Medúlla, meaning "bone marrow" in Latin, is an album by Icelandic singer/songwriter/musician Björk, which was released on 30 August 2004.
The album is almost entirely a cappella and constructed with human vocals; only few musical instruments are featured: a bass synthesizer on "Who Is It", piano on "Ancestors", a gong on "Pleasure Is All Mine" and a synthesizer on "Mouth's Cradle". However, the vocals are sometimes processed or sampled: for example, the atmospheric haze that dominates "Desired Constellation" was created from a sample of Björk singing the phrase "I'm not sure what to do with it" from "Hidden Place" on her previous album.
Track listing
All songs written by Björk unless otherwise noted.
"Pleasure Is All Mine" (Björk, Tagaq, Mike Patton) - 3:26
"Show Me Forgiveness" – 1:23
"Where Is the Line" – 4:41
"Vökuró" (Jórunn Viðar, Jakobína Sigurðardóttir) – 3:14
"Öll Birtan" – 1:52
"Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)" – 3:57
"Submarine" – 3:13
"Desired Constellation" (Björk, Olivier Alary) – 4:55
"Oceania" (Björk, Sjón) – 3:24
"Sonnets/Unrealities XI" (Björk, Cummings) – 1:59
"Ancestors" (Björk, Tagaq) – 4:08
"Mouth's Cradle" – 4:00
"Miðvikudags" – 1:24
"Triumph of a Heart" – 4:04
"Komið" (Japanese bonus track, iTunes release) – 2:02
