Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Pop/Rock, Electronic | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Full Scans-600dpi (JPEG) | 43:36 Min. | 361,82 Mb
Label: One Little Indian/Mother Records (EU) | Cat.# MUMCD9706 (539 166-2) | Released: 1997-09-22
Pop/Rock, Electronic | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Full Scans-600dpi (JPEG) | 43:36 Min. | 361,82 Mb
Label: One Little Indian/Mother Records (EU) | Cat.# MUMCD9706 (539 166-2) | Released: 1997-09-22
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
"Homogenic" is the third international solo album by Icelandic musician Björk, released in September 1997. Produced by Björk, Mark Bell, Guy Sigsworth, Howie B and Markus Dravs, it was released on One Little Indian Records. The music of Homogenic was a new style for Björk, focusing on similar-sounding music combining electronic beats and string instruments with songs in tribute to her native country Iceland. Homogenic was originally to be produced in her home in London, but was later recorded in Spain. Homogenic marked the first of several production collaborations between Björk and Mark Bell, whom Björk would cite as a major influence on her musical career. The album peaked at number twenty-eight on the Billboard 200, and at number four on the UK Albums Chart. Five singles were released from Homogenic: "Jóga", "Bachelorette", "Hunter", "Alarm Call" and "All Is Full of Love". Homogenic was highly acclaimed on its initial release and continues to be praised by critics, with Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine stating that "if not the greatest electronic album of all time, it's certainly the greatest of its decade".
~Wikipedia
By the late '90s, Björk's playful, unique world view and singular voice became as confining as they were defining. With its surprising starkness and darkness, 1997's Homogenic shatters her "Icelandic pixie" image. Possibly inspired by her failed relationship with drum'n'bass kingpin Goldie, Björk sheds her more precious aspects, displaying more emotional depth than even her best previous work indicated. Her collaborators LFO's Mark Bell, Mark "Spike" Stent, and Post contributor Howie B help make this album not only her emotionally bravest work, but her most sonically adventurous as well. A seamless fusion of chilly strings (courtesy of the Icelandic String Octet), stuttering, abstract beats, and unique touches like accordion and glass harmonica, Homogenic alternates between dark, uncompromising songs such as the icy opener, "Hunter," and more soothing fare like the gently percolating "All Neon Like." The noisy, four-on-the-floor catharsis of "Pluto" and the raw vocals and abstract beats of "5 Years" and "Immature" reveal surprising amounts of anger, pain, and strength in the face of heartache. "I dare you to take me on," Björk challenges her lover in "5 Years," and wonders on "Immature," "How could I be so immature/To think he would replace/The missing elements in me?" "Bachelorette," a sweeping, brooding cousin to Post's "Isobel," is possibly Homogenic's saddest, most beautiful moment, giving filmic grandeur to a stormy relationship. Björk lets a little hope shine through on "Jòga," a moving song dedicated to her homeland and her best friend, and the reassuring finale, "All Is Full of Love." "Alarm Call"'s uplifting dance-pop seems out of place with the rest of the album, but as its title implies, Homogenic is her most holistic work. While it might not represent every side of Björk's music, Homogenic displays some of her most impressive heights.
~Review by Heather Phares
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Björk - Homogenic (1997)
Release of this album/CD: 1997, September, 22 [CD One Little Indian/Mother Records (EU), Cat.# MUMCD9706 (539 166-2) / UPC: 731453916623]
℗ & © 1997 Björk Overseas Ltd./One Little Indian Ltd.
Artwork © 1997 Me Company
Marketed and Distributed by PolyGram.
Made in the EC
Credits:
Accordion – Yasuhiro "Coba" Kobayashi
Arranged By – Björk (tracks: 2, 4, 6), Eumir Deodato (tracks: 1, 9)
Art Direction [Front Cover] – Alexander McQueen
Cello – Jon R. Ornolfsson (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9), Sigurdur Bjarki Gunnarsson (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9)
Clavichord, Organ [Pipe] – Guy Sigsworth
Contractor [String Session Fixed] – Jon R. Ornolfsson
Design [Package], Art Direction – Me Company
Drum Programming – Mark Bell, Markus Dravs
Electronic Drums – Trevor Morais
Glass Harmonica – Alasdair Malloy
Keyboards – Björk, Guy Sigsworth, Mark Bell
Lyrics By – Björk (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 10), Sjòn (tracks: 2, 4)
Mixed By – Mark "Spike" Stent (tracks: 1 to 9)
Mixed By [Assistant] – Danny Brown, James Loughrey, Jason Groucott, Jason Westbrook, Kirsten Cowie, Paul "P-Dub" Walton, Rebecca Storey, Rob Murphy, Russell Polden, Sie Midway-Smith
Orchestrated By, Transcription By – Eumir Deodato (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9)
Other [Styling] – Katy England
Photography By – Nick Knight
Producer – Björk (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9), Mark Bell (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 9)
Programmed By – Howie B., Marius De Vries, Mark Bell, Markus Dravs, Richard Brown
Recorded By – Markus Dravs
Strings – The Icelandic String Octet (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9)
Viola – Gudrun Hrund Hardardottir (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9), Moeidur Anna Sigurdardottir (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9)
Violin – Sif Tulinius (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9), Sigrun Edvaldsdottir (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9), Sigurbjorn Bernhardsson (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9), Una Sveinbjarnardottir (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9)
Written-By – Björk, Guy Sigsworth (tracks: 3), Mark Bell (tracks: 9), Sigurjon Birgir Sigurdsson (tracks: 2, 4)
Tracklist:
01. Hunter (04:15)
02. Jóga (05:05)
03. Unravel (03:22)
04. Bachelorette (05:15)
05. All Neon Like (05:53)
06. 5 Years (04:29)
07. Immature (03:06)
08. Alarm Call (04:20)
09. Pluto (03:19)
10. All Is Full Of Love (04:33)
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See also:
Bjork - Greatest Hits (2002)
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