In theory,
Telegram is a remixed album of all the songs from
Post, but the arrangements are so different, it might as well be another record entirely.
Björk has re-recorded several of her vocals, handing the original backing tracks to a variety of producers and musicians -- everyone from
Dillinja to
the Brodsky Quartet. While
Telegram provides some of the most challenging listening yet heard on a
Björk album, it is essentially because the new arrangements are radical -- in terms of electronic dance music, the actual music and remixes are far from radical. Still,
Telegram works as an excellent introduction to techno for alternative pop fans unsure of where to begin exploring. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine