WebSense 1998-12-20 By People "Chat transcript" MODERATOR : You have just entered Grapewire Welcome to the Internet Relay Network Guest284!~JAVGUEST@194.111.182.61 Your host is irc.bjork.com, running version 2.9.5/Sc8-a2 There are 77 users plus 27 invisible and 1 services on 2 servers - irc.bjork.com Message of the Day - - 20/12/1998 18:22 - Welcome to Björks Websense Chat - - Please just chat and have fun. - - For general chat join #WebSense - If you wan't to chat with Bjork - join #Grapewire - - - tommi@gm.is sjon : Hi there, the time is ripe for some QandA. Bjork is sitting at the desk next to me , so let's rock! Kitschen : hi bjork, you seem to really dig Mark Bell's work (like me). Do your future projects include him? bjork : hi I'm extremely excited about this , what happens next ( my name is björk) bjork : I have admired his work since 1990 . that's when we first met . yes we're working together on the next project AstroSiva : Hello Björk, i have a question from my friend mathieu who couldn't be here today, he wants to know what music you're into these days? ooops : hello ooops : i'd like to know in which ways you're impreesed by mountains they're everywhere bjork : choirs (icelandic ones)rephlex matmos oval and the new aphex twin calendar ooops : in your lyrics, videos and so... Zax : BJORK did you like yor experience in Montreal city and have you tought about coming back here??? Mark : Bjork, although I am a great fan of Gling-Glo, I would like to know whether you find it easier to write your lyrics in English or your native language? yoshij : Hello Björk, many of us have been wondering if/when we will be able to hear the songs you recorded with RZA bjork : mountains are incredibly important in iceland . we're still pagan after all these years and instead of going to church on sundays we climb a mountain . revelation !!!!!!!! bjork : zax : I enjoyed montreal and we were actually talking about it that after a year of touring that gig was one of our favorite HyperOgga : Björk, Have you ever thought of doing any joint projects with your fans? bjork : mark : at this stage I find equally hard/easy to write in english or icelandic . they stand for different karakters though . roisin : heii bjork, are you going to do more jazzy projects like gling glo? Etoile_Po : hallo here's Jov from France... are u still writing music for the Danccer in the Dark prooject ? Etoile_Po : will you play a role in the film ? Snigel : HyperOgga: Björk, Have you ever thought of doing any join projects with your fans? DanDan : ACTION asks Bjork if she will be working with Michel Gondry in the future bjork : yoshij : me and the rza did one song together I spent lush time in the studio with him and the wu tang but I doubt if more songs will come out of it you meet and sometimes things take off and sometimes they are more unclear but then again you never know what will happen in the future , full of happy accidents Snigel : Bjork: here's a question from hyperogga HyperOgga: Björk, Have you ever thought of doing any join projects with your fans? Torrid18 : How involved is Bjork involved in the art and design of the CD's... for instances - cover art + box sets... etc... bjork : hyperogga : why not ? bjork : roisin : i try to keep the balance beetween nostalgia and modern times healthy lunargirl : Astrosiva wants to know who designed the wonderful Bachelorette dress for you (the pink one with no back) bjork : etoile po : yes it's gonna be shot in april and i'm gonna be preparing all the way until Snigel : A question from t-riot: hello björk... do you make all your music by yourself, programming drums and everything? bjork : torrid18 : i've known paul for 12 years now and we always talk quite intensely before each album / cd . i describe the character of the songs and then i leave him to it . as fiercly as i believe in communication i do believe that when you are making things you need all the space in the world to make it YOUR statement . too many cooks spoil the broth kinda thing . so the answer is both yes and no lunargirl : i would like to know, with the release of "live at shepards bush" on dvd, if bjork is aware of the "multi-camera-angle" facility of dvd, and if she ever plans to use it for recording one of her concerts in the future?? it would be soooo cool and a first for a major artist! ;) it would take "bjork - in concert" to a whole new dimension!! :) bjork : dan dan : i 've got a pretty fierce deep instinct in me telling me that we will . you never know though . shouldn't take these things for granted . they're too preciouss Freud : From RIO: If you could describe yourself in one word, what it would be ??? bjork : astrosiva : i bought the material in the market and my mate's mate sewed it bjork : raisin-bran