Showing All "Björk" Posts
Nov 23rd, 2011 4 Comments
Björk hasn't exactly been giving the full-court promotional press to her new album Biophilia. But she did recently make an increasingly rare TV visit, showing up with her giant bank of weird…   Read Story »
Nov 3rd, 2011 3 Comments
Before we proceed, please be clear that this is no Michel Gondry studio affair but rather a sheerly live video. But given how few have actually had a chance to see the wondrous, science- and…   Read Story »
Oct 17th, 2011 7 Comments
Last week, from Wednesday until Sunday, Reykjavik, Iceland hosted its annual Airwaves festival. It's an urban festival and a hell of a party, with the city's invariably intimate venues acting in…   Read Story »
Oct 5th, 2011 1 Comment
We still don't know too much about all the iPad-based extramusical content associated with Biophilia, the new album from Björk. But the album itself is now streaming in full at NPR's website. Go…   Read Story »
Sep 30th, 2011 21 Comments
Every Björk album has some sort of overarching concept that also serves as an attention-grabbing hook -- the Feminist World Warrior album, the A Capella album, the Sexy Bedtime IDM album. For an…   Read Story »
Sep 26th, 2011 1 Comment
Biophilia's release got pushed back a couple of weeks, but here's the clip for "Moon," which is basically an animated version of the album cover. High-art cohorts Inez and Vinoodh helped out with the…   Read Story »
Aug 22nd, 2011 9 Comments
Here's a new cut from Björk's high-concept forthcoming LP Biophilia called "Moon," a spare, swirling cut that puts Björk's cascading vocals up front. Previously on Björkwatch you've heard "Virus,"…   Read Story »
Aug 8th, 2011 12 Comments
You've heard "Crystalline," "Cosmogony", and those Matthew Herbert remixes, but maybe it's "Virus" that will convince you to spring for the $812 edition of Biophilia. Maybe!
How'd it go?   Read Story »
Aug 4th, 2011 1 Comment
Björk is one of the most remixed artists in my iTunes library, so it's no surprise that Omar Souleyman, Serban Ghenea, and Matthew Herbert have all already tweaked Biophilia tracks in advance of the…   Read Story »
Aug 3rd, 2011 20 Comments
For the broader pop cultural population, Björk's brilliant musical creativity is surpassed by her eccentric personal brand. Not for nothing, I guess. To wit: Last week I was on FUSE's Hoppus On…   Read Story »
































