Biophilia leaked

[dottiehinkle]

And I don't like it at all. The lyrics sound like she literally sat down and was like this songs going to be about crystals and this ones going to be about tectonic plates. Its like shes using a bunch of metaphors that don't mean anything. I would be more forgiving but even the production sounds like crap, and I hate how there isn't much song

Comments

[fuckfrosti]

The leaked version is absolutely the old version. I think that the songs have lots of potential, and by collaborating with people like Current Value, she can bring them to life. It will be awesome, I am sure.

[adamwolf]

I'm going to wait until I can listen to it properly. What I love about Björk is that she never does what you expect her to do: for Debut she went from the new wave-y postpunk pop of The Sugacubes to something playful and rather mainstream. But then Post turned out to be dark and moody in places, and light and zingy in others. Homogenic had a cooler sound to it, more distant; and then Vespertine sounded exactly like what it was: a girl walking around in the tech-snowy landscape of her inner thoughts. Medúlla was the complete oppostite: open in both sound and experimentation, organic and about the world around her. Volta steered back towards pop, but with nods to the wide harmonies of Dancer In the Dark [ultimately her most accessible collection of songs to date] and the out-there soundscapes of Drawing Restraint 9, fuelled with some hiphop and some honest anti-global philosophies

[nofact]

from what I heard so far, 'Moon' and 'Mutual Core' are great songs.

[travlr1]

I think the leaked version is most definitely the pre-mixed version that she's taking so long to put out, these are more like the skeletons of the songs, though 'Mutual Core' I hope they don't change that one very much, I like the way it is now. It's like a sketch of the songs, how she wants them to be, and then they are filled in with paint and color later on. I remember the production of Vespertine was much grander before they made it all micro, and before Medulla became all-vocal, all the time, there were instruments in most of the songs. So, I would assume the finished version will be better.

[uomodo]

I've never initially loved ANY of Bjorks albums. Her work always takes time to grow on me. The only album I've never taken to was Medulla, which I feel is her weakest.

Beauty is subjective. Her music is emotionally challenging. Basically, everyone gets a different experience from her stuff. I personally cannot wrap my head around all the slack that "Volta" got - I thought it was a lovely return to form! - Nor will I ever be able to comprehend people who put Medulla high on their list.

I'm not really sure where the criticism towards her lyrics are coming from. There are a handful of songs with very precise metaphors. Her songs evoke emotion more than pure thought, so in that regard - they don't exactly matter.

you're also faulting the same woman who often sings nonsense/made up words, for not having enriched lyrics? I wasn't aware so much literal meaning could be drawn from her howling. Really though, what sort of sense does that make?

About as much sense as judging an album on it's unfinished leaked version