have the actual deal but have a snippet of björk singing that song... 46 years ago.

https://youtu.be/eGL9iC-R3yo?t=0m23s
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Re: projects we don't have

Postby SILHUETTE » Tue May 10, 2022 2:50 pm

what about the studio version of the original movie version of scatterheart, "smith & wesson"? i would like to hear the studio version some day, not just the rip from DITD.
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Postby Apex » Thu May 12, 2022 12:06 pm

rare post demo tape https://www.instagram.com/p/cduapauu0vd

btw, should i add more demos to the list? what demos do we know of?

it´s gone by now.
Has anyone saved it?
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Postby arucinluv » Thu May 12, 2022 1:48 pm

rare post demo tape https://www.instagram.com/p/cduapauu0vd

btw, should i add more demos to the list? what demos do we know of?

it´s gone by now.
Has anyone saved it?
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Postby childwithlepro » Wed May 18, 2022 3:51 pm

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Postby Simontreal » Thu May 19, 2022 1:07 am

oh my god ! are those demos available in mp3 in some fan's vault ?
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Postby SILHUETTE » Thu May 19, 2022 1:23 pm

marsid mitt... human behaviour :hyper:
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Postby SILHUETTE » Thu May 19, 2022 1:27 pm

oh my god ! are those demos available in mp3 in some fan's vault ?
i bet that if they are, collectors are willing to share them only for unimaginable sums of money :(
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Postby judaschrist » Thu May 19, 2022 4:50 pm

oh my god ! are those demos available in mp3 in some fan's vault ?
i bet that if they are, collectors are willing to share them only for unimaginable sums of money :(

long live capitalism! :?
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Re: projects we don't have

Postby odduck » Thu May 19, 2022 6:10 pm

oh my god ! are those demos available in mp3 in some fan's vault ?
i bet that if they are, collectors are willing to share them only for unimaginable sums of money :(
You might be overestimating the black market for The Sugarcubes demos (if there even is one).
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Re: projects we don't have

Postby childwithlepro » Thu May 19, 2022 11:29 pm

Well it’s been like 36 years but I still would like to hear.

I have some of those songs... somewhere, but not compiled like that (and in crappy quality). These are demos from “Life’s Too Good” together with demos for the “Skytturnar” movie soundtrack (which was never officially released). I guess this is some sort of compilation / mixtape.

What is “Heilagur Skrattinn”, does anyone know?

I know The Sugarcubes recorded their songs first in Icelandic, then translated them to English. In fact, there’s a 12 songs session recorded at Stuðmenn’s Grettisgata studio that was later polished in London with Derek Birkett around the time OLI was formed - which is where Ammæli (Birthday), Cat (Köttur) and some of the b-sides in Icelandic we got come from. But there should be more in Icelandic:

Blue Eyed Pop (Bláeygt Popp), Polo/Revolution (Bylting), Leather, Smokewell, Coldsweat (Kaldur Sviti), F***ing In Rhythm & Sorrow (Tekið Í Takt Og Trega), Sick for Toys (Veik Í Leikföng / Skalli)...

For “Here Today, Tomorrow, Next Week” they released both, English and Icelandic versions.

For “Stick around for Joy,” they recorded straight in English in LA with Paul Fox, I think.
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Re: projects we don't have

Postby jp4151 » Fri May 20, 2022 12:13 am

speaking of sugarcubes demos, does anyone know the origin of these demos:

https://gudmundsdottirbjork.blogspot.co ... sions.html

Features two songs that have never been released:

- leather
- stonewell

does anyone have them in better quality than available on the blog?
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Postby paganpoet » Fri Jun 03, 2022 5:48 pm


do we have any proof, source or more detail on the sugarcubes reunion dvd?

I was at the concert and there was a full pro-film crew there. Several folk asked members of the crew what the filming was for, and they all said it was for a later DVD released to support smekkleysa. I believe it was mentioned in several publications around the time too though. It was no secret. (I thiiiiiiiiiiink Einar even mentioned it on stage at one point when referencing the cameras, if memory serves).

