Björk, The Knife, and Fever Ray remix one another’s songs on new 12-inch: Stream
Fever Ray (photograph by Kimberley Ross), Björk (photograph by Philip Cosores), and The Knife (photograph by Elin Berge)
In a recreation of remixed musical chairs, Björk, Fever Ray, and The Knife have come collectively to remodel one another’s songs. Björk has put her personal contact on Fever Ray’s “This Nation”, whereas the opposite two have provide you with completely different variations of the Icelandic artist’s “Options Creatures”.
“This Nation” comes from Fever Ray’s 2017 file Plunge, however Björk’s actually solely involved with the ultimate chorus. Renaming the observe “This Nation Makes It Laborious to Fuck”, the experimental musician turns it right into a disturbing, dissonant industrial collage. She provides her personal voice to Karin Dreijer’s, repeating the title with strained howls and hauntingly scratchy whispers.
Dreijer, in the meantime, additionally sings on each remixes of “Options Creatures”, which comes from Björk’s 2017 LP, Utopia. The Fever Ray take provides some moody atmospherics, whereas The Knife’s remix goes down a extra pulsating route that might work nicely on a cracked dance flooring. In fact, each initiatives function Dreijer (the latter alongside her brother, Olof), and listening to those two remixes facet by facet presents an interesting take a look at her completely different musical palettes.
All three remixes might be launched on a restricted version 12-inch vinyl on November 1st by way of One Little Indian. You may pre-order it right here, and take heed to the tracks under.
In the meantime, Björk will carry her “Cornucopia Tour” to Europe later this fall, and you will discover tickets right here.
“This Nation Makes It Laborious to Fuck (Björk Remix)”:
“Options Creatures (Fever Ray Remix)”:
“Options Creatures (The Knife Remix)”:
