Bjork Preps Voltaic Release

04/30/09 3:04pm

by Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack)

Bjork has set June 23 as the release date for Voltaic, her CD/DVD box set documenting the world tour behind 2007's Volta.

It will come out through Nonesuch Records in the U.S., One Little Indian in Britain and Universal in the rest of the world.

The release will be available in five different formats, according to Bjork's website.

The first DVD shows highlights of the tour from Paris and Reykjavik and includes songs such as "Hunter," "Joga," "Army Of Me" and "Hyperballad." The second DVD features all the music videos from Volta, including "Declare Independence," which was directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Michel Gondry, "Wanderlust," which was directed by Encyclopedia Pictura and "Earth Intruders," directed by French animator Michel Ocelot.

The first CD contains songs recorded at London's Olympic Studios prior to Bjork's appearance at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival. The recording was done in one take. The second CD includes remixes from Volta by artists like Simian Mobile Disco, Matthew Herbert, Ghostigital and Modeselektor.

You'll be able to get Voltaic in the following formats: as a single CD or vinyl release that documents the London Olympic Studios show; a CD/DVD package with the Olympic Studios show and Paris/Reykjavik highlights DVD; as a CD/DVD package containing the latter two items and the Volta remixes CD; or as a CD/DVD/vinyl package that includes both CDs, the live DVD and three LPs that contain the same tracks.

The package was originally slotted for a March release, but was pushed back due to manufacturing problems. Universal Europe accidentally released 10,000 copies of the deluxe digi-pack format to stores last week.

Here is the track listing for Voltaic CD/DVD:

CD One:

"Wanderlust"
"Hunter"
"The Pleasure Is All Mine"
"Innocence"
"Army Of Me"
"I Miss You"
"Earth Intruders"
"All Is Full Of Love"
"Pagan Poetry"
"Vertebrae By Vertebrae"
"Declare Independence"

CD Two (The Volta Mixes):

"Earth Intruders" (XXXChange Remix)
"Innocence" (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
"Declare Independence" (Matthew Herbert Remix)
"Wanderlust" (Ratatat Remix)
"The Dull Flame Of Desire" (Modeselektor Remix For Girls)
"Earth Intruders" (Lexx Remix)
"Innocence" (Graeme Sinden Remix)
"Declare Independence" (Ghostigital Remix)
"The Dull Flame Of Desire" (Modeselektor Remix For Boys)
"Innocence" (Alva Noto Unitxt Remodel)
"Declare Independence" (Black Pus Remix)
"Innocence" (Simian Mobile Disco Dub Remix)

DVD One (The Volta Tour):

Live In Paris
"Brennio Pio Vitar"
"Earth Intruders"
"Hunter"
"Immature"
"Joga"
"The Pleasure Is All Mine"
"Vertebrae By Vertebrae"
"Where Is The Line"
"Who Is It"
"Desired Constellation"
"Army Of Me"
"Triumph Of A Heart"
"Bachelorette"
"Wanderlust"
"Hyperballad"
"Pluto"
"Declare Independence"

Live In Reykjavik:
"Pneumonia"
"Cover Me"
"My Juvenile"
"Immature"
"The Dull Flame Of Desire"
"Vokuro"
"Sonnets/Unrealities XI"
"Mouth's Cradle"

DVD Two:

The Volta Videos
"Earth Intruders"
"Declare Independence"
"Innocence"
"Wanderlust"
"The Dull Flame Of Desire"
"The Making Of Declare Independence"
"The Making of Wanderlust"

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