Björk: Sonic Symbolism

Join Björk in conversations with collaborators about her sound experiences. In the podcast you’ll learn about the moods, timbers, and tempos that vibrate through each album.

Shy, beginner, humility, virgin, beige, silver, mohair, the messenger.

Urban, greedy, promiscuity, euphoric, absorb, orange, pink, urban.

Warrior, active, volcanic beats , confrontational, icelandic octet, beats, cosmopolitan/icelandic contrast, green, patriotic.

Winter world, paradise, frozen, celestial, whispered vocals, microbeats, loyal, swans, harps, music boxes, laptops, orchestra, glockenspiels, salvation, choir.

Primordial, motherhood, black braided hair, breastfeeding, passive, pre-civilisation, goth, folk, archeology, bones, family around campfire.

Justice, fire, anthropology, wanderlust, activist, brass, boats, feminist, red, neon green, electric blue, flags, trumpets, tribal beats, bombastic.

Equilibrium, synchronising opposites, electric blue, copper, pedagogic, cosmic, atom, element table, no human scale, galaxies, nasa, not narrative, pacifist, nature/technology, solutions, kofi annan.

Confessional, victimhood, lieder-songs, moss tundra, greek tragedy update, man-woman-conflict, chamber orchestra, lavender wax, the ritual of mourning, sewing wound, recovery narrative, heartbreak, shock, neon, yellow, lava.

Sci-fi island in the clouds, plant-human-bird mutant, post-apocalyptic optimism, air, flute-like synths, synth-like flutes, pacifist, #metoo, matriarchal, peach, mint, idealistic, women and children surviving violence, manifesto the future, sensuality.