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Watch Bj'rk in all of her batshit glory at the 941 Theater

POSTED: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 8:00 PM

Filed Under: Movies | Music trailer!

The good people at the Playlist posted this trailer of Bj'rk's upcoming Votalic: The Volta Tour DVD. I've never seen the Pixied One live but this makes me super jealous of all the Parisian/Icelandic (Reykjavikian?) fans who got to be see this in person.

Bjork - Voltaic: The Volta Tour
by ThePlaylist

Lucky for me then that the boys at the 941 Theater are giving Voltaic a home for its Philly premiere, complete with a Bj'rk costume contest (dude, when you wear a swan to the Academy Awards and that's the least crazy thing I've seen you wear, you know you're AWESOME). It all happens this Sat., June 20. From the 941 blog:

'Voltaic: The Volta tour Live in Paris and Reykjavik' is a remarkable, multi-media document of Bj'rk's visually dazzling Volta tour. Full of on-your-feet moments, the film features highlights recorded in Paris and Reykjavik, with performances of songs from Volta as well as earlier tracks including Hunter, Joga, Army of Me, and Hyperballad.

Bj'rk's band on the Volta tour included Mark Bell (LFO) on computers and keyboards and Damian Taylor on keyboards and programming. Drums and percussion were played by Chris Corsano (Sonic Youth, etc.); J'nas Sen played piano, harpsichord, and church organ; and Bj'rk's all female Icelandic 10-piece brass section rounded out the group. A dynamic, grand live experience, the Volta tour has been acclaimed around the world.

Have any of you guys seen Bj'rk live? What are your thoughts? I would have killed to see her do Med'lla live but I specifically remember having to work that night and being extremely mean to all of my customers because I knew what I was missing. Post your experiences in the comments and I'll give you extra points if you were cool enough to have seen the Sugarcubes.

Check Rep Film every week to find out what's going on at the 941 and various other Philly film goings-on.

Sat., June 20, 8 p.m., $7, 941 Theater, 941 N. Front St., 215-235-1385

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