Bjork orchestral - live from reykjavik

[epicurus]

Ooh yes ... with live streams

https://en.harpa.is/events/vidburdur/bj ... vik-harpa/

dear friends
i would like to invite you to some concerts
to honour
folks who got hit hardest in the coronavirus
and the black lives matter movement
and to honour how many icelandic musicians i have worked with through the years
i recorded almost all of my albums with local musicians :
homogenic with an icelandic string octet
medulla with schola cantorum ( an icelandic mixed choir )
volta with 10 brass girls i found all over the island and then later they formed wonderbrass
biophilia with langholt´s church girl choir graduale nobili
vulnicura with a 15 piece string ensemble
utopia with 12 female fluteplayers who later formed the flute septet viibra
cornucopia with hamrahlíð´s choir conducted by þorgerður ingólfsdóttir
all these albums where then performed all around the planet with these musicians
together they are over hundred people !!
and we are going to celebrate that we are all healthily exiting quarantine together by playing concerts in harpa music hall for 3 weekends of august
my input into the feminist fight is to brag about that almost all of those arrangements are by me
unfortunately this is something that is almost always ignored when women are arrangers
the concerts will be in the afternoons and will also be streamed live online, where there will be an option to donate to the icelandic women’s shelter – which supports women of all origin in iceland
for those attending in person, after the concert we will be offering food to raise money in support of this charity
the concerts will be “unplugged” or acoustic and performed without beats and electronics
the concerts will be performed with the icelandic symphony orchestra and guests
i feel we are going through extraordinary times
horrifying but also an opportunity to truly change
it is demanded of us that we finally confront all racism
that we learn that lives are more important that profit
and look inside us and finecomb out all our hidden prejudices and privileges
let´s all humbly learn together
transform
humongous love
björk

[faber]

This is an amazing gift! 3 fully streamed shows

[meisbaer]

Wonderful

I don't think I'll be wanting to travel soon, so very nice that they will be streaming this!

[odduck]

Epic news! Too early to worry about how to capture these streams for posterity?

[faber]

Epic news! Too early to worry about how to capture these streams for posterity?

This is a once in a lifetime possibility to see her going back on her past work. I LOVE THAT SHE'S ALWAYS LOOKING FORWARD BUT THIS IS A BIG GUILTY PLEASURE AS A FAN

[jp4151]

Epic news! Too early to worry about how to capture these streams for posterity?

Indeed epic! all three dates sound amazing!

just got a new laptop so I'm gonna investigate some software. any recommendations for video capturing (with excellent audio recording, too...)

[meisbaer]

I was thinking, which one would I pick if I was going, and it is a tough one!

I have the feeling that the first will have more Medúlla and Biophilia songs, and with the organ, things can become very interesting.

The second one will be lush, lots of Vespertine, Vulnicur, homogenic, maybe I've seen it all?

The third one with brass, flute and harp, sound like maybe some Debut, Volta and Utopia. I'd love to see something like Generous Palmstroke.

All very exciting!

[borsijb]

Great news !!
I wonder if some of the ideas she had for the utopia flutes album (which never came to be) will translate into the 3rd concert

[judaschrist]

that's lovely! she should maybe also put the year on the flyers! it's 2020, not 2021!

[tellthemstories]

oh wow this is amazing

[ultramarine]

it's really amazing that all three shows will have different instrumentation and therefore arrangements of songs; the possibilities are indeed endless; and streaming means we will have high quality versions of all three of them, such a treat

i'm personally most excited about the brass+flutes+harp concert, sounds like a + utopia mashup

[paganpoet]

Best news all year.

(I know that's not exactly difficult for 2020. But still...)

Best news all year!

[faber]

This photo is amazing

[old kaka]

This photo is amazing

Finally a photo where she's not wearing a mask

[epicurus]

2nd time not wearing a mask in a few weeks time. Maybe the mask period has come to an end
https://www.facebook.com/mynameisobelpa ... 78/?type=3

[cowboy]

wow!! great great news!
the question is,... who's gonna capture all of them?

[dubstar]

Actually, I think (and hope) that OLI could release these performances as a CD/DVD/BR/download/whatever format release. What a nice thing it would be to get something like a live performance in HQ in times when in most parts of the world gatherings and concerts are not possible.

It would be a brilliant release for a re-branded label like One Little Independent Records

[a_sugarcube_fan]

Epic news! Too early to worry about how to capture these streams for posterity?

WOOWW!!!!!

[faber]

there is a new interview with Björk on Fréttablaðið

Interesting facts from the interview:

- None of the concerts will be the same, and no song will be played twice during these live concerts. In total 44 songs will be played, or 11 for each concert. (the article claims the shows will be four, but only 3 have been announced thus far)

- Björk first got the idea for these shows when she published the 34 scores book in 2017.

- She confirms having become a grandmother a year ago, and loves being a grandma

- She worked with Bergi Þórisson during the quarantine in Iceland.

