Björk - "Nameless [feat. Leila]". Here we have another live track—a new song performed on the 2003 Summer Tour. Originally, this song was nothing more than a sketch—no title and no lyrics. But as it developed, it remained open-ended, to be improvised within a rough outline every single time it was performed. Thus it took the name "Nameless" in order to convey the slightly creepy uncertainty of both Björk's vocals [which, as one can hear, approach a vastly different style than we're used to from her—especially the almost operatic upper notes] and Leila's mixing of pre-recorded and live samples of Björk's voice.

Leila Arab began working with Björk way back in the Debut years, serving as keyboardist and back-up vocalist. During her Post tour, Leila tried her hand at live mixing. After that, she went on to make a critically sucessful album, which was released on Rephlex Records. Her talents have no doubt increased with acquired technical and life experience. "Nameless," in particular, showcases two ladies in the music world that live on separate planets that have been lucky enough to align for a few magical moments. The result is an anthem to surrealism—washes of a synth, wailing, sighing, implosions of harmonics, and Björk's Icelandic jibberish scat lyrics.

It'll leave you going, "What the fjükk?"

P.S. It was difficult deciding which version to post. Some of the performances are vastly different. This take is from the Arena di Verona performance. If you can get your hands on two others, find the one from the Fuji Rock Festival and from Shepherds Bush.