Later with Jools Holland (Björk DVD)
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Later with Jools Holland is an official DVD
released by Björk
on August 23, 2003. The DVD contains seven rare performances of Björk from 1995 to 1997 that have all been recorded on the Later with Jools Holland
program. All performances featured on the DVD are radically re-worked from the original album versions; for "Hyperballad" she is accompanied by electra strings; "Venus as a Boy
" with Guy Sigsworth
on harpsichord
; "Possibly Maybe
" with a full band featuring legendary slide guitar
ist BJ Cole; "Bachelorette
" and "Hunter
" with an Icelandic String Octet and Mark Bell, "Jóga
" with an Icelandic String Octet and "So Broken" accompanied by world famous Flamenco guitar
ist Raimundo Amador. Björk had also performed "Aeroplane" on the show with D'Influence
(her first ever live performance as a solo artist) but it is not included on the DVD, although it is erroneously mentioned on the insert track listing. The performance of "Jóga" also appears on another Jools Holland
DVD (Later With Jools Holland: Mellow), which was released in 2006. All the performances are of album tracks apart from "So Broken" which is a B-side
to the Jóga
single.
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
released by Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
on August 23, 2003. The DVD contains seven rare performances of Björk from 1995 to 1997 that have all been recorded on the Later with Jools Holland
Later with Jools Holland
Later... with Jools Holland is a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland. A spin-off of The Late Show, it has been running in short series since 1992 and is a part of BBC Two's late-night line-up, usually at around 11pm to 12 midnight...
program. All performances featured on the DVD are radically re-worked from the original album versions; for "Hyperballad" she is accompanied by electra strings; "Venus as a Boy
Venus as a Boy
"Venus as a Boy" is a song by Björk, released as the second single from her 1993 album Debut.-Background:Björk explained in an interview with David Hemingway:...
" with Guy Sigsworth
Guy Sigsworth
Guy Sigsworth is a U.K. based composer, producer and songwriter. In his career to date he has worked with many famous artists, including Seal, Björk, Goldie, Madonna, Britney Spears, Kate Havnevik, Bebel Gilberto, Mozez, David Sylvian and Alanis Morissette...
on harpsichord
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
; "Possibly Maybe
Possibly Maybe
"Possibly Maybe" is a song by Björk, released as the fifth single from her 1995 album Post. It is a song with deep electronic tones and soft beats that reflects on potential love....
" with a full band featuring legendary slide guitar
Slide guitar
Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles...
ist BJ Cole; "Bachelorette
Bachelorette (song)
"Bachelorette" is a song by Björk, released as the second single from her 1997 album Homogenic.The song was originally written for a film by Bernardo Bertolucci, but the project was withdrawn...
" and "Hunter
Hunter (Björk song)
"Hunter" is a song by Björk, released in 1998 as the third single from Homogenic. The song peaked at number 43 in the UK Singles Chart and at number 55 on the French Singles Chart.The song also appeared on the soundtrack to The X-Files movie....
" with an Icelandic String Octet and Mark Bell, "Jóga
Jóga
"Jóga" is a song by Björk, and the first single from her 1997 album Homogenic. It features a mix of classical string instruments with heavy electronic beats which is present in the whole album.-Background:...
" with an Icelandic String Octet and "So Broken" accompanied by world famous Flamenco guitar
Flamenco guitar
A flamenco guitar is a guitar similar to a classical guitar. Flamenco guitar also refers to toque, the guitar-playing part of the art of Flamenco.-Brief history:...
ist Raimundo Amador. Björk had also performed "Aeroplane" on the show with D'Influence
D'Influence
D'Influence is a British production team and acid jazz band. Formerly of The Echo Label they founded their own label, Freakstreet Records. Members include Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Anne Webb, Ed Baden-Powell, and Steve Marston....
(her first ever live performance as a solo artist) but it is not included on the DVD, although it is erroneously mentioned on the insert track listing. The performance of "Jóga" also appears on another Jools Holland
Jools Holland
Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Who, David Gilmour and Bono.Holland is a...
DVD (Later With Jools Holland: Mellow), which was released in 2006. All the performances are of album tracks apart from "So Broken" which is a B-side
Björk b-sides
This is a list of non-album tracks included on Björk's singles, and collaborations and alternate versions that have not appeared on any of her studio albums.-Pre-Solo:*Afi *Jólakötturinn...
to the Jóga
Jóga
"Jóga" is a song by Björk, and the first single from her 1997 album Homogenic. It features a mix of classical string instruments with heavy electronic beats which is present in the whole album.-Background:...
single.
Tracklist
- "Hyperballad"
- "Venus as a BoyVenus as a Boy"Venus as a Boy" is a song by Björk, released as the second single from her 1993 album Debut.-Background:Björk explained in an interview with David Hemingway:...
" - "Possibly MaybePossibly Maybe"Possibly Maybe" is a song by Björk, released as the fifth single from her 1995 album Post. It is a song with deep electronic tones and soft beats that reflects on potential love....
" - "BacheloretteBachelorette (song)"Bachelorette" is a song by Björk, released as the second single from her 1997 album Homogenic.The song was originally written for a film by Bernardo Bertolucci, but the project was withdrawn...
" - "HunterHunter (Björk song)"Hunter" is a song by Björk, released in 1998 as the third single from Homogenic. The song peaked at number 43 in the UK Singles Chart and at number 55 on the French Singles Chart.The song also appeared on the soundtrack to The X-Files movie....
" - "JógaJóga"Jóga" is a song by Björk, and the first single from her 1997 album Homogenic. It features a mix of classical string instruments with heavy electronic beats which is present in the whole album.-Background:...
" - "So Broken"