Bjrks Biophilia App and Music in Extended Reality
Over the past 25 years, Icelandic music has been gaining considerable international attention. This is attested to by the international success of such acts as the Sugarcubes, and then Bjork as a solo artist, followed by the worldwide success of S...
This book provides the first musicologically-informed account of Icelandic singer-songwriter Bjork's work to date. Bjork is internationally recognised for her unique and innovative musical style, and her collaborative working relationship wit...
Nicola Dibben is Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Sheffield, UK, co-editor of the journal Empirical Musicology Review, and former co-ordinating editor of Popular Music. Her research addresses music, mind, and culture with a focus on the science and psychology of music and on popular music studies. She has published over 40 journal articles and book chapters, and is the author of Bjrk (2009) and co-authored Music and Mind in Everyday Life (2010). She collaborated with Bjrk on the artist's multi-media app album, Biophilia (2011).
1. Introduction PART 1 The background Interlude I Cosmogony 2. The Industry Context to Biophilia Interlude II Crystalline 3. The Creative Context to Biophilia Interlude III Dark Matter, Hollow PART 2 Imagining and Making Interlude IV Moon 4. The Songs Interlude V Mutual Core 5. The Instruments Interlude VI Sacrifice 6. The Apps Interlude VII Solstice PART 3 Consequences Interlude VI Thunderbolt 7. Educating and entertaining Interlude VII Virus 8. Conclusion Biophilia s Contribution