Björk shares abrasive new single ‘Atopos’: “Could you please play it loudly?”
nme.comBjörk has shared a brand new single called ‘Atopos’ – you can listen to it below.The song serves as the first preview of the Icelandic artist’s 10th studio album ‘Fossora’, which is due to arrive on September 30 via One Little Independent Records (pre-order here).“Could you please play it loudly?” Björk asked fans on Twitter today (September 6) upon releasing her abrasive, bass-heavy latest offering.“The lyrics are inspired by what Roland Barthes described as the unclassifiable OTHER ‘our differences are irrelevant our union is stronger than us’.”In a separate tweet, Björk explained: “[‘Atopos’ is] sonically a heavy bottom-ended bass world.
We have six bass clarinets, punchy sub-drilling, nesting and digging us into the ground.”The surreal official video for the single – directed by Viðar Logi – follows Björk as she parties in an otherworldly fungal environment.
She stars as the “glowing forest sprite” character that appears on the ‘Atopos’ cover artwork.Gabber Modus Operandi’s DJ Kasimyn, meanwhile, spins tracks in the mushroom forest as a bass clarinet section perform live.
Tune in here:https://t.co/CMtfh5QuXZhere is the first video of my album to the song “atopos”could you please play it loudly?the lyrics are inspired by what roland barthes described as the unclassifiable OTHER“our differences are irrelevantour union is stronger than us”warmthnessbjörk pic.twitter.com/K2IkUoPSi9— björk (@bjork) September 6, 2022Speaking previously about the forthcoming ‘Fossora’, Björk explained that the record is about “a word i made up.
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