SOBRE ESTE EPISÓDIO
Music has the power to soothe, excite, stir emotions, or make you get up and dance! And sometimes it elicits a visceral reaction that you weren't expecting... even after the umpteenth time you've heard the song. That's right, this week, we're talking about songs that wreak havoc on your nervous system.
SONGS:
David Bowie: Blackstar (2015)
Bjork: hyperballad (1996)
REFERENCES AND RESOURCES:
Tony Visconti Talks About How Blackstar Was Made
Jay Mills’ Drum Cover of Blackstar
The Guardian Review of Blackstar Video (2015)
David Bowie: Lazarus (2016)
A thank you letter to David Bowie from a palliative care doctor
Johan Renck on directing Bowie’s final videos
Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
On David Bowie’s Blackstar, Turning to Jazz for Inspiration by Nate Chinen (2016)
Bjork’s Interview in Record Collector Magazine (2002)
"Hyperballad" stands the test of time... and honestly, we've yet to reach its time (The Unfortified Castle)
The XFM Top 1,000 Songs of All Time
Bjork's theory about paparazzi culture
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