Her influence on world music has been huge and she has been credited as the first musician to bring electronic music to pop. Her unique style, voice and her desire for challenging conventions all makes her an inspiring figure for people who want to or are making music. Thom Yorke has been quoted saying that her song "Unravel" is the most beautiful song he has heard. And not only is her music ground-breaking, she has also made an art form of visualizing her music in highly imaginative and unique music videos.
Like she has herself described in interviews she is greedy for life. She is very passionate about life and that passion can readily be grasped from her music which incorporates various themes, from Love to The Big Bang.
Pushing the boundaries between music and the natural world has been a long-standing theme for Björk. Never before has she taken that theme to such great heights as on her most recent album which is the ultimate ode to nature. In it, she takes us for a ride through much of the wonders of the natural world, from shifting tectonic plates, to crystals forming in the earth, to lightning, to the phases of the moon and of course how the universe formed. See, Bjork is not just an artist. She is an explorer. A scientist. An inventor.
I love how scientific she is in her approach on Biophilia. It seems she has never lost the child-like curiosity of wanting to understand the world. It's interesting to see this scientific way clash with her big passions expressed through her wide-range voice. And I guess that is where Bjork's attractiveness partly lies. She brings together the natural world and human emotions in her music.
I highly recommend the album Biophilia. For me, it has become one of the most inspiring piece of music that I have had the good luck to encounter. And also watch this great documentary called "When Bjork met Attenborough".
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