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Homogenic |  | Artist: Bjork
Label: Elektra / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 39142
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 075596206129
EAN: 0075596206129
ASIN: B000002HPV
Release Date: September 23, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Hunter | | • | Jöga - Björk, Björk | | • | Unravel | | • | Bachelorette | | • | All Neon Like | | • | 5 Years | | • | Immature [Mark Bell's Version] | | • | Alarm Call | | • | Pluto - Björk, Bell, Mark [House] | | • | All Is Full of Love [Howie's Version] |
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Headline-grabbing personal upheavals turn into introspective surges on Homogenic, the third album by Icelandic singer Björk. Driven inward after a bizarre year accented by a much publicized mail bomb, airport cat fight and brawl between ex-lovers Tricky and Goldie, Björk gets lost in a wash of strings and minimalist techno patterns on her latest outing. The eccentricity and stylistic schizophrenia of Debut and Post have been cast away in favor of darker, more sublime edginess. Filled with songs about paranoia, heartbreak, and lost faith, Homogenic not only showcases more mature themes, but a more uniform mood. Notch that up to Björk's decision to produce the album herself. Aside from a few nominal collaborations with Mark Bell of obscure techno outfit LFO and the Icelandic String Octet, this is the purest representation of the artist's vision. Little did we know that such a quirky personality would have such a bleak world view. Homogenic is almost too heavy to take in sitting, and songs, like the grating "Pluto," are downright unlistenable. But there are moments of inspiration that burn through the dark clouds, particularly on the contemplative "Joga" and the uplifting "Bachelorette." --Aidin Vaziri
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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 23-SEP-1997
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 Enlightenment July 8, 2010
New Boy
This album is powerful!
If you are ok with music deviating from what you hear on the radio, this might just be for you!
I used to think Bjork was weird at one point too (I saw the Where is the Line With You)!
I didn't listen to her for the longest time.
Then I realized being weird was ok. So I gave her a second shot. This is the first album I owned of hers and I love it!
So different, but its what makes her unique!
(and I have no pprblem with her voice).
But, true, some people might not like this as it is very different from mainstream music.
Oh well..
"I thought I could organize freedom, How Scandinavian of me" May 28, 2010
Jet (Texas)
Saying this album is STUNNING, STELLAR, PHENOMENAL, EXCUISITE, are HUGE understatements. Björk has possibly created the greatest album ever made in the history of music.
The instrumentation, the arrangements, the vocals, the lyrics, i can go on and on about Homogenic. It is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!
It took me about 2 weeks to fully appreciate this album, since it's a bit hard to understand and it's not for the faint of heart, but when you get it, you get it, and then it just leaves you absolutely Speechless!
Bachelorette has to be one of the greatest songs ever written. The metaphors used in this song just completely blow me away, along with the dark haunting instrumentation. One of the best songs EVER!!!
Joga is another killer song. Every song is STELLAR though!
Just get this album, and really take your time to enjoy it, because it does take time to appreciate it for its genius due to the intense maturaty level of it, but in the end you will be rewarded.
My Top 5
1.Bachelorette
2.Joga
3.Unravel
4.Hunter
5.Pluto
GET THIS MASTERPIECE!!
Maybe All Is Full of Love April 17, 2010
Chloe Sanders
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Björk's piece "All Is Full of Love" on her album, Homogenic, is nothing short of a spiritual experience. Now this may seem to be a very strong statement, and I guess it is. Perhaps, it is not one that I should be making. Perhaps, it is much too strong. However, I would like to follow in the footsteps of much electronic and Technosonic music; just as much of this genre of music has been questioned and criticized as to not being art, as to not being music, I dare you to criticize my statement. I refuse to not give this song the credit it deserves. I am going to be bold just like Technosonic artists, such as Luigi Russolo, have done in the past, and I am going to say once again that "All Is Full of Love" is nothing short of a spiritual experience.
Björk's talent is incredible, and she may have the most haunting voice I have ever heard. It almost has an ethereal quality and feels as if she could be singing from a different realm; one where people know something that we don't here, where they know some clue about life, and all of us are just dying to get the answer.
It's not only her voice in this song that makes it so breathtaking, and yes, spiritual. Rather, it is the way she layers her voice amidst all the other elements of the song, and how she manages to layer all of those elements together as well. There is so much depth to this song, and it makes it not only beautiful to listen to, but it aids in the message of the piece that she is trying to share with the listeners: All is full of love.
