Half of what was to become Debut was already written, including the opening track “Human Behaviour.” While searching for a producer, Björk continued writing material with 808 State’s Graham Massey. Labels like Warp.”īy the time The Sugarcubes’ 1992 album Stick Around for Joy was released, it was inevitable that Björk’s time with the band was done. And maybe what I'm understanding more and more as I get older, is that music like Kate Bush has really influenced me. She remarked to Time Magazine in 2015, "As a music nerd, I just had to follow my heart, and my heart was those beats that were happening in England. This “research” gave Björk a whole new world to explore which led to her musical identity moving further away from The Sugarcubes. So I would be up until early morning.sometimes from just the enthusiasm for the music.” Accompanying her on these late night adventures was producer Derek Birkett, whom she had previously given a demo of her own songs. She once told BBC News’ Liam Allen, “I remember going to Manchester, and 808 State taking me around, and me just seeing things that I'd never seen-that I'd hoped existed. The beginnings of what was to become Debut started in the late ‘80s when Björk moved to London and began exploring the city’s underground club scene. Debut comfortably slides in and out of genres from one song to the next without disturbing the flow, making the journey feel seamless. The album’s beauty lies in the fact that it cannot be placed into one category. Debut is an eleven-song night out with a friend who, with great delight, takes you to every single bar, dance club and after-hours spot she can think of.
Her work as lead singer of the Sugarcubes is a far cry from her solo output. It includes saxophone contributions from Oliver Lake.Thirty years ago when I first heard about Björk’s Debut, I, like many others, was expecting The Sugarcubes 2.0, but we were all dead wrong.
The Anchor Song, the final song of the standard album, was produced and written solely by Björk. I can be a coward a lot of the time and there comes a moment when I write a song when I get quite brave." As you know, you create pretty deep, full-on love relationships with friends. It's not erotic or sensual even if it may sound like that. Björk noted during an interview with David Hemingway, "A lot of my songs - including 'Big Time Sensuality' - are about my friends, not my lovers. It was quite liberating to sit down after writing a whole album to write from someone else's point of view." īig Time Sensuality was composed by main producer Nellee Hooper and is a house track about several aspects of her life at the time. Björk states, "It was actually fun because the character in the film was suffering and going through hardcore tough times and at the time I was at my happiest. Play Dead, the only song added to the reissue, was written after Debut and is based on the main character of the film 'The Young Americans' as she wrote the track after seeing the film. The track is about a specific person (rumoured to be her former boyfriend Dominic Thrupp) whom she is protective of and sees everything with a beauty point of view. Venus As a Boy was written solely by Björk in her living room in Iceland, and was one of the last songs recorded for the album. The track is about the relationship of humans and animals and includes several instruments from the timpani to synth riffs. Human Behaviour was written by Björk in her teen years, however she did not want to release it with The Sugarcubes as it had a completely different sound to the band. She first worked with the band Graham Massey from 808 Slate before being introduced to the main producer of Debut, Nellee Hooper. After this, Björk left Iceland for London and officially worked on what would become Debut.ījörk had already written countless songs for Debut, including the hit lead single Human Behaviour, however had not recorded any tracks. The Sugarcubes slowly drifted apart after less critical and commercial acclaim with their album 'Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!' and, in 1992, released their third and final album 'Stick Around For Joy'. In 1988, The Sugarcubes (whom she was in the position of vocalist) released the single Birthday to critical and commercial acclaim, reaching number 65 on the UK Singles Chart. Björk debuted as a solo artist in 1977 with her eponymous album Björk, however it was not until the late 1980s when she truly began strongly working in the music industry.
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