But Björk immediately moved on to 'volta', and plans for the DVD just fell down the back of the sofa and forgot (Similar to what happened with plans for the Union CHapel live footage really, as 'Dancer In the Dark' immediately took over).
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Re: projects we don't have

Postby henz » Wed Oct 19, 2022 7:11 pm

list of all björk's projects that were never released. full spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... p=drivesdk

utopia

- "allow"/"Pierced Orchid"
Unreleased Utopia song. Described as "straight-forward" and "melodic". the lyrics illustrates the way that her relationship with arca has developed over time. In an Instagram story posted by Arca, the title "Allow" was written on one of many early tracklists for her "Kick" album series, meaning that this song was possibly considered for release by Arca, but later scrapped. Arca also stated on her Discord server that "Allow is Pierced Orchid" which could possibly be an alternate title for the song.
Note: There's a couple of copyright claims with this title registered on Lumen Database, dating from September and October 2017 (before Utopia's official release), which could mean that "Allow" was taken last minute from the album, but a leaked version was in circulation.

- "Body memory" (Unedited version)
Original 20 minutes long version of "Body memory".

- Collaboration with Tenores di Bitti
In an interview, one of the members of the italian vocal group stated that they recorded a song that "mixes sacred and profane" with Björk. He also mentions recording a video with Björk in a desecrated church. In a article with Jefferson Hack, Björk confirmed to be in Sardinia in the summer of 2015.
Note: Unconfirmed.

- "Utopia flutes"/Unknown flute songs
A different version of Utopia with only flutes, in a similar vein as "Vulnicura Strings", containing additional flute instrumental songs, which remain unreleased.
Note: The full project is likely to be unfinished or scrapped from the beginning, but the flute interludes are confirmed to exist.

vulnicura

- 3 unknown tracks
In a interview, Björk mentioned that 3 songs didn't make the cut for Vulnicura.
Note: It's possible that the version of Vulnicura sent early to journalists contained only the first 6 songs from the final record, and the latter 3 were added later in the tracklist.

- "History of Touches" music video directed by Chris Cunningham
On several screenshot of the early version of Vulnicura VR app's menu, it appears an icon for a video for "History of Touches" in gray, meaning that the video was in the works at that time. In a couple articles about Björk Digital published in 2016, a visual collaboration with Chris Cunningham is cited among the upcoming videos for the project. However, the video was never released.
Note: It's not known if the History of Touches video was ever finished, and it's not confirmed if Chris Cunningham was actually the director.

- "stonemilker" and "lionsong" singles
"Stonemilker" and "Lionsong" were meant to be the respectively the first and second singles from Vulnicura, but scrapped probably due to the leak and subsequent early release of the album. The songs were released as promo singles in certain regions.

- photoshoot with Nick Knight
On December 5, 2014 photographer Nick Knight posted about directing a shoot via Skype with Björk.

- Vulnicura tour official footage
The concert at Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik on November 5th, 2016 was filmed for a further video release but the recordings were scrapped.

biophilia

- Biophilia pt. 2
In a interview in 2011, Björk stated that Biophilia was meant to be a double album. In later interviews, she stated that a "Biophilia Pt. 2" could be made, but with a different name. It's rumoured that "Atom Dance" is part of these biophilia scrapped songs, from the same writing sessions of "Thunderbolt".
Note: This project is based on speculation and might not exist. But it's possible that she either had enough unused material from the Biophilia sessions for a second volume of the record, or she started working on a sequel between 2011 and 2013 and shelved it to work on Vulnicura.

- biophilia tour lost performances
During the Biophilia Tour, two songs were performed only once, with any recordings available. Those songs were "Unison", sung in Reykjavik, on October 11th, 2011 and "Immature", sung in Tokyo on August 6th, 2013.

- Biophilia tour official footage
The concert in Manchester, England on June 13th, 2011 was fully filmed but only "Thunderbolt" was released to the public. The concerts in Fès, Morocco, on June 12, 2012 and the concerts in Tokyo, Japan, on August 3rd and 6th, 2013 were possibly filmed, since snippets are shown in the "When Björk Met Attenborough" and "Björk at Miraikan" documentaries.

