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Music fans, politicians, officers of the law and freedom fighters are divided this week over issues raised by a Bjork concert in Shanghai last weekend. As I reported earlier this week, Bjork ended her concert in China with "Declare Independence" off her latest album, then chanted, "Tibet! Tibet!" Since then, there has been heavy news coverage, negative comments from fans and statements from both Bjork and the British organization, The Free Tibet Campaign. While The... MORE
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Bjork has always been outspoken about her beliefs and her most recent album directly expresses her political opinions. Throughout her world tour, she has performed "Declare Independence" from Volta and used it as an opportunity to show her solidarity for oppressed people around the globe. However, she recently chose to support oppressed communities while performing in the territory of the oppressors. Two such instances are making headlines today, one with severe consequ... MORE
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Bjork is cooking up some special treats in her electronic kitchen! I mentioned awhile back that there were remixes in the works for "Declare Independence" including one by Matthew Herbert and one by Ghostigital. Well, Bjork has baked up a super Special Limited Edition Pack that is available in her own shop now, but not available anywhere else. The Pack comes with 1 record, 1 CD and 1 DVD all together! Check it out, in the words of the lovely lady herself:
We are gettin... MORE
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Yesterday, I posted about public reaction to Bjork's support of Tibet and Kosovo at recent concerts. Sometime shortly after, she made a statement on her website about the issue. The story received high-profile coverage yesterday, notably from BBC news (where I learned of it), and Bjork must have been contacted by numerous organizations for a statement. Here is what she replied: i have been asked by many for a statement after dedicating my song "declare independen... MORE
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This super cool video interviews Michel Gondry and goes behind the scenes at the extreme film shoot of Bjork's "Declare Independence." This is the 7th music video that Gondry has directed for Bjork, and they really went all out - they even suspended Mark Bell in the air with an epic bass guitar that looks like it's strung with giant rubber bands! Check it:
I can't wait to see the finished product! Spinner says they will be premiering it on December 6.
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"Declare Independence," the noisy and politically-charged song from Bjork's Volta, will be released as a single on the first of the new year. Just in time for New Year's resolutions! The "highly charged" video for the song was directed by Michel Gondry and will premiere in the beginning of December '07 along with some behind-the-scenes specials. Bjork will head out on tour yet again in support of Volta, playing in UK and Japan in the spring. Feb 19 Japan Tokyo... MORE
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It's here! The brand new video for Bjork's "Declare Independence" directed by Michel Gondry:
And, once again, here is the behind-the-scenes action of the video's creation:
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VoltaThe place at which a distinct turn of thought occurs. The term is most commonly used for the characteristic transition point in a sonnet, as between the octave and sestet of a Petrarchan sonnet. (from Answers.com)I'm going with that definition as this album seems to mark a point of transition, or a meeting of ages. I'll leave it to someone more eloquent than I to give a more in-depth review, but suffice it to say this is a well-realised album. Working her voice, Bjo... MORE
