Björk uses song to fund fight against fish farming in Iceland
The Guardian|October 16, 2023
Iceland's fish farming industry is "a couple of wild guys who want to make money quick and sacrifice nature", the Icelandic singer Björk has said before the release of a "lost" song to help fight the practice.
Karen McVeigh
Björk uses song to fund fight against fish farming in Iceland

The song, a collaboration with the Catalan pop star Rosalía, is based on a recording Björk made two decades ago and only rediscovered in March.

They will give the proceeds to activists who oppose industrial salmon farming in Iceland, which is in the spotlight after revelations of escapes of thousands of fish into the wild.

Björk said the song sounded "strange", noting it was recorded about 20 years ago when she was in her mid-30s. "I was like, whoa, OK the beat in it was very primitive, but I guess I was sort of slightly inspired by dancehall from Jamaica." Thinking she could use it to benefit the environment, "where my heart is", she said, she asked Rosalía to help her update it for a contemporary audience, with production by the Irish-Scottish producer Sega Bodega.

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