Bjorks biography the making of homogenic masculinity

Post’s remix album Telegram moved further towards these tastes with its jungle, techno and hip hop reworkings; Björk described it as “not trying to make it pretty or peaceable for the ear.

Just like a record I would buy myself”.

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As she worked on Homogenic, the press reviews for Telegram – often baffled and certainly more lukewarm than those for her first two albums – were coming in. ‘‘I’m just trying to be truthful about what 1997 is,” a frustrated Björk said.

“I’m talking about all the noises that most people call ugly, in some instances because they’re too familiar. I’ve tried to reorganise them and put a bit of magic there.”

Finding the magic that would make Björk’s powerful voice, the vivid strings, and the distorted, manipulated beats hang together was a considerable production challenge, and Homogenic’s success in doing so is one of the reasons for its lasting influence.

“With younger artists, I’ve had so