Why Björk's Post Album Matters in the History of Music

by Mikhail Tank 

Björk's second solo label album, (third in total) is titled, POST. If you  watch  the hyper/sonic music video for 'It's All So Quiet', you will see  a  dancing mail-box, if you look at the album cover, you will see Sir  Chalayan's Royal Mail Envelope Jacket that Björk whimsically wears. The  album was mostly recorded at the same Bahamas recording studio as the  elegant Sade Adu's 'Love Is Stronger Than Pride' - Compass Point (see  photos here: https://www.studioexpresso.com/Spotlight%20Archive/Spotlight%20compasspoint.htm).

POST is a whimsical tale, Part II of what Björk called her early "greatest   hits". It is deeply alive and in the moment, even though she went back to London in order to fine-tune the record in its final stretch.

Björk loves to live and create near the ocean, it provides her with home, depth, and confidence. She heard the original version of "It's Oh So   Quiet" on the DIVA collection at a truck stop (hear the original here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ojarj6nTM4 & see the actual DIVA Album https://www.discogs.com/master/672643-Various-DivaCollection).

My  favorite tongue in cheek line  of the record is, "Lottery or Car Crash  or You Join a Cult" from  'Possibly, Maybe' ~ it makes me smile and/or  laugh. The track I wish was a single and music video, which I actually  plan on creating a Darksoul Theatre (my music-theatre, circa 1993)  licensed cover version of, in the future --  is the Tricky co-produced,  ENJOY. I Miss You is super-fun, The Modern Things is a lovely Freud's   Id track, Cover Me (I love the REAL Bat-Cave version available on the   Army of Me maxi-single), Army of Me is excellent and I would love NEW   remixes, it deserves an updated remix maxi-release, You've Been Flirting Again -- I love the Icelandic variant, it lyrically crawls.

This  is one of those albums that will live-on forever, because it  inspires Vivaciousness and Life, and even though Björk called it her  "Promiscuous Record" -- perhaps its ability to not overthink or over-produce has created an everlasting Living Musical Gem.

I would love a new re-release of the album, featuring DISC 1 Full Album   in HD Audio. DISC 2 Variant Master with other versions / demos as noted above, including B-sides. DISC 3 Audio Creative Commentary about each   track and the creative concept behind the entire project. Packaged with  a  (re-printed) hand-written and signed letter from Björk to the music appreciators. Would also love to perhaps - collaborate in the future.

Best, Mt