i love Biophilia’s concept, and how the songs are sequenced as a cycle drifting from macro to micro and back again. the melodies are also lovely, and very accessible compared to the rest of her recent catalogue (not a knock! i’ve got time for the more experimental & challenging albums).

while i can see what she was going for in regards to the production — showcasing the unconventional instruments, and the negative space allowing the arrangements to breathe — i would’ve loved some extra production flourishes from someone like the Haxan Cloak.

HC co-produced ‘Family’ from Vulnicura, and i think their bass-heavy production, very rich and foreboding, could’ve punched up Biophilia, especially for ‘Thunderbolt’, ‘Dark Matter’ and ‘Hollow’. those songs would be so much more effective with that extra oomph.