Vitamin String Quartet - Otaku - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

K-pop can mean a lot of things, and it's all music to VSQ's ears. Incorporating hip-hop, EDM, funk and much more, icons of global pop BTS make a sound that your favorite classical covers quartet had to put it's stamp on. Translating the trap influence of InchONInch or re-interpreting the South African rhythms of InchIDOL,Inch VSQ loved navigating these Bangtan Boys hits. Now it's your turn to continue the conversation between these strings and South Korea's princes of pop.

When Björk won the 2010 Polar Music Prize, it was in recognition of her Inchdeeply personal music and lyrics, her precise arrangements and her unique voice.Inch Truer words couldn't be spoken for exactly why Vitamin String Quartet had to honor the Icelandic icon. Throughout her career, she has radiated an eclectic and avant-garde air, incorporating aspects of electronic, experimental, glitch, jazz, alternative rock, and contemporary classical music. She consistently defies categorization and VSQ was passionate about making an album that reflected that audacious outlook. Björk often calls herself a pop artist. VSQ considers her restlessly innovative and ethereal, something they've strived for in equal measure on this record.

Silesian String Quartet - Get String [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/23/2010