If anything catches me at all about this song, it is the way that Björk uses the different musical elements to aid in telling a story, to aid in sharing a message. She utilizes them in new ways, and it is in her experimentation with elements, and like many electronic musicians before her, her lack of fear when it comes to being innovative and being different that enables her to create something so different. She shows the listeners that maybe different is not such a bad thing after all.
One example of the layering of musical elements that I was referring to is the use orchestral instruments in this piece. Björk starts off the piece with a moving, driving rhythm of orchestral instruments, particularly strings, which continue through a short crescendo until her voice is introduced. Just as she begins to sing and starts giving the introduction to her powerful message, the strings behind her seem to fade into a mystical echo, and the listeners hear the occasional strum of guitar strings or harps strings behind her. The use of these instruments helps to make this message seem more moving and significant. What is probably most enticing about it is that while uses these traditional instruments, she still manages to keep them beautiful by utilizing them in a nontraditional way. She finds a good balance and doesn't significantly degrade and play with the orchestral instruments too much as some electronic artist sometimes do, which often times just ends up taking away from the piece.
The other element of this song that is probably most effective is Björk's use of panning. Now, if you did not notice this upon listening, please, do yourself a favor and go listen to the song again. You honestly cannot get the full effect of this song, feel that "spiritual experience," and be so taken over by the message if you don't hear how the panning interacts with the vocals. When she starts the chorus that just repeats "All is full of love," a higher pitched voice is introduced (repeating the same message) and the message pans between the speakers. It is one of the most effective techniques I have ever heard in a song because as you are being told that "All is full of love," you are hearing the message in all the space around you; it is traveling from left to right and back again. This panning is intermixed with her original pitched vocals repeating "All is love," which is going into a crescendo, and there is also a sound that seems to be in front of you; it resembles something similar to the sound of a rain stick, but with more electronic tones that decrescendos as it plays. It truly feels as if you are being immersed in an experience, not just a musical experience, but a real experience that has the ability to grab your emotions and teach you something.
If you have not gotten anything from this review, please just remember this: great music is an experience and it creates a one-of-a- kind moment. Maybe you will disagree, but if you really want to experience that feeling, go listen to this piece. It will truly move you. It moved me. Björk's artistry has shown me that maybe all is full of love, or at least I am full of love for this piece.
Her Best July 6, 2009
J. Johnson (San Diego CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't love everything Bjork does, but I love that she does everything. Here is a great example of what an artist can do when she's left alone. And her music is truly a work of art. One never thinks of Bjork as a female artist - she's a creative force and one of the best musical visionaries of all time. I consider this her best work because she covers every conceivable emotion. She apologizes for nothing, demanding from her objects of affection to man up or hit the road. 'Immature' is the best advice ever, while 'All is Full of Love' wonderfully suggests we stop expecting love from 'the sources you've poured yours'. Bjork just wants us to get out of the box, take the plunge, and not be afraid to admit life can and does go on.
All Is Full of Love November 19, 2008
Alex TB
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Approaching the catalog of an artist as prestigious as Bjork is very difficult, and at first glance new listeners would want to stray from Homogenic in exchange for an album where she looks prettier on the cover. But this album is definitely one of her most serious, moving works and should be an eventual purchase for even casual fans. For the record, this is generally argued to be her best album, and although it may not be easy to listen to at first, the album stands out as being great if you can manage to give it a bit of a chance to open up. From the beginning dynamics of Hunter to the final touching words of All Is Full of Love, most everything on this album is very good and melodies are used to their full potential. But while this album pushes Bjork's songwriting ability to impressive lengths, it also expands her vocal finesse to it's most beautiful lengths. Her range and technique are wonderful as usual, but the amount of feeling she puts into her singing is what makes the album truly shine. I think the only problem anyone could ever have with her singing is her distinct Icelandic accent, which to some is wonderful while annoying to others. In any case, Bjork has enough talent to put tingles down even her critics spines. The album's clear highlight and strongest radio song is without a doubt Bachellorette, an unspeakably moving melancholy orchestral explosion. The consistency of this is also surprisingly reliable and the album stays true to it's unique style of icy melodies dotted with electronic touches. It may not be the easiest Bjork album, but if you simply want to go for the throat and nothing more, this will be the one you want to get.
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