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BJORK
HOMOGENIC |
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| | Reviews: 279 |
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4.5 -- Dark & Damp Emotional Landscapes
by "ilikeamazon" Arlington, VA USA
Reviewed on August 10th, 2000
If you listen to music for complete emotional engagement ... if you easily tire of the same old styles rehashed and monotony ... if you are looking for music that drifts into your mind like a friendly little space probe exploring all different angles of Life... and if you enjoy listening to that same music over and over again: listen to Bj?rk.Since "Debut", her music has definitely stood in a class completely separate from her work with the Sugarcubes (which I liken to fun and zany party music not unlike the B-52's). So, if you disliked them, please note: her solo work is NOT the same animal. "Homogenic" has a more homogeneous sound than her former albums due to Mark Bell's influence. This less-eclectic sound thread initially makes for a more minimal feel than the fan used to "Debut" and "Post" first expects. This is her first less-hands-in-the-pot, more-Bj?rk influenced album; and, her conscientiousness toward the music is in clear evidence: it's unusual and thick. The sound is darker, mysterious, extremely emotional, cathartic, and achingly beautiful ... with no regrets. This is an album about emotional pain (such as on "5 Years") -- but also healing, as special tracks "All Neon-Like" and "All Is Full of Love" well communicate. Other standouts are "Joga" - a beautiful song about an intimate friendship, and the oft-"Bolero"-compared, prowling "Hunter". The explosive "Pluto" is packed with power. I initiated laughed at it because of all her screaming. However, I was quickly converted and it's now one of my favorites she's ever done! Each time I listen to it, I envision the ecstatic and intensely creating-and-destroying nuclear reactions within a fast-spinning star - or even a supernova. Talk about opening up and exploding off everything that's outworn and stifling and becoming something precious, perfect and new. Mythically-speaking, it's purely Plutonian! And, it's swiftly succeeded by the ambient "All Is Full of Love" = think of color and hyperbolic swirling shapes, spherical shiny sparkles slowly drifting in midair ... Anyone who thinks they need drugs to see these kinds of things needs to sober up and listen to Bj?rk! But to find satisfaction in these songs, you must be willing to take a bite ... will you?
More "Homogenic" reviews:
[2004-12-16] Bjork's Masterpiece (10)
[2004-12-09] An Ecstatic Homecoming (10)
[2004-11-05] mature, emotionally stark. (10)
[2004-09-22] HER BEST (8)
[2004-09-07] Timeless (10)
[2004-09-06] Homogenic
~ Björk (10)
[2004-08-30] Warrior princess sings . . . . (10)
[2004-08-17] Soft Distortion So Sublime (8)
[2004-08-10] Beats, Strings and Heartache (8)
[2004-07-30] Mistakenly divided up into Tracks (10)
[2004-07-01] A magical journey into Björk's creativity! (10)
[2004-06-29] "I'm not a Buddhist, but this is F... Enlightenment (10)
[2004-06-29] Great cover, great sounds, Great hair, Great neck rings... (10)
[2004-06-19] Incredible (10)
[2004-05-10] Hunting... (8)
[2004-04-05] All is full of Bjork (10)
[2004-03-27] Insane music (2)
[2004-03-14] Absolutely essential for even the most casual Bjork fan (10)
[2004-02-29] -melts- (10)
[2004-02-18] Bjork at her BEST! (10)
