CORNUCOPIA LIVE

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Zeker bij zo’n multimedia muzikant als Björk kom je met een digitaal promolinkje niet weg om een goede recensie te schrijven. Want als iemand echt alles uit de kast trekt dan is het Björk wel. Cornucopia (vertaald: hoorn des overvloeds)is een CD weergave uit 2023 van de liveshow die eerder een global release kende via de bioscopen. Een show van met orkest, ballet, filmbeelden en natuurlijk de uit duizenden herkenbare stem en performance van Björk. Het klinkt 22 songs lang goddelijk zeker als je van de eigenzinnige Björk houdt. Toch kon ik het niet nalaten om via You Tube ook de beelden van dit optreden te bekijken en dan word je helemaal gegrepen en zit je op de punt van je stoel Cornucopia live te ervaren. Wat een creativiteit heeft die Björk toch! Het wordt weer eens tijd dat ze Nederland trakteert op zo’n bijzonder liveoptreden. (Frank de Bruin)

Talking about the film Björk said: “I am so thrilled to share the film for my concert Cornucopia with you. This has been a long journey with hundreds of people helping. I am so beyond enormously grateful to every single one of them. I feel the modern concert film is a matriarchally friendly construct, welcomed in the current climate—where female musicians can share their worlds uncorrupted.”

Directed by Ísold Uggadóttir, Cornucopia is Björk’s most ambitious live production to date — a powerful fusion of nature, technology, and sound. The film features creative direction, musical arrangements, production, and performance by Björk, showcasing her singular vision throughout.

Visual co-creative direction is led by James Merry, with additional contributions from a stellar lineup of artists: Andrew Thomas Huang, Gabríela Friðriksdóttir, Pierre-Alain Giraud, Nick Knight, Tobias Gremmler, and Warren Du Preez & Nick Thornton-Jones. Their boundary-pushing visuals merge seamlessly with Björk’s avant-garde sonic landscapes.

The production also features the talents of producers Sara Nassim and Kat Mansoor, with Bergur Þórisson serving as musical director and re-recording mixer. Artur Tort provides the film’s stunning cinematography, while editing comes from Walter Mauriot.

The film is produced by S101 and Snowstorm, in association with Level Forward (also acting as Impact Producer). Executive producers include Derek Birkett; Adrienne Becker and Roger Clark for Level Forward; and Davíð Helgason for Foobar.vc. Co-executive producers are Ian Wheeler for Talkhouse; Susan Lord and Brogan Bamborgan for Level Forward; Benjamin Ratz for Foobar.vc; and Sigrid Dyekjær.

About Björk:
Björk is one of the most innovative and influential artists of her generation. Known for her groundbreaking music, visual art, and performances, Björk’s career has constantly pushed boundaries in music, technology, and activism. With over 20 million albums sold worldwide, she continues to inspire and challenge audiences with her bold creative visions. From her critically acclaimed app album Biophilia to the immersive Vulnicura VR, Björk has always embraced new technology to enhance her artistry.

With Cornucopia, she redefined what it means to be a performer in the 21st century, blending music, theater, and visual art to deliver a message of environmental hope and resilience.

“Fantasy as a weapon for change” – The New Yorker

“One of the most incredible displays of lights and sounds ever to grace a stage in the city” – New York Magazine

“Björk’s Cornucopia is the wildest visual display in a concert that I’ve ever seen”
– Vulture

“Cornucopia might just be her masterpiece” – NJ.com

“The most immersive and intoxicating visual experience I have experienced”
– The Independent

“Decades into a masterful career, Björk’s art is bolder than ever” – Variety

“A multi-sensory picture of a brave new world” – Crack Magazine

“A spectacular vision of Utopia” – The Guardian

“An audacious, expectation-disrupting spectacular from an artist unbothered with people-pleasing” – NME

“A spectacle of cutting-edge sound and image” – Rolling Stone


Tracklist:

Side A
1. family (intro)
2. the gate
3. utopia
4. arisen my senses

Side B
5. ovule
6. show me forgiveness
7. isobel
8. blissing me

Side C
9. arpeggio
10. body memory
11. hidden place
12. mouth’s cradle

Side D
13. victimhood
14. fossora/atopos
15. features creatures
16. courtship

Side E
17. pagan poetry
18. losss
19. sue me

Side F
20. tabula rasa
21. notget
22. future forever