record_label the dull flame of desire
Homogenic is the third international solo ___MASK42___ by Icelandic musician Björk , released in September 1997 . Produced by Björk , Mark Bell , Guy Sigsworth , Howie B and Markus Dravs , it was released on ___MASK50___ . The music of " Homogenic " was a new style for Björk , focusing on similar - sounding music combining electronic beats and string instruments with songs in tribute to her native country Iceland . " Homogenic " was originally to be produced in her home in London , but was later recorded in Spain . " Homogenic " marked the first of several production collaborations between Björk and Mark Bell , whom Björk would cite as a major influence on her musical career . The ___MASK42___ peaked at number twenty - eight on the " Billboard " 200 , and at number four on the UK Albums Chart . Antony and the Johnsons is an American music group presenting the work of Anohni ( formerly known as ___MASK89___ ) and her collaborators . Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( born 21 November 1965 ), known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer , songwriter , producer , DJ , and actress . Over her four - decade career , she has developed an eclectic musical style that draws on a wide range of influences and genres spanning electronic , ___MASK79___ , experimental , classical , trip hop , IDM , and avant - garde styles . She initially became known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes , whose 1987 single " Birthday " was a hit on US and UK indie stations and a favorite among music critics . Björk embarked on a solo career in 1993 , coming to prominence as a solo artist with albums such as " Debut " ( 1993 ), " Post " ( 1995 ), and " Homogenic " ( 1997 ), while collaborating with a range of artists and exploring a variety of multimedia projects . Anohni ( stylized as ANOHNI ; born ___MASK89___ , October 1971 ) is an ___MASK43___ - born singer , composer , and visual artist who resides in the United States . She is best known as the lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons . Trip hop is a subgenre of electronic music that originated in the early 1990s in the ___MASK78___ , especially Bristol . Deriving from later idioms of acid house , the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat emerging from the Bristol Sound scene , which contained influences of soul , funk and jazz . It has been described as " Europe ' s alternative choice in the second half of the ' 90s ", and " a fusion of hip hop and electronica until neither genre is recognisable ". Trip hop music fuses several styles and has much in common with other genres ; it has several qualities similar to ambient music , and its drum - based breakdowns share characteristics with hip hop . It also contains elements of R & B , dub and house , as well as other electronic music . Trip hop can be highly experimental . `` The Dull Flame of Desire '' is a song recorded by Icelandic singer Björk featuring ___MASK89___ from the band Antony and the Johnsons . The track was released as the fifth and final single from her seventh full - length studio album , Volta , on 29 September 2008 . Björk has performed the song 12 times on her global Volta Tour , often with ___MASK89___ onstage . The lyrics to the song are an ___MASK43___ translation of a Russian poem by Fyodor Tyutchev , as it appears in the Andrei Tarkovsky film , Stalker . The Republic of Iceland , " Lýðveldið Ísland " in Icelandic , is a Nordic ___MASK62___ country in the North Atlantic Ocean . It has a population of and an area of , making it the most sparsely populated country in ___MASK40___ . The capital and largest city is Reykjavík . Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country are home to over two - thirds of the population . Iceland is volcanically and geologically active . The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields , mountains and glaciers , while many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands . Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate , despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle . Its high latitude and marine influence still keeps summers chilly , with most of the archipelago having a tundra climate . Alternative rock ( also called alternative music , alt - rock or simply alternative ) is a genre of ___MASK11___ that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK11___ . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos of punk rock , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether rock or not , that is seen to be descended from punk rock ( including some examples of punk itself , as well as new wave , and post - punk ).