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Why We Love Björk:

Björk's a djörk who likes pjörk If it was Björk's infectious elfin voice that made her former band The Sugarcubes popular, then it was the sheer originality in her ideas, sound, and appearance that helped to make her solo work so important.
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Why You Love Björk
You tell us!
What other fans saidNew Reader Submissions Added 1/4

Björk Links                               

Click for Electrobjork Space AgeNew Bjork Link!
A nice Björk site, beautiful design.



Click for The Ultimate Intimate The Ultimate Intimate
Still the biggest and best...and apparently back in action. Still essential viewing.

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The Vitals: Bio, Links, Releases, etc.

Hooo Ahhh!! The Bio
Having already released a hit album when she was 11, Björk was involved in several punk bands as a teenager, one of which morphed into the Sugarcubes in 1986...
Mo' bio

Björkish Reviews

Debut Review. Hey, that rhymes. Debut
The massive tribal beat and shuffling percussion of "Human Behavior" immediately transport you to the realm of Björk, where acting on instinct is preferred and logical thinking is highly irrational.
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Post Review. Post *a* review is further down the page. Post
As the kamikaze beats rain down from "Army Of Me," our heroine Björk exclaims "You're on your own now; we won't save you!" Is this the same surreal earth-mother that accentuated the positive on her Debut? Well, no. No it's not.
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Remix Record Review. That's a lot of Re's. Telegram
As much a gift to her fans as it was an experimental labor of love.

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Homogenic Review. No smart-ass comments this time. Homogenic
Homogenic is built on extremes. Frenetic, distorted beats laced with lush orchestral arrangements, tender love songs over old Atari sound effects ... it all works, though, and Björk's singing holds it together.


Selmasongs Review Selmasongs
The long-awaited soundtrack from Lars Von Trier's "Dancer In The Dark"
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You listen to it every day. It rarely moves more than a few inches from your CD player. You know your favorite Bjöork album better than anyone ... so it's about time you clued the rest of us in.

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Not Björk. But Not Bad.

Massive Attack -The Ray Ban Years... The Extended Family:
The Sugarcubes, Tappi Tikarrass, KUKL, Nellee Hooper, Soul II Soul, 808 State, Howie B, Massive Attack, Tricky, Goldie, Underworld, Talvin Singh, Madonna, Radiohead, Thom Yorke

The Inspirations:
Primal Scream, Orbital, µ-ziq, Soul II Soul, House Music, Aphex Twin/Warp Records, Big Band/Jazz, Tin Pan Alley, New Order, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto, Lotte Lenya, Edith Piaf

The Inspired:
Moloko, Portishead, Solex, Lamb, Cibo Matto, Lida Husik, Nicolette, Emiliana Torrini, Bellatrix, Gus Gus, Beth Orton, St. Etienne



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