Friday, July 22, 2011
Björk and the Biophiliacs
Good morning, Biophiliacs!
Now I’m sure you’ve all gone to iTunes and downloaded the latest Björk single: “Cosmogony (Serban Ghenea Mix)”. Setting the mood with a vocal build and emotionally bending horns, Björk shows a new side of her upcoming album Biophilia. Melodically, this song warms your heart. It reminds you of laying the grass as a child and staring at the sky, pondering what is beyond the stars. Björk revives her childlike curiosity by pondering the history of the universe in the lyrics of “Cosmogony”.
The Biophilia [due in September] application itself will be free for purchase. The app is said to be more than a “half-galactic, half-fractal” malleable menu screen. Every song in the album is tied to a star. Currently, the only song and light able to be explored is Biophilia’s first single “Crystalline”. However, the full album will be out in September and will be $10.99, which is really the same price as any album and you get more for your money and learn a little something.
The “Crystalline” app allows you to manipulate a growing sphere of crystals down a hallway and by tilting the iPhone you are able to collect crystals from the wall. The sing itself is a beautiful, minimalistic composition with an intense ending. On top of that, being able to use it in an iPad/iPhone application form is the kind of innovation that we need today.
For our Biophiliacs stuck in the 20th century, do not fear: the album will see a conventional release as well. To pour a little more maple on your waffle, Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) has directed the music video for “Crystalline” which will be released on YouTube next week. However, we’re all waiting to be able to listen and play with Björk’s track “Virus”.
References:
http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/07/biophilia_bjork_releasing_the.php?page=2
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