- Early version of Biophilia with one unreleased track
An early version of Biophilia with major differences from the final songs, including different tracklist, lyrics and production. In this version there is a unreleased song said to be short and almost instrumental.

volta

- 4 tracks with Timbaland
Björk made 7 tracks with Timbaland, from which 3 made into Volta, remaining 4 unreleased tracks.
Note: Likely to be concept demos. The unreleased beat "Work In Progress" is likely to be one them.

- "Earth intruders" (Unedited version)
Original 12 minutes long jam version of Earth Intruders. It was later shortened and added Konono N°1 and Chris Corsano.

- "Softly"
Unreleased Volta song. The song was performed only once with Toumani Diabaté, on August 10th, 2008 in Zaragoza, Spain.

- unknown track with Damian Taylor
Unknown song made with Damian Taylor early in the making of Volta. The song had filigree production similar to Vespertine.
Note: Could be a different version of a known song.

- Voltaïc Reykjavik lost performances
The showcase at Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik on August 8th, 2008 was filmed but never released in full. Only snippets of "Who Is It" and "It's Oh So Quiet" are available on the internet.

dr9

- "Haf", "Host", "Repose" and "Field Inversion"
Studio versions of the tracks used in the movie but not included in the soundtrack album. "Haf", "Host" and "Repose" are based on the same vocal loop as "The Ice Song" and "North". "Field Inversion" is a nōh score, similar to "Holographic Entrypoint".

- "Oboe techno song"
Unreleased DR9 song. It's an instrumental song written for 6 oboes, recorded in New York.

medúlla

- "Kantos"
unreleased medúlla song. The title appeared on a rare demo cd of the album on eBay.
Note: Could be an alternate title for a known song.

- "The Ice Song"
Unreleased Medúlla song. The song appears partially in "The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure" documentary.

- "The Lake Experience" demos
Early version of Medúlla. Supposedly, a whole album was either scrapped or reworked to become a vocal-only record. Includes early versions of "Who Is it", "Desired Constellation", "Mouth's Cradle", "Where Is The Line" and "Storm".

- songs with only piano and voice.
Recorded prior to Medúlla, from which the original version of "Ancestors" (previously named "Piano II") and possibly the demo of "Submarine" came from.

"where is the line" single
"Where is The Line" was meant to be the last single of the Medúlla era, but it was scrapped favour of moving on to Drawing Restraint 9 and Army of Me: Covers and Remixes releases. All considered remixes for the single release were split over various promos and white labels.

vespertine

- "A Different Kind of Love"
Said to be a early version of "Pagan poetry". Recorded during the filming of Dancer In The Dark.

- "Domestika" demos
Early version of Vespertine, with major differences from the final version, including different tracklist, lyrics and production.
Note: Not to be confused with the 2001 leaked version.

- "frosti" (Original Version)

"frosti" was an actual song with a vocal part to it, but later its melody was translated into a music box and included in Vespertine.

- "Inside"
Unreleased song made with Sam Zaman from State of Bengal. Recorded in November 1999.

- "It's Not Up To you" (Original Version)
Early version of "It's Not Up To you", said to be a "powerplant-protest" duet with icelandic electronic group GusGus.

- "it's not up to you" single
"It's Not Up To You" was meant to be the last single of the Vespertine era, but scrapped in favor of moving on to Greatest Hits and "It's In Our Hands" releases.

- "vökuró" (Vespertine Version)
First version of Vökuró, originally intended to be made with a music box, but the plates for the music boxes weren't made in time.
Note: It's unknown if Björk recorded her vocals for this version.

- "Who Is it" (Vespertine Version)
Studio version of the Vespertine version of Who Is It, played live twice in 2001, in Italy.

selmasongs

- "I've seen it all" single
"I've Seen It All" was planned to be released as a official single but scrapped. The song was released as a promo single.

homogenic

- 3 unknown tracks
In a work in progress CDr of the record, it's cited that Björk had 17 songs recorded for the album, from which 10 would be picked for the release. Excluding the known 10 songs and the 4 b-sides from Homogenic, 3 songs remain unreleased and unknown.

