Mesmerizing is the right word without any doubt. Bjork is definitely unique when it comes to doing, well, anything. Her newest video, The Gate, is an exercise in odd that meets a whole lot of wonderful in terms of visuals. There’s really nothing in this video that’s boring and there is enough to look at that it keeps you wondering just what’s going to come next with each passing second. Bjork’s music is kind of an acquired taste since she really doesn’t fall within the realm of what a lot of people tend to think of as music, but it’s haunting and quite pleasing all the same.
As it’s already been said, many times by many people, Bjork does not necessarily adhere to the mainstream like so many others do. She tends to go about things in her own way and seeks to create something unlike anything else that has been seen a dozen times. Usually she does quite well and managed to come up with something that catches your attention for at least a little while. In this video she did that wonderfully with the use of design and stunning visuals that manage to captivate the viewer and give them something to look at from nearly every angle.
The orb she manipulates as she moves into the main part of the song is used it seems to summon several magical constructs, or creatures, that continually come together only to break apart as they cavort about, running through her and past her in a beautiful dance of motion and light. While it all seems very free and liberated in terms of motion you can get the idea that there are still restrictions and boundaries to be observed as the dancing constructs make their way about, flitting here and there as Bjork continues to sing.
The tone, the tempo, and the sudden pauses in the song are a little strange to be honest. I would have said off-putting but the truth is that the melody of her voice and the impressive visuals make that less of a possibility. As I said before you continue to watch just to see what might happen next. And when it does you can’t help but track the movement of the figures as they make their graceful way across the screen and then back again, all seemingly to Bjork’s voice and song.
Her song is quite nice but without the constant beat or lyrics to invade upon the motion of the figures it is a rather contemplative moment it seems, as though the stage has been set and the players are now free to move about as they would like. Bjork’s voice then comes in as though to make assurances, to tell the creations that she will care for them, that she will account for them, and that a part of her life is now dedicated to them. I could be way off base with that assumption but it sounded good at the time and still does in all honesty.
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