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Björk Brings Her Biophilia Concert Extravaganza to Iceland

Kieron Tyler, Billboard, 13 October 2011

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Two days after the release of Biophilia, her new multi-platform project, Iceland's foremost sonic auteur Björk took the stage in her hometown of Reykjavík. It was the first time her home crowd has had the Biophilia experience, and it was the opening night of the first Biophilia residency – she isn't touring per se, but playing residencies at in different cities around the world over the next three years. Suitably for this head-spinning release, the live show is multi-media heavy and as confounding as you'd expect.

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