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Band: Bjork Album name: Volta By Michael Skarsten After a three year dry spell, Bjork has released another full length studio album entitled Volta. This is the follow up to Bjork�s 2004 A capella album Medulla. Volta is by far Bjork�s most mainstream release. Chiming in at a quick ten tracks, it is a light hearted, beat driven album that explores modern sampling techniques that have been absent in her earlier albums. She has once again reinvented her sound, without losing her already vast fanbase. Not only is Volta a new chapter in Bjork�s musical catalog, it is also a cacophony of collaborations. Most notably being Timbaland (Producer of Justin Timberlake, and Nelly Furtado), Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt), and Antony Hegarty (Antony and the Johnson�s). Timbaland produced both singles on the album �Earth Intruder�s� and �Innocence� as well as �Hope�. Chippendale provides drums for several of the tracks, and Antony Hegarty sings on the tracks �Dull Flame of Desire� and the closing track �My Juvenile�. For the most part the collaborations are of great success. Innocence is the best song the album and Earth Intruders is a close second. Although Hegarty�s vocals on Dull Flame of Desire, can grow abrasive and Chippendale�s drum parts juxtapose his style showcased in Lightning Bolt (which isn�t necessarily a bad thing). One of the downsides to this record is it feels more like a collection of songs, than it does an album. Bjork did a shoddy job of building transitions between songs, and with general track listing. She added mediocre ambience that did not flow, or relate to the next track. This can be explained by the erratic production of the album. Another imperfection of this release is the track, �Declare Independence�. The song was obviously written to be performed live, yet it was still put on the album to familiarize an audience with the song. This was not a very tactful decision on Bjork�s part, the track should have been released as a B-side on the Innocence single. All in all, the album is another success in Bjork�s catalog. The songs are catchy (something lacking in the majority of her previous albums), the ideas are fresh, and her voice is as always, the most unique in the business. 
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