Biophilia is the seventh studio album by Icelandic singer Björk. It was released on 5 October 2011 by One Little Indian Records and distributed by Nonesuch Records in North America and by Universal Music Group in the rest of the world. Björk composed it as a concept album during the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis, exploring the links between nature, music and technology. Billed as the first "app album", Biophilia is a multimedia project released alongside a series of apps linking the album's themes to musicology concepts. It was followed by a series of educational workshops on four continents.
A Geothermal boiler in Reykjahlíð, Iceland. While composing Biophilia, Björk engaged herself in a series of political activities to preserve Iceland's natural resources.
"Special" instruments were created for the album and its accompanying tour. The "gravity harps", which Björk conceived for the album, are mostly present throughout "Solstice".
The Tesla coil is used as a musical instrument on the song "Thunderbolt".
The "musical compass" symbol designed by M/M Paris, which features on the cover of every Biophilia-related releases and in the app.
Björk Guðmundsdóttir is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and sometimes eccentric public persona, she has developed an eclectic musical style over a career spanning four decades, drawing on electronic, pop, experimental, trip hop, classical, and avant-garde music.
Björk in a publicity photo with The Sugarcubes in 1988
Björk performing in Japan with the Sugarcubes in 1992
Björk performing during the Homogenic tour in 1997
Björk at the 2001 Academy Awards, wearing her swan dress