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I believe the staging and costumes are meant to represent mycelium (from which mushrooms are produced), which grows in colonies that can span hundreds (maybe thousands)of miles across the earth . It is believed by some scientists that it is the mycelium that allows trees to communicate certain biological messages to each other...thus creating CONNECTIONS. What a superb piece of art this is!

Whenever Björk releases a new album it sorta feels like a new world level has been unlocked and the soundtrack’s just been published

"What The F**k Is She Doing?!" is the perfect encapsulation of Björk's entire career.

I've been listening to Bjork for 20+ years and love everything she's put out, and I'm a Metalhead. If something speaks to your heart, don't ignore it.

Love to see people come to bjork with open ears and eyes. Some people say she's "weird for the sake of weird". She's very much not. Her work is complex and heart felt. You can tell she's having a blast in this music video. Can't wait to see you react to more of her videos as they're released from the new album, Justin!

FINALLY! someone understands that Bjork isn't just someone trying to be weird. She's a true artist with multiple layers to her work that aren't obvious at first glance. I hope you react to her album when it comes out!

I've always said Björk is a musician's musician. So much to analyze and discover in her work and it's glorious!

Bjork owes us a metal album.

There's a reason Björk's videos have played in museums. Her music is as experimental as it gets among pop artists. There's stuff out there that's more abstract or freeform, but she manages to do it while still writing in catchy hooks and big movements. If you want something more rainbow flavored Giger-ish, Björk's "tabula rasa" is a trip.

Hey Justin, the clarioboephone is actually a bass clarinet. 🙂

When Justin’s daughter has no time for his dad jokes, he lays them on us, and we are ever thankful for it.

Björk is my hero and I just appreciate that people are talking about her.

I met Bjork whilst having the privelege to screen the music vid in 3D for "wanderlust" at MoMA in NYC. What an absolute delight and down to earth she was, ill never forget that!

It's funny how I didn't even know The Darkness before watching your videos, and yet I absolutely love your personality and watch pretty much all of your content.

My fascination in watching musicians dissect what they hear in a song is one of the best things KZfaq has facilitated. Thanks for this!

Justin Hawkins is what the world needs at this moment, after watching the Tayor tribute concert and still having goosebumps I need more Justin!

I didn't understand at first. The more I have listened and watched the more I am obsessed. It's amazing!! She is an avante-garde queen. The video is like a fungal rave and I'm IN. It's about focussing on the parts between us as people that make us connect, like a symbiosis. Focussing on perfection from others blocks connection. Etc. That's what I hear. I also hear it in the music, the conflicting sounds highlighting the focus on our differences...but in the final minute it all comes together and 'connects' into the fungal rave. As though the fun is in connection. That's what I see and hear anyway! Also fungi can be both parasitic and can live symbiotically...a visual metaphor for connection/lack of.

Finally we have some bass clarinet representation in mainstream music! I find it particularly hard to play mine with any distractions, you have to keep the embouchure tight and you can't even smirk. Notice the double tonguing later in the song, so sexy 🤟

funny how when this song was released i hear it and i thought its rubbish, and then i listened 5 more times to it and i think its genius. bjork is just bjork, you either love it or you love it.

Her late 90's/early 00's output is still my favourite Björk era, but I will always appreciate everything she does, no matter how artistically out there. One of the best to ever do it.

If you listen to Alban Berg’s influential opera ‘Lulu’ from the 1930s, you’ll hear a lot of similarities in harmony and in the very direct use of voice and instruments. Bjork has arrived at her own harmonic landscape by very different means, but she’s in great company. As for the visuals, this is not so strange if you’ve spent time looking at contemporary dance and costume design. Remember those wild costumes that were made for Bowie by a Japanese designer in the early 70s?

Was feeling sad, watched this and laughed myself silly, thanks Justin!Gotta love Bjork, this song and video are glorious despite the song sounding like a hearing test in places. Can you imagine a Justin/ Bjork collab? No no limits, let’s reach for the sky😉

The Sugarcubes, Birthday. I saw the Sugarcubes years ago at the Commodore ballroom in Vancouver BC. Fantastic show. Bjork's voice blew everyone away

How Bjork can create that kind of song is mind blowing to me. What kind of music or art does she listen to get inspiration to write that kind of song.

