Biophilia es un álbum de Björk, publicado en 2011. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Moon», «Thunderbolt» y «Crystalline».
Sobre el álbum
El ambicioso proyecto Biophilia rompe las barreras de lo que se considera un álbum. Björk lo concibió como una exploración multimedia que une música, naturaleza y tecnología. Se lanzó como un conjunto de aplicaciones para tableta, un documental, talleres educativos y un disco. Cada canción corresponde a un fenómeno natural o científico, desde la formación de cristales en "Crystalline" hasta las placas tectónicas en "Mutual Core". Para ello, la artista incluso encargó la creación de instrumentos musicales únicos.
El sonido del álbum es tan innovador como su concepto. Utiliza un órgano de tubos controlado por MIDI y un "gameleste" (una celesta modificada) para crear texturas sonoras inauditas. La estructura de las canciones a menudo imita los procesos naturales que describen, resultando en composiciones complejas pero fascinantes. El proyecto tiene un claro objetivo pedagógico, buscando inspirar curiosidad por la ciencia a través del arte. Biophilia es una obra visionaria que redefine la experiencia musical en la era digital.
Listado de Canciones
- Moon5:45
As the lukewarm hands of the gods Came down and gently Picked my adrenalin pearls They placed them in their mouths And rinsed all the fear out Nourished them with their saliva Rested Ooh As if the healthiest pastime Is being in life-threatening circumstances And once again be reborn All birthed and happy All birthed and happy All birthed and happy All birthed and happy Best way to start-a-new Is to fail miserably Fail at loving And fail at giving Fail at creating a flow Then realign the whole And kick into the starthole And kick into the starthole And kick into the starthole To risk all is the end all and the beginning all To risk all is the end all and the beginning all - Thunderbolt5:15
Letra
Stirring at waters edge Cold froth on my twig My mind in whirls Wanders around desire May I, can I or have I too often Craving miracles May I, can I or have I too often now Craving miracles Craving miracles No one imagines the light shock I need And I'll never know From whose hands deeply humble Dangerous gifts as such to mine come May I, should I or have I too often Craving miracles May I, can I or have I too often Craving miracles Craving miracles My romantic gene is dominant And it hungers for union Universal intimacy All embracing May I, should I or have I too often Craved miracles May I, can I or have I too often Craved miracles Crave Waves irregularly striking Wind stern in my face Thunderstorm come Scrape these barnacles off me! May I, may I or should I too often Crave miracles May I or should I or have I too often All my body parts are one As lightning hits my spine Sparkling Prime runs through me Revive my wish I am inviolable! May I, can I or have I too often Craving miracles May I, can I, should I or have I too often Craving miracles - Crystalline5:08
Letra
Underneath our feet Crystals grow like plants Listen how they grow I'm blinded by the lights Listen how they glow In the core of the Earth Listen how they grow Crystalline Internal nebula Crystalline Rocks growing slomo Crystalline I conquer claustrophobia Crystalline And demand the light We mimic the openness Of the ones we love Dovetail our generosity Equalize the flow With our hearts We chisel quartz To reach love Crystalline Internal nebula Crystalline Rocks growing slomo Crystalline I conquer claustrophobia Crystalline And demand the light Octagon, polygon Pipes up an organ Sonic branches Murmuring drone Crystallizing galaxies Spread out like my fingers Crystalline Internal nebula Crystalline Rocks growing slomo Crystalline I conquer claustrophobia Crystalline And demand the light It's the sparkle you become When you conquer anxiety Sparkle you become Conquer anxiety Sparkle you become When you conquer anxiety It's the sparkle you become When you conquer anxiety - Cosmogony5:00
Letra
