One of the most defining traits of Björk’s music is her tendency for maximalism, which often makes the task of remixing her songs less a question of “How much further can this be taken?” and more so one of “How can we smoothly rein this in?” Producer Sega Bodega and vocalist Shygirl were up for the challenge when they took on the Icelandic pop innovator’s single “ovule”—an orchestral glitch-pop tune about blood red voids, demonic divorces, and lovemaking avatars in a shell—and transformed the track from her recent LP Fossora into a chilled-out electronic tune.
“The three of us had an evening of all listening to music we loved at Shy’s place last year,” Bodega noted of how the project initially came together, “and after absorbing that the remix came together pretty quickly—we like things fast.” Added Björk:
“it has been so nourishing sharing music with shy and sega ....
soooo honoured to be in their hands !!
and in this remix admiring sega exploring chill-bassdrum-gabba
and a thrill seeing shy diving into my lyrics and taking it to a new place ...
( i hope to repay the favour soon ) ...and seeing them perform it live in london was humbling ....
grrrrratitudes !!”
Hear it below.
