<P> Björk incorporated elements of traditional Icelandic culture . She uses the interval of the fifth throughout the song, such as in the cellos; fifths were common in Icelandic folk songs . Elements of Maurice Ravel's Boléro were also noted . René T.A. Lysloff and Leslie C. Gay, Jr. wrote: "one of the three main sections of the whole song is the Bolero ostinato (0: 00 - 1: 36). The sounds Björk uses to cover the rhythmic patterns from Bolero are tightly interwoven". </P> <P> The song features "militaristic" electronic percussion programmed by Mark Bell . Björk recorded the vocals, bassline and chord structure before Bell met her in Spain; after she explained how she wanted the percussion to sound, Bell recorded one take on a Roland TR - 909 drum machine . Engineer Markus Dravs stated: "The idea of it being a Boleric beat was (Björk's), but we tried different versions and I think it was Mark in the end who came up with the idea of just doing it on a 909 . Then we all had a go on the filtering and played around with the decay of each individual drum ." </P> <P> Over a marching rhythm, Björk sings: "If travel is searching / And home has been found / I'm not stopping / I'm going hunting". Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine noted self - mockery towards "her own idyllic disposition" in the lyrics "I thought I could organize freedom / How Scandinavian of me!" That line was covered in various reviews; it has been described as "hilarious" and "derisively" delivered . When asked about the meaning of those lines, Björk replied: "in Iceland, the people from Sweden, we think they're really not cool at all and they just have got no sense of humour, are really organized . And you can't organize everything . So I think in that song, I was sort of...thinking that I could even organize freedom, just like very stupid . Quite Swedish, you know ." Some critics interpreted the line as an allusion to a failed relationship . Björk said: "' Hunter' is based on what my grandma told me at Christmas; about two different types of birds . One bird always had the same nest and partner all their lives . The other was always travelling and taking on different partners . At some point there was a conscious decision made to remain a hunter ." </P> <P> According to Björk, the lyrics express how she felt obliged to produce music because of the people that occupationally depended of her . The lyrics "I will bring back the goods / But don't know when" refer to her songwriting process; in her own words: "Sometimes I don't do things that people I work with do--like spend time with families and lead a normal life . I have to isolate myself and put myself in a state so I will write a song ." After the success Björk encountered as a solo artist with Debut (1993) and Post (1995)--her most promoted album--, she began to feel more pressured as she noticed how her creative output directly affected the life of those around her . In an interview with Dave Hemingway she stated: </P>

I'm going hunting i'm the hunter