{"id":767,"date":"2012-03-05T07:13:41","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T12:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idd.stojmirovic.org\/?p=767"},"modified":"2012-03-05T07:13:41","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T12:13:41","slug":"bjork-nyt-article-on-biophilia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idd.stojmirovic.com\/?p=767","title":{"rendered":"Bjork: NYT article on Biophilia"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/10\/25\/arts\/video-games\/bjorks-biophilia-an-album-as-game.html?_r=1<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>accessed 3\/5\/12
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Playing the New Bjork Album, and Playing Along, With Apps
\nBy Seth Schiesel, October 24, 20011
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“What if the musician joined with programmers and visual artists to turn the songs into encompassing interactive experiences? What if listeners were to become participants?<\/span><\/h1>\n

That is what\u00a0Bjork<\/a>\u00a0has accomplished with her latest conception, \u201cBiophilia,\u201d among the most creative, innovative and important new projects in popular culture. \u201cBiophilia\u201d essentially turns an album into a sort of audiovisual game, delivering a miniature production studio into the world\u2019s willing hands.”<\/p>\n

“<\/span>ambitious artists and executives in the struggling music industry will recognize \u201cBiophilia\u201d as a vital step forward in rethinking how their work can be conceived, packaged, delivered and made relevant to the public.”<\/span><\/h1>\n

“In \u201cDark Matter\u201d the user (no longer merely the listener) takes control of a sound-creation tool, tapping pools of light to combine and mix tones of Gregorian complexity. You may start with a chromatic tone, but with a few taps the program says you have created noises called \u201cBalinese pentatonic\u201d and \u201cmixolydian<\/a>\u00a0augmented.\u201d My favorite was described as (take a breath) \u201cdouble harmonic\/Gypsy\/Byzantine\/ chahargah.\u201d (If you don\u2019t know,\u00a0chahargah<\/a>\u00a0is an ancient Persian musical style.)”<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

“What I felt shining through the interactive elements of \u201cBiophilia\u201d was commitment from the people behind them, including Bjork herself, to deliver something wholly creative. I could sense an artist who wanted to communicate a feeling, a vision, a passion, an idea \u2014 not just through sound and words but also through the modern tools available to the public.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“For many musicians and composers, the notion of giving fans the ability to mess around readily with a treasured creation will be anathema. Yet for the confident, bold artists who are ready to help propel the musical experience to a new level enabled by personal technology, Bjork has shown the way.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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