Björk discography | |
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Björk performing at Rock en Seine during the Volta Tour (2007). | |
Studio albums | 9 |
Soundtrack albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Remix albums | 6 |
Live albums | 7 |
Box sets | 4 |
Collaboration albums | 2 |
Singles | 39 |
Promotional singles | 6 |
Remixes series | 7 |
The discography of Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk consists of nine studio albums, two soundtrack albums, one compilation albums, six remix albums, seven live albums, four box sets, two collaboration albums, thirty-nine singles, six promotional singles and seven remixes series.
Björk started her career after a recording of her rendition of Tina Charles' 1976 song 'I Love to Love' became notorious on Icelandic radio. Her first eponymous solo release, considered juvenilia, was released under Fálkinn label in 1977. Thereafter, Björk ventured into music bands experiences, singing as the lead voice of groups like Tappi Tíkarrass, Kukl, The Elgar Sisters and, most notably, The Sugarcubes. In 1990 she released Gling-Gló alongside Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, a cover album of Jazz standards.
Bjork really can do no wrong, even though the album has a couple of mediocre cuts like 'Cover Me' and 'You've Been Flirting Again' holding her back from the album being as great as some of her other work, it's still a notable and important entry in the Bjork discography. I think she just got better and better.
Björk released her first solo studio album, titled Debut, in 1993, under One Little Indian Records. A sleeper hit in United Kingdom, the record eventually hit the top three in the Official Charts Company and received platinum certifications from BPI, RIAA and ARIA. The album included the singer’s debut single 'Human Behaviour', which gained chart success on BillboardAlternative and Dance charts. The album was later reissued to include the third single 'Play Dead', taken from the soundtrack of The Young Americans, which became her first top 20 single on BPI charts. Subsequent singles 'Big Time Sensuality' and 'Violently Happy' also obtained moderate chart success and recurrent rotation on MTV. Her second album, Post, was released in June 1995, and peaked at number two in the UK and was certified platinum by BPI and RIAA. The album spawned three top 10 singles in the UK, including 'Army of Me', 'Hyperballad' and 'It's Oh So Quiet', which became her best-selling single and was certified gold by BPI. The album was followed by a companion remix album, called Telegram (1996).
Björk focused on combining electronic beats with string instruments with her third album Homogenic (1997), which sold 1 million copies around Europe. In 2000, Björk starred in Lars von Trier's feature film Dancer in the Dark, for which she also composed the companion soundtrack Selmasongs. 'I've Seen It All', a promotional single from the album, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. Vespertine, the singer’s fourth studio album, was released in 2001 and was certified Gold in the UK. The following year, Björk released her Greatest Hits compilation, a companion box-set, Family Tree, and a series of live albums, collected in the Live Box box set.
In 2004, Björk released her fifth studio album, titled Medúlla, composed almost entirely using human voices and sounds. Its first promotional single, 'Oceania', was commissioned by the International Olympic Committee for the 2004 Summer Olympics and debuted at the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Athens. The next year, Björk starred and composed the soundtrack for Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 9. Björk released her sixth studio album, Volta, in 2007. The album was her first to reach the top 10 on Billboard 200 chart, while its first single 'Earth Intruders' is Björk highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The 2009 release Voltaïc, is a companion box-set consisting of live and remixes recordings.
Björk's seven studio album Biophilia (2011), was a multimedia project encompassing various apps for each song, a series of educational workshops in four continents, a worldwide tour and a documentary. After releasing several remixes as a part of 'The Crystalline Series' and the 'Biophilia Remix Series', Björk released a remix album titled Bastards in 2012. After the end of the tour, the singer released her sixth live album, Björk: Biophilia Live. Coinciding with a MoMaexhibiton on her career, Björk released her eight studio album, Vulnicura in 2015. The album was followed by the 'Vulnicura Remix Series', an acoustic album called Vulnicura Strings, and a live album, Vulnicura Live. Björk’s ninth studio album, Utopia, was released in November 2017.
- 1Albums
- 2Singles
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||||||||||
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ICE [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | FRA [4] | GER [5] | NOR [6] | SWE [7] | SWI [8] | UK [9] | US [10] | |||||||||
Debut |
| 2 | 10 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 61 |
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Post |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
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Homogenic |
| 1 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 28 |
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Vespertine |
| -- | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
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Medúlla |
| -- | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
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Volta |
| -- | 20 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
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Biophilia |
| 4 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 27 |
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Vulnicura |
| 1 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
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Utopia |
| 3 | 22 | -- | 35 | 26 | -- | 28 | 12 | 25 | 75 |
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'—' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Soundtrack albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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AUS [2] | AUT [33] | FRA [4] | GER [5] | JPN [34] | NOR [6] | SWE [7] | SWI [8] | UK [9] | US [10] | ||||||||||
Selmasongs |
| 54 | 21 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 41 |
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Drawing Restraint 9 |
| -- | -- | 67 | -- | 212 | -- | -- | -- | 141 | -- | ||||||||
'—' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Compilation albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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AUS [2] | AUT [33] | BEL (WA)[36] | GER [5] | JPN [34] | SWE [7] | SWI [8] | UK [9] | US [10] | |||
Greatest Hits |
| 84 | 64 | 18 | 71 | 20 | 52 | 24 | 53 | 115 |
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Remix albums[edit]
Title | Production details | Notes | Ref. |
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The Best Mixes from the Album-debut for All the People Who Don't Buy White-labels |
| Selection of remixes from Debut. Includes mixes from Underworld and The Sabres of Paradise. | [38] |
Telegram |
| Compilation of remixes from Post. It features remixes from Brodsky Quartet, Graham Massey and Eumir Deodato, along with vocals from Rodney P. It also includes the previously released song 'My Spine' with Evelyn Glennie. | [39] |
Army of Me: Remixes and Covers |
| A collection of remixes of 'Army of Me'. Björk selected twenty remixes from fans who put their version on her website. All proceeds went to UNICEF in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. As of January 2006, the album had raised around £250,000. | [40] [41] |
The Volta Mixes |
| Remixes from the Volta singles included with the Voltaïc box set. | [42] |
Bastards |
| The album features remixes from Biophilia previously released on The Crystalline Series and Biophilia Remix Series. The songs were remastered by Mandy Parnell. | [43] |
Vulnicura Strings |
| Acoustic version of 2015's Vulnicura. Also known asVulnicura Strings - The Acoustic Versions (Strings, Voice And Viola Organista Only) | [44] |
Live albums[edit]
Title | Production details | Notes | Ref. |
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Debut Live |
| The live albums previously included in Live Box, released as standalone albums in 2004. | [45] |
Post Live |
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Homogenic Live |
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Vespertine Live |
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Songs from the Volta Tour |
| A live album recorded at Olympic Studios in London in 2007. A CD/DVD version includes also two live performances recorded during the Volta Tour in Paris and Reykjavík. Both were also included in Voltaïc. | [46] [47] [48] |
Björk: Biophilia Live |
| The last Biophilia Tour show with 'in-the-round' format, performed at the Alexandra Palace in London, was directed and edited by Peter Strickland and Nick Fenton. It was released as a concert film, debuting at 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and then receiving a series of screening around the world. The album also features bonus footage recorded at the Miraikan in Tokyo. | [49] [50] [51] [52] |
Vulnicura Live |
| Initially available exclusively through Rough Trade record shops, limited to 1000 copies per format. It was released in a commercial form in 2016. | [53] |
Box sets[edit]
Title | Production details | Notes | Ref. |
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Family Tree |
| Box set released concurrently with Greatest Hits. It features 5 Mini CDs with different releases, including works with The Elgar Sisters, KUKL and The Sugarcubes, B-sides and demo versions, live unreleased performances with the Brodsky Quartet, and a CD titled Greatest Hits as Chosen by Björk, which features a different track listing from the former release. | [54] |