- The tidbit of info we all wait for during the in-between albums years : "There will be no new album this year, but maybe it will be ready next, I dare not promise anything. But we will aim for 2021 or 2022. "

- She has a project of creating a virtual database where to buy scores of any song, and wants to make her compositions accessible in the future

- She reveals she currently has a boyfriend who's "half Iranian and half German and lives in the Alps"

- There are currently Cornucopia shows scheduled for November in Japan, but she doesn't know if they'll go on or not, but if she manages to perform she would like to extend the tour to other Asian countries

[epicurus]

Would be nice to have the full interview but i cannot copy paste the text

[Anak]

- The tidbit of info we all wait for during the in-between albums years : "There will be no new album this year, but maybe it will be ready next, I dare not promise anything. But we will aim for 2021 or 2022. "

So I did the math, Björk said she gets angry once every 7 years and the next time she will be angry is 2022.

[batsounds]

Actually, I think (and hope) that OLI could release these performances as a CD/DVD/BR/download/whatever format release. What a nice thing it would be to get something like a live performance in HQ in times when in most parts of the world gatherings and concerts are not possible.

It would be a brilliant release for a re-branded label like One Little Independent Records

i support this comment with all my heart ^

[epicurus]

So now who is googling to find the half iranian half german who loves in the alps?
(By the way: was it a coincidence hunter was on the westworld soundtrack?)

[DrBenway12]

Epic news! Too early to worry about how to capture these streams for posterity?

Haha I came here for this exactly but it seems like people are looking into it...

[DrBenway12]

2nd time not wearing a mask in a few weeks time. Maybe the mask period has come to an end
https://www.facebook.com/mynameisobelpa ... 78/?type=3

I think she isn't wearing it in both those instances because it's in Iceland while they were under lockdown without tourist. I saw her a year ago during the mengi dj set and she didn't wear her mask about half the time but I think she caught on that some tourist/outsiders were taking pictures so about halfway through she put a mask on that she evidently must of brought as a backup. I know she's talked before about how people in Iceland don't really have the same celebrity obsessed culture as we do so when she's among her own I don't think she feels like she has to/want to wear a mask.

This is the night I'm talking about and these were all taken before she put the mask on, probably why she put the mask on
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5_W-iEokhr ... vigg33y40h

[fox19]

so here's the -almost google translation- translation of the interview, it's readable. It's weird though cause it seems that we'll need to pay to have access to the streams (in bold) ? this seems different from what has been announced earlier today, but if it's the case i think it will be harder to record these broadcasts , they might be more protected

B jörk Guðmundsdóttir has had a concert series that will be in Harpa in August behind the ear for a few years, but the timing has not been right until now. The concert will cover her 25 years of collaboration with Icelandic performers and will focus on the unfinished part of her music. The series will also promote Bjarkar's compositions in a holistic way, as she is both the composer and the music's exposure. The concerts will be numerous and everyone is different. Along with Björk, there will be string orchestra from the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hamrahlíð Choir under the direction of Thorgerd Ingolfsdottir, Viibra flute band and harpist Kate Buckley. None of the concerts will be the same, and no song will be played twice during these live concerts. In total there will be 44 songs on the playlist, or 11 for each concert. Björk got the idea for the concert series when she published a notebook with her songs in collaboration with pianist Jónas Sen in 2017. The book is entitled 34 works for piano, organ, harpsichord and celestu. With the book, Björk wanted to share his music with other musicians, but in it can be approached both complex and simple notes. Anyone who has any keyboard skills can play the songs and also sing, but the voice is also written in notes with lyrics. The plans changed because of the epidemic

"I have wanted to hold this concert since I published the book and a year ago I was almost let go of it, but then the Cornucopia concert tour took over and I decided to give it priority. . ". "I would like to support Icelandic musicians"

Björk traveled extensively with Cornucopia, several concerts were held in New York and throughout Europe, but many Icelandic musicians participated. "This is the biggest thing I have done in terms of acting and crew. It took a long time to negotiate with the music houses, as it was a really big show. now is the time to let go of these concerts here at home. "Björk thought the timing was good, both because she is in the country, but also because she wants to support musicians in Iceland." There are many musicians unemployed now and it is often the case that when something comes up, everyone expects them to do everything for free. Many of them live playing concerts because they no longer get revenue from a record sale. my dad was a union leader for over thirty years that i'm always fighting for musicians but i want to take the opportunity now and support the icelandic musicians in these times. Supporting the Women's Refugee Race Prejudice has been prominent in the debate lately, but Björk got two young girls, Chanel Björk Sturludóttir and Diana Rós Breckmann Jónatansdóttir, to have a conversation on her Instagram page these days. There, they discussed racism in Iceland and how the Black Lives Matter movement has affected this country.


"My attitude to feminism has to amaze me because most of the exposures are after me." Björk says unfortunately that is something that is often overlooked in women. Photo / Santiago Felipe

"I want to show color in this debate, as I think it's very important for a long time to think about how I could address this issue here at home and have decided to support the Women's Refugee Council, I think they are doing good things, both for women of foreign origin, but also now the times of the coronary virus when here, as elsewhere in the world, women became more domestic violence and were able to search there. ” welcomes refugees and says Icelanders can deal with them in cases. "The Crown Viral epidemic has taught us a lot and we have to help where we can. Blacklivesmatter has reminded us very little a in their own bosom in terms of racism and respect, understanding and greater assistance to refugees who come here. " After the concert in Harpa, which will all start at five in the afternoon, guests can buy food and enjoy, and all proceeds from the sale will go to the Women's Refuge, but it will also be possible to raise the issue directly.

