Homogenic

09/23/1997 3:00 AM, Yahoo! Music
Craig Rosen

Ever since the Sugarcubes first hit American shores in 1988, singer Bjork has been the type of artist that you either love or find incredibly annoying. Homogenic, the Icelandic singer's third proper solo album (not including 1996's remix album, Telegram), won't likely change too many opinions.

On much of the album, Bjork sings in a voice that will bring you great pleasure or excruciating pain, yet even those that don't like that shriek have to give the girl some props. On Homogenic, Bjork has managed to come up with the some of the most interesting tracks of the year by blending electronic elements with live strings, provided by the Icelandic String Octet. On songs such as "All Is Full Of Love," "Hunter" and "Joga," that mix is simultaneously haunting and hypnotic. However, on "Pluto," a track in which Bjork goes totally Yoko, the singer might even put off the faithful.