Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, … Read Full Bio ↴Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has developed an eclectic musical style over her four-decade career that has drawn on electronic, pop, experimental, trip hop, jazz, classical, and avant-garde music.
Born and raised in Reykjavík, Björk began her music career at the age of 11 and gained international recognition as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes, by the age of 21. After the Sugarcubes disbanded in 1992, Björk began a solo career. She came to prominence with albums such as Debut (1993), Post (1995), and Homogenic (1997), collaborating with a range of artists and exploring a variety of multimedia projects. Her other albums include Vespertine (2001), Medúlla (2004), Volta (2007), Biophilia (2011), Vulnicura (2015), Utopia (2017) and Fossora (2022).
Several of Björk's albums have reached the top 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart. As of 2015, she had sold more than 20 million records worldwide. Thirty-one of her singles have reached the top 40 on pop charts around the world, with 22 top-40 hits in the UK, including the top-10 singles "It's Oh So Quiet", "Army of Me", and "Hyperballad" and the top-20 singles "Play Dead", "Big Time Sensuality", and "Violently Happy". Her accolades and awards include the Order of the Falcon, five BRIT Awards, and 16 Grammy nominations. In 2015, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Rolling Stone named her the 60th greatest singer and the 81st greatest songwriter.
Björk starred in the 2000 Lars von Trier film Dancer in the Dark, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I've Seen It All". Biophilia was marketed as an interactive app album with its own education program. Björk has also been an advocate for environmental causes in Iceland. A retrospective exhibition dedicated to Björk was held at the New York Museum of Modern Art in 2015.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Björk
Studio albums
Debut (1993)
Post (1995)
Homogenic (1997)
Vespertine (2001)
Medúlla (2004)
Volta (2007)
Biophilia (2011)
Vulnicura (2015)
Utopia (2017)
Fossora (2022)
Born and raised in Reykjavík, Björk began her music career at the age of 11 and gained international recognition as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes, by the age of 21. After the Sugarcubes disbanded in 1992, Björk began a solo career. She came to prominence with albums such as Debut (1993), Post (1995), and Homogenic (1997), collaborating with a range of artists and exploring a variety of multimedia projects. Her other albums include Vespertine (2001), Medúlla (2004), Volta (2007), Biophilia (2011), Vulnicura (2015), Utopia (2017) and Fossora (2022).
Several of Björk's albums have reached the top 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart. As of 2015, she had sold more than 20 million records worldwide. Thirty-one of her singles have reached the top 40 on pop charts around the world, with 22 top-40 hits in the UK, including the top-10 singles "It's Oh So Quiet", "Army of Me", and "Hyperballad" and the top-20 singles "Play Dead", "Big Time Sensuality", and "Violently Happy". Her accolades and awards include the Order of the Falcon, five BRIT Awards, and 16 Grammy nominations. In 2015, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Rolling Stone named her the 60th greatest singer and the 81st greatest songwriter.
Björk starred in the 2000 Lars von Trier film Dancer in the Dark, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I've Seen It All". Biophilia was marketed as an interactive app album with its own education program. Björk has also been an advocate for environmental causes in Iceland. A retrospective exhibition dedicated to Björk was held at the New York Museum of Modern Art in 2015.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Björk
Studio albums
Debut (1993)
Post (1995)
Homogenic (1997)
Vespertine (2001)
Medúlla (2004)
Volta (2007)
Biophilia (2011)
Vulnicura (2015)
Utopia (2017)
Fossora (2022)
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@lauchalz1
I remember getting into Björk's music. I discovered her a lot of years ago, thanks to her crazy videos (back when music channels used to play music, 'member?). But I mean really begin to dig her work. it was only a few years ago (maybe three). I was looking for new music when I stumbled upon a review of this album. The guy who wrote it (I can't remember where it was) said that "Biophilia" was (Nico's)"The Marble Index of the 21st century". Captivated by that comparison (anyone who knows that record deserves lots of credit in my world) I decided to give Biophilia a listen.
Comparisons are always bad, because, even though I recognized that I was listening to some pretty unique music (given 2011 standards), and wasn't disliking it by then, I was expecting something more Marble-Index like: something colder, asdvazxcxzc and more menacingly intriguing. The Marble Index (and Nico for that (dark)matter) is certainly one of a kind, because it truly feels like its from some very ancient time in a very distant land; a very unique factor that I was not getting in Biophilia.