Her music is always very futuristic, like someone trying to write for 200 years from now.

In a Yorkshire accent: "Tekno tekno tek no notice" glad to see Björk is still as wonderfully weird and unique as ever. Really enjoying your channel Justin, my late wife and I came to see you in December 04 on the Christmas tour. Seeing you shred on guitar whilst riding a giant flying tiger is still the best rock n roll spectacle I've ever seen. Keep on rockin!

I love that you just enjoy it and are honest about not having a clue. No pretentious analysis waffle. And you’re so funny. Thank you.

"Fun guys to be with." This channel is going to be massive.

I’m sure someone has already said…the claroboephones are bass clarinets. I feel like these are rare, even in symphonies, so they look odd.

I think it’s very important to recognize her classical background, rebellion, and then her embracing of it in a new context. She’s brilliant and I’m here for the bass clarinets. 😌

It's easily explained. It's art. She's an artist. A real one.

One of your best reaction vids, Justin. Mushroom people, clarobophones, techno, techno, techno. Priceless.

Björk is weird. In a good way mostly. For me this song is a desperate cry to just be open to life, nature and each other. To stop hiding, to stop fighting, and to start listening and understanding. It could ofc be about something completely different, still i am hit by the charm of it. And by the blásturshljóðfæri.

I love Bjork. She’s a very rare artist in all of music history, to have achieved such success with an unwavering insistence on pursuing her unique and challenging approach to songwriting and performance. I can’t think of higher praise for any artist.

My god. The Björkitized theme. So amazing.

She is beyond classification. Her songs and videos either give me flashbacks or make me think very deeply. Such an immersive experience.

I love hearing you break this stuff down , even learned something on this one ! Love the content Justin keep it up! Cheers from Canada

Anybody in the comments seen Bjork perform live? I have and it was in the mid 90s so quite early in her career. She was amazing and I would love to see her again.

Rick Beato gave you a shout out a couple of days ago - he said he’s up for a collab youtube video/interview. I’m sure we’d all love to see this - get on it!

The techno bits are Bjork’s ode to Gabber. Apparently she binged on it during covid lockdown.

Part of Bjorks unique sound ( and visuals ) , comes from her love ❤️ of the outdoors 🏔 . As a child Bjork said she would play with her voice & sounds in nature 🌱

Bjork usually sings in Lydian. The sharp 4 is her go to.

Though I don’t spend a lot of time listening to Bjork, every moment that I do is transfixing, totally absorbing, fascinating. Her composition and her vision are all her own and both are beautiful to me. Add to that a singular quality of voice. Her pitch is literally perfect whenever she wants, and in the most challenging phrases.

I spend most of my time here on you tube discovering Björk...i am 49, never really attracted to her music and being...but NOW i am ready for the depth of her art.❤

I used to love The Sugarcubes & Bjork back in the day but this went right over my head lol. Thanks as ever Justin

Hey Justin, would you ever consider doing a top to bottom bangers 'permission to land' edition? And talk us through some of the inspirations behind the songs, it always amazes me when a band can get a debut album so right, and to this day i still think it's a fucking masterpiece! Cheers, see you on the ice! 🤘🏻

I love Bjork, everything she does is just so mental and so experimental and, as you say, challenging! Bloody genius.

Ahahahahaha. I died at a cantina at Star Wars. Dude, you totally make my day. I always enjoy our visits. Take care bro. 🖤🤘🏻

She's so good at pushing her own boundaries. It keeps her interesting, don't it!

“Sometimes, ours is not to ponder.” Important words.

She's 56 years old going on 57 years old by November 21, 2022 🍄 🍀. I love her new fungal tribal song about connecting to hope and light like plants 🌿 🍄 do 💪...hope is a muscle ☀.

I love Bjork! Army of Me is my favourite.

This is fast becoming my favorite KZfaq channel!

Man she’s such a cool sorceress 🧙🏼‍♀️ Mold represents memories. The tree is the tree of life. We have to heal our memories and how we feel about them to be able to connect to others again. Also mold represents the wisdom we have forgotten across time. I haven’t even watched this yet. But she’s awesome and deep and wild. I love her 😍

Loved Bjork’s first 3 Albums but as each new one passes they remain more difficult to listen too. Still an absolute legend 🇮🇸❤️

Justin, they're Bass Clarinets.

