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Yamaha’s Tenori-On is getting a prominent introduction with Björk’s latest tour.
The new controller/synthesizer is part of the rig of Damian Taylor, above, who uses the Tenori-On on the track Who Is It?.
“Björk felt it would be cool to feature the gear,” says Taylor, “ to make it part of the stage set rather than using [...]

 

The latest video from Björk - Wanderlust - continues her tradition of mind-boggling videos.

 

Here’s something I never would have imagined - a big band dedicated to reinventing the music of Björk - Bjorkestra:
“The initial impetus was I love Björk’s music and really wanted to get inside it and learn more about it,” says Travis Sullivan, who opens SFJazz’s ninth annual Spring Season with Bjorkestra tonight at the Yerba [...]

 
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Studio footage and interview clips from the making of Bjork’s new album, Volta.
Bjork Volta Podcast Part 1

Bjork Volta Podcast Part 2

Bjork Volta Podcast Part 3

Bjork Volta Podcast Part 4

Bjork Volta Podcast Part 5

 

Björk has been wowing audiences recently with her reacTable, a new music controller that uses movable blocks and a colorful video interface.
The reacTable’s developers say it is the latest in an emerging wave of “tangible music interfaces,” but to the touring musicians who play the thing, it’s merely “cool.”
“Established instruments like the Moog, the turntable [...]

 

Bjork is calling on fans to make the video for her new song Innocence. A post on Bjork’s official website is calling upon the help of any budding video makers:
Björk has suggested the idea, that the video to Innocence of Volta is to be made by anyone who wants to. She has asked the Madwebcarpenters [...]

 

Electronica music played a major role in the opening of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Top Dutch DJ Tiësto performed during the parade of athletes, while Icelandic singer Björk’s stunning performance proved to be one of the highlights of the event.
Tiësto, twice voted the top DJ in the world, made Olympic history as the [...]

 

Bjork - Debut

06Apr04

Debut was released in 1993, and it sounds as adventurous and free-spirited as ever. Bjork sings fearlessly, turning her relatively weak voice into one of the strongest voices in electronic pop music.
Though the CD is over ten years old, few artists have caught up with Bjork. She explores all types of songs, arranging each with [...]