Björk has shared an eclectic mix for her own Sonos Radio HD Station. Titled "21 Years Worth Of Wave Files Liquidated into a Stream," the playlist is culled from decades of the artist's archives and music from all over the world. You can listen to the station below.
Before she gets into the mix, Björk speaks with Sonos host Elia Einhorn about "her unconventional artistic schooling, and always being on the lookout for the next song that's going to save [her] life."
Featuring music by Alim Qasimov, Jeremih, Oui, LFO, Aby Ngana Diop, ML Buch, ANOHNI, Steve Reich, Rosalía, Iceland's Hamrahlid Choir, Laraaji, Engel Lund, Brandy, Awalom Gebremariam, Kelela, Kronos Quartet and more, Björk explains that her music collection is influenced for her "soft spot for visceral rawness and integrity."
In an Instagram post, she wrote:
i am quite thrilled to have had a reason to go through 21 years of music-file collecting .. since my first laptop i have been cd shopping , awkward cassette finding , vinyl searching in secret stores on my travels and gathered them all into a library of gorgeous wave-files . it was only a question of time before i would share them and then in yet another form : them clouds and streams .
a lot of my heart belongs there ... unbelievable memories with friends , loved ones , dj-ing in little bars , all sorts of occasions possible , in boats , cars , planes . here is music for weddings , solitudes , dancing , friendly chess matches or hikes ....
i thank all the musicians who have saved my life repeatedly through the years and hope you enjoy this as much as i have.
Before she gets into the mix, Björk speaks with Sonos host Elia Einhorn about "her unconventional artistic schooling, and always being on the lookout for the next song that's going to save [her] life."
Featuring music by Alim Qasimov, Jeremih, Oui, LFO, Aby Ngana Diop, ML Buch, ANOHNI, Steve Reich, Rosalía, Iceland's Hamrahlid Choir, Laraaji, Engel Lund, Brandy, Awalom Gebremariam, Kelela, Kronos Quartet and more, Björk explains that her music collection is influenced for her "soft spot for visceral rawness and integrity."
In an Instagram post, she wrote:
i am quite thrilled to have had a reason to go through 21 years of music-file collecting .. since my first laptop i have been cd shopping , awkward cassette finding , vinyl searching in secret stores on my travels and gathered them all into a library of gorgeous wave-files . it was only a question of time before i would share them and then in yet another form : them clouds and streams .
a lot of my heart belongs there ... unbelievable memories with friends , loved ones , dj-ing in little bars , all sorts of occasions possible , in boats , cars , planes . here is music for weddings , solitudes , dancing , friendly chess matches or hikes ....
i thank all the musicians who have saved my life repeatedly through the years and hope you enjoy this as much as i have.
