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Details continue to trickle in concerning Björk’s forthcoming album/multimedia project Biophilia. The Guardian reports that it’ll be released both as a conventional album with music videos (including a clip directed by frequent Björk collaborator Michel Gondry), and as an “app album”– specifically, a package of 10 apps for the iPad, bundled within one “mother” app. Each app will correspond to a different song on the album and will evolve in general makeup over time.
For example, an app for the song “Virus” features a virus attacking a group of cells, with an interactive game where you have to stop the virus from decimating the cells. The catch is, if you stop the virus, the song ends– so in order to hear the whole thing, you have to essentially lose the game. Pretty sneaky, Björk!
As we previously reported, Björk is planning a series of concerts in London Manchester starting June 30 to preview Biophilia material, and those in attendance might get to see her play around with some truly bizarre instruments. Icelandic organ maker Björgvin Tómasson told The Guardian that he was commissioned by Björk to create two new gadgets: a MIDI-controlled organ, and a “gameleste,” which is an organ-based instrument redesigned to create the sounds of a gamelan.
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