Leave it to Björk to make a concert release that can be treated as part of her regular body of work rather than a side note. While Björk fans have occasionally complained about the amount of repackaging of her albums, Voltaic reaffirms just how important the live aspect is to her music, and provides a couple of different perspectives on it as well. Volta sparked a particularly inspired and lavish tour that, arguably, ended up being bigger than the actual album was, but tapped into the most dramatic, primal, and elegant aspects of Björk's art overall. It's fitting, then, that the chronicles of the Volta tour are just as thoughtfully crafted as the shows were.
Cast
Björk
Self
Mark Bell
Beats, electronics (self)
Aðalheiður Þorsteinsdóttir
Choir, Alto Vocals (self)
Guðrún Finnbjarnardóttir
Choir, Alto Vocals (self)
Sólveig Samúelsdóttir
Choir, Alto Vocals (self)
Hugi Jónsson
Choir, Bass Vocals (self)
Brynja Guðmundsdóttir
Choir, Soprano Vocals (self)
Inga Harðardóttir
Choir, Soprano Vocals (self)
Margrét Sigurðardóttir
Choir, Soprano Vocals (self)
Guðmundur Vignir Karlsson
Choir, Tenor Vocals
Þorbjörn Sigurðsson
Choir, Tenor Vocals (self)
Chris Corsano
Drums, Percussion (self)
Bergún Snæbjörnsdóttir
French Horn (self)
Særún Ósk Pálmadóttir
French Horn (self)
Jónas Sen
Piano, Harpsichord, Organ (self)
Sigrún Jónsdóttir
Trombone (self)
Björk Níelsdóttir
Trumpet (self)
Valdís Þorkelsdóttir
Trumpet (self)
Crew
Russell Thomas
Director
Björk
Director, Songs
Andy Derbyshire
Producer
Tracy Fraser
Production Assistant
Rosemary Llagostera
Wardrobe Supervisor
Andrea Helgadóttir
Makeup Artist
Paul 'P-Dub' Walton
Sound Mixer
Sveinn Kjartansson
Sound Mixer, Sound Recordist
Simon Changer
Sound Engineer
Kevin Pruce
Sound Engineer
Mo Hausler
Assistant Sound Engineer
Graham Feast
Lighting Technician
Dave Jolly
Lighting Technician
Stevie Marr
Lighting Technician
Paul Normandale
Lighting Design
Richard Brisson
Special Effects
Damian Taylor
Music Director
Peter Van Der Velde
Production Manager
