Editing Homogenic (section)

== Recording and production ==
After an extensive tour in support of her 1995 album ''Post'', Björk returned to her home in [[Maida Vale]] with an urgent need to write new songs as a form of therapy.<ref name="Pytlik119">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=119}}</ref> Björk would let [[audio engineer]] [[Markus Dravs]] into her home studio to start creating new songs. The sessions with Dravs and Björk were casual, with Björk allowing Dravs freedom with the album. Björk only left the studio to cook meals for the both of them.<ref name="Pytlik120">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=120}}</ref> One of the first songs created during the sessions was "5 Years" which Dravs created the fast beat for.<ref name="Pytlik120" /> The progress of ''Homogenic'' in these sessions was halted due to a media sensation caused by the suicide of Björk's stalker [[Ricardo López (stalker)|Ricardo López]].<ref name="salon">{{cite web | url=http://www.salon.com/2001/05/01/bjork/ | title=Salon.com People Björk | work=[[Salon.com]] | access-date=22 November 2015 |author=Colin, Chris|date=1 May 2001 }}</ref><ref name="Pytlik121">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=121}}</ref> To deal with the stress of being at home during this incident, Björk imagined herself as the protagonist in a Spanish [[soap opera]].<ref name="Pytlik121" /> The character's image inspired a song titled "So Broken" which she sang to herself in her kitchen.<ref name="Pytlik121" /> The song was later included on the Japanese release of the album.<ref name="allmusicJapan" />

To record in privacy away from the sudden unwanted media interest, Björk's tour drummer [[Trevor Morais]] offered his studio in Spain. Björk went to [[Málaga]] and arranged to meet with [[flamenco]] guitarist [[Raimundo Amador]].<ref name="Pytlik121" /> Björk had originally intended to stay in Málaga only briefly, but later decided to record the entirety of ''Homogenic'' there.<ref name="Pytlik121" /> Björk made a final trip out of the country before staying in Spain. As she had done since moving to London, Björk returned to Iceland for Christmas.<ref name="Pytlik121" /> While there, she wrote more new songs for ''Homogenic'', including "[[Jóga]]".<ref name="Pytlik122">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=122}}</ref> Before returning to Spain to record, Björk was sidetracked by a two-week worldwide press tour for the promotion of her [[remix album]] ''[[Telegram (album)|Telegram]]'', which had just been released.<ref name="Pytlik123">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=123}}</ref> After returning to the studio in Spain in late January, Björk decided to end work with producer [[Nellee Hooper]], who had produced both ''[[Debut (Björk album)|Debut]]'' and ''[[Post (Björk album)|Post]]'', as she felt they had "stopped surprising each other".<ref name="Pytlik124">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=124}}</ref><ref name=allDebut>{{cite web| title= allmusic (((Debut > Credits)))| work= Allmusic| url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r184600|pure_url=yes}}| access-date = 2009-04-07}}</ref><ref name=allPost>{{cite web| title= allmusic (((Post > Credits)))| work= Allmusic| url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r216082|pure_url=yes}}| access-date = 2009-04-07}}</ref> Björk had intended to produce the album alone, but sought collaborators including Dravs, [[Howie B]], [[Guy Sigsworth]] and [[LFO (British band)|LFO]]'s [[Mark Bell (British musician)|Mark Bell]].<ref name="Pytlik124" /> Howie B had worked with Björk on ''Debut'' and ''Post'' and Sigsworth had played [[harpsichord]] on ''Post''.<ref name=allDebut /><ref name=allPost /> The [[Music of the United States|American]] [[hip hop]] group [[Wu-Tang Clan]] almost contributed to the production of ''Homogenic'', but were unable due to their production on the album ''[[Wu-Tang Forever]]'', which had taken longer than planned.<ref name="Pytlik124" /> Most of the melodies on the album were created by Björk, who then composed string sections on a [[Casio CZ synthesizers|Casio keyboard]] and brought them to programmers who would add rhythmic patterns.<ref name="Pytlik126">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=126}}</ref> Björk had wanted to have Mark Bell contribute to her albums ''Debut'' and ''Post'';<ref name=milkfactory>{{cite web|title=Mark Bell / LFO Interview |work=The Milk Factory |url=http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/lfoiw.htm |access-date=2009-07-05 |date=June 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015020932/http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/lfoiw.htm |archive-date=2009-10-15 }}</ref> Bell was credited for the majority of the album's production, including the songs "[[Pluto (song)|Pluto]]", "[[Alarm Call]]", and the bassline in "[[Jóga]]". Björk stated that she "trusts and respects what [Bell] does for me. If I were to say who has influenced me most it would be [[Stockhausen]], [[Kraftwerk]], [[Brian Eno]] and Mark Bell".<ref name="Pytlik124" /> Other unorthodox methods of recording were used during the production, including Björk wanting to record outside on the porch and using non-professionals to help with production, such as Rebecca Storey, who was hired as a babysitter but added to the production staff after showing interest in the equipment.<ref name="Pytlik127">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=127}}</ref><ref name="Pytlik128">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=128}}</ref>

[[String section|String arrangements]] were added late in the recording process.<ref name="Pytlik128" /> Björk had friend [[Eumir Deodato]] conduct, transcribe and compose original pieces for the few songs that Björk did not arrange for herself.<ref name="Pytlik128" /> To keep with the Icelandic theme of the album, Björk ordered the services of the Icelandic String Octet.<ref name="Pytlik128" /> By June 1997, the album was behind schedule and Björk was uncertain of the final track listing and unhappy with some of the recorded vocals.<ref name="Pytlik129" />