Bjork's musical dalliance with German punk noisenik Alec Empire has long been a point of contention for fans, many of whom resent the way he generally suffocates his source material with a giant cloud of distortion.

This wry, midtempo track is familiar yet highly personal.

The two men were husky, picked for their brawn by the little man who sauntered into the room.

Oh, Dedalus, he cried, Doyle is in a great bake about you. Macmillan Press Ltd, paperback, 81