I'm a fountain of blood

Subscribers get notated transcriptions, guitar tab and other goodiesMusic in this episode:Björk - "Bachelorette" (1997)Björk - "Human Behaviour" (1993)Björk - "Isobel" (1995)Aubrey Ghent and Friends - "There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood" (1997)Carlos Di Sarli - "Indio Manso" (1958)Astor Piazzolla - "La Milonga del Angel" performed by Fabio Furia (2014)Björk - "Oceania" (2004)Müslüm Gürses - "Ask Tesadufleri Sever" (2006)Trio Shalva - "Bachelorette" (2013)Clams Casino - "Illest Alive" (2011)References:I draw on the Sonic Symbolism podcast episode on Homogenic, this Stereogum interview, and this Record Collector Magazine interview via a French Björk fan site.Björk mentions tango in this Apple Music interview at 48:50.My analysis draws on the score for “Bachelorette” that Björk included in her book 34 Scores for Piano, Harpsichord, Organ and Celeste.I discuss Thomas Turino’s book, Music as Social Life: The Politics of Participation.There are two instrumental layers in the track that I neglected to mention: tympani and distorted screaming mixed way in the background. It’s probably samples of Björk’s vocal track, but it’s hard to tell.I also forgot to point out an obstacle to covering Björk songs: she frequently sings in Icelandic, nonsense syllables, or combinations of the two. The end section of “Bachelorette” is a case in point. I guess you could just scat-sing all of that, but it’s not as straightforward as singing a song by a more conventional songwriter. Get full access to Ethan teaches you music at ethanhein.substack.com/subscribe