Björk - Biophilia
To review this fully one would have to immerse themselves in not only the already pretty kooky world that is Björk's discography, but the heightened multimedia experience that she's chosen to indulge us with - applications, taglines and her token innovative instrumentations have made this already an incredibly complicated work of art to gauge. A huge fan of her earlier records - Post and Homogenic in particular - I was first introduced to her through the crazy dancing and Aboriginal anti-humanism of Volta 's 'Earth Intruders' (ignoring, of course, the obvious hit 'It's Oh So Quiet'). It appears in retrospect the world remains divided on Volta's gamechanging, but for me it was the first moment where I opened myself to music that was neither pop nor chart-rock. 'Declare Independence' particularly shook my perception of music and its power. None have been as scientifically orchestrated as Biophilia , though, surely. Each track has a backstory, a...