Alas, not an eclectic cover of the Lady Gaga hit by Antony and Iceland’s favourite songstress,* but an ACTUAL REAL CONVERSATION on a telephone. In case you haven’t popped over to the Graun’s music site this morning, the paper’s captured a call between the pair in which they range over a number of subjects, including science & the enlightenment, nature & climate change, and the colonisation of other planets. Fascinating stuff!
The call is also up as part of Antony’s takeover of the Guardian’s music coverage for this week.
The Guardian: When Antony phoned Björk: ‘People make bad decisions when their ship is sinking’
*Although I think we can all agree that would be both wonderous and magnificent.
Björk is basically a genius in all things and “The Comet Song” is no different. This song, inspired by traditional Japanese music, was composed by Björk for the upcoming Finnish stop motion 3D movie Moomins and the Comet Chase and will be released exclusively on iTunes September 7 by Nonesuch Records. The music for the song was written by Björk with the lyrics come from the author and poet Sjón. Watch a video for the song, which includes animation from the film, here.
Wondering what exactly are Moomins? They are trolls created in the 1940s by Swedish-Finnish illustrator and author Tove Jansson and are one of the most enduring subjects in Scandinavian culture.
All proceeds from the single will be donated to the children’s charity UNICEF to support the flood victims of Pakistan- a great and in many ways, forgotten cause.
Mount Wittenberg Orca will see daylight on 6/30. It features:
1 Ocean
2 On & Ever Onward
3 When The World Comes To An End
4 Beautiful Mother
5 Sharing Orb
6 No Embrace
7 All We Are
Learn more about the collaborative release here.
Catch Dirty Projectors on their NA tour.
MP3: Dirty Projectors & David Byrne – Knotty Pine
