Released in 1997, "Homogenic" is Björk's third studio album. Conceived as a tribute to her homeland, it is a meeting of electronic beats and refined orchestral arrangements, and marks a further change of direction in the artist's stylistic evolution. Björk begins working on the project at her home in England, but after surviving an attempted murder by a stalker, she decides to move to Spain to continue work on the album in her drummer's studio, away from media attention. Joining her in the production this time are Guy Sigsworth, Howie B and Mark Bell, the latter co-producer on most of the album's tracks. Although it is Björk herself who composes the vast majority of the string arrangements on a Casio keyboard, credit should also be given to Emuri Deodato, with whom the artist had already collaborated on the previous album. Recorded between Spain and Iceland, "Homogenic" represents Björk's return to her origins, to the uncontrolled nature of her homeland and the disruptive force of its volcanoes, the sound of which the artist seeks to musically replicate in every way. The lyrics, which mainly revolve around the theme of love, are the work of Björk, sometimes with the incursion of the Icelandic poet Sjón, who signs two of the album's most intense tracks: "Jóga" and "Bachelorette". The first, chosen as the lead single, is a romantic declaration of affection that Björk addresses to her friend Johanna. In the second, on the other hand, the artist's voice emerges in all its drama, as she compares herself first to a fountain of blood and then to a broken tree branch by the person who should love her. "Homogenic" also makes room for a more aware and mature Björk, who admits her mistakes in the elusive "Immature", but also ironic, as in the dark and militaristic "Hunter", where she sings "I thought I could organize freedom / How Scandinavian of me!". Closing the album are two strongly contrasting songs: "Pluto", an industrial-techno track on which the singer vents primitive screams and destructive lyrics, and "All Is Full of Love", which in its minimalist ambient poses as a new beginning. For the latter, a video is also made, which is today considered a milestone of digital animation. In it we see Björk, in the guise of a robot, exchange a passionate kiss with another android. Here too, the album is acclaimed by critics and reaches the fourth position in the UK and the 28th in the Billboard 200, becoming today considered one of the best albums of all time.
We therefore leave you to listen to what Björk herself has defined as "the fiercest love song I have ever written": "Jóga".