Australian pressings of Post (via Mother Records/Polydor) were often manufactured at Disctronics in Victoria. Early Australian CD pressings of Post are known in collector circles for having slightly higher dynamic range (DR10 vs the EU’s DR8) due to less "loudness war" compression during the glass mastering phase.
Perhaps most strikingly, Post featured the orchestral arrangements of . On tracks like "Isobel" and "It's Oh So Quiet," the album explodes into Technicolor. "It's Oh So Quiet," a cover of a Betty Hutton song, became an unlikely hit, morphing from a whisper to a roaring big-band climax. The complexity of the brass section here benefits immensely from lossless audio, where the separation of instruments prevents the wall of sound from becoming muddy.
Topic: Post – Björk (One Little Indian / Elektra) Technical Context: Lossless Digital Audio & The Australian Market Bjork - Post -1995- -flac- - ausy
| Track | Title | Production Note | FLAC Benefit | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | Army of Me | Sub-bass organ + industrial drums | Reveals the 5ms delay between left/right channels | | 2 | Hyperballad | 128-track recording, 60+ overdubs | Preserves the reverb tail on Björk’s vocal | | 3 | It’s Oh So Quiet | Recorded live with 32-piece orchestra | Uncovers the bow scrape on the double bass | | 4 | Enjoy | Co-produced by Tricky (Massive Attack) | Restores the distortion texture on the 808 | | 5 | You’ve Been Flirting Again | Solo vocal with celeste | The absence of noise floor is audible | | 6 | Isobel | String arrangement by Eumir Deodato | High-frequency harmonics of the violin vibrato | | 7 | Possibly Maybe | Drum machine + acoustic guitar (Ebow) | Phase cancellation artifacts become apparent | | 8 | I Miss You | Brass arrangement over jungle breakbeats | Tin whistle timbre in the right channel | | 9 | Cover Me | Ambient with friction mics on ice | Subsonic rumble (inaudible on MP3) | | 10 | Headphones | Mixed for headphone-only listening | Binaural panning creates 3D space |
Here is everything you need to know about Post , why FLAC is the only acceptable format, and the specific value of the Australian edition. On tracks like "Isobel" and "It's Oh So
You will hear the 1995 future that never got old.
The album features production from Nellee Hooper, Graham Massey (808 State), and trip-hop pioneer Tricky. Topic: Post – Björk (One Little Indian /
Critics often point out that the album has a lower overall volume compared to modern releases; however, this is a deliberate mastering choice to preserve a high dynamic range (measured at 11, compared to the 8 typical of newer albums).
To understand why you want the FLAC, you must understand the architecture of each track.
: Bringing industrial and techno edges to tracks like "Army of Me".
Post is the sound of freedom. Following her critically adored debut Debut (1993), Björk moved from London to Spain, trading the melancholic piano bars for the jungle of breakbeats, trip-hop, and industrial strings.