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2 | [[caption-width-right:300: ''Emotional landscapes, they puzzle me.'']] |
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4 | -> ''All is full of love;'' |
5 | -> ''you just ain't receiving.'' |
6 | -->-- "All is Full of Love" |
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8 | ''Homogenic'' is the fourth studio album by Music/{{Bjork}}, released on September 22, 1997 as the follow-up to her previous album ''Music/{{Post}}''. It's known for mixing electronic beats with orchestral instruments and for its grand production, and it also serves as sort of a tribute to her homeland of UsefulNotes/{{Iceland}}. Because of its [[AvantGardeMusic experimental nature]], it may not be for everybody, but it is by and large considered one of Björk's masterpieces. |
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10 | The album began with small music-making sessions in Björk's London-based home studio alongside audio engineer Mark Dravs. However, the progress in these sessions was halted due to the media sensation caused by stalker Ricardo López, a fan of Björk's who became so obsessed with her that he attempted to kill her with a letter bomb (which was fortunately intercepted before any harm could be done) and videotaped himself committing suicide. |
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12 | Following this, a shaken-up Björk ended up recording the whole of the album in the studio of a tour drummer that was located in Spain; a portion of the album's introspective and melancholic lyrical nature was influenced by the incident, including the Japanese bonus track "So Broken". Although she initially planned to self-produce the whole album, she enlisted multiple producers like she did with ''Post'', and would've included the likes of the Music/WuTangClan [[WhatCouldHaveBeen had they not been busy producing for their album]] ''Wu-Tang Forever''. |
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14 | ''Homogenic'' was extremely well-received by critics and fans alike upon release and has consistently received acclaim to this day; it is now hailed as one of the greatest electronica/TripHop albums of all time. Notable songs include "All Is Full of Love", "Jóga", "Hunter", "Bachelorette", and "Alarm Call". |
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16 | ---- |
17 | !! Tracklist: |
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19 | # "Hunter" (4:15) |
20 | # "Jóga" (5:05) |
21 | # "Unravel" (3:21) |
22 | # "Bachelorette" (5:12) |
23 | # "All Neon Like" (5:53) |
24 | # "5 Years" (4:29) |
25 | # "Immature" (3:06) |
26 | # "Alarm Call" (4:19) |
27 | # "Pluto" (3:20) |
28 | # "All Is Full of Love" (4:32) |
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30 | ---- |
31 | !! All is full of tropes... |
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33 | * {{Ambient}}: The album version of "All Is Full Of Love", which has no drums or electronic beats. |
34 | * AnimalMotifs: "Bachelorette" compares the subject of the song to a killer whale. |
35 | * AntiLoveSong: "5 Years" is basically a ReasonYouSuckSpeech to a lover who can't handle real intimacy in a relationship. |
36 | -->''I dare you to take me on''\ |
37 | ''I dare you to show me your palms''\ |
38 | ''What's so scary? Not a threat in sight''\ |
39 | ''You just can't handle, you can't handle love''\ |
40 | [...]\ |
41 | ''I dare you to take me on''\ |
42 | ''I dare you to show me your palms''\ |
43 | ''I'm so bored of cowards''\ |
44 | ''That say they want, then they can't handle'' |
45 | * BreakUpSong: "Immature" and "Bachelorette" |
46 | * CarefulWithThatAxe: Happens notably on "Pluto", and to a lesser extent on "5 Years". |
47 | * ChangedForTheVideo: The video for "All Is Full of Love" uses the Radio String Mix (actually the original mix!) instead of the album version. |
48 | * ContinuityNod: "Hunter" features Björk changing into a "techno-bear" while singing. Similar bear hunting themes were addressed by her in the video for "Human Behaviour" from ''Music/{{Debut}}'' (1993). |
49 | * CreatorBreakdown: The colder and moodier nature of this album can definitely be attributed to the aforementioned stalker incident. |
50 | * DarkerAndEdgier: ''Homogenic'' is a lot more dense and emotional in nature compared to ''Post'' and ''Debut''. |
51 | * DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In "Hunter": |
