Björk "Bachelorette"

"Bachelorette", the second single of "Homogenic" continues in the same vein as "Jóga", the previous release. The title-track delivers dramatic, movie-sountrack-like string-arrangements and is assisted by two silent and introvert B-sides. The first one, which is called "My snare" (also released as "Nature is ancient" on the Japanesee edition of "Homogenic"), sound like  somewhat of a cross between "Human behaviour" and "I go humble". Björk sings about the complexity of nature, assisted by a strange, drunken techno-beat in this gentle up-tempo-track. The cheerful, naive lyrics are describing the unpredictable lava-filled, hillside landscape of Iceland, and the drum-beats sound as if they are impersonating the bubbling sounds from a hot spring. A very amusing song, which should be especially appealing to those of you who like Björk's intimate, electronic works with LFO.

The second non-LP-track "Scary", is even more minimalistic, depending only on Björk's voice, assisted by a harpshicord and some silent background-noises. Björk does some experiments with her voice, which add some more colors to this very beautiful, somewhat folk-song-remiscent piece. The lyrics, which are co-written by the Icelandic weirdo Sjón, are dealing with the stupidity of being afraid of love (a very typical Björk-ish theme!) and make this song just as memorable as the harpshicord-version of "Venus as a boy". The single closes with a remix of the epic title-track, made by no less than RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan! It's a very weak remix, though since it hardly adds anything to the orginal-version. The two non-LP-tracks make this single a very essential buy, though. If you liked the "Jóga"-single, then you'll definitely love this one!