Björk will release a collection of remixes from last year's Biophilia
album. Bastards brings together the singer's 13 favourite tracks from
this year's eight-part series of reworks, including edits by Matthew Herbert, Death Grips, Hudson Mohawke and Omar Souleyman.
All except two of these songs have already been released digitally, on CD and on limited edition vinyl. Even the last two will be out before Bastards arrives on 19 November. Björk said in a statement she felt it was important to compile these remixes "for people who are perhaps not too sassy downloaders or don't have the time or energy to partake in the hunter-gathering rituals of the internet".
These 13 songs are not necessarily the "best" Biophilia remixes, Björk said, "but the ones that made the strongest whole". She added: "The core of the mixes took Biophilia somewhere else while still keeping its character, and like they so often do when at their best: the remixes gave the songs more beats; legs to dance on!"
Biophilia was released almost exactly a year ago, both as Björk's eighth album and as the world's first app album – a series of digital games and widgets, exploring principles of music and science. It reached No 21 in the UK.
All except two of these songs have already been released digitally, on CD and on limited edition vinyl. Even the last two will be out before Bastards arrives on 19 November. Björk said in a statement she felt it was important to compile these remixes "for people who are perhaps not too sassy downloaders or don't have the time or energy to partake in the hunter-gathering rituals of the internet".
These 13 songs are not necessarily the "best" Biophilia remixes, Björk said, "but the ones that made the strongest whole". She added: "The core of the mixes took Biophilia somewhere else while still keeping its character, and like they so often do when at their best: the remixes gave the songs more beats; legs to dance on!"
Biophilia was released almost exactly a year ago, both as Björk's eighth album and as the world's first app album – a series of digital games and widgets, exploring principles of music and science. It reached No 21 in the UK.