"I've always wanted to do concerts this afternoon. There is a different music focus at night but during the day, I feel much more open in the day energy. So it was an excellent opportunity to hold the concert at five, then people can dine afterwards, watch the Gulf of Fax in a good mood and support good issues. "" People just think I'm abroad because I'm hiding when I'm here at home "

Björk plans to stream the concert abroad for a fee, but those who want to watch, for example, in the United States, can pay for the viewing, and the proceeds will go to a non-profit organization in the United States, or in the country where it is streamed." it would have been no problem to do this for free, we're not making this money because, but I want this to be the future for musicians to be able to hold concerts at home and get paid for it, I'm fighting for musicians and so they are not always giving their jobs. "Always living in Iceland Björk came home, as mentioned earlier, at the end of February and has been in the country ever since. Asked if she has come in full and says she never moved completely from Iceland , and she gets this question often. "I've always lived in Iceland sixty percent of the time; just always, even in the eighties. That has not changed. People just think I'm abroad because I'm hiding when I'm here at home. I don't mind, I just look in the West Village pool, otherwise I'm just at home or up in the summer house. " She is a newborn grandmother, but her son had her first child of the year.

“Grandma's role is one of the best things life has to offer. I understand now what grandparents have always been saying. It is pure joy and simple happiness. "I just turned into an old-fashioned super-housewife and I just felt it"

She says she has played the role of a housewife in recent months and liked it. “Now you have a bigger family and we were together a lot during this time. I ran a restaurant in my house. Usually, people go to school and work, but all of a sudden, three meals had to be cooked every day of the week. I just turned into an old-fashioned super-mistress and I just felt it was ticking, I have nothing to complain about. ”She says this has been an unusual time for everyone and people have undoubtedly experienced different anxiety. “My daughter was graduating from a New York school and spent eight hours a day teaching online. One saw there what the situation was really shocking. There, the kids were crying at the Zoom app because they knew someone who dropped out. The situation in New York is of course very bad. My daughter was embarrassed to say that she had had a walk on a beach in breaks while her classmates were stuck inside. We are so lucky here in Iceland. I think we have all probably experienced something similar at this time, taken out a certain anxiety. ”

Bjarkar's concerts are an experience and there will be no change there in Harpa in August. Four different concerts will be available, but a total of 44 songs will be performed, 11 at each concert. Photo / Santiago Felipe

”Always composing Björk always says to compose new material, but she does it slowly. "It doesn't really matter what happens in my life, I always like the same tempo. I managed to keep it going last month, but I worked with Bergi Þórisson, a musician here at home. He took part in the quarantine with me and came home to me twice a week, we have been working together for six years so it was great to be able to spend time with him at this time. ”She says she has quite a bit of new material but is not expected right away. "There will be no new album this year, but maybe it will be ready next, I dare not promise anything. But aim for 2021 or 2022. "" I'm probably the biggest Aron Can fan in Iceland "

Björk claims to be a great musical nerd. She listens to a variety of music and says the afrobeat from Nigeria has made its way through the corona virus. "I'm always listening to music and finding some new stuff. I create different playlists for different moods. At the moment, I listen a lot to Estonian composers called Cyrillus Kreek and Norwegian R&B singer Emilie Nicolas. I also listen to Aron Can a lot and I am probably the biggest Aron Can fan in Iceland. "I am very grateful that when I like my music, it is not much affected by what I am listening to at any time, or the environment. During my time composing music in Spain, I did not release a flamenco album, when I was in Puerto Rico, Biophilia did not become a reggaeton album, and when I did Homogenic, my boyfriend was one of the pioneers of drum and bass. was not a single drum and bass song on the album. Björk has always been very vigilant about not being influenced by the colony and tries not to walk around in the culture and go shopping. However, she does not claim to be jealous in that regard, as she has walked in kimonos and other, but musically, she will be more influenced by the spirit than musical culture.

Björk puts a lot of stage and stage performance on concerts. Photo / Santiago Felipe With the love of the Alps “I am working on various things these days. In collaboration with several parties here in Iceland, I would like to put up a database online, where you can buy notes of any music. I have versions of all kinds of musical instruments that need to be combined all in one place and made available, but this project is still with us. "" My boyfriend was with me here in Iceland through the coronavirus, I'm trying to show a little color and visit him. ”This summer she'll be rehearsing for the show, but first she's going to visit her boyfriend in the Alps. “My boyfriend is half Iranian and half German and lives in the Alps. He was with me here in Iceland through the corona virus, so now I'm going to try to show some color and visit him. ” "There are still shows on the Cornucopia concert in Japan in November. Of course, we do not know what the situation will be in the world then, but if all goes well we will try to hold concerts in more countries in Asia, but it will all come to light. ”

[batsounds]

i wonder : if there are four dates but only three announced ... would it be too bold to say the fourth is a recording session for a future live release just like she did on voltaic with that little set of volta and medulla songs ? that would be thrilling ! ! !

