Björk

Björk: Jazz Muse & Hyperballadeer

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 21, 2019

If jazz is, as someone put it, the sound of surprise, then it makes complete sense that countless musicians have become enamored with the music of Björk. Like the most innovative jazz musicians, Bjork is a restless artist who tries to continuously reinvent herself, often blending familiar sources in completely unprecedented ways, and deliberately challenging the status quo. In these two hours we'll check out some of the most intriguing jazz renditions of her work. Happy listening! ...

Bj: Gling-Gl

by Mark Sabbatini
September 24, 2004

If Van Morrison is the headline act of this year's Reykjavik Jazz Festival, then maybe it makes sense that trip-hop diva Björk is Iceland's biggest name with a jazz album.

And here's a further shock: it's a pretty good one.

Gling-Gló is available in the US for the first time following its rerelease by One Little Indian late in 2003. It is one of Björk's first albums, recorded three years before her 1993 solo debut, ...

Bj: Scorch Trio

by Mark Corroto
May 1, 2002

What immediately hits you about the music of the Scorch Trio is their raw intensity and singularity of purpose. Guitarist Raoul Björkenheim, born in Los Angeles, has spent most of his musical career in Finland. He has recorded with Edvard Vesala, Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis, and his own band Krakatau. He brings a passion for Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, and Ornette Coleman to this guitarist trio format.

Backing Björkenheim is one of the hottest rythm sections in jazz ...

Bjork to 'Takeover' eMusic

Source: HypeBot
October 11, 2011

This summer eMusic debuted eMusic Radio featuring staff curated streaming music channels. Now Bjork is helping eMusic launch their new Artist Takeover program featuring Bjork's editorial selections in celebration of the release of her Biophilia album Bjork's new album, Biophilia, caught a lot of attention earlier this year for her decision to release mobile apps for each song. As she now turns to promoting the album in more traditional forms, Bjork is also kicking off eMusic's Artist Takeover program that ...
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Bjork: New Interactive Website

Source: JamBase
May 14, 2011

ICELAND'S FINEST HAS A NEW PLAYGROUND Bjork has re-launched www.bjork.com as a brand new website to tie in with the start of her groundbreaking 'Biophilia' campaign; her forthcoming exploration of music, nature and technology. Using the very latest HTML5 technology the site is heavily animated and interactive. It features a unique immersive 3D galaxy with versions that can be enjoyed on almost all devices. Visitors can use their mouse and keyboard to “fly" through a virtual 3D space environment as ...
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Bjork: New Album and Live Dates

Source: JamBase
March 18, 2011

BJORK TO UNVEIL NEW ALBUM BIOPHILIA AT MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Bjork has announced plans to debut her new album Biophilia at the Manchester International Festival. Bjork will be at MIF for a three-week residency; six shows in Campfield Market Hall for audiences of 1800, her first UK dates in over three years. Her new album is being described as a “multi-media project encompassing music, apps, internet, installations and live shows." A release date has not yet been announced. For these ...
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The Friday Morning Listen: Bjork - Drawing Restraint 9 (2005)

Source: Something Else!
February 11, 2011

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Bjork: Voltaic DVD/CD/Vinyl

Source: JamBase
July 16, 2009

BJORK'S MULTI-MEDIA VOLTAIC OUT ON NONESUCH RECORDS

Bjork Bjork's Voltaic, a very special DVD/CD/VINYL recording, was released in the U.S. earlier this month by Nonesuch Records, full track listings are below. Voltaic is a lovingly packaged celebration of the past two years of activities surrounding Bjork's Volta her critically praised sixth studio album, which came out in 2007.

Bjork's band on the Volta tour included Mark Bell (LFO) on computers and keyboards and Damian Taylor on keyboards and programming. Also ...
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Bjork in Full-Throated Plumage, Jazz in a Calmer Key

Source: Michael Ricci
July 12, 2009

There has been no shortage of live Bjork documentation in recent seasons. So lets file Voltaic, released by Nonesuch a couple of weeks ago, under the category of Things We Didnt Think We Needed.

Available in five configurations, from a single CD to a multiple CD-DVD-LP set, it chronicles a typical frenzy of activity following the release of Bjorks 2007 album, Volta. The principal CD, recorded in one pass at a studio in London, features live versions of the songs ...
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NPR Streams Bjork: Exlusive First Listen

Source: JamBase
June 27, 2009

NPR MUSIC STREAMING ENTIRE NEW BJORK ALBUM VOLTAIC IN “EXCLUSIVE FIRST LISTEN" SERIES

Bjork NPR Music is streaming a new album of live recordings from the complex and unpredictable singer Bjork, one week ahead of its official release. Her new album, Voltaic, is available for free, on-demand listening now through June 30 at npr.org/music, as part of the site's “Exclusive First Listen" series.

Bjork, the 13-time Grammy nominee from Iceland, released her sixth album, Volta, in 2007. Before ...
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Bjork's Wide Musical Ambitions Overflow a Small Setting

Source: Michael Ricci
May 11, 2009

Wearing an ocean-blue dress and holding recently written lyrics in her hand, Bjork sang at what may well have been her smallest gig of the year on Friday night at the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in SoHo, which was packed with about 300 people.

The music was quiet: just voices and modestly amplified acoustic instruments. But the songs were hugely complex and ambitious, announcing their destination in the lyrics: on and on and ever onward.

Bjork was collaborating on a ...
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China Bans "Threatening" Musicians Following Bjork's Tibet Outburst

Source: All About Jazz
July 18, 2008

China has banned all overseas performers that “threaten national sovereignty" following a performance by Bjork in Shanghai earlier this year.

At that concert, the Icelandic singer led the crowd in a chant of “Tibet, Tibet!" after performing her song “Declare Independence."

The ban will also fall on artists who “threaten national unity", “whip up ethnic hatred", “violate religious policy or cultural norms" or “advocate obscenity or feudalism and superstition." Plus, all performances must be approved beforehand, right down to what ...
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Bjork Sigur Ros' Webcast Iceland Concert

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2008

Bjork, Sigur Ros' Iceland Concert to be Webcast Tomorrow

In what is expected to be one of the biggest concerts in the country's history, Icelandic superpowers Bjork and Sigur Ros will play the open-air Nattura tomorrow in Reykjavik. The concert is being held to raise awareness about the impact aluminum smelting is having on Iceland's landscape. Can't make it to Reykjavik on such short notice? Thankfully, Nat Geo Music, the musical offshoot of National Geographic Entertainment, will webcast the concert ...
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