- "Alarm Call" music video directed by Paul White
The first music video for "Alarm Call" was directed by Paul White. It featured Björk in a similar dress to the one featured on the Homogenic album cover along with a dance scene in the Los Angeles Subway. However, Björk was not pleased with the result and a second video was directed by fashion designer Alexander McQueen and filmed in October 1998, over a two-day period in London.

- "Coba #1"
unreleased track from Homogenic. "Coba" refers to japanese accordionist Yasuhiro Kobayashi, who was part of the band during the Post Tour, and played on other songs on Homogenic.
Note: Could be an alternate title for a known song.

- Collaboration with Alec Empire
Some songs were sent to Alec Empire to work on, which includes "April" (All Neon Like demo) and a different version of 5 Years, which are available.

- Collaboration with Brodsky Quartet
Björk worked with the quartet prior to Homogenic, which includes "Yoga"(most probably "Jóga") and a different version of Sod Off.

Note: The collaboration with alec empire and Brodsky Quartet was meant to be a 4-track EP that had various release time frames, between 1997 and 2000.

- Collaboration with Plaid
Early sessions for Homogenic made in 1995. It's possible that "I Dare You" (Early version of 5 Years, performed live in 1995) and "Lilith" (from Plaid's album "Not for Threes") came from these sessions.
Note: Unconfirmed

- Collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan
Unreleased songs recorded in New York, after a collaboration with the member RZA was planned but didn't happened.

post

- Early version of Post
The album was delayed by several months, but the album leaked with some minor differences.

- "Gail Biffen"
Early version of "I Miss You". A part of it is featured in the "Vessel" video.

- "If You Complain Once more"
Early version of "Army of Me". Performed live during the Debut Tour.

- Hyperballad (The Chemical Brothers Remix)
This remix became their song "Dig Your Own Hole".

- post tour lost performances
During the Post Tour, two songs were performed only once, with any recording available. Those songs were "Motorcrash" by The Sugarcubes, performed in Portland on June 23rd, 1995 and "Sweet Intuition" performed at London on February 27th, 1997. The latter was filmed and released as the "Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire" VHS/DVD, but the performance of "Sweet Intuition" was cut.

- tracks with Evelyn Glennie
Unreleased tracks from Björk's collaboration with percussionist Evelyn Glennie, including a different take of "Oxygen".

debut

- Demos for brass
Demos recorded with an icelandic brass ensemble in 1988-1989, including early versions of "The Anchor Song" and "Aeroplane".

- "Marsinn Minn"
Early version of Human Behaviour, written during the Sugarcubes days.

- "Módir"
Unreleased Debut song. Performed live only once at Glastonbury Festival on June 25th, 1994.

- Sessions with Franne Golde, Paul Fox and Graham Massey
Early Debut sessions, before Björk stuck with Nellee Hooper as the main producer for the album.

- tracks with Corky Hale
Björk and Corky Hale recorded a 5-hour session of jazz standards in a studio in Los Angeles, including a cover of "My Funny Valentine" and "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries", the latter intended for the soundtrack of the movie Curly Sue.

- tracks with Oliver Lake
Includes a cover of "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries".

other

- Pierrot Lunaire
A classical piece composed by Arnold Schönberg, performed once in the Verbier Festival, Switzerland on August 4, 1996. The performance was recorded for a further release, but later scrapped. Only a few short clips of the concert are available.

- Soundboard live recordings
Every gig since 1998 was recorded in soundboard quality by Björk's team.

- "Stormy Weather" recordings
Official live recordings of "The Love That Went Out of Style" and "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (a duet with Joni Mitchell) performed live at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on April 16th 1998. The performances were meant for the compilation "Stormy Weather", where a rendition of "Gloomy Sunday" was released.

