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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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10The 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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12Following 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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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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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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