{"id":1635,"date":"2015-12-17T04:11:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T11:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=1635"},"modified":"2024-08-04T13:58:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T20:58:26","slug":"bjork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/bjork","title":{"rendered":"Episode 60: Bj\u00f6rk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">&#8220;Stonemilker&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SongExploder60-Bjo\u0308rk-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SongExploder60-Bjo\u0308rk-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SongExploder60-Bjo\u0308rk-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SongExploder60-Bjo\u0308rk-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SongExploder60-Bjo\u0308rk.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder&#038;ge=prx_93_722b864e-fc24-4acf-b09e-32c55fc6ef5a\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/re-issue-bj%C3%B6rk-stonemilker\/id788236947?i=1000578726522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APPLE<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0nOMSe7VbxCXKrIyumx1le?si=_cnrR4nKTeOWD1IkU1vtqw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPOTIFY<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/58a85de5-7ebb-464c-a13e-9d3008deb3bb\/episodes\/6f605e9b-32ee-402b-867b-0d82c9cf1cde\/song-exploder-re-issue-bj%C3%B6rk---stonemilker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMAZON<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/songexploder\/episode\/e0c1bf1dfc3893526e536fb9159333f2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OTHER APPS<\/a><\/div>\n<p>In January 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bj%C3%B6rk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bj\u00f6rk<\/a> released <em>Vulnicura<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bjork\/photos\/a.460989176459.255175.6747251459\/10152985512996460\/?type=1&#038;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">She described it as &#8220;a complete heartbreak album.&#8221;<\/a> And in November, she released <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vulnicura_Strings_(Vulnicura:_The_Acoustic_Version_%E2%80%93_Strings,_Voice_and_Viola_Organista_Only)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vulnicura Strings<\/a><\/em>, a companion album that stripped away the electronics. In this episode, Bj\u00f6rk breaks down the making of both the original version of the song &#8220;Stonemilker,&#8221; as well as the strings version. She traces her writing and recording process for the track, her collaboration with the electronic producer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arca_(producer)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arca<\/a>, and why she wanted to make a second version. <\/p>\n<p>You can find Bj\u00f6rk&#8217;s podcast, Sonic Symbolism, <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/bjork\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the music video for Stonemilker:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gQEyezu7G20?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can buy <em>Vulnicura<\/em> and <em>Vulnicura Strings<\/em> from <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bjork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bj\u00f6rk&#8217;s webstore<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/stonemilker\/id1047275984?i=1047276850&#038;uo=4&#038;at=10lMg6&#038;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/songexploder.net\/transcripts\/bjork-transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Stonemilker&#8221; LISTEN: APPLE \u00b7 SPOTIFY \u00b7 AMAZON \u00b7 OTHER APPS In January 2015, Bj\u00f6rk released Vulnicura. 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