Live Box |
| It includes the live albums Debut Live, Post Live, Homogenic Live and Vespertine Live, along with a DVD with various TV and live performances, and a booklet featuring an interview between Björk and Ásmundur Jónsson. The four CDs were later released separately. | [55] |
Surrounded |
| A limited-release box set which included the then-5 studio albums and 2 soundtrack albums released in DualDisc format. On the CD sides, it includes the original albums, while the DVD sides contain each album remastered in Dolby Digital and DTS 96/24 5.1 surround sound. The corresponding music videos are also featured on the discs and are in PCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1. | [56] [57] |
Voltaïc |
| This box-set includes various Volta-related materials: a live album recorded at Olympic Studios (Songs from the Volta Tour); a DVD (The Volta Tour live in Paris and Reykjavík) with two different performances: a show in Paris during the Volta Tour and an acoustic showcase which took place after the end of the tour in Reykjavík; a DVD with the music videos of the singles released from Volta and a CD with remixes of the songs. The live CD and DVD were issued as standalone albums. | [48] [58] |
Collaboration albums[edit]
Title | Production details | Notes | Ref. |
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Gling-Gló |
| An album released with the Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, under the name Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar. Along with original songs, it features covers of Jazz standards sung in Icelandic. | [59] |
Mount Wittenberg Orca |
| A collaboration EP released with the Dirty Projectors. All digital sales proceeds were donated to the National Geographic Society Oceans Initiatives, which helps create international marine protected areas. | [60] |
Video albums[edit]
Other recordings[edit]
Title | Production details | Notes | Ref. |
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Björk |
| In 1977, Björk released an eponymous album under her name Björk Guðmundsdóttir. It includes several cover songs. It is considered juvenilia and it is not included in her official solo discography. | [61] [62] [63] [64] |
Singles[edit]
As lead artist[edit]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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ICE [65][66] | AUS [2] | FRA [4] | GER [5] | IRE [67] | ITA | SWE [7] | SPA [68] | UK [9] | US [69] | ||||||||||
1977 | 'I Love to Love' | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Non-album single | |||||||
1993 | 'Human Behaviour' | 1 | 63 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 | -- | 36 | 109 | Debut | |||||||
'Venus as a Boy' | 1 | 92 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39 | -- | 29 | -- | |||||||||
'Play Dead' (featuring David Arnold) | 18 | 65 | -- | 41 | 18 | -- | 7 | -- | 12 | -- | |||||||||
'Big Time Sensuality' | 1 | 62 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 88 | |||||||||
1994 | 'Violently Happy' | -- | 94 | 31 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | -- | ||||||||
1995 | 'Army of Me' | 1 | 35 | 22 | 55 | -- | -- | 12 | -- | 10 | -- | Post | |||||||
'Isobel' | 2 | 67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | -- | |||||||||
'It's Oh So Quiet' | 1 | 6 | 57 | -- | 7 | -- | 29 | -- | 4 | 109 | |||||||||
1996 | 'Hyperballad' | 13 | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34 | -- | 8 | -- | ||||||||
'Possibly Maybe' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | -- | |||||||||
1997 | 'I Miss You' | -- | 118 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36 | -- | ||||||||
'Jóga' | 1 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | 34 | 37 | -- | -- | -- | Homogenic | ||||||||
'Bachelorette' | 6 | 95 | 17 | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- | 21 | -- | |||||||||
1998 | 'Hunter' | -- | -- | 55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44 | -- | ||||||||
'Alarm Call' | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | -- | |||||||||
1999 | 'All Is Full of Love' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24 | -- | ||||||||
2001 | 'Hidden Place' | -- | 54 | 20 | 70 | -- | 24 | 47 | 1 | 21 | -- | Vespertine | |||||||
'Pagan Poetry' | -- | 106 | 49 | -- | -- | 20 | -- | 6 | 38 | -- | |||||||||
2002 | 'Cocoon' | -- | 74 | 61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 35 | -- | ||||||||
'It's in Our Hands' | -- | -- | 97 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37 | -- | Greatest Hits | ||||||||
2004 | 'Who Is It' | -- | -- | 62 | -- | -- | 26 | -- | 5 | 26 | -- | Medúlla | |||||||
2005 | 'Triumph of a Heart' | -- | -- | 63 | -- | -- | 33 | -- | 6 | 31 | -- | ||||||||
2007 | 'Earth Intruders' | -- | -- | 64 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 78 | 84 | Volta | |||||||
'Innocence' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
2008 | 'Declare Independence' | -- | -- | 68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
'Wanderlust' | -- | -- | 67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
'The Dull Flame of Desire' (featuring Antony Hegarty) | -- | -- | 72 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
'Náttúra' | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39 | -- | 102 | -- | Non-album singles | ||||||||
2010 | 'The Comet Song' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
2011 | 'Crystalline' | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Biophilia | |||||||
'Cosmogony' | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
'Virus' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
'Moon' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
2017 | 'The Gate' | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Utopia | |||||||
'Blissing Me' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
'Arisen My Senses' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart |
As featured artist[edit]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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UK [9] | AUS [2] | IRE [67] | |||||||||||||||||
1991 | 'Ooops' (808 State featuring Björk) | 42 | 143 | 24 | Ex:el | ||||||||||||||
2011 | 'Surrender' (Ólöf Arnalds featuring Björk) | -- | -- | -- | Innundir skinni | ||||||||||||||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart |
Promotional singles[edit]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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ICE [65] | US [69] | ||||||||||||||||||
2000 | 'I've Seen It All' (featuring Thom Yorke) | -- | -- | Selmasongs | |||||||||||||||
'New World'[70] | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||
2004 | 'Oceania' | -- | 120 | Medúlla | |||||||||||||||
2005 | 'Where Is the Line' | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | 'Stonemilker' | 8 | -- | Vulnicura | |||||||||||||||
'Lionsong' | 21 | -- | |||||||||||||||||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart |
Remixes series[edit]
Title | Production details | Notes | Ref. |
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'Debut Remix Series' |
| 5 limited edition remix vinyls. They includes remixes by The Sabres of Paradise, Masters at Work, The Black Dog and Underworld. Some of the remixes were later compiled on The Best Mixes from the Album-debut for All the People Who Don't Buy White-labels. | [71] |
'Enjoy / Possibly Maybe Remix Series' |
| 2 limited edition remix vinyls. They include remixes by Talvin Singh, Dobie, Mark Bell and Dom T. Some of the remixes were later compiled on Telegram. | [72] |
'Post Remix Series' |
| 5 limited edition remix vinyls. They include remixes by Photek, Dillinja, Goldie, Plaid and Towa Tei. Some of the remixes were later compiled on Telegram. | [73] |
'Alarm Call Remix Series' |
| 6 limited edition remix vinyls. They include remixes by Beck, Alan Braxe, Krust, Matmos and Mark Bell. | [74] |
'The Crystalline Series' |
| A limited edition remix series in 4 parts. They include remixes by Omar Souleyman and Matthew Herbert. Some of the remixes were later compiled on Bastards. | [75] |
'Biophilia Remix Series' |
| A limited edition remix series in 8 parts. They include remixes by Current Value, Death Grips, El Guincho, Hudson Mohawke, King Cannibal, Alva Noto, Matthew Herbert, 16bit, These New Puritans and The Slips. Some of the remixes were later compiled on Bastards. | [76] |
'Vulnicura Remix Series' |
| A limited edition remix series in 3 parts. They include remixes by Lotic, Kramphaft, Mica Levi, Untold, Katie Gately, Rabit, The Haxan Cloak, Juliana Huxtable, Bloom and patten (band). | [77] |
See also[edit]
- Enjoyed: A Tribute to Björk's Post, a tribute album released by Stereogum
References[edit]
- ^Icelandic chart peaks for studio albums:
- Debut: 'Tonlist' (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. 1 July 1993, p. 20. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- Post: 'Tonlist' (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. 1 July 1995, p. 21. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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- 'Human Behaviour': 'The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 Nov 1993 (61–100)'. Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 6 May 2016. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- 'Venus as a Boy': 'The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 20 Feb 1994'. Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- 'Play Dead': 'The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 13 Mar 1994'. Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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Former member Nick Oliveri performing with the band as Kyuss Lives! at Manchester Academy in England on 5th April 2011. | |
Background information | |
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Also known as | Kyuss Lives! (2010-2013) |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Stoner rock, heavy metal, desert rock[1][2] |
Years active | 2010-present |
Labels | Napalm Records |
Associated acts | Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Unida, Hermano, Slo Burn, Dwarves, Mondo Generator, Corrosion of Conformity |
Website | www.vistachinomusic.com |
Members | John Garcia Brant Bjork Bruno Fevery |
Past members | Nick Oliveri Billy Cordell |
Vista Chino is an American rock band, formed in 2010 by vocalist John Garcia, drummer Brant Bjork and bassist Nick Oliveri, all previously members of Kyuss (active 1987-1995), along with guitarist Bruno Fevery.
The band formed under the name 'Kyuss Lives!' as a short-lived venture touring the music of the original Kyuss, with a line-up excluding Josh Homme.[3] In 2012, the band announced plans to continue touring indefinitely and begin work on a studio album using the Kyuss Lives! moniker. However, a lawsuit by fellow Kyuss members Josh Homme and Scott Reeder prohibited use of the Kyuss Lives! moniker for recordings, prompting the band to rename themselves Vista Chino. After a tour and one album, Peace, Vista Chino became inactive in 2014 when Garcia and Bjork supported solo releases.
The name Vista Chino refers to a street of the same name in Palm Springs and indirectly to the Chino Canyon that is part of the San Jacinto Mountains.
- 1History
- 3Band members
History[edit]
Formation and touring (2010-2011)[edit]
In 2010, a European 'John Garcia plays Kyuss' tour was announced, starting with a gig at Roadburn Festival. His backing-band was composed of Belgian and Dutch musicians from Agua de Annique, Kong, Celestial Season and Arsenal. The setlists were almost exclusively Kyuss songs.
In June 2010, former Kyuss members Nick Oliveri and Brant Bjork joined John Garcia onstage to perform 'Green Machine' and 'Gardenia' during a headlining appearance by 'Garcia Plays Kyuss' at Hellfest in Clisson, France[4] and they also appeared onstage with Garcia in other concerts on the tour, representing 3⁄4 of Kyuss' Blues for the Red Sun lineup.
In November 2010, Garcia, Oliveri and Bjork announced a European tour under the moniker 'Kyuss Lives!', with Bruno Fevery serving as the band's guitarist. In reference to the new band name, Garcia stated that 'there is never going to be a Kyuss without Josh Homme' and that 'hopefully in the future him and I can get together and do some writing.'[5]
They toured Australia and New Zealand in May.[6][7] They toured Europe in June 2011 and announced a North and South America tour for late Summer and Fall, 2011, with Scott Reeder playing many dates outside of the US. The tour wrapped up on New Year's Eve 2011 at Cherry Cola's Rock 'n' Rolla Cabaret and Lounge, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Kyuss Lives! planned to record a new studio album for a summer 2012 release.[8]
Lawsuit (2012-2013)[edit]
In March 2012 it was revealed that Josh Homme and bassist Scott Reeder had filed a federal lawsuit against John Garcia and Brant Bjork alleging 'trademark infringement and consumer fraud' over the use of the Kyuss name. Nick Oliveri left Kyuss later that month, stating managerial issues and was replaced by Billy Cordell.
Bjork spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the bitterness which has developed between Homme and his former Kyuss bandmates:
Josh filing this lawsuit is not an issue of today … it's an issue that began over 20 years ago. That is why the band was short-lived. Josh and I were the creative force within the band and after the completion of our second record, Blues for the Red Sun, we developed an opposing view on how the band should exist and operate. In 1992 Josh discovered publishing, which is the financial revenue stream for songwriting. After that, he wanted to write all the songs. As a drummer I couldn't make him play my songs. I wasn't going to compromise my heart and soul and play drums for Josh to make money in a band I started. So I left the band. I was a confused, angry and sad 19-year-old idealist who sacrificed my love of my band for what I believed in. Two-and-a-half years later, Josh would break up the band after John (Garcia) confronted him about the same thing; his need to control the band for personal gain.[9]
In August 2012, Judge S. James Otero of the United States District Court Central District of California ruled partly in Homme's favor, declaring that Garcia and Bjork could not release audio recordings under the Kyuss Lives! moniker and encouraging them re-brand under a new name. However, the band scored a partial victory as the court ruling permitted the band to use the Kyuss Lives! name and logo for performances and promotional materials, provided the words 'Kyuss' and 'Lives' were printed in 'equally-prominent lettering.'[10] The band renamed themselves in response.[11]
The name Vista Chino refers to a street of the same name in the city of Palm Springs, California. The name of the street (Spanish for 'Chino view') in turn refers to the Chino Canyon, which is part of the San Jaquinto Mountains southwest of Palm Springs, and which lies directly in line of this street. The San Jaquinto mountains are a prominent mountain range forming the southwest border of the Coachella Valley, the desert valley part of the Sonoran Desert, where Palm Springs and Palm Desert (of the famous Palm Desert Scene) are located. John Garcia said about the band name:
I’m proud of the desert. I call it my desert. I love this place. Kyuss was proud of it as well as Vista Chino. We named the band after the street that goes from Palm Springs to Cathedral City.[12]
In November 2012, Nick Oliveri announced that he would be rejoining Kyuss Lives!.[13] Kyuss Lives! played their final performances under that name at the Soundwave Festivals in 2013. However, Mike Dean played bass on all the 2013 Soundwave shows and sidewaves.[11] Oliveri has not been seen to actively participate with the band since, having not appeared in recent photoshoots or toured with the band, and Dean has been acting as the band's touring and session bassist, having played one track on the band's album, Peace. In August 2013, singer John Garcia said that Vista Chino 'is a three-piece band with [himself], Brant [Bjork, drummer] and Bruno [Fevery, guitarist]. It always will be.' but also described Oliveri as 'an honorary band member'.[14]
Peace (2013-present)[edit]
On 23 May 2013, it was announced that Vista Chino had signed with Napalm Records.[15] That same day a new song, 'Dargona Dragona,' was posted on the band's SoundCloud page.[15] Their debut album, Peace, was released on September 3, 2013.[16][17] Guest appearances included Mike Dean on 'As You Wish' and Chris Cockrell on 'The Gambling Moose.'[14] The album peaked at #14 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album chart.[18]
In an interview with About.com, John Garcia spoke of the band's recent success and possibilities for the future.
I think a lot of people, especially Josh Homme and Scott Reeder, expected us to fail, and we didn't. We're here at the other end. This is where we're supposed to be. It just took us a little bit longer to get here, and we're in a good spot. The tour is starting. We're going to be on the road up until the end of next summer, and there's already talk about another record.[19]
The first show played under the new moniker was on June 9, 2013 at the Orion Music and More Festival.
In October 2014, former bassist Nick Oliveri claimed that the band had broken up due to a falling out that led to Garcia leaving the band. During this period, Bjork and Garcia decided to continue their solo careers, with Garcia releasing an eponymous debut album.[20] The band has remained active on social media, however, and on December 31, posted a picture of Garcia and Bjork, and teased a new album for 2015.[21]
Discography[edit]
- Peace (2013, Napalm Records)
Band members[edit]
- Current
- John Garcia - lead vocals(2010–present)
- Bruno Fevery - guitar(2010–present)
- Brant Bjork - drums(2010–present)
- Touring
- Mike Dean - bass guitar (2013–present)
- Former
- Nick Oliveri - bass guitar, backing vocals(2010-March 2012, November 2012-December 2012)
- Billy Cordell - bass guitar(March–November 2012)
- Former touring
- Scott Reeder - bass guitar(select shows in 2011)
Timeline[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^Greg Prato (2012-08-15). 'Court Rules on Kyuss Lives Lawsuit | Music News'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
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- ^ ab'VISTA CHINO Featuring Former KYUSS Members Signs With NAPALM RECORDS'. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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- ^'Nick Oliveri Talks New Album, Playing with QOTSA on Halloween, and the Demise of Kyuss (Again)'. Antiquiet. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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