Heaven, heaven's bodies Whirl around me Make me wonder And they say back then Our universe was an empty sea Until a silver fox and her cunning mate Began to sing a song that became The world we know Heaven, heaven's bodies Whirl around me Make me wonder And they say back then Our universe was a coal-black egg Until the god inside burst out And from its shattered shell He made what became The world we know Heaven, heaven's bodies Whirl around me Make me wonder And they say back then Our universe was an endless land Until our ancestors woke up And before they went back to sleep They carved it up into The world we know Heaven, heaven's bodies Whirl around me Make me wonder And they say back then Our universe wasn't even there Until a sudden bang And then there was light, was sound Was matter and it all became The world we know And heaven's bodies Whirl around me A dance eternal - Dark Matter3:22
Letra
When your eyes Pause on the ball That hangs on the third branch from a star You remember why it got dark And why it is getting light again The Earth (like the heart) leans back in its seat And, like that, it travels along an orbit Drawn in the darkness Unpolished pearl In sky-black Palm of hands Flickering Sun-flame You remember That you are yourself a light-bearer Who receives her radiance from others - Hollow5:49
Letra
Hollow My ancestors have access Hollow I'm falling down the abyss Hollow Looking for some answers Generations of mothers sailing in Somehow they all were shipfolks Hollow The ground is opening up Swallows Me up The trunk of dna Now come forth All species Hollow Like a bead in necklace Thread me Upon this chain I'm part of it The everlasting necklace The everlasting necklace Jewels after jewels after jewels after Jewels after jewels after jewels I yearn to belong Let me belong - Virus5:26
Letra
Like a virus needs a body As soft tissue feeds on blood Some day I'll find you, the urge is here Ooo-ooo-ooo-oooh Like a mushroom on a tree trunk As the protein transmutates I knock on your skin, and I am in Ooo-ooo-ooo-oooh The perfect match, you and me I adapt, contagious You open up, say welcome Like a flame that seeks explosives As gunpowder needs a war I feast inside you, my host is you Ooo-ooo-ooo-oooh The perfect match, you and I You fail to resist My crystalline charm, you do Like a virus, patient hunter I'm waiting for you, I'm starving for you Ooo-ooo-ooo-oooh My sweet adversary My sweet adversary My sweet adversary - Sacrifice4:02
Letra
Why can't you give her room? Respect her spatial needs I feel you compress her Into a small space With clairvoyance She knew what you needed And gave it to you Now her desires are repressed Arrows in the flesh When she found your love Her nature bowed her head She surrendered She renounced the world for you Now she's poisoned by demands You cannot answer Why this sacrifice? Now she regrets the whole thing A delayed reaction When she left her craft voluntarily For your nest, for your love Did you understand? Appreciate Build a bridge to her Initiate a touch Before it's too late Say the words to her That will make her shine Tell her that you love her Your generosity will show In the volume of her glow - Mutual Core5:06
I shuffle around The tectonic plates In my chest You know I gave it all Try to match our continents To change seasonal shift To form a mutual core As fast as your fingernail grows The Atlantic Ridge Drifts To counteract distance You know I gave it all Can you hear the effort Of the magnetic strife? Shuffling of columns To form a mutual core This eruption undoes stagnation You didn't know I had it in me Withheld your love, an unspent capsule I didn't know you had it in you You hid the key to our continuity I didn't know you had it in you This eruption undoes stagnation You didn't know! You didn't know! What you resist persists Nuance makes heat To counteract distance I know you gave it all Offered me harmony If things were done your way My eurasian plate subsumed Forming a mutual core This eruption undoes stagnation You didn't know I had it in me Withheld our love, an unspent capsule I didn't know you had it in you This eruption undoes stagnation You didn't know I had it in me This eruption undoes stagnation You didn't know! You didn't know! - Solstice4:41
Letra
When your eyes pause on the ball That hangs on the third branch from a star You remember why it is dark And why it gets light again The Earth (like the heart) Slopes in its seat And like that it travels along an elliptical path Drawn into the darkness An unpolished pearl in sky-black palm of hand Flickering sun-flame And then you remember That you yourself are a light-bearer Receiving radiance from others Flickering sun-flame Unpolished pearl In a palm of hand