Description

Created in collaboration with the company Quelle est Belle from the mountains of southern France, this deluxe edition boxset comes housed in a bespoke perspex case designed by M/M (Paris). The hand-etched lid features an intricate design, while tinted side panels cast a softly coloured glow, illuminating the 14 unique birdcalls nestled inside inside individually assigned compartments. In the upper left corner sits a custom-made USB-C Flash drive containing the music of Utopia, along with videos, images and an exclusive, unreleased instrumental track. A discrete drawer below houses an eight-page colour booklet detailing each birdcall and providing instructions for use.

 

” utopia is so much about birdsong and sonically the mutation between synth/bird , bird/flute , flute/synth ……. 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 …….. enjoy !!! warmthness , björk ”

 

Contents of the USB:

 

Unreleased 360 photos of björk
Album and single artwork files
Audio tracks
Bonus track
Remixes
Bird call tutorial videos
Arisen my senses video
The gate video
Tabula rasa video
Losss video
Utopia video
Blissing me video

 

The birdcalls featured are:

 

Redshank common sandpiper
Nuthatch
Pheasant
Goldfinch
Black headed gull
Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Long eared owl
Great tit
Lapwing
Starling
Blue tit
Redstart