[jp4151]

if there is a 4th show, I really hope she fuses all of the different musical components together. I have been very curious to see her skills as an arranger while using a bigger and more complex pallet than just strings or just flutes, etc.

The closest we have to this is the Vespertine Tour, but I think Simon Lee did the arrangements.

Of course whatever the 4th show is I hope it's either live streamed or later released as a live album!

[DrBenway12]

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[jp4151]

Did anyone notice that the name/spelling of the tour has changed from "Bjork orchestral" to "bjork orkestral"?

new:


old:

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The interview translated by Google:

In hiding in Iceland

Björk Guðmundsóttir has been living in Iceland since the end of February and spent time with the family as a housewife. It encourages people to look into their own bosom in terms of racism, respect and understanding.


Björk Guðmundsdóttir has had a concert series that will be in Harpa in August behind the ear for a few years, but the timing has not been right until now.

The concert will cover her 25 years of collaboration with Icelandic performers and will focus on the unfinished part of her music. The series will also promote Bjarkar's compositions in a holistic way, as she is both the composer and the music's exposure.

The concerts will be numerous and everyone is different. Along with Björk, there will be string orchestra from the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hamrahlíð Choir under the direction of Thorgerd Ingolfsdottir, Viibra flute band and harpist Kate Buckley.

None of the concerts will be the same, and no song will be played twice during these live concerts. In total there will be 44 songs on the playlist, or 11 for each concert.

Björk got the idea for the concert series when she published a notebook with her songs in collaboration with pianist Jónas Sen in 2017.

The book is entitled 34 works for piano, organ, harpsichord and celestu. With the book, Björk wanted to share his music with other musicians, but in it can be approached both complex and simple notes. Anyone who has any keyboard skills can play the songs and also sing, but the voice is also written in notes with lyrics.

The plans changed because of the epidemic
"I have wanted to hold this concert since I published the book and a year ago I was almost let go of it, but then the Cornucopia concert tour took over and I decided to give it priority."


"I want to support Icelandic musicians"


Björk traveled extensively with Cornucopia, several concerts were held in New York and throughout Europe, but many Icelandic musicians participated.

"This is the biggest thing I've done in terms of acting and crew. It took a long time to negotiate with the music houses, as it was a really big show. We were traveling all the way until the coronation virus came up, and I, like other musicians, had to postpone all trips during the year. Then I thought that now was the time to let go of these concerts here at home. "

Björk liked the timing, both because she is in the country, but also because she wants to support musicians in Iceland.

"There are many musicians out of work right now and it's often the case that when something comes up, everyone expects them to do everything for free. Many of them live by playing concerts because they no longer earn revenue from record sales. Maybe it's because my dad was a union leader for over thirty years that I am always fighting for musicians but I want to take the opportunity now and support Icelandic musicians during these times.

Supports the Women's Refuge
Racial prejudice has been prominent in the debate lately, but Björk got two young girls, Chanel Björk Sturludóttir and Diana Rós Breckmann Jónatansdóttir, to have a conversation on her Instagram page these days. There, they discussed racism in Iceland and how the Black Lives Matter movement has affected this country.

"I always want to show color in this discussion, as it is of the utmost importance to me. For a long time I have been wondering how I could help this issue at home and have decided to support the Women's Refugee Council. I think they are doing good things, both for women of foreign origin, but also now in the era of the corona virus when here, as elsewhere in the world, women became more domestic violence and could search there. "

She says it is a great privilege to live in Iceland but, as elsewhere, not everything is perfect here and takes, for example, how we welcome refugees and says Icelanders can deal with them in matters.

"The crown virus epidemic has taught us a lot and we have to help where we can. Blacklivesmatter has strongly reminded us to look into our own bosom in terms of racism and respect, understanding and greater assistance to refugees who come here. "

After the concert in Harpa, which will all start at five in the afternoon, guests can buy food and enjoy, and all proceeds from the sale will go to the Women's Refuge, but it will also be possible to raise the issue directly.

"I've always wanted to do concerts this afternoon. There is a different music focus at night but during the day, I feel much more open in the day energy. So it was a great opportunity to hold the concert at five o'clock, then people can dine afterwards, watch the Gulf of Fax in a good mood and support a good cause. "


"People just think I'm abroad because I'm hiding when I'm here at home"


Björk plans to stream the concert abroad for a fee, but those who want to watch, for example, in the United States, can pay for the viewing, and the proceeds will go to a non-profit organization in the United States, or in the country where it is streamed.

"It would have been no problem to do this for free, we are not making this money because of it. But I want this to be the future for musicians to be able to hold concerts at home and get paid for it. I am fighting for musicians and because they are not always giving their work. "

Always lived in Iceland
As mentioned earlier, Björk returned home in late February and has been in the country ever since. Asked if she is out and about, she says she never moved completely from Iceland, but she gets this question often.

"I've always lived in Iceland sixty percent of the time; just always, even in the eighties. That has not changed. People just think I'm abroad because I'm hiding when I'm here at home. I don't mind, look right in Vesturbæjarlaug, or I'm just at home or up in the summer house. "

Björk used the time in the ban with the family and says he is grateful and glad that the family has all been together in Iceland. She is a newborn grandmother, but her son had her first child of the year.