52 | -->''I'm going hunting''\ |
53 | ''I'm a hunter'' |
54 | * EmergencyTransformation: "Pluto." It seems to be a nonspecific metaphor, though. |
55 | --> ''Excuse me, but I just have to explode'' |
56 | --> ''Explode this body off me'' |
57 | --> ''I'll be brand new, brand new tomorrow'' |
58 | --> ''A little bit tired, but brand new'' |
59 | * GenreMashup: As Björk will be. "Joga" and "Bachelorette" are a good example of her clash of styles, combining ElectronicMusic with ClassicalMusic strings. "Bachelorette" ends with an accordion. |
60 | * GenreRoulette: Averted, as Bjork said herself that she wanted this album to have one flavour, hence the name "Homogenic." Nonetheless, she still manages to incorporate influences from other genres throughout the album. |
61 | * GratuitousPanning: "Hunter" has violins in the center of the song while the electronic beats are shifted all the way to the right. |
62 | * FaceOnTheCover: A more visually interesting variant. |
63 | * FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Unravel" into "Bachelorette". |
64 | * IWillWaitForYou: "Unravel." |
65 | * LimitedLyricsSong: |
66 | ** "Immature" has only 3 stanzas, and two of those three repeat. |
67 | ** "Pluto" has two stanzas with two lines each, and no chorus proper aside from Björk's howling. |
68 | * NewSoundAlbum: "Homogenic" fuses strings, crunchy electronic beats, and misc. things (accordion, glass harmonica etc.) |
69 | * NightmareFace: In the video for "Alarm Call," Björk transforms into a predator with ScaryTeeth. It's so frightening that we used it as an image on her [[NightmareFuel/{{Bjork}} Nightmare Fuel page!]] |
70 | * NonAppearingTitle: "Pluto" and "Joga". Also, as mentioned above, the album title doesn't appear in any of the lyrics. |
71 | * OneWomanSong: "Jóga" is named after Björk's best friend Jóga Johannsdóttir. |
72 | * OneWordTitle: "Pluto," "Unravel," "Hunter," "Immature," "Joga," and "Bachelorette." |
73 | * ParalyzingFearOfSexuality: Björk accuses her lover of this in "Five Years." |
74 | * PepTalkSong: "All Is Full Of Love." |
75 | * ThePowerOfFriendship: "Jóga" was written as a homage to her best friend of that name. |
76 | * ThePowerOfRock: "Alarm Call." |
77 | --> ''I want to go on a mountain top'' |
78 | --> ''With a radio and good batteries'' |
79 | --> ''And play a joyous tune and free the human race from suffering'' |
80 | * PrecisionFStrike: "Alarm Call." |
81 | --> ''I'm no '''''fucking''''' buddhist, but this is enlightment'' |
82 | * RepurposedPopSong: "Bachelorette" was originally intended for the film ''Film/StealingBeauty'' (1996), but Björk decided to use it for this album instead. |
83 | * RoboRomance: The music video of "All Is Full of Love" depicts a romance between two robots, both of whom are Björk. |
84 | * SelfBackingVocalist: On pretty much every song. Most obvious on songs like "Unravel", "Alarm Call" and "All is Full of Love" |
85 | * SurrealMusicVideo: |
86 | ** "Hunter" was directed by Paul White and features a bald Björk changing into a techno polar bear. |
87 | ** "All Is Full Of Love" was directed by Creator/ChrisCunningham and features her as a robot making love to another robot (who is also her). |
88 | ** Michel Gondry directed "Bachelorette", [[SignatureStyle and it shows]]. Björk discovers a book in her garden that writes itself, becomes a best-seller and has a musical based on it. All this is paralleled by her love for the publisher. When their relationship ends, [[MindScrew the audience becomes plants, the stage strikes itself, and the book gets unwritten and re-buries itself back in the garden where Björk found it.]] |
89 | ** "Alarm Call", directed by Alexander [=McQueen=] shows Björk floating on a raft in a river in a jungle, with her scenes intercut with footage of animals. Near the end her faces changes into a frightening creature with MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily! |
90 | * TextlessAlbumCover: The above album art. |
91 | * UnrequitedLove: "All Is Full Of Love," in a more cosmic sense. |
92 | --> ''All is full of love'' |
93 | --> ''You just ain't receiving'' |
94 | --> ''All is full of love'' |
95 | --> ''Your phone is off the hook'' |
96 | --> ''All is full of love'' |
97 | --> ''Your doors are all shut'' |
98 | --> ''All is full of love'' |
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