[2004-02-14] Prepare To Be Shocked By The True Genius Of Bjork (10)
[2004-01-25] wow---amazing, entrancing, mystical (10)
[2004-01-19] You could knock down walls with this album! (10)
[2003-12-24] Third Times the Charm (10)
[2003-12-05] Gorgeous (10)
[2003-11-22] The best album from Bj?rk! (10)
[2003-11-04] Sonic Bliss (10)
[2003-10-21] state of emergency (10)
[2003-10-20] Heterogenious and strange (10)
[2003-09-21] "This album defines her favorite word = Techno..." (10)
[2003-09-02] The next Kate Bush (10)
[2003-08-17] New Frontiers for Electronica (10)
[2003-08-02] The Kewlest CD (10)
[2003-06-15] Quite Possibly the Best Album I've Ever Heard (10)
[2003-06-04] Good Album! (8)
[2003-06-02] An album like no other! (10)
[2003-05-22] Mixed bag..... (6)
[2003-05-07] Dark Bjork (10)
[2003-05-06] Unravel unravel's my heart.... (10)
[2003-04-19] ONE OF THE MOST FORWARD-MINDED, BIZARRE WORKS OF THE 1990s (10)
[2003-04-14] HomoGenius (10)
[2003-04-05] Bjorkophilic (10)
[2003-03-17] Homo-icelandic (8)
[2003-03-08] All is full of love (8)
[2003-03-07] Brilliant, it made me a fan (10)
[2003-02-25] Raw Emotion (8)
[2003-02-22] Oh, how can i DESCRIBE?? (10)
[2003-02-19] Muy Homogeneo (10)
[2003-01-28] A Stunning Work That Transends All Genres (10)
[2002-12-31] You gotta love Bjork... (10)
[2002-12-23] Electrifying! (10)
[2002-12-14] WOW (10)
[2002-11-19] Emotional Landscapes, Seismic Soundcapes (8)
[2002-11-08] Really Unbelievable (10)
[2002-10-05] Essential Listening. (10)
[2002-10-02] A little of both (10)
[2002-09-27] An angel from Iceland (10)
[2002-09-25] Yet Another elevation from Bjork! (10)
[2002-09-20] Neat stuff (8)
[2002-08-21] "love's a two-way street..." (10)
[2002-08-12] Undoubtedly her best (10)
[2002-07-26] Amazing! (10)
[2002-07-11] Deep and Hypnotic (10)
[2002-07-09] A MASTERPIECE! (10)
[2002-06-20] I Have Yet To Hear Better (10)
[2002-06-16] Ethereal,Magical, and positively wonderful music from Bjork (10)
[2002-06-13] My attempt to describe each song to the best of my abilities (10)
[2002-06-11] The Wild album (10)
[2002-06-10] Very Björk-ish (10)
[2002-05-28] New age Edith Piaf (10)
[2002-05-18] INCREDIBLE (10)
[2002-05-06] I thought I could organize freedom... (10)
[2002-04-30] BUY IT!!! (10)
[2002-04-19] a gift (10)
[2002-04-16] good stuff (10)
[2002-04-08] One of the best albums of all time. (10)
[2002-02-11] Best of the 90's (10)
[2002-01-30] Off The Old Tracks (8)
[2001-12-28] A Very Different Sound (8)
[2001-11-30] If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him. (8)
[2001-11-24] And Now For Something Very Different... (8)
[2001-11-18] Alarm call for Bjork (4)
[2001-11-11] May She Collect Sounds and Expel Them as She Will (10)
[2001-10-26] Producers' Playground (2)
[2001-10-22] A Sharp Contrast To Her Previous Album (8)
[2001-10-10] Bjork Gets Hard On Homogenic (10)
[2001-09-19] Homogenic (10)
[2001-08-24] Beats and violins, and that...voice. (10)
[2001-08-16] Reacting to crisis by inventing a new style. (10)
[2001-07-31] Her best (10)
[2001-07-25] Good Stuff! (10)
[2001-06-25] Bjork's most focused work (8)
[2001-06-24] Dear...god...yes... (10)
[2001-06-18] Get it while it lasts! (10)
[2001-05-29] Thank you, Bjork. (10)
[2001-05-28] A TRUE VISIONARY (8)
[2001-05-21] Musical Exorcism (10)
[2001-05-07] brilliant! (10)
[2001-04-14] All The Accidents That Happen Follow The Dot (10)
[2001-04-09] The Overlooked Ãœberalbum of the 1990's (10)
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