Vespertine is the fourth studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk. It was released on 27 August 2001 in the United Kingdom by One Little Indian Records and in the United States by Elektra Entertainment. Björk aspired to create an album with minimal and intricate electronic music to evoke an intimate and domestic feeling, in contrast with the louder styles of her previous studio album Homogenic (1997). She enlisted producers such as Opiate, Console and the duo Matmos, and has also worked with harpist Zeena Parkins. Production on the album began whilst filming her role in Dancer in the Dark.
Björk wearing her swan dress at the 73rd Academy Awards
Vespertine's artwork and promotion had been compared to the mythical story of Leda and the Swan
Björk performing during the Vespertine world tour at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
The controversial music video for "Pagan Poetry", directed by Nick Knight, features highly stylised images of unsimulated sex, going in hand with Vespertine's central theme of eroticism and intimacy.
Björk Guðmundsdóttir is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and sometimes eccentric public persona, she has developed an eclectic musical style over a career spanning four decades, drawing on electronic, pop, experimental, trip hop, classical, and avant-garde music.
Björk in a publicity photo with The Sugarcubes in 1988
Björk performing in Japan with the Sugarcubes in 1992
Björk performing during the Homogenic tour in 1997
Björk at the 2001 Academy Awards, wearing her swan dress