“Grandma's role is one of the best things life has to offer. I understand now what grandparents have always been saying. It is pure joy and simple happiness.


"I just turned into an old-fashioned super-housewife and I just felt it"


“Now you have a bigger family and we were together a lot during this time. I ran a restaurant in my house. Usually, people go to school and work, but all of a sudden, three meals had to be cooked every day of the week. I just turned into an old-fashioned super-mistress and I just felt it was ticking, I have nothing to complain about. "

She says this has been an unusual time for everyone and that people have undoubtedly experienced different anxiety.

“My daughter was graduating from a New York school and spent eight hours a day teaching online. One saw there what the situation was really shocking. There, the kids were crying at the Zoom app because they knew someone who dropped out. The situation in New York is of course very bad. My daughter was embarrassed to say that she had taken a walk out to the beach in breaks while her classmates were stuck inside. We are so lucky here in Iceland. I think we've probably all experienced something similar at this time, taken out some anxiety. "

Always negotiating
Björk always claims to be writing new material, but she does it slowly.

"It doesn't really matter what happens in my life, I always like the same tempo. I managed to keep it going last month, but I worked with Bergi Þórisson, a musician here at home. He took part in the quarantine with me and came home to me twice a week, we have been working together for six years so it was great to be able to spend time with him at this time. "

She says she has a lot of new material, but that album is not expected right away.

"There will be no new album this year, but maybe it will be ready next, I dare not promise anything. But we will aim for 2021 or 2022. "


"I am probably the biggest Aron Can fan in Iceland"

Björk Guðmundsdóttir has had a concert series that will be in Harpa in August behind the ear for a few years, but the timing has not been right until now.

The concert will cover her 25 years of collaboration with Icelandic performers and will focus on the unfinished part of her music. The series will also promote Bjarkar's compositions in a holistic way, as she is both the composer and the music's exposure.

The concerts will be numerous and everyone is different. Along with Björk, there will be string orchestra from the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hamrahlíð Choir under the direction of Thorgerd Ingolfsdottir, Viibra flute band and harpist Kate Buckley.

None of the concerts will be the same, and no song will be played twice during these live concerts. In total there will be 44 songs on the playlist, or 11 for each concert.

Björk got the idea for the concert series when she published a notebook with her songs in collaboration with pianist Jónas Sen in 2017.

The book is entitled 34 works for piano, organ, harpsichord and celestu. With the book, Björk wanted to share his music with other musicians, but in it can be approached both complex and simple notes. Anyone who has any keyboard skills can play the songs and also sing, but the voice is also written in notes with lyrics.

The plans changed because of the epidemic
"I have wanted to hold this concert since I published the book and a year ago I was almost let go of it, but then the Cornucopia concert tour took over and I decided to give it priority."

"I want to support Icelandic musicians"
Björk traveled extensively with Cornucopia, several concerts were held in New York and throughout Europe, but many Icelandic musicians participated.

"This is the biggest thing I've done in terms of acting and crew. It took a long time to negotiate with the music houses, as it was a really big show. We were traveling all the way until the coronation virus came up, and I, like other musicians, had to postpone all trips during the year. Then I thought that now was the time to let go of these concerts here at home. "

Björk liked the timing, both because she is in the country, but also because she wants to support musicians in Iceland.

"There are many musicians out of work right now and it's often the case that when something comes up, everyone expects them to do everything for free. Many of them live by playing concerts because they no longer earn revenue from record sales. Maybe it's because my dad was a union leader for over thirty years that I am always fighting for musicians but I want to take the opportunity now and support Icelandic musicians during these times.

Supports the Women's Refuge
Racial prejudice has been prominent in the debate lately, but Björk got two young girls, Chanel Björk Sturludóttir and Diana Rós Breckmann Jónatansdóttir, to have a conversation on her Instagram page these days. There, they discussed racism in Iceland and how the Black Lives Matter movement has affected this country.


"My attitude to feminism has to boast that most of the exposures are left to me."
"I always want to show color in this discussion, as it is of the utmost importance to me. For a long time I have been wondering how I could help this issue at home and have decided to support the Women's Refugee Council. I think they are doing good things, both for women of foreign origin, but also now in the era of the corona virus when here, as elsewhere in the world, women became more domestic violence and could search there. "

She says it is a great privilege to live in Iceland but, as elsewhere, not everything is perfect here and takes, for example, how we welcome refugees and says Icelanders can deal with them in matters.

"The crown virus epidemic has taught us a lot and we have to help where we can. Blacklivesmatter has strongly reminded us to look into our own bosom in terms of racism and respect, understanding and greater assistance to refugees who come here. "

After the concert in Harpa, which will all start at five in the afternoon, guests can buy food and enjoy, and all proceeds from the sale will go to the Women's Refuge, but it will also be possible to raise the issue directly.

"I've always wanted to do concerts this afternoon. There is a different music focus at night but during the day, I feel much more open in the day energy. So it was a great opportunity to hold the concert at five o'clock, then people can dine afterwards, watch the Gulf of Fax in a good mood and support a good cause. "

"People just think I'm abroad because I'm hiding when I'm here at home"
Björk plans to stream the concert abroad for a fee, but those who want to watch, for example, in the United States, can pay for the viewing, and the proceeds will go to a non-profit organization in the United States, or in the country where it is streamed.

