Bjrk included message from Greta Thunberg in breathtaking London show last night – NME Live

The show featured an important message on climate change.

Bjrk included a message from environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg in her London show yesterday evening.

Bjrk, who brought herCornucopia Tour to Londons O2 following its debut in New York Cityearlier this year, played a message from Thunberg during the show and projected the wordsImagine a future. Be in it across the stage.

In what one fan described as a lush, breathtaking show filled with important messages about the environment,Bjrk played songs from Cornucopia alongside a sting quartet, choir and flute ensemble. She also included some of her older hits including Isobel and Venus as a Boy.

You can see some images and video from the set below:

Bjrk recently announced that she would be releasing a new box set of Utopia, which will come with a set of 14 handmade birdcall flutes.The album was originally released in 2017 and formed the basis for her current stage show.

In a statement, Bjrk explained the idea behind the new box sets unusual accompaniment: utopia is so much about birdsong and sonically the mutation between synth/bird, bird/flute, flute/synth. she wrote. air like that was a theme through all of the album. so i got very excited when i found these handmade wooden flutes imitating precisely particular birds. and i guess wanted you guys to have an opportunity to share that with me.

In other news, Bjrk, Fever Ray and The Knifeall remixed each other on a new 12 earlier this month. The new vinyl was released via One Little Indian Records on November 1.

For the new release, Bjrk has remixed Fever Rays 2017 track This Country, using its refrain of this country makes it hard to fuck as its title and repeated motif.Fever Ray and The Knife, meanwhile, have come up with their own versions of Bjrk track Features Creatures, which appeared on her 2017 album Utopia.

In a four-star review of Utopia upon its release in 2017, NME wrote: Utopia is where art, real life and deep experimentation intersects, and its utterly compelling.

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