HyperTech : KarolPea: how do you feel about the production of music videos? Do you think thay put boundries on the meanings of the songs? Does it feel natural for you to make the moving pictures along with your songs? bjork : hypertech : i tend to work with my emotions (not sure if it is a good or bad thing ) so you make a song or video or a photograph with a person you communicate one on one and it actually isn't that different from cooking a meal together or something . so FUCK productions . they are only there as clothes for the new thing you've just made up together . HyperTech : Torrid18 from Australia asked: What did U think of the french + saunders cover of big time sensuality video clip??? HyperTech : last answer was for KarolPea! bjork : torrid 18 : I absolutely loved it . it made me very proud lunargirl : Hello, Björk, have you considered taking advantage of the new concept of transmitting audio files over the net .. a pay by song idea being expored by a few companies? bjork : exmachina : yes meester fly has been making me aware of the possibilities and it sounds absolutely gorgeous thing to do after the film perhaps in the summer , song a month or someting ...very tempting lunargirl : You have said once you wanted to work more with multiple layers of your own voice in songs, will we hear something like that on your next album? bjork : loonie : i've got a little sudio in me house now and i'm experimenting with all sort of things like that in the calm of a home DOMESTIKA RULES !!! Freud : t-riot asked: Do you think santa claus is scandinavian? bjork : t-riot : scandinavians robbedus of our saga-manuscripts and there is no fucking way they're getting santa claus HyperTech : [21:55] will u ever try and learn to play a new instrument? bjork : stinky : I'm learning to play my legs right now . i'll be a brutal tapdancer ,me ! lunargirl : Björk, I was talking with a friend from Iceland and she mentioned your sister, Inga Hrönn Gudmundsdottir, is in a band called in a band called Hundslappadrifa and doing very well.. you must be proud .. what advice would you give her?¿ bjork : deus : my sister is pretty sussed , more sussed than me in a lot of ways , hmmmm.....I might suggest only to do things if she enjoys them but that's what she does anyhow , so............ Snigel : Björk: what do you mean in your hunter text, "I thought I could organize freedom, how scandinavian of me" bjork : astrogirl : as you propably know it's not considered a compliment in iceland to be accused of being a scandinavian... so obviously i thought i was not going the right "path " at that point in the song Freud : hmmm said: i'd like to ask bjork what her feelings on the attention of fans is now - i'd also like to ask whether the rumours of her giving up touring are true bjork : hmmm : i moved to iceland a year ago and it feels marvellous . no I'm not giving up touring but staying here and occasionally visiting the foreigners . they crack me up . HyperTech : why did you choose to wear the "angel" dress for all your gig? Does it have a special meaning??? bjork : kitschen : my mate katy england introduced me to jeremy scott and this is what we came up with . it's more a combination of me and jeremy than a garment with meaning . we just have a laugh , really Freud : Ooops, according to rumours, you're friend with pj havey and tori amos. do you plan any colaboration with them in the future? bjork : ooops : I adore them , we have nothing planned but as i said before you never know , future full of happy accidents etc...... lunargirl : Björk, have you ever considered doing an album with just covers? it would be like switching roles with everyone who collaborates with you in remixes Freud : Bjork will take 2 more questions and then we'll wrap it up for the night. bjork : moni-dani : yes I've thought loads about it . it would have to be very very special though . what appeals to me most about it is only being a singer for a bit . just to shock me in the right way Freud : Hyperhund said: Have you already thought about how to spend new years 2000? What do you think is the best way to start a new millennium - beeing alone with yourself, you love and the nature or having an amazing party? bjork : hyperhund : sounds good to me Snigel : ok.. the last question is on its way Snigel : bjork: what did you think of this experience? will you do it again in the future? Snigel : bjork: this question was from novakitty bjork : snigel : i enjoy very much . i'm curious . prefer this to most journalists . more natural sjon : Ok, folks that's all for tonight ... bjork : we're going down to the club to see einar Örn dj his ancient punk 7" and dmx crew is playing aswell . apparantly you can listen to it on the internet . goodbye and merry christmas