BjörkBiophilia

Label:

One Little Indian – TPLP1016SD

Format:

2 x CD , Album
Box Set , Limited Edition, Numbered , Ultimate Art Edition

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Experimental

Tracklist

Biophilia
1-1 Moon
Contractor [Harp]Zeena Parkins
Drum ProgrammingPablo Díaz-Reixa
HarpZeena Parkins
Music By, Programmed ByDamian Taylor
Producer, Lyrics By, Arranged By [Choir, Harp]Björk
5:45
1-2 Thunderbolt
Bass [Teslacoil Bassline], Written-By [Beat]Leila Arab
Lyrics ByOddný Eir Ævarsdóttir
Producer, Music By, Arranged By [Choir]Björk
Programmed By [Teslacoil Bassline And Beat]Leila Arab
Sounds [Sonic Sculpting And Nature Sounds]Leila Arab
5:15
1-3 Crystalline
Music By, Lyrics By, Arranged By [Gameleste]Björk
Producer, Bass [Bassline]Björk
Programmed By [Beat]Leila Arab
5:08
1-4 Cosmogony
Lyrics BySjón
Producer, Music By, Arranged By [Brass, Choir], Written-By [Beat]Björk
Programmed By [Beat]Damian Taylor
Transcription By [Brass]Matt Robertsson*
5:00
1-5 Dark Matter
Music ByMark Bell
Producer, Arranged By [Vocal]Björk
Programmed ByMark Bell
Sounds [Sub Drone And Sonic Sculpting]Leila Arab
3:22
1-6 Hollow
Producer, Music By, Lyrics By, Arranged By [Choir]Björk
Programmed By [Beat]Matthew Herbert
5:49
1-7 Virus
Arranged By [Hang]Manu Delago
Lyrics BySjón
Producer, Music By, Arranged By [Gameleste, Choir]Björk
Programmed By [Beat And Bass]Pablo Díaz-Reixa
5:26
1-8 Sacrifice
Adapted By [Adapted To Sharpsichord]Henry Dagg
Producer, Music By, Lyrics By, Arranged By [Sharpsichord, Voice]Björk
Programmed By [Beat]Current Value
4:02
1-9 Mutual Core
Producer, Music By, Lyrics By, Arranged By [Organ, Choir]Björk
Programmed By, Written-By [Beat]Matthew Herbert
5:06
1-10 Solstice
Lyrics BySjón
Performer [Pendulum Played By]Zeena Parkins
Producer, Music ByBjörk
Translated By [English Translation]David McDuff
4:41
Biophilia (Live At Manchester International Festival, July 2011)
2-1 Thunderbolt 5:27
2-2 Moon 6:22
2-3 Crystalline 5:26
2-4 Hollow 6:06
2-5 Dark Matter 3:21
2-6 Hidden Place 5:52
2-7 Mouth's Cradle 4:31
2-8 Virus 5:47
2-9 Sonnets/Unrealities XI 2:28
2-10 Where Is The Line 4:58
2-11 Mutual Core 5:19
2-12 Cosmogony 5:25
2-13 Solstice 4:41
2-14 One Day 5:27
2-15 Náttúra 2:54

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright ©Wellhart Ltd
  • Copyright ©One Little Indian Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Wellhart Ltd
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗One Little Indian Ltd.
  • Mastered AtBlack Saloon Studios
  • Manufactured BySomething Else

Credits

  • ChoirÁsta Ægisdóttir
  • Concept By [All Custom Instruments Except Sharpsichord Based On Ideas By]Björk
  • Concept By [Sharpsichord]Henry Dagg
  • ConductorJón Stefánsson
  • CoverM/M (Paris)
  • EngineerSveinn Kjartansson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9)
  • French HornSærun Ósk Pálmadóttir*
  • Management [Production And Business Developer]Derek Birkett
  • Mastered ByMandy Parnell
  • Mixed ByMandy Parnell (tracks: 1-4)
  • Photography ByInez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin
  • Transcription By [Choir]Árni Heimir Ingólfsson (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-6, 1-7)
  • TromboneSigrún Jónsdóttir
  • TrumpetValdís Þorkelsdóttir
  • TubaBrynja Guðmundsdóttir

Notes

Individually numbered edition of 200 copies and another 75 artist's proofs.

Only available through pre-order. The 200 individually numbered copies were only for sale from 1 to 12 August 2011 and released in September 2011. The 75 artist's proofs went on sale in December 2012.

Lacquered and engraved oak hinged-lid case, containing Biophilia - The Manual Edition and ten custom-made chrome-plated tuning forks, silkscreened on one face in ten different colours, stamped at the back, and presented in a flocked tray. Each case comes with an individual numbered certificate detailing the use of tuning forks.

Each fork is adjusted to a root note of a Biophilia track:

Moon --- E --- 329.6 HZ
Thunderbolt --- B --- 246.9 HZ
Crystalline --- G --- 392 HZ
Cosmogony --- Gb 370 HZ
Dark Matter --- − --- ATONAL
Hollow --- C --- 261.6 HZ
Virus --- Db --- 277.2 HZ
Sacrifice --- A --- 440 HZ
Mutual Core --- Eb --- 311.1 HZ
Solstice --- A --- 220 HZ

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (CD1): SOUND PERFORMANCE 020 8691 2121 OLI TPLP1016CD
  • Matrix / Runout (CD2): SOUND PERFORMANCE 020 8691 2121 OLI TPLP1016D-2
  • Mastering SID Code (CD1 and CD2; microprint): IFPI LP76
  • Mould SID Code (CD1): none
  • Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI AAHY2

Other Versions (5 of 58)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Biophilia (CD, Album) Polydor 2777665 Europe 2011
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Biophilia (File, Enhanced, Album, Application) One Little Indian none 2011
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Biophilia (CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Digisleeve) Polydor 2780179 Europe 2011
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Biophilia (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, SHM-CD) Polydor UI-9043 Japan 2011
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Biophilia (2×CD, Album, Limited Edition, Manual Edition) One Little Indian TPLP1016D UK 2011

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