Editing Homogenic (section)

== Music and lyrics ==
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''Homogenic'' is an [[electronica]],<ref>{{harvnb|Pereira & Steinberg|2007}}</ref><ref name=slant/> [[trip hop]],<ref name="bpmhomogenic"/> [[art pop]],<ref name="Spin97" /> and [[Experimental music|experimental]] album.<ref name="tinymix"/> Before production began on ''Homogenic'', Björk wanted to create an album with "a simple sound" and "only one flavour".<ref name="Pytlik119" /> Heather Phares of [[AllMusic]] described the sound of ''Homogenic'' as a "fusion of chilly strings (courtesy of the Icelandic String Octet), stuttering, abstract beats, and unique touches like [[accordion]] and [[glass harmonica]]".<ref name="allmusicreview" /> The album differs from her previous two releases stylistically, and Neva Chonin of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' stated the album was "certain to be rough going for fans looking for the sweet melodies and peppy dance collages of her earlier releases".<ref name="rs" /> As with other Björk releases, it has been difficult for critics to classify ''Homogenic'' within a musical genre. ''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]'' considered that "Björk has managed to create something so refreshingly unique that trying to categorize and label the music is rather dubious."<ref name="tinymix">{{cite web |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/bj-rk-homogenic |title=Björk – ''Homogenic'' |website=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]] |access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]]'', Cole Zercoe felt ''Homogenic'' represented a pinnacle work of [[trip hop]], forming part of "a sort of holy trinity of this musical aesthetic" along with [[Massive Attack]]'s ''[[Mezzanine (album)|Mezzanine]]'' and [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]]'s ''[[Dummy (album)|Dummy]]''.<ref name="bpmhomogenic">{{cite web |url=http://beatsperminute.com/reviews/second-look-bjork-homogenic/|title=Second Look: Bjork – Homogenic|last1=Zercoe|first1=Cole|date=21 November 2011|website=[[Beats per Minute (website)|Beats per Minute]]|access-date=8 December 2014}}</ref>

Björk wanted ''Homogenic'' to have a conceptual focus on her native Iceland. Producer Markus Dravs recalled Björk wanting it to sound like "rough volcanoes with soft moss growing all over it..."<ref name="Pytlik119" /> In an interview for ''[[Muziekkrant OOR|Oor]]'', Björk explained that "in Iceland, everything revolves around nature, 24 hours a day. Earthquakes, snowstorms, rain, ice, volcanic eruptions, geysers... Very elementary and uncontrollable. But at the other hand, Iceland is incredibly modern; everything is hi-tech. The number of people owning a computer is as high as nowhere else in the world. That contradiction is also on ''Homogenic''. The electronic beats are the rhythm, the heartbeat. The violins create the old-fashioned atmosphere, the colouring."<ref name="Oor97">''[[Muziekkrant OOR|Oor]]'', September 1997</ref><ref name="oor">{{cite web | title=Björk:albums:Homogenic:Icelandic techno | url=http://unit.bjork.com/specials/albums/homogenic/ | work=Muziekkrant OOR | date=September 1997 | access-date=2009-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319062637/http://unit.bjork.com/specials/albums/homogenic/|archive-date=19 March 2009}}</ref>

Björk's vocals on ''Homogenic'' range from primitive-sounding screams to a traditional singing method used by Icelandic choir men, a combination of speaking and singing as illustrated in the song "[[Unravel (Björk song)|Unravel]]".<ref name="Lysloff193">{{harvnb|Lysloff|Gay|2003|page=183}}</ref><ref name="Lysloff194">{{harvnb|Lysloff|Gay|2003|page=194}}</ref> The majority of songs on ''Homogenic'' have lyrics about love and failed relationships. The song "Jóga" was written as a tribute to her best friend and tour masseuse of the same name.<ref name="Pytlik122" /> Björk called "[[All is Full of Love]]" a song about "believing in love" and that "Love isn't just about two persons. It's everywhere around you".<ref name="Pytlik170">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=170}}</ref> "[[All Neon Like]]" contains snippets of a poem Björk wrote called "Techno Prayer" in 1996. The song "5 Years" appeared in live form a few weeks after her breakup with musician [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]] and music journalists considered it a response to it.<ref name="allmusicreview" /><ref name="Pytlik169">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=169}}</ref> "[[Bachelorette (song)|Bachelorette]]" was originally written for director [[Bernardo Bertolucci]] for his film ''[[Stealing Beauty]]''.<ref name="Pytlik173">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=173}}</ref> Björk later faxed Bertolucci, informing him the song would be used for her album instead.<ref name="Pytlik173" /> "Bachelorette" and "Jóga" were written with Icelandic poet [[Sjón]], because Björk wanted to use epic lyrics.<ref name="Pytlik173" /><ref name="Pytlik174">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=174}}</ref> "Immature" was written about mistakes in past relationships, shortly after the breakup with [[Goldie]].<ref name="Pytlik182">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=182}}</ref> Björk described "Pluto" as about "being plastered, that need to destroy everything so you can start again".<ref name="Pytlik190">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=190}}</ref> "Unravel" is a song about lamenting love, with brief flashes of hope.<ref name="Pytlik196">{{harvnb|Pytlik|2003|page=196}}</ref>