Then this song started to play. A subtle feeling of euphoria started to grow inside of me. That little voice in my head told me "alright, maybe this is the one". I was expecting some kind of explosive change (like that 'drop-the-bass' moment that "Crystalline" has towards its end), but it never happened. In fact, nothing that I was expecting from this song ever happened. The organ kept creating an uneasy and threatening vibe with the dissonance that made with Björk's vocals, and it managed to sustain that feeling to the end.
Suddenly, my mediocre-self, the one that was desperately waiting for a Marble-Index moment was blindly joyous. And the moment came when that mediocre-self dies, and I realize that I was listening to the whole thing the wrong way. That prejudice, that biased concept that I unintentionally create whenever I'm about to listen to a new album looks foolish now. Only because I expect instead of just listen and enjoy. It's harsh in a way, because I accept a defeat and realize that I was wasting my time prior to that revelation. But if you love music, you know its the most satisfying feeling ever. The moment when art overcomes our egos, and prettymuch our very existence. But that's the way it's supposed to because, after all, and unlike us humans, art is timeless.
Needless to say, this is my favorite Björk song and, even though there are better albums by her, Biophilia will always remain my weak spot in her discography.
@lauchalz1
I remember getting into Björk's music. I discovered her a lot of years ago, thanks to her crazy videos (back when music channels used to play music, 'member?). But I mean really begin to dig her work. it was only a few years ago (maybe three). I was looking for new music when I stumbled upon a review of this album. The guy who wrote it (I can't remember where it was) said that "Biophilia" was (Nico's)"The Marble Index of the 21st century". Captivated by that comparison (anyone who knows that record deserves lots of credit in my world) I decided to give Biophilia a listen.
Comparisons are always bad, because, even though I recognized that I was listening to some pretty unique music (given 2011 standards), and wasn't disliking it by then, I was expecting something more Marble-Index like: something colder, asdvazxcxzc and more menacingly intriguing. The Marble Index (and Nico for that (dark)matter) is certainly one of a kind, because it truly feels like its from some very ancient time in a very distant land; a very unique factor that I was not getting in Biophilia.
Then this song started to play. A subtle feeling of euphoria started to grow inside of me. That little voice in my head told me "alright, maybe this is the one". I was expecting some kind of explosive change (like that 'drop-the-bass' moment that "Crystalline" has towards its end), but it never happened. In fact, nothing that I was expecting from this song ever happened. The organ kept creating an uneasy and threatening vibe with the dissonance that made with Björk's vocals, and it managed to sustain that feeling to the end.
Suddenly, my mediocre-self, the one that was desperately waiting for a Marble-Index moment was blindly joyous. And the moment came when that mediocre-self dies, and I realize that I was listening to the whole thing the wrong way. That prejudice, that biased concept that I unintentionally create whenever I'm about to listen to a new album looks foolish now. Only because I expect instead of just listen and enjoy. It's harsh in a way, because I accept a defeat and realize that I was wasting my time prior to that revelation. But if you love music, you know its the most satisfying feeling ever. The moment when art overcomes our egos, and prettymuch our very existence. But that's the way it's supposed to because, after all, and unlike us humans, art is timeless.
Needless to say, this is my favorite Björk song and, even though there are better albums by her, Biophilia will always remain my weak spot in her discography.
@malfunctionnnn
👏👏👏👏👏
@angelinabonilla6668
Dissonance is so gorgeous when done right, and Björk knows how to do it right
@darrenpattison7674
Listening to this while looking at pictures of the Black Hole that's just been photographed for the first time. Very atmospheric.
@switchdogdotorg
Might sound creepy but this is my favourite bjork song ...
@xalifasteh
It's so relaxing and strange at the same time
@alyssagraves96
Beautiful and creepy. My kind of music :)
@malfunctionnnn
this is the first song that made me appreciate bass in music. those deep rumbles are incredible
@einweieskaninchen413
This song fits great after "5 Years" and "Pluto" on my Björk Playlist!
(After it comes " History of Touches", "I Remember You", " Black Lake")
@MelissaC
This is one of the songs that lost me my "dude pass the aux" privileges