To celebrate Björk‘s December cover for Mixmag, she has recorded an exclusive studio mix. Although, it’s much more than just that — it’s a 47-minute journey through the depths of the producer’s matchless and exciting musical taste.
Björk is a name on top of the world’s leading music events, and she’s here to show us exactly why. The exclusive studio mix dances around the global styles of many artists not commonly heard in electronic music, as seemingly clashing soundscapes effortlessly collide for a refreshing take on the genre.
For this cover mix, Björk goes all out, mashing up her selects in ways your ears simply have to hear to believe. There’s nothing quite like this exquisite work of art, which serves as a preface to her ninth studio album Utopia coming this month.
Björk’s Mixmag cover mix is insanely unique, beautifully mixed, and undisputedly one of the most inventive pieces of work we’ve heard this year.
Here is a little set for you. It is most definitely flute and air themed and perhaps reveals the sonic environment my ears were in last year. I thank all the musicians. Kindness, Björk.
The Cover Mix: Björk via MixMag
Tracklist
Carl Stone ‘Shing Kee’ (Unseen Worlds)
Caroline Shaw ‘Partita II Sarabande’ (New Amsterdam Records)
Steve Reich ‘Vermount counterpoint’ (Angel Records)
David Lang ‘Death Speaks’ (Cantaloupe Music)
Philippe Hurel ‘Loops For Solo Flute’ (Nocturne)
Anastassis Philippakopoulus ‘Song For Bass Flute’
Sarah Hopkins ‘Kindred Spirits’ (Ellipsis Arts)
Arca ‘Anoche’ (XL Recordings)
Bjðrk ‘Losss’ (Flute Intro)
Tenores di Bitti ‘Cantu a Ballu Seriu’ (Robi Drolli)
Meshary Alaradah ‘Tafakarto’
Duchegerm ‘Augmented Flute Live’
Serpentwithfeet ‘Four Ethers’ (Tri Angle)
Mala ‘Kotos’ (Brownswood Recordings)
Lanark Artefax ‘Virtual Bodies’ (UIQ)
Lanark Artefax ‘Glasz’ (UIQ)
Russian Wind Instrument ‘Smiryonushka’
Ravoi ‘Bak, Borai’
Rian Treanor ‘Pattern A1’ (The Death of Rave)
Kelly Lee Owens Ft Jenny Hval ‘Anxi’ (Smalltown Supersound)
Loft ‘Funemployed’ (Wisdom Teeth)
Peder Mannerfelt ‘Limits To Growth’ (Peder Mannerfelt Produktion)
SD Laika ‘Sanpaku Island’ (Self released)
SD Laika ‘Latent Fish’ (Unreleased)
Master Sriram Roshan (Kanchana 2) ‘Moda Moda (AP International)
Aby Ngana Diop ‘Ndadje’ (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
Rules ‘Heat 2’
Emptyset (Roly Porter Version ) ‘Function Vulgar Display Of Power’ (Subtext)
SD Laika ‘Dreadful John’ (Self released)
Oxhy ‘Burning Tories (Self released)
Kelela ‘Take Me Apart’ (Warp)
David Lang ‘Child lV. Sweet Air’ (Cantaloupe Music)
Various birdsong samples by Jean C.Roche from ‘Oiseaux De Venezuela’ (Edwards Records)
Various songs from ‘Sacred Flute Music From New Guinea’ (Quartz Publications/Ideologic Organ)
Various birdsong from Iceland
Edited on Pro Tools by Björk
