Björk stood firm in the middle of The Circle Flute, her crisp voice and rolling accent drifting above the windlike wafting tones.īesides Björk’s captivating singing capacity, the stage also provided great stimulus. Texturally, Björk’s vocals are second to none, and the singer’s raw cries during this track and others such as “Features Creatures,” at times, caused her body to wrench the mic away from her black-lipsticked mouth - perhaps for fear of her own potent potential.īewitchingly during “Body Movement,” a large hooped flute descended from the ceiling, and four members of Viibra sat on their knees and played out a continuous note, alternating their breaths to never let the sound break. Despite the extreme concert duration, Björk harnessed attention through her impeccable vocals, both enticing and intoxicating, which never faltered despite the physical intensity her songs require.įor renditions of relics such as “Pagan Poetry,” Björk curated intimacy with Tonality by her side, the combination of layered voices creating a stacked complexity of sound. Running about 110 minutes, the evening’s repertoire included variegated tracks pulled from Björk’s staggering discography. The spikes turned out to be instrument stands, ready for the brief reprieves that Viibra, an Icelandic septet of flutists, would take throughout the evening - although this was rare as the accompanying musicians almost never broke their embouchure. Two mushroomlike platforms bloomed from the stage floor, their gills lit up and bespeckled with elongated white spikes. When the spotlight hit the singer, a cheer erupted from the crowd as the star floated into public gaze in a spheric, opaque dress by Noir Kei Ninomiya, a neon blue bodysuit by threeasfour and, of course, a stingray skeletal-inspired headpiece by James Merry.ījörk’s obsession with the intersection of nature and technology came through tenfold in set designer Chiara Stevenson’s encapsulating sculptural stage. Tonality, the Los Angeles-based choir, took its leave, and the stage’s fringe tantalizingly teased the audience as Björk’s siren cry seeped through the strings.
5, awaiting acclaimed Icelandic icon Björk.Ī community of 19 members took to the stage in bold announcement and began harmonizing an a cappella, poetic proclamation that spoke to the evening’s theme: the dire need to combat human-caused climate change. Hundreds of people sat in preserved shock in San Francisco’s Chase Center on Feb. The murmurs and mumbles of human magnetism accompanied the animalistic noise emanating from the wings, a mixture of chirping and lush activity. Extended strings cascaded down from stage scaffolding, each intensifying the electric anticipation rising up from the crowd.
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