What Björk Has in Common with Bach | iServalan
iServalan explores what Björk and Bach share: musical architecture, voice, structure, and deep listening, for the Digital Conservatoire. Today's burning question, 'What does Björk have in common with Bach?' Let's find out. When people hear the names Björk and Bach together, it sounds almost like a trick question. One belongs to the Baroque canon, powdered wigs and cathedrals. The other to voice, technology, and sound, treated as a living system But when you listen carefully — not to style, not to genre — something very interesting happens. Sometimes forcing a comparison reveals some interesting observations. So I had a listen, then another, and of course, another. But admittedly, I have been playing the Bach Cello suites for as long as I can remember, and I am also a massive Bjork fan. You see, they are both architects. Bach didn’t really write songs in the way we think of songs today. He wrote systems. Counterpoint, fugue, repetition — music that builds itself l...