While all four physical version of Björk's forthcoming Biophilia album—on CD, vinyl, and two custom-made editions—may be pre-ordered in North America in the Nonesuch Store, today, August 11, is the last day to order the custom-made versions: the Biophilia Manual, which presents the music on two CDs in a 48-page hardbound, cloth-covered, thread-sewn book, and the Ultimate Art Edition, which includes the Manual along with 10 chrome-plated tuning forks, each representing the tone of a track on the album, all in a lacquered and silkscreened oak hinged-lid case.
While all four physical version of Björk's forthcoming Biophilia album—on CD, vinyl, and two custom-made editions—may be pre-ordered in North America in the Nonesuch Store, today is the last day to order the custom-made versions: the Biophilia Manual and the Ultimate Art Edition. Orders must be received by 7 PM ET today, August 11.
Biophilia is an interdisciplinary exploration of the universe and its physical forces—particularly those where music, nature, and technology meet—inspired by these relationships between musical structures and natural phenomena, from the atomic to the cosmic.
The Biophilia Manual presents the music of Biophilia in a 48-page, full-color, hardbound, cloth-covered, and thread-sewn book, tipped on lenticular panel to the front cover, with foil-blocked spine and back cover. The music, on two CDs housed in black uncoated board wallets, includes the studio album plus a second disc of live performances from this summer's Manchester International Festival, where Björk premiered Biophilia. The Manual will be made to order and fabricated only once. To find out more and order in North America, visit the Nonesuch Store now.
The Biophilia Ultimate Art Edition, presented in a lacquered and silkscreened oak hinged-lid case, consists of the Biophilia Manual along with 10 chrome-plated tuning forks, silkscreened on one face in 10 different colors, stamped at the back, and presented in a flocked tray. Each fork is adjusted to the tone of a Biophilia track, covering a complete octave in a non-conventional scale:
Moon: E 329.6 Hz
Thunderbolt: B 246.9 Hz
Crystalline: G 392 Hz
Cosmogony: Gb 370 Hz
Dark Matter: Silent fork
Hollow: C 261.6 Hz
Virus: Db 277.2 Hz
Sacrifice: A 440 Hz
Mutual Core: Eb 311.1 Hz
Solstice: A 220 Hz
The Manual is removed from the case by means of a ribbon pull. Each case comes with an individual numbered certificate detailing the use of tuning forks. The Biophilia Ultimate Art Edition, like the Manual, will be made to order and fabricated only once. A prototype of the Ultimate Art Edition is pictured above in photos by Will Thom. For a closer look, go to nonesuch.com/media. To order in the United States, visit the Nonesuch Store now. To order in Canada, click here.
To order the Biophilia custom-made editions outside of North America, visit bjork.com.
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