BJORK ‘DRAWING RESTRAINT #9’ LP

Description

LABEL: One Little Independent
RELEASE DATE: 06/26/2026
VARIANT: Black Vinyl LP

The Music from Matthew Barney’s Drawing Restraint 9is a soundtrack created by Bjork in collaboration with her then-partner Matthew Barney for his film of the same title.

For this project Bjork traveled to Japan to study ancient Japanese music. Several tracks are made with the sound of the sh, a Japanese instrument which contains 16 various reeds; the sh performances are from Mayumi Miyata, one of the world’s greatest sh players. She also appears in the film, playing her instrument. The songHolographic Entrypointfeatures a Noh score and vocal performance by Shiro Nomura. Bjrk broughtNamelessback from her 2003 tour, and, with the help of Leila Arab, looped and edited it to create the trackStorm.

Will Oldham (also known as Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy) is featured on the first track,Gratitude, singing a letter from a Japanese fisherman to General Douglas MacArthur set to a melody by Matthew Barney. Bjrk’s vocals feature only on the tracksBath, Storm, and Cetacea. Gratitude, ShimenawaandCetaceafeature harp player Zeena Parkins, who previously collaborated with Bjrk on her 2001 albumVespertine.Hunter Vesselwas later re-used on her albumVoltafor the tracksVertebr by VertebrandDeclare Independence.

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