Homogenic
by Björk
- Type: Album
- Released: 22 September 1997
- Label: One Little Indian, Elektra, Mother, Polydor
- Country: Iceland
- Length: 43:28
- Community rating: 4.35/5 from 70 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released in 1997, 'Homogenic' marked a pivotal stylistic shift for Björk, establishing a cohesive sound dedicated to her native Iceland by fusing volatile, abstract electronic beats with lush, sweeping string arrangements from the Icelandic String Octet. This sonic duality of 'technological nature,' primarily developed with producers Mark Bell and Guy Sigsworth, provides the foundation for intensely emotional lyrics that explore love, failed relationships, and self-preservation. The album's synthesis of experimental production, classical instrumentation, and raw vocal delivery solidified its status as a landmark of 1990s art pop.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, Cold, Ethereal, Futuristic, electronic
Tracklist
- Hunter (4:13)
- Joga (5:05)
- Unravel (3:17)
- Bachelorette - Family Tree Version (5:16)
- All Neon Like (5:52)
- 5 Years (4:29)
- Immature (3:06)
- Alarm Call (4:19)
- Pluto (3:19)
- All Is Full of Love (4:46)
Credits
- Björk - producer, vocals, keyboards, arranger, music by, lyrics by
- Mark Bell - producer, keyboards, drum programming
- Guy Sigsworth - producer, clavichord, pipe organ, keyboards
- Howie B - producer, mixed by
- Markus Dravs - producer, drum programming
- Trevor Morais - electronic drums
- Raimundo Amador - flamenco guitar
- Eumir Deodato - orchestrated by, transcription by, arranged by
- The Icelandic String Octet - strings
- Yasuhiro "Coba" Kobayashi - accordion
- Alasdair Malloy - glass harmonica
- Mike Brittain - bass
- Chris Laurence - bass
- Paul Gardham - brass
- Paul Pritchard - brass
- Jon R. Ornolfsson - cello
- Sigurdur Bjarki Gunnarsson - cello
- Helen Liebmann - cello
- John Tunnell - cello
- Martin Loveday - cello
- Paul Kegg - cello
- Helen Tunstall - harp
- Jeff Bryant - horns
- Mike Thompson - horns
- Frank Ricotti - military snare
- Steve Henderson - timpani
- Bill Hawkes - viola
- George Robertson - viola
- Peter Lale - viola
- Roger Chase - viola
- Ben Cruft - violin
- Gavyn Wright - violin
- Jim McLeod - violin
- Maciej Rakowski - violin
- Mark Berrow - violin
- Perry Montague-Mason - violin
- Peter Oxer - violin
- Roger Garland - violin
- Vaughan Armon - violin
- Wilf Gibson - violin
- Sjón - lyrics by
- Alexander McQueen - art direction [front cover image]
- Nick Knight - photography by
- Me Company - design [package], art direction
- Isobel Griffiths - orchestral contractor
- Steve Price - recorded by [strings]
- Katy England - styling