"It would have been no problem to do this for free, we are not making this money because of it. But I want this to be the future for musicians to be able to hold concerts at home and get paid for it. I am fighting for musicians and because they are not always giving their work. "

Always lived in Iceland
As mentioned earlier, Björk returned home in late February and has been in the country ever since. Asked if she is out and about, she says she never moved completely from Iceland, but she gets this question often.

"I've always lived in Iceland sixty percent of the time; just always, even in the eighties. That has not changed. People just think I'm abroad because I'm hiding when I'm here at home. I don't mind, look right in Vesturbæjarlaug, or I'm just at home or up in the summer house. "

Björk used the time in the ban with the family and says he is grateful and glad that the family has all been together in Iceland. She is a newborn grandmother, but her son had her first child of the year.

“Grandma's role is one of the best things life has to offer. I understand now what grandparents have always been saying. It is pure joy and simple happiness.

"I just turned into an old-fashioned super-housewife and I just felt it"
She says she has played the role of a housewife in recent months and liked it.

“Now you have a bigger family and we were together a lot during this time. I ran a restaurant in my house. Usually, people go to school and work, but all of a sudden, three meals had to be cooked every day of the week. I just turned into an old-fashioned super-mistress and I just felt it was ticking, I have nothing to complain about. "

She says this has been an unusual time for everyone and that people have undoubtedly experienced different anxiety.

“My daughter was graduating from a New York school and spent eight hours a day teaching online. One saw there what the situation was really shocking. There, the kids were crying at the Zoom app because they knew someone who dropped out. The situation in New York is of course very bad. My daughter was embarrassed to say that she had taken a walk out to the beach in breaks while her classmates were stuck inside. We are so lucky here in Iceland. I think we've probably all experienced something similar at this time, taken out some anxiety. "

Bjarkar's concert is an experience and there will be no change there in Harpa in August. Four different concerts will be available, but a total of 44 songs will be performed, 11 at each concert. Photo / Santiago Felipe
“Now you have a bigger family and we were together a lot during this time. I ran a restaurant in my house. Usually, people go to school and work, but all of a sudden, three meals had to be cooked every day of the week. I just turned into an old-fashioned super-mistress and I just felt it was ticking, I have nothing to complain about. "

She says this has been an unusual time for everyone and that people have undoubtedly experienced different anxiety.

“My daughter was graduating from a New York school and spent eight hours a day teaching online. One saw there what the situation was really shocking. There, the kids were crying at the Zoom app because they knew someone who dropped out. The situation in New York is of course very bad. My daughter was embarrassed to say that she had taken a walk out to the beach in breaks while her classmates were stuck inside. We are so lucky here in Iceland. I think we've probably all experienced something similar at this time, taken out some anxiety. "

Always negotiating
Björk always claims to be writing new material, but she does it slowly.

"It doesn't really matter what happens in my life, I always like the same tempo. I managed to keep it going last month, but I worked with Bergi Þórisson, a musician here at home. He took part in the quarantine with me and came home to me twice a week, we have been working together for six years so it was great to be able to spend time with him at this time. "

She says she has a lot of new material, but that album is not expected right away.

"There will be no new album this year, but maybe it will be ready next, I dare not promise anything. But we will aim for 2021 or 2022. "

"I am probably the biggest Aron Can fan in Iceland"
Björk claims to be a great musical nerd. She listens to a variety of music and says the afrobeat from Nigeria has made its way through the corona virus.

"I'm always listening to music and finding some new stuff. I create different playlists for different moods. At the moment, I listen a lot to Estonian composers called Cyrillus Kreek and Norwegian R&B singer Emilie Nicolas. I also listen to Aron Can a lot and I am probably the biggest Aron Can fan in Iceland. "

Not the colony affected
Björk says she is not affected by the environment when she makes music.

"I am very grateful that when I like my music, it is not much affected by what I am listening to at any time, or the environment. During my time composing music in Spain, I did not release a flamenco album, when I was in Puerto Rico, Biophilia did not become a reggaeton album, and when I did Homogenic, my boyfriend was one of the pioneers of drum and bass. was not a single drum and bass song on the album.

Björk has always been very vigilant about not being influenced by the colony and tries not to walk around in the culture and go shopping.

However, she does not claim to be jealous in that regard, as she has walked in kimonos and other, but musically, she will be more influenced by the spirit than musical culture.

With the love of the Alps
"I am working on various things these days. In collaboration with several parties here in Iceland, I would like to put up a database online, where you can buy notes of any music. I have versions of all kinds of musical instrument notes that need to combine all of this into one place and make it accessible, but this project is still at our fingertips. "

"My boyfriend was with me here in Iceland through the corona virus, so now I'm going to try to show some color and visit him."

This summer she will be rehearsing for the series, but first she will visit her boyfriend in the Alps. “My boyfriend is half Iranian and half German and lives in the Alps. He was with me here in Iceland through the corona virus, so now I'm going to try to show some color and visit him. "

If all goes well then the tour of Asia will begin at the end of the year.

