This month Homogenic is 20 years old and Classic Album Sundays is celebrating with album listening sessions around the world. Björk, along with Mark Bell, Guy Sigsworth, Howie B and Markus Dravs, produced an album that saw Björk take yet another musical turn – a juxtaposition of organic instruments (strings, accordion, harp, pipe organ) and synthetic elements that dug even deeper into the experimental dance sounds that were emanating from the U.K.

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The fact that English is a second language for Björk has always allowed for a unique approach to words and phrases. On Post, Björk seemed to be writing lyrics from the perspective of an eccentric homebody given to daydreaming; on Homogenic her lyrics became more  incisive, astute and confrontational: “How could I be so immature/To think that he could replace/The missing elements in me?/How extremely lazy of me!” was most likely referencing her relationship with Tricky. Read more about the album here.

Homogenic is still considered one of the best works in Björk’s incredible cannon of music, and we are excited to present this as our worldwide Album of the Month. Join us to hear this incredible album in a new and enlightening way.

London

Time & Date: Sunday September 10th 4pm – 7pm

Venue: Brilliant Corners, 470 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AE

Tickets: £10 in advance here

Presenter: Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy

Audio Menu: Dynavector D17D3 MC CartridgeRega P9 TurntableRega IOS Phono Stage Audio Note Jinro Integrated AmpChord Signature Speaker CableChord Signature Tuned Aray interconnectsISOL-8 Substation Integra Power Conditioner and Klipschorn Loudspeakers

New York City

Date and Time: Sunday 17th September 4:00pm – 7:00pm

Venue: Magick City, 37 Box Street, Brooklyn NY 11222

Tickets: $10 in advance here

Presenters: Paul Raffaele and Barbie Bertisch (Love Injection Magazine)

Audio Menu: Rega Exact MM CartridgeRega P9 TurntableAudio Note UK pre-amplification and power amplificationAudioQuest Interconnects and cablingKlipsch LoudspeakersKlipsch SW-115 Subwoofers

Miami

Date and Time: Sunday 17th September 4 – 7 pm

Venue: Sweat Records, 5505 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137

Tickets: $6 in advance here

Presenter: Lauren Reskin – Sweat Records

Audio Menu: Audio Note T1 TurntableAudio Note 1Q1 cartridgeAudio Note M2 Phono PreamplifierAudio Note Conqueror SET AmplifierDeja Vu Audio Custom Genoa Vintage SpeakersAudio Note Lexus Cables

Chicago

Date and Time: Sunday 24th September 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Venue: Saturday Audio Exchange, 1021 W Belmont Avenue, Chicago IL, 60647

Tickets: $5 in advance here

Presenter: Sam Willett

Audio Menu: Klipschorns provided by Klipsch Audio and McIntosh Tube amps provided by Saturday Audio

Cambridge

Date and Time: Sunday September 24th 13:15pm – 4:00pm

Venue: Hidden Rooms, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8BA

Tickets:  £9 in advance here

Presenter: Dean Butler

Audio Menu: Supplied by Audio Note UK

Speakers: Audio Note UK -E Spe/He, Speaker Stands: Audio Note UK -E, Integrated Valve Amplifier: Oto Phono SE Pure Class A, Turntable: Audio Note UK TT2, Tonearm: Audio Note UK Tonearm 1, Cartridge: Audio Note UK iQ 3, CD: Audio Note UK CD 2.1x, Speaker Cable: 4m Bi-wire Audio Note UK Isis speaker cable, Interconnect Cable: Audio Note UK AN-C

Sydney

Date and Time: Sunday September 24th, 5 to 8 pm

Venue: The World Bar

Tickets: $15 at the door or in advance soon students/seniors half price soon

Presenters: Jim Poe (Bondi Beach Radio)

Audio Menu: Turntable: Rega RP6, Cartridge: Rega Exact, Amp: Accuphase E-202 Integrated Amplifier, Speakers: Klipsch Heresy, Subs: Klipsch R-10SW

Washington DC

Date and Time: Sunday 17th September 2 – 4pm

Venue: Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe, 2477 18th St NW, Washington DC 20009

Tickets: $5 in advance here

Presenter: TBC

Audio Menu provided by Audioism.

REGA Planar 3 turntable with Elys MM CartridgeREGA Fono MM Phono PreampAudioism MicroZOTL Preamp (David Berning Design), Audioism Venue-Class Playback SystemXcilica HD System ProcessorAudioism ZOTL Amplifiers (David Berning Design), Class AB Hybrid Amplification for Subs, WyWires Audio Interconnects

Colorado Springs

Date and Time: Sunday September 17th 2:00pm – 5:00pm

Venue: Local Relic, 320 S Weber St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA

Tickets: $5 in advance here

Presenter: Chris O’Shea

Audio Menu supplied by The Music Room Colorado:

Speakers: Magico S1 M-Cast, Turntable: Rega RP8 w/Denon DL-103r, Phono Preamp: Moon 310LP and 320s, Preamplifier: Allnic L-3000 MK.2, Amplifiers: PS Audio BHK 300,  Power Conditioner: PS Audio P10, Speaker Wire: Tara Labs The One CX Speaker Cables

Fukuoka

Date: Sunday September 24th, 8pm to 11pm

Venue: Desiderata Fukuoka 1-15-3, 3F Imaizumi Chuo-ku Fukuoka 810-0014 Japan

Tickets: ¥1,000  – email: info@desiderata.jp

Presenter: Masuo (Lighthouse Records founder / CAS Fukuoka) & Wataru Sato

Audio Menu: Klipschorn LoudspeakersMark Levinson 23.5L Power AmplifierMark Levinson No.26 PreamplifierPioneer Exclusive P3 turntableKoetsu Cartridge and Stepup Trans.

Oslo

Date and Time: Sunday 24th of September 6-9pm (doors open 5pm)

Venue: Kulturhuset LAB

Tickets: 100NOK in the door or in advance HERE. Students (student card), Juniors (under 18), Seniors (above 65) and Initial Service Norwegian Armed Forces (ID card): Half price!

Presenters: Kent Horne with Tore Størvold (PhD, Department of Musicology, UiO) and musicians Kjartan “Kjarri” Sveinsson (former Sigur Rós) and María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir of Amiina.

Audio Menu installed by Duet AudioCartridge: Dynavector XX2 MK2Turntable: Dr. Feickert BlackbirdTone arm: Jelco750 LB 12″Preamp: 4 x Monoblocks Auralic Merak 2x800WIntegrated Amp with phono stage: Ayon AurisLoudspeakers: Piega Classic 80.2Interconnects: Midas Reference SiljeSpeaker Cable: Midas Reference SiljePower Conditioner: Isol-8.