Crystalline

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adjective

• 1Having the structure and form of a crystal; composed of crystals.

  • ‘This crystalline structure is an orderly arrangement of ions known as a crystal lattice.’
  • ‘Changing the state of a substance with asymmetric bonds requires more energy than a crystalline structure would.’
  • ‘They consist of metals and nonmetals bound together in a crystalline or non-crystalline structure.’
  • ‘Quartz and gypsum are other familiar examples of crystalline structures.’
  • ‘This usually leads to a physical structure that is crystalline in nature.’
  • ‘Even if a perfect crystal is not formed, the internal crystalline structure can be shown.’
  • ‘Cristobalite is a crystalline form of silica that has a diamondlike structure.’
  • ‘Although most small molecule drugs come as crystalline powders, only one protein pharmaceutical, insulin, is formulated thus.’
  • ‘Silica exists in several crystalline forms, in a large number of colloidal forms, and as an amorphous solid.’
  • ‘As more of the chains are caused to line up in an ordered manner, the polymer becomes more crystalline.’
  • ‘Glass itself does not have a crystalline structure as minerals do.’
  • ‘Silicate minerals are classified primarily on the basis of their crystalline structure.’
  • ‘Crystal gems do not soak up water, because of their closely packed crystalline structure that does not permit water molecules to enter.’
  • ‘Haematite is iron oxide - a grey form of the mineral that has a larger crystalline structure than the more familiar red stuff, or rust.’
  • ‘Many substances - particularly those with crystalline structures - form differently when in low gravity.’
  • ‘Both are crystalline forms of sulfur, but their structures are slightly different.’
  • ‘A crystalline metal is composed of a lattice of positively charged ions.’
  • ‘Saccharin is a white, crystalline powder that can be as much as 500 times sweeter than sucrose.’
  • ‘When it precipitates in the gall bladder it forms crystalline solids called gallstones.’
  • ‘At higher elevations on these mountains, the parent material is acid crystalline rock.’

  1. 1.1literary Very clear.
     • ‘How much more fun law school would be if the prose were crystalline!’
     • ‘He credits this awesome landscape with inspiring many of the crystalline passages of prose that have illuminated his other books.’
     • ‘Very often, these images are transcendentally brilliant, particularly those shot in crystalline black and white.’
     • ‘Bach invokes these emotions within a structure so crystalline that we can't begin to fathom its perfection.’
     clear, transparent, limpid, crystal clear, crystalline, see-through

Origin

Middle English from Old French cristallin, via Latin from Greek krustallinos, from krustallos (see crystal).

'Crystalline' is a song by Icelandic artist Björk, released as the lead single from her eighth album Biophilia. The song was released as a single on 28 June 2011^[2][3] accompanied by an iPadapp developed exclusively for the song. It was afterward released as part of The Crystalline Series alongside the second single from the album, 'Cosmogony'.^[4]

Development[edit]

In March 2011,^[5] it was announced that Björk would play at the Manchester International Festival with a new concept of concert. Several songs from the album debuted during a series of performances at the festival between 27 June and 16 July 2011. Björk called the performances a 'meditation on the relationship between music, nature and technology'. 'Special' instruments were designed and constructed specifically for these concerts.

The release of the song was preceded by three teasers: on the first one, entitled 'Road to Crystalline' we can see Björk driving her Hummer through a road in Iceland while playing an excerpt of a demo version of the song; on the second one, we could see one of the new instruments developed for the Manchester performances, that also plays on the track: the 'Gameleste', a celesta which was modified by Icelandic Organ builder, Björgvin Tómasson and British Cymbalsmith and Gong maker, Matt Nolan so that it sounds like Gamelan and could be played remotely by MIDI or even an iPad;^[6] and on the third teaser, recording sessions of the remix featuring Omar Souleyman were shown. The song leaked onto the internet on 25 June 2011.^[7] On 28 June 2011, UK producers 16bit confirmed via Facebook that they produced the song.

'Crