Mount Wittenberg Orca

Mount Wittenberg Orca is a 2010 EP by Dirty Projectors and Björk, released on 30 June 2010 in digital-only format and released on CD and Vinyl by Domino Records on 24 October 2011.^[2] News of the album was announced on Björk's official website on 26 June 2010, four days before its release.

The vocals are dominant on all the tracks, which form an experimental and pop continuum.^[1]

Recording

In May 2009, Björk and Dirty Projectors wrote a musical suite entitled Mount Wittenberg Orca and performed it at a Manhattan benefit concert for the Housing Works nonprofit organization.^[3]^[4] In April 2010, Björk and Dirty Projectors recorded the suite at Brooklyn studio Rare Book Room.^[4]

Mount Wittenberg is located at Point Reyes National Seashore in California. The inspiration for the EP came when Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors saw a pod of whales off the coast while hiking at that spot.^[3]^[5]

Release

All digital sales proceeds were donated to the National Geographic Society Oceans Initiatives, which helps create international marine protected areas.^[4]^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ocean"	2:09
2.	"On and Ever Onward"	2:01
3.	"When the World Comes to an End"	3:08
4.	"Beautiful Mother"	2:16
5.	"Sharing Orb"	2:48
6.	"No Embrace"	4:14
7.	"All We Are"	4:44

Personnel

The following people contributed to Mount Wittenberg Orca:^[5]

Written by: David Longstreth
Performed by: Nathaniel Baldwin, Björk, Amber Coffman, Haley Dekle, Angel Deradoorian, David Longstreth and Brian McOmber
Recorded at the Rare Book Room, 4/28 – 5/1/2010 by Nicolas Vernhes
Assisted by Tom Gloady
Produced by David Longstreth
Mixed by Nicolas Vernhes with David Longstreth and Björk
Mastered by Joe Lambert
Mount Wittenberg trailers directed by Matthew Lessner, montelomax.com

References

1 2 3 Phares, Heather. "Björk / Dirty Projectors - Mount Wittenberg Orca". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
↑ "Domino USA | News | Dirty Projectors & Björk - Mount Wittenberg Orca - Physical Release". Domino Records. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
1 2 Dombal, Ryan (11 May 2010). "Report: Björk and Dirty Projectors (New York, NY; 05/08/09) - The avant-pop acts combine forces in a NYC bookstore.". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
1 2 3 Dombal, Ryan (23 June 2010). "Björk and Dirty Projectors to Release Collaboration Mount Wittenberg Orca". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
1 2 3 Mount Wittenberg Orca website. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

Dirty Projectors

Nat Baldwin Olga Bell Amber Coffman Haley Dekle Mike Johnson Dave Longstreth Rostam Batmanglij Angel Deradoorian Adam Forkner Ezra Koenig

Studio albums	The Glad Fact Morning Better Last! Slaves' Graves and Ballads The Getty Address Rise Above Bitte Orca Swing Lo Magellan

EPs	New Attitude EP Mount Wittenberg Orca (with Björk) About to Die EP

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Björk

Discography Tours Awards Songs

Studio albums	Björk (1977) Debut (1993) Post (1995) Homogenic (1997) Vespertine (2001) Medúlla (2004) Volta (2007) Biophilia (2011) Vulnicura (2015)

Soundtracks	Selmasongs Drawing Restraint 9

Compilations	Greatest Hits

Remix albums	The Best Mixes from the Album Debut for All the People Who Don't Buy White Labels Telegram Army of Me: Remixes and Covers Bastards Vulnicura Strings

Live albums	Live Box Voltaïc Björk: Biophilia Live Vulnicura Live

Box sets	Family Tree Live Box Surrounded Voltaïc

Video albums	Vessel Live at Shepherds Bush Empire Volumen Live in Cambridge MTV Unplugged / Live Live at Royal Opera House Volumen Plus Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993–2003 Later with Jools Holland The Medúlla Videos Later with Jools Holland 1995-2011 Björk: Biophilia Live

Collaboration albums	Gling-Gló Mount Wittenberg Orca

Singles	"Human Behaviour" "Venus as a Boy" "Play Dead" "Big Time Sensuality" "Violently Happy" "Army of Me" "Isobel" "It's Oh So Quiet" "Hyperballad" "Possibly Maybe" "I Miss You" "Jóga" "Bachelorette" "Hunter" "Alarm Call" "All Is Full of Love" "Hidden Place" "Pagan Poetry" "Cocoon" "It's in Our Hands" "Who Is It" "Triumph of a Heart" "Earth Intruders" "Innocence" "Declare Independence" "Wanderlust" "The Dull Flame of Desire" "Náttúra" "The Comet Song" "Crystalline" "Cosmogony" "Virus" "Moon"

Promotional singles	"I've Seen It All" "Oceania" "Where Is the Line" "Stonemilker" "Lionsong"

Other songs	"Bedtime Story" "Unravel" "Pluto" "All Neon Like" "Mutual Core"

Concert tours	Debut Tour Post Tour Homogenic Tour Vespertine World Tour Greatest Hits Tour Volta Tour Biophilia Tour Vulnicura Tour

Documentaries	Inside Björk Minuscule The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure When Björk Met Attenborough

Books	Um Úrnat frá Björk Björk Björk: Archives

Bands	Tappi Tíkarrass KUKL The Elgar Sisters The Sugarcubes Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar

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