As ever Justin you never fail to make me laugh, love all the witty analysis and sideways references... 🤣

almost a reggaeton beat. nice grados

Thank you, once again Justin for your unique, thought provoking analysis of musical composition. And for your ablility to reach in and grab the giggles out of me. Bjork is a musically eclectic, elfin genius and this one was a really difficult one to break down. So kudos to you! Keep up the Dad jokes, cause we love em!

Your videos entertain the fuck out of me. Only thing; tv, computer, film, pinhole camera, whatever, that I watch on any kind of regular basis. And what I especially love is that for those of us with ADD, it’s just long enough…goddamn you are so fucking entertaining. Keep up the good work.

I actually laughed at this one "i'l try to figure out one chord. Sorry, it's a D, i chose the easiest". Couldn't think of a better person to talk about a Bjork song then Justin, the dude just loves music and it's contagious. Love your vids man, cheers.

god i love the emotion bjork evokes with her music/art.

I wonder if Björk likes Monty Python or the mighty Boosh because that’s the vibe I’m getting from this

Loved this - both the song and your disturbed by mycelliar happenings review - tears are rolling down my face 🤣🤣🤣

Justin hello, after all of the recent talk of veteran singers struggling on stage, I would love to see a video from you looking at one great example of the opposite: Paul Rodgers. I came across a recent performance on KZfaq and his voice is still incredible now he’s in his 70’s. Cheers, keep up the great content!

All I can think is, "I'd love to see bjork collaborate with 100gecs." Would I like what they create? Probably not, but I am so curious.

I just gotta say that THIS was the first vid I saw of yours. I have that Björk video on REPEAT, and I do love seeing people react to it/her- and KZfaq knew this video was a good recommendation. THEN I REALIZED YOU ARE THE DARKNESS FRONTMAN WHAT (apologies for not knowing your beautiful name) but I do love you. Thank you for being iconic. Iconic formative androgynous catsuit representation was something I needed when I was 12 and thanks for it!

Just to say Justin, you are THE MAN right now. I saw the Rick Beato show and he means it. I also saw you flash up on the Channel 33 rpm, so grab the opportunities as they come up. Well done,

I adore her. This is like an uplifting mushroom techno song in a washing machine. Brilliant.

Always liked her, she's out there ... but once you get it, you get it? It's like jazz

I can never get tired of your you tube channel and you are so entertaining and talented x

Damn! All your vids make me so happy! GO JUSTIN!

Bjork has really embraced atonal chanty and slightly chaotic music for a few albums now. I love the experimental nature - as well as the bass clarinet textures throughout - but the one slight disappointment is that her vocal chants have become quite samey from album to album, often confined to three notes and very typical inverval jumps (as you pointed out early on in the video). It's not that I want her necessarily to re-embrace vocal melody - I'd just like to hear some different intervals and notes once in a while.

This latest album by Björk is fantastic. The ode to her mother is emotional and awe-inspiring. Björk has my greatest respect for continuing to push what is musically acceptable while remaining somewhat mainstream. I cannot think of anyone as famous as her that has managed to remain so experimental.

Imagine a music video...Tim Burton directs, HR Giger redesigns some of Peter Gabriel's costumes from the early '70s, Frank Zappa and Bear McCreary co-produce/mix the song...we might end up with this...

Bass Clarinets Bjork is Posting on KZfaq channel little bits of detail about this song! It's describe by Pitchfork as a Mushrooms Ravey thing. I LOVE it though. Wow I am so glad I found your Channel Justin! I saw the Darkness in New Orleans way back when I think I got your autograph and May still have it somewhere :)

Thanks for picking something so not mainstream. I love the Sugar cubes, but the way she continues to experiment and evolve is fun to watch and listen to. Any chance you'd do Wildman Fischer or Lucia Pamela? Talk about weird.... ps. I will always refer to bass clarinets as clarobophones from now on

Justin! Do Thee Oh Sees!

I'm really happy to have found this channel. I love the darkness!! I used to listen to the darkness all the time and now when I see my little brother he always plays music by the darkness for me and says remember you used to play this when you would pick me up from school? Not only did I drive him home I introduced him to great music and made great memories.

