Special Web Series, Audio Episodes [Björk BR]
Tracklist:
01. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 1 - 1977 - Björk had the chance to record her first studio album in Iceland, but she was not interested in dealing with fame.
02. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 2 - 1983 - Following her debut album in Iceland, Björk became part of a lot of experimental bands until Tappi Tíkarrass, which is considered her first serious punk music project.
03. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 3 - 1984 - KUKL was one of Björk's first bands. During its three years of activity, the group toured Europe and released two studio albums.
04. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 4 - 1986 - The Sugarcubes (Sykurmolarnir) was the band who gave international success to Björk. Formed in 1986, the members of the group had already been part of other icelandic music projects, including some with Björk herself. With the release of "Life's To Good", those six Reykjavík kids conquered the world. That was how many of us heard a magical voice for the first time, in "Birthday".
05. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 5 - 1987 - Directed by Kristín Jóhannesdóttir, Glerbrot (Broken Glass) is a 1987 film produced for icelandic television. Björk starred as María, a troubled young woman whose mother had died. Soon after, her father married with a horrible lady. Throughout the story, the character had an overdose and ended up in sort of "rehab". She began planning her escape.
06. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 6 - 1986 - "The Juniper Tree" is an icelandic film with a small cast of five actors, including Björk. It was written and directed by Nietzchka Keene based on the eponymous tale of the Brothers Grimm. Shot in Iceland in the summer of 1986 on an extraordinarily low budget, this movie was not released until 1990 at the Sundance Film Festival. Filmed in black and white on Iceland's volcanic ash landscape to highlight its dramatic content, "The Juniper Tree" became famous after Björk's international success. "The Juniper" Tree is set in Iceland and portrays the story of two sisters, Margit (Björk Guðmundsdóttir) and her elder sister Katla, who escape their home after their mother is stoned and burned for witchcraft. They go where no one knows them, and find Jóhann, a young widower who has a son called Jónas. Katla uses magical powers to seduce Jóhann and they start living together. Margit and Jónas become friends. However, Jónas does not accept Katla as his stepmother and tries to convince his father to leave her. Katla's magic power is too strong and even though he knows he should leave her, he can't. Margit's mother appears to her in visions and Jónas' mother appears as a raven and to bring him a magical feather.
07. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 7 - 1990 - Björk worked on a few side projects during a break from the Sugarcubes. On 1990, she released the jazz cover album "Gling-Gló", in collaboration with Tríó Guðmundur Ingólfsson. This record became her best selling album in Iceland. Yes, it selled more that the ones with the Sugarcubes and the solo career.
08. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 8 - 1990 - Björk appeared on the 808 State album "ex: el" on the tracks "Qmart"; and "Ooops", which was released as a single in 1991 with a music video filmed in Iceland. Later, the collaboration yield new projects with Graham Massey on her solo career.
09. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 9 - 1989 - After achieving unexpected worldwide success with the debut album, the Sugarcubes released their second studio album, "Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!".
10. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 10 - 1992 - On December 1992, the Sugarcubes disband after 6 years. It was quite obvious that they needed to go on different ways. A few months earlier, they released their third studio album. All members remain good friends and still own the label they founded in Iceland. The following year, Björk embarked on a successful solo career.
11. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 11 - 1993 - After 16 years of the debut album in Iceland, Björk decides to drop the projects she was involved in to finally invest in what she believes, her own music.
12. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 12 - 1993 - Björk uses English as the main language to record her songs, but this choice was not random. Besides that, the icelandic singer saw her work being judged on the sexism of the music industry.
13. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 13 - 1995 - After her successful comeback on solo career, Björk began recording "Post", one of the most praised albums in her discography. The Icelandic singer move to England was a major factor in her songwriting, because she realized that became more confident in the creation of a brave record. Experimenting new sounds, Björk understood that other people also feel like her. "Post" also marks her first trip to Brazil.
14. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 14 - 1996 - At the top of her career with the release of music videos that are in the public imagination to this day, Björk had to deal with the bad side of the media. Meanwhile, during the "Post World Tour", a stalker put her life in danger.
15. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 15 - 1997 - Björk apperead on a short BBC documentary called "Modern Minimalists, which includes the people that she believes that changed the direction of music making at that time. Here we see her interest in this creative universe in interviews with Alasdair Malloy, Mika Vainio (from the 'Pan Sonic' group) and Arvo Pärt.
16. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 16 - 1997 - After became known around the world, Björk went through some situations that made her rethink the next steps of her journey. Moving to Spain, the icelandic singer began the creative process of "Homogenic", a album (now filled with classics) that is a tribute to her homeland.
17. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 17 - 1997 - On the road with the "Homogenic" show, Björk toured the world, including Brazil, performing the album songs. During the record promotion, she was asked about her passion for music, and also talked about the technological advances present in her work. The singer explained that she always cared about friendship, and respected the identity of each one of her colaborators during the creative process.
18. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 18 - 2000 - Björk's performance in the music video for "It's Oh So Quiet" caught the attention of a danish director, who invited her to his next film. Initially, the icelandic was not interested in acting, but saw on this project a chance to give other visions to her music, when she fell in love with the character Selma Jezkova. "Dancer in the Dark" (2000) also seemed like a chance for her to participate in the kind of movie she always dreamed of. Unfortunately, the film was born in a troubled environment, including sexual harassment. Because of that and her choice to focus on music, Björk give up of a promising actress career.
19. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 19 - 2001 - In 2001, Björk released "Vespertine", an album she classifies as an introvert, quiet and about connecting with the inner self. After a long time obsessed with portraying reality and the darker side of life in her music, the icelandic singer began to build the sound of a possible personal paradise, that involves moments such as spending a cozy day at home in the winter.
20. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 20 - 2001 - Björk decided to change the configuration of her performances for a better experience for the audience. She embarked on a new kind of show for "Vespertine" playing in churches, chapels and theaters, much of them receiving this type of event for the first time in history. Once again, the icelandic artist ensures that she is not interested on being seen as a singer of classical music.
21. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 21 - 2002 - Pregnant and enjoying a well-deserved break, Björk decided to listen requests from fans, who always charged the archived materials with records of her performances. After 10 years of solo career, not even the release and the tour of compilations albums could ever be ordinary for her.
22. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 22 - 2004 - "Medúlla", an album formed entirely by vocals, is a project that Björk was dreaming about since she was 16 years old. In 2004, she finally felt that was the right time to do it.
23. Björk: Special Web Series, Audio Episode Part 23 - 2004 - In a way, the songs of "Medúlla" represents the return of Björk to her home, Iceland. On this episode, check out the second part of the production of the album. You can also go behind the scenes of the "Triumph of a Heart" music video, discover details of her collaboration with John Tavener and learn about the creative process of the "Drawing Restraint 9" soundtrack.
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