"There are still shows on the Cornucopia concert in Japan in November. Of course, we do not know what the situation will be in the world then, but if all goes well we will try to hold concerts in more countries in Asia, but it will all come to light. ”

[dubstar]

Did anyone notice that the name/spelling of the tour has changed from "Bjork orchestral" to "bjork orkestral"?

Maybe it's Icelandic?

[jp4151]

Did anyone notice that the name/spelling of the tour has changed from "Bjork orchestral" to "bjork orkestral"?

Maybe it's Icelandic?

Didn't think of that

but google translate says that "hljómsveit" is the Icelandic word for Orchestral

[odduck]

I don't think we should consider a badly translated article a better source than her own words on the website of the partner - http://icelandairwaves.is/bjork/

3 concerts, with an option to donate to charity

[faber]

I don't think we should consider a badly translated article a better source than her own words on the website of the partner - http://icelandairwaves.is/bjork/

3 concerts, with an option to donate to charity

Yeah unless they announce something I don't think we should think too much of that. Having said that, I would gladly donate a sum if there was a paywall

A little off-topic: i remember reading once that she live streamed a rehearsal for the greatest hits tour in 2003, am i wrong, did i just dream that?

[jp4151]

I don't think we should consider a badly translated article a better source than her own words on the website of the partner - http://icelandairwaves.is/bjork/

3 concerts, with an option to donate to charity

Yeah unless they announce something I don't think we should think too much of that. Having said that, I would gladly donate a sum if there was a paywall

A little off-topic: i remember reading once that she live streamed a rehearsal for the greatest hits tour in 2003, am i wrong, did i just dream that?

Yeah a 3 song rehearsal was live streamed featuring pagan poetry, scary and 5 years

[meisbaer]

I don't think she has ever been this open about her personal life, at least not for a while?

Great to hear that she spend time with the whole family, and that they moved back just in time. IsaDóra must have had it tough, with her friends in nY going through all that.

And I was wondering what was happening on the love front, since she put the big penthouse on sale in NY.

I went to the Alps last year (Innsbruck) and they are beautiful, she'll love it there!

[epicurus]

Setlist suggestions?

Concert #1 (choir & organ)

Aurora
Cosmogony
Cover Me
Desired Constellation
Future Forever
Immature
I’ve Seen It All
Oceania
Pleasure Is All Mine
Venus As A Boy
Where Is the Line

Concert #2 (orchestra)

All is Full of Love
Bachelorette
Black Lake
Come To Me
Hunter
Isobel
Joga
Notget
Stonemilker
Sun In My Mouth
Unravel

Concert #3 (brass & flutes)

The Anchor Song
Blissing Me
The Dull Flame Of Desire
Losss
New World
Pagan Poetry
Pneumonia
Tabula Rasa
Utopia
Vertebrae By Vertebrae
Wanderlust

[fox19]

I don't think we should consider a badly translated article a better source than her own words on the website of the partner - http://icelandairwaves.is/bjork/

3 concerts, with an option to donate to charity

Yeah but i think this interview is dated from a few days ago, maybe the 21st (like the picture) so they might have changed their plan, but still it's possible that it will change again so let's see what will happen

[arucinluv]

“my boyfriend is half iranian and half german and lives in the alps. he was with me here in iceland through the corona virus, so now i'm going to try to show some color and visit him."

mama b still got it huh

[judaschrist]

She says she has a lot of new material, but that a new album is not expected right away.

"There will be no new album this year, but maybe it will be ready next, I dare not promise anything. But we will aim for 2021 or 2022."

[unravel15]

no loving way shes going to charge for the livestreaming. Like what the love bjork, That cant be real.
Im glad iceland is going back their ways but the whole world is pretty much collapsing, people are runnjng out of money and big entrerprises are basically forcing workers to stay at frontline to gain a ridiculous fee yet you feel like this is the time to put your “musicians must be paid correctly” argument above everything else that is happening? Jesus christ

shes kinda making me realise that her fanbase is comprised of rich europeans that eat every single grandiose project she pulls up, its sad

[borsijb]

no loving way shes going to charge for the livestreaming. Like what the love bjork, That cant be real.
Im glad iceland is going back their ways but the whole world is pretty much collapsing, people are runnjng out of money and big entrerprises are basically forcing workers to stay at frontline to gain a ridiculous fee yet you feel like this is the time to put your “musicians must be paid correctly” argument above everything else that is happening? Jesus christ

shes kinda making me realise that her fanbase is comprised of rich europeans that eat every single grandiose project she pulls up, its sad

Uuhm it's a fundraiser to raise money for charity. So this isn't about her wanting to get a profit at all. Also it looks like the donation will be optional when you look at the Iceland airwaves site.

the concerts will be in the afternoons and will also be streamed live online, where there will be an option to donate to the icelandic women’s shelter – which supports women of all origin in iceland

[DrBenway12]

I work a minimum wage job in the states lol

[childwithlepro]

no loving way shes going to charge for the livestreaming. Like what the love bjork, That cant be real.
Im glad iceland is going back their ways but the whole world is pretty much collapsing, people are runnjng out of money and big entrerprises are basically forcing workers to stay at frontline to gain a ridiculous fee yet you feel like this is the time to put your “musicians must be paid correctly” argument above everything else that is happening? Jesus christ

shes kinda making me realise that her fanbase is comprised of rich europeans that eat every single grandiose project she pulls up, its sad

oh ffs do you even read what you just wrote?

musicians ARE working people...

it is incredibly generous of her to be doing this... she's basically reuniting all of iceland’s (currently unemployed) musicians and giving them a job during the quarantine. what’s wrong with that?
on top of all, she’s raising money for social issues that are no less but part of what you just called world’s collapse. whether or not you decide to pay for that, it’s up to you.

and for those demanding a CD/DVD/whatever release might I just remind you that a livestream IS a "release".