I think if you're familiar with the work of composers like Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Stockhausen, Ligeti, Penderecki, Gubaidulina, or jazz people like Ornette Coleman, et al, her stuff is very listenable. The costumes are cool though.

Loved this so much!💕

I love Bjork. When she appeared with the Sugarcubes there was something uniquely different about her. Some times her music can be a bit too dark yet others have a level of joy that is very special. Her voice live is really something else. Can't recommend seeing her live enough, the production quality she delivers is always killer. I can understand though why some people would find her just confusing.

Never been a huge fan of Bjork but I dig what she's trying to get across . Everything is connected and if we don't realize those connections we're in trouble . Look and realize those connections and thrive together . Be self centered and look at only the differences we have and suffer alone .

I absolutely bloody love this piece of art. Like you the imagery reminds me of fungal systems but also undersea environments. I found that the sound is reminiscent of the sea, lots of different signatures, moments of silence and deep violent crashing. Truly deep on a lot of different levels, it’s wonderful.

Björk is known for creating concept albums, and in this case it’s mushrooms and their whole universe (funghi world). And she wants to emulate the plants sound. The lyrics are based in roland Barthes the other, atopy (at hoops by aristotles), connection and communications theory (post estructuralismo). Kasimyn from modus operandi is a flaming soul from Asia, a leading Indonesian duo. The weird mushroom people playing instruments are a bass clarinet sextet from Iceland and horrible pants choices. The lettuce in her face is used to represent funghi too, the under part of it, and her neck piece, made by her 10 years collaborator James T merry is too. They’re all using wigs from tomihiro kono’s 2021-22 collection. The weird nails were made by sojin oh, and these are useless data because they have nothing to do with the music but that are relevant to me, because of the concept she works with in every record. She has another single out, ovule, where the song is somehow similar, strong bear (this are not only Inspired by Latin reggaetton rhythms like her collaboration with Arca (she’s venezuelan, now thaaaaats weird, check it out) but on Indonesian beats and rhythms, that gabber modus operandi kasimyn brings to the mix. So they’re all intertwined. She has been releasing a podcast, sonic symbolism, where she talks in depth and extensively about her records, and the motivations behind them. They’re 10, so there’s a lot to hear. As a lifelong fan (1996, duuuuude!!! I was the first woman to get into the musicology and composition major in the best Chile university, because I wanted to do that and be as free from my previous classical training as I can be) listening to her talking about all these amazing records and how they evolved until this weird pants smurf bass clarinet players, lettuce face, unsettling rings and dissonance. I highly recommend to listen to them if you want to understand or dive deeper into her marvelous brain. I’m sorry I got carried away but she’s my goddess and I had to lol. Xox

I first listened to this song for about 5 times on repeat. Now im listening to what Justin has to say about it.

First time watching your channel but new Bjork music brought me here / algorithm , do more Bjork!!!

"Awesome because I don't understand it" Well said. Not understanding is essential to awe.

BREAKING NEWS: The Clariboephone Mushroom Sextet have just signed a multi-million pound deal with Columbia Records and have binned Bjork off, meaning that her touring plans have gone right down the pan. Their debut album is expected to be released around June 2023.

This one was utterly hilarious, Justin 😂

The Justin Hawkins Clarobophone Sextet is definitely something to think about😅

Great to share your enjoyment of these and explore new music I would not necessarily find or investigate otherwise.Thanks!

It’s incredibly reminiscent of These New Puritans in its scope of arrangement and use of instruments ….

It's like a melding of the Utopia and Biophilia eras of her career with a dash of gabber. Love her but it's not wierd at all for her at this stage, fairly logical progression to what she's been up to since Vulnicura.

Absolutely love your singing, your stage presence and your flamboyant personality! Reminds me so much of my beloved Freddie Mercury. You totally aced the songs at the Taylor Hawkins tribute! Thanks and keep being you! As I have a daughter named Justine it makes me love you even more!! From kimi in South Africa xx

Banging tune; can’t get it out of my head. Real ear worm. But seriously will check it out ; thanks for posting; loving the channel 👍

It’s bizarrely wonderful and vice versa, it’s art innit? She’s a breath of musical fresh air when you didn’t know you needed it 👍

Bjork is interesting because she's like turning experimental music into pop

I think that has been one of your greatest videos!!