i am so happy to share with you the first video of my album to the song “atopos”
for me it is a good intro .... kinda like an ID sound card
sonically this is a heavy bottom-ended bass world
we have 6 bass clarinets and punchy sub drilling,
nesting and digging us into the ground
we all just went through an unique moment together,
where we quarantined and stayed long enough in one place that we shot down roots,
i tried to capture this feeling sonically, I described the sound to the musicians as my mushroom album : tree roots and mycelium spreading deep into the soil
the lyrics to atopos are what roland barthes describes so magnificently in his book “a lover’s discourse”
It is about the binary spirit of human nature ... left versus right, man versus woman and so on but the theme of the song is to overcome differences and unite
or like the lyric says :
“are these not just excuses to not connect?
our differences are irrelevant
our union is stronger than us”
warmthness
björk
roland barthes,
a lover’s discourse (Vintage classics)
published by random house
music video direction
viðar logi
creative direction
björk
creative consultant
james merry
clarinets
murmuri
beat
björk & kasymin
from gabber modus operandi
recording
bergur Þórisson
styling
edda guðmundsdóttir
clothing
burberry, vanebon, del core, noir by kei ninomiya x amazing jiro, hugo kreit, james merry
hair, björk & band
tomihiro kono
makeup, björk
johannes jaruraak / hungry
nails
sojinails
makeup, band
sunna erlingsdottir
production designer
heimir sverrisson
producer
sara nassim
musicians wearing
HARRI, richard malone, bernhard wilhelm, paulo mileu, bihan lin, kendt design, del core, namilia, hugo kreit
atopos
about kasimyn from gabber modus operandi
kasimyn is one half of gabber modus operandi, based in indonesia. with an obsession for high-octane, fast-paced sounds, he explodes an extensive range of influences into vibrant, outrageous productions.
he fuses the challenging sounds of gabber, footwork, grindcore, and noise with a number of uniquely indonesian sounds such as jathilan (a trance dance in which a spirit possesses the body), dangdut koplo (a subgenre of a popular folk music), and funkot (reminiscent of both european happy hardcore as well as dangdut).
about the bass clarinet
the bass clarinet plays an octave below the more common soprano b♭ clarinet.
about the production
The video of Atopos was filmed in Iceland in May 2022 with an Icelandic team. the set design was a collaboration between Björk, Irma and M/M.
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credits
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Artist : Björk
Co-Creative Directors: Björk & James Merry
Director: Viðar Logi
Producer: Sara Nassim
Production Manager: Pálmey Helgadóttir
Assistant Director: Haraldur Ari Karlsson
Production Assistant: Þórhildur Kristjánsdóttir
Production Assistant / Runner: Samúel Ásberg O´Neill
Production Assistant / Runner: Búi Fannar Ívarsson
Production Designer: Heimir Sverrisson
Art Director : Arnar Orri Bjarnason
Sculpture artist: Zilvinas Balkevicius
Set dress: Argitxv Etchebarne
Set dress: Malgovzata Kowasz
Set dress: Saga Björnsdóttir
Painter: Luis Castillo
Scenic painter: Steingrímur Þorvaldsson
Carpenter: Ögmundur Jónsson
DOP: Shadi Chaaban
DOP for additional scene shoot: Eli Arenson
1st AC: Alexander Sær Elfarsson
2nd AC: Hjálmar Þór Hjálmarsson
On Set VFX Supervisor: Jörundur Rafn Arnarsson
DIT: Jón Már
Gaffer: Finnur Þór Guðjónsson
Best Boy: Jón Kjartansson
Electrician #1: Jónas Guðmundsson
Electrician #2: Hilmar Mathiesen
Electrician #3: Dagur Benedikt Reynisson
Electrician #4: Alex Birgir
Lighting Board Operator: Andri Freyr Hlynsson
Key Grip: Sigurgeir Þórðarsson
Best Boy: Úlfar Jacobsen
Sound / Playback Operator: Bergur Þórisson
Stylist: Edda Guðmundsdóttir
Stylist Assistant: Diana Breckmann
Stylist Assistant: Berglind Palsdottir
Seamstress: Ásdís Lúðvíksdóttir
Key Hair: Tomihiro Kono & Sayaka Maruyama
Make up Artist: Johannes Jaruraak / Hungry
Band Hair & Make up Artist: Sunna Erlingsdóttir
Hair & Make up Assistant: Kolbrún Vignisdóttir
Hair & Make up Assistant: Lilja Dís Smáradóttir
Björk's Assistant: Hilma Kristín Sveinsdóttir
Björk's Assistant: Rosemary LLagostera
Craft Service : Katrín Bríem
Medic: Helgi Finnbogason -
Post-production: Studio Private
CGI & VFX: Adrian Rogers & Joanna Pichler
Retouch: Gokcecan Gursoy
Colourist: Nat Cooke
Post & FX Project coordination: Bianca Redgrave, Jeremy Djaffer
Distortion sequence VFX: Sölvi Sig
Mushroom Graphics: M/M (Paris)
digital fungi and typography: M/M (Paris)
animation: andrea philippon -
Talent: Aditya Surya Taruna "Kasymin"
Clarinet Player: Baldvin Ingvar Tryggvason
Clarinet Player: Grímur Helgason
Clarinet Player: Hilma Kristín Sveinsdóttir
Clarinet Player: Helga Björg Arnardóttir
Clarinet Player: Kristín Þóra Pétursdóttir
Clarinet Player: Rúnar Óskarsson -
Björk
wearing: dress by burberry; dress by vanessa bon; dress, hat & shoes by daniel del core; lace bodysuit by hector castellanos; boots by burberry
jewellery: ninomiya/silver ´lamellæ´ neckpiece, silver ´tungljurt´ earring & velvet neckpiece by james t merry; silver nail rings by hugo kreit; face mask by amazing jiro for kei jewellery
hair: tomihiro kono & Sayaka Maruyama
makeup: johannes jaruraak / hungry
manicure: Sojin OhKasymin
wearing alexander mcqueen, Bernhard willhelm, del core official, namilia, and hugo kreitband
wearing harri, richard malone, bernhard willhelm, Paulo mileu, bihan lin, kendt, ican harem, hugo kreit
hair: tomihiro kono & sayaka maruyama
makeup: Sunna Erlingsdóttir
manicure: Sojin Oh -
Special thanks to Burberry, especially Riccardo Tisci, and Jude Lite for the support in helping make this video project happen.