[ultramarine]

I don't think we should consider a badly translated article a better source than her own words on the website of the partner - http://icelandairwaves.is/bjork/

3 concerts, with an option to donate to charity

Yeah unless they announce something I don't think we should think too much of that. Having said that, I would gladly donate a sum if there was a paywall

A little off-topic: i remember reading once that she live streamed a rehearsal for the greatest hits tour in 2003, am i wrong, did i just dream that?

Yeah a 3 song rehearsal was live streamed featuring pagan poetry, scary and 5 years

sorry for the off topic comment, but is there a recording of this live stream? those are my three favorite songs from the tour!

[odduck]

sorry for the off topic comment, but is there a recording of this live stream? those are my three favorite songs from the tour!

Not sure if there's video, I only have the audio. https://tinyurl.com/yb4obxb3
It has some ripping artifacts if I remember correctly.

[meisbaer]

no loving way shes going to charge for the livestreaming. Like what the love bjork, That cant be real.
Im glad iceland is going back their ways but the whole world is pretty much collapsing, people are runnjng out of money and big entrerprises are basically forcing workers to stay at frontline to gain a ridiculous fee yet you feel like this is the time to put your “musicians must be paid correctly” argument above everything else that is happening? Jesus christ

shes kinda making me realise that her fanbase is comprised of rich europeans that eat every single grandiose project she pulls up, its sad

oh ffs do you even read what you just wrote?

musicians ARE working people...

it is incredibly generous of her to be doing this... she's basically reuniting all of iceland’s (currently unemployed) musicians and giving them a job during the quarantine. what’s wrong with that?
on top of all, she’s raising money for social issues that are no less but part of what you just called world’s collapse. whether or not you decide to pay for that, it’s up to you.

and for those demanding a CD/DVD/whatever release might I just remind you that a livestream IS a "release".

Hear, hear, I totally agree! She's doing a great thing, and having a live stream is a bonus because she knows a lot if people can't travel for this. I also assume it will ask for a donation, if you want to. I will definitely donate, lucky to have a steady job and willing to share.

[ultramarine]

sorry for the off topic comment, but is there a recording of this live stream? those are my three favorite songs from the tour!

Not sure if there's video, I only have the audio. https://tinyurl.com/yb4obxb3
It has some ripping artifacts if I remember correctly.

thanks so much!

[unravel15]

no loving way shes going to charge for the livestreaming. Like what the love bjork, That cant be real.
Im glad iceland is going back their ways but the whole world is pretty much collapsing, people are runnjng out of money and big entrerprises are basically forcing workers to stay at frontline to gain a ridiculous fee yet you feel like this is the time to put your “musicians must be paid correctly” argument above everything else that is happening? Jesus christ

shes kinda making me realise that her fanbase is comprised of rich europeans that eat every single grandiose project she pulls up, its sad

oh ffs do you even read what you just wrote?

musicians ARE working people...

it is incredibly generous of her to be doing this... she's basically reuniting all of iceland’s (currently unemployed) musicians and giving them a job during the quarantine. what’s wrong with that?
on top of all, she’s raising money for social issues that are no less but part of what you just called world’s collapse. whether or not you decide to pay for that, it’s up to you.

and for those demanding a CD/DVD/whatever release might I just remind you that a livestream IS a "release".

yes i know musicians are working people im' not dumb like that
but its a whole different scenario if you take, lets say, an indie musician that shares their content on bandcamp and bjork.....

also theres no need to lie, they're not unemployed and dont try to pick that card because i'm 100% sure that is a completely different thing being unemployed in iceland and in brazil f.e. andd iceland just pretty much eradicated the virus (i'm glad btw) they're not in quarantine anymore ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


the point im trying to make here is: why just dont make it free afterall? i get, the idea of donating is valid and superb aandd very generous of her! but lets leave it to people who can, lets say, actually afford to donate without compromising themselves? lol. it doesnt make sense to me if you're trying to be bountiful with people in vulnerable situations and just turning your back on your fans that are struggling too (btw believe me when i say im not just talking about myself, i know hundreds of fans who cant pay for this)

jonna lee has an independent label that she founded herself in sweden and it is much much harder for her to release music and get correctly paid, yet she released all of her 'CONCERT IN BLUE' ONLINE CONCERT for free on youtube (AND JUST FOR statement, HER CONCERT INVOLVED SO MUCH MORE THAN ACOUSTIC, SHE THREW UP ONE HELLA SHOW), so once again whats the logic on "musicians are workers"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzqJCco1WE8