Björk's sixth full-length studio album Volta, a follow-up to 2004's Medúlla, will be released on May 7, 2007. It has been written and produced entirely by Björk herself and will feature ten new tracks. It will feature input from:
Timbaland (R&B and hip hop producer)
Antony Hegarty (Frontman and lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons)
Brian Chippendale (Drummer/vocalist in the band Lightning Bolt)
Chris Corsano (Drummer)
Toumani Diabate (Malian kora player)
Mark Bell (Musician and record producer.
Previous Björk collaborator since album Homogenic)
Sjón (Lyricist, has previously written the songs "Bachelorette" and "Oceania")
Konono N°1 (Musical group from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Min Xiao-Fen (Chinese pipa player and vocalist)
A ten-piece female brass section consisting of Icelandic musicians.
Bjork Volta Collaborators:
Timbaland (R&B and hip hop producer; he has worked with Björk on three tracks on the album. Seven tracks in total were recorded during the recording session which lasted for 3 hours and took place in Studio 4 at Manhattan Center Studios in New York City, USA.
Jimmy Douglas and Halsey Quemere were engineer and assistant engineer respectively. Timbaland had stated that he intended one of the tracks he did with Björk to appear on his new solo album but this did not materialise. The lead-off single from Volta, "Earth Intruders", is co-produced by Timbaland, as well as the tracks "Innocence" and "Hope")
Antony Hegarty (Frontman and lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons; two duets will appear on the album—"Dull Flame of Desire" and "My Juvenile". The collaborative sessions took place in Jamaica)
Brian Chippendale (Drummer/vocalist for the band Lightning Bolt)
Chris Corsano (Drummer)
Toumani Diabaté (Malian kora player)
Mark Bell (Musician and record producer; has been a previous collaborator since the album Homogenic)
Sjón (Lyricist; has previously written the songs "Bachelorette" and "Oceania"; he will be contributing lyrics to one song on the album)
Konono N°1 (Musical group from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; tracks recorded in June 2006 in Brussels)[16]
Min Xiao-Fen (Chinese pipa player and vocalist)
Björk has also put together her own ten-piece female brass section of Icelandic musicians who play on three tracks on the album.
Björk has also collaborated on tracks with the following artists during the Volta sessions, the status of which are as yet unknown.
Michael Pärt, music producer, "assisted at writing stages and involved in production and recording".
Damian Taylor, programmer on Vespertine, worked with Björk on material for Volta.
Source: Collaborators
Timbaland (R&B and hip hop producer)
Antony Hegarty (Frontman and lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons)
Brian Chippendale (Drummer/vocalist in the band Lightning Bolt)
Chris Corsano (Drummer)
Toumani Diabate (Malian kora player)
Mark Bell (Musician and record producer.
Previous Björk collaborator since album Homogenic)
Sjón (Lyricist, has previously written the songs "Bachelorette" and "Oceania")
Konono N°1 (Musical group from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Min Xiao-Fen (Chinese pipa player and vocalist)
A ten-piece female brass section consisting of Icelandic musicians.
Bjork Volta Collaborators:
Timbaland (R&B and hip hop producer; he has worked with Björk on three tracks on the album. Seven tracks in total were recorded during the recording session which lasted for 3 hours and took place in Studio 4 at Manhattan Center Studios in New York City, USA.
Jimmy Douglas and Halsey Quemere were engineer and assistant engineer respectively. Timbaland had stated that he intended one of the tracks he did with Björk to appear on his new solo album but this did not materialise. The lead-off single from Volta, "Earth Intruders", is co-produced by Timbaland, as well as the tracks "Innocence" and "Hope")
Antony Hegarty (Frontman and lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons; two duets will appear on the album—"Dull Flame of Desire" and "My Juvenile". The collaborative sessions took place in Jamaica)
Brian Chippendale (Drummer/vocalist for the band Lightning Bolt)
Chris Corsano (Drummer)
Toumani Diabaté (Malian kora player)
Mark Bell (Musician and record producer; has been a previous collaborator since the album Homogenic)
Sjón (Lyricist; has previously written the songs "Bachelorette" and "Oceania"; he will be contributing lyrics to one song on the album)
Konono N°1 (Musical group from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; tracks recorded in June 2006 in Brussels)[16]
Min Xiao-Fen (Chinese pipa player and vocalist)
Björk has also put together her own ten-piece female brass section of Icelandic musicians who play on three tracks on the album.
Björk has also collaborated on tracks with the following artists during the Volta sessions, the status of which are as yet unknown.
Michael Pärt, music producer, "assisted at writing stages and involved in production and recording".
Damian Taylor, programmer on Vespertine, worked with Björk on material for Volta.
Source: Collaborators
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