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- Live broadcast ahead of their orchestra concert later this month
Björk is organizing several live orchestral performances supporting the women’s shelter in Reykjavik later this month. He took to Instagram to share some “memories of the song arrangements I was about to perform.”
One of his songs is “Stonemilker” for 2015, which was written in 2012 on a beach near the Icelandic reserve Grótta.
“The song is cyclical to me, a bit like a mini-fugue, so I asked Andy Juan, who made the video with me if I could rotate the camera in a circle and paste a panorama around it,” he said. “There’s an emotional experience in him being inclusive and bringing everything, everything, between two people together in a circular motion.”
The musician also told the story behind his 1995 hit “Hyperballad” and said, “Hyperballad” was a lyrical idea I had in my diary for a while. Behind The Scenes With Björk remember standing in Nellee’s studio and loving this new fit song.”
He added, “I recently read Jungian’s book about shadows, and it seemed to fit the idea pretty well. I didn’t know these theories when I wrote them. I think it’s about how you isolate the shadow and deal with it on your own, without your partner. They think it’s an attempt to create boundaries, and Behind The Scenes With Björk that’s why you can come back and be generous.
Four shows will take place in the coming weeks and broadcast from the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik.
Each night Björk will play with a different ensemble, including the Hamrahlíð Choir, Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, and the Viibra Flute. In a message to fans before the series, Bjork said, “Dear friends, I would like to invite you to some concerts to honor. And honor the people who have suffered the most from the coronavirus. And the Black Lives Matter movement, like many Icelanders. . musicians I have worked with for many years. “
“My contribution to the feminist cause is to boast that almost all of these arrangements are mine. But, unfortunately, this is almost always overlooked when women become arrangers,” he added. Proceeds from the show will be donated to the Kvennaathvarf Women’s Shelter, where private and online tickets are now available.