- Union chapel concerts official footage
The concerts at the Union Chapel, London, England on 9th and 11th of December, 1999 were recorded and filmed for a video release, but were later scrapped.
Note: The secret concert at St. George's Bristol, Bristol, England on December 4th, 1998 was recorded, but it's unknown if it was filmed or ever intended to be released.

- EP with Alec Empire and Brodsky Quartet
4-track EP that had various release time frames, between 1997 and 2000. The EP consisted of early Homogenic recordings with the Brodsky Quartet and produced by Alec Empire. The tracklist was:
1. April (Neon Like demo)
2. Yoga (Jóga)
3. Sod Off
4. 5 Years

- "Jericho"
Joni Mitchell cover, recorded in 2000, together with "The Boho Dance".

- Sessions with Brodsky Quartet
Studio sessions with the Brodsky Quartet were done in 2000, from which the "Strings" tracks from the "Family Tree" boxset came from. The full set of songs recorded remain unreleased.

- Greatest Hits tour official footage
The concerts at KeySpan Park, New York on 22nd and 23rd of August, 2003 were filmed for a further video release, but only "All Is Full of Love" and "Pluto" were made available in the documentary "Screaming Masterpiece".

- Remix for Peaches
A remix made by Björk for a Peaches song was set to be released in 2003, but it never saw the light of the day.
note: It's possible that the remix was never made or finished.

- "það á að gefa börnum brauð" lost performance
A special acoustic showcase was held at The Nordic House on December 23rd, 2008 where Björk sang 4 traditional icelandic Christmas songs accompanied by Jónas Sen. there's no recordings of "það á að gefa börnum brauð" available.

- Collaboration with Meredith Monk
2-piece music project with Meredith Monk recorded in 2011.
Note: As for 2015, the project remains unfinished.

- "Omnibus" boxset
A boxset announced briefly in 2015, contaning her first 8 albums, a lyric book and a score book. This boxset was later simplified as the "34 Scores" book.

- The Haxan Cloak remixes
Remixes of "Hunter" and "Army of Me" by The Haxan Cloak were intended to be released officially in 2015-2016. These remixes, as well as an edit of "Storm" were originally meant as reworks for the Vulnicura Tour, but not used.

- the northman ost outtakes
Robin Carolan and Sebastian Gainsborough stated in an interview that Björk's vocals were way more proeminent in the soundtrack, but later subdued in the mix.

missing info/source

- "Moving"
Kate Bush cover. Recorded during the Debut era?
Note: No source found.

- "Focus"
"Scatterheart" demo
Note: Unconfirmed

- Professional video for "Innocence"
?
Note: No source found.

- Unknown registered songs on multiple databases
Various unknown titles registered under Björk's name on different song databases (ASCAP, BMI), mostly registered in late 2015 - early 2016, except "Hymn", registered in 2019.
Note: Most of the titles are from unknown origin, except "April" ("All Neon Like" demo) and "Eternal Whirlwind" ("Hope" demo). "Green Machine", "Mutual Slump" and "No Place to Hide" are debunked as Björk songs.

- 360° videos for Vulnicura
360° videos for each track on Vulnicura, filmed in nature environments, similar as "Stonemilker"
Note: No source found.

- 2015 sessions
Rumoured studio sessions that happened from mid to late 2015, but didn't made into any record. Includes unreleased tracks with arca, among other producers.
Note: no source found.
wow. so well documented! Thanks
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Re: projects we don't have

Postby odduck » Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:19 pm

Why don't we use this list to write a petition to oli? How could we do that?
Because she calls the shots, and OLI can't convince her to do something she doesn't want to do.
If she wanted these things released, they would be released, instead or on top of more colored vinyls and cassettes.
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Postby henz » Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:13 pm

Why don't we use this list to write a petition to oli? How could we do that?
Because she calls the shots, and OLI can't convince her to do something she doesn't want to do.
If she wanted these things released, they would be released, instead or on top of more colored vinyls and cassettes.
That makes sense, yes.
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Postby arucinluv » Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:27 pm

i've been saying this for ages: if she put 12 demos and unreleaseds into a compilation it would sell like water but well...
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Postby arucinluv » Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:57 pm

btw updated the thread with a brand new fossora section + allow (utopia version), notget wip vr videos, atom dance ( :album11: version), early version of :album10:, selmasongs section, 2 :album2: demos, allow (kick version) & a bunch of utopia rumoured projects :squid:
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Postby nicotobares » Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:09 am

what are "early version of :album10:", and "allow (kick version)"

where were those mentioned?
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Postby arucinluv » Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:54 am

what are "early version of :album10:", and "allow (kick version)"

where were those mentioned?
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=26185&start=20#p1172327

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Postby kiknos » Thu Oct 20, 2022 6:37 am

Why don't we use this list to write a petition to oli? How could we do that?
Because she calls the shots, and OLI can't convince her to do something she doesn't want to do.
If she wanted these things released, they would be released, instead or on top of more colored vinyls and cassettes.
i also believe that they are saving material so that they can continue selling after she retires/dies.
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Postby henz » Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:13 pm

i've been saying this for ages: if she put 12 demos and unreleaseds into a compilation it would sell like water but well...
I could see it as a big project like family tree, with different versions of songs or unreleased songs.for example, Putting different versions together would give a new perspective of "reality", like a polyhedron. Polyhedrica as a title haha.

Why don't we use this list to write a petition to oli? How could we do that?
Because she calls the shots, and OLI can't convince her to do something she doesn't want to do.
If she wanted these things released, they would be released, instead or on top of more colored vinyls and cassettes.
i also believe that they are saving material so that they can continue selling after she retires/dies.
You're right. Although there could be enough material to release already maybe different versions or the unreleased tracks.
Anyway... It was nice dreaming it. Thanks for the info :love:
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Postby Animal » Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:17 pm

there is a full recording of pierrot lunaire in the most horrible quality imaginable i remember being so excited but it wasn't listenable :o
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Postby odduck » Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:32 pm

Polyhedrica as a title haha.
That title is great <3
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Re: projects we don't have

Postby meisbaer » Thu Oct 20, 2022 9:26 pm

Wow, that is a very well researched list!

I know some, but certainly not all of this. I am very curious about the selection of songs for The Lake experience.
- "the lake experience" demos
early version of medúlla. supposedly, a whole album was either scrapped or reworked to become a vocal-only record. includes early versions of "who is it", "desired constellation", "mouth's cradle", "where is the line" and "storm".
That makes sense, I always thought that these songs belonged together. Especially because they were all performed at the Greatest hits tour.
I love the Medúlla version of Where is the line, but that live version with Leila is really very cool. :hyper:

I thought it was really funny that she did 3 new songs and a b-sides for a greatest hits tour, but that setlist I saw at Rock Werchter was really great.

Bit curious which songs were also be part of those demos.
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Postby kiknos » Fri Oct 21, 2022 7:08 am


I thought it was really funny that she did 3 new songs and a b-sides for a greatest hits tour, but that setlist I saw at Rock Werchter was really great.
it almost feels like another planet to think that she used to perform unreleased songs during her tours! that was fun!
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Postby meisbaer » Fri Oct 21, 2022 10:08 pm

I looked at the later setlists, also some very cool songs selected.

I miss the b-sides. Things like Verandi or scary :love:
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Postby Apex » Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:27 am

I miss the b-sides. Things like Verandi or scary :love:
me too! those are my fav b-sides as well.
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Postby kiknos » Sun Oct 23, 2022 9:38 am

I miss the b-sides. Things like Verandi or scary :love:
me too! those are my fav b-sides as well.
not to mention generous palmstroke, nature is ancient, my spine or trance...
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Postby meisbaer » Sun Oct 23, 2022 8:03 pm

I miss the b-sides. Things like Verandi or scary :love:
me too! those are my fav b-sides as well.
not to mention generous palmstroke, nature is ancient, my spine or trance...
100%, love those! Trance would have strangely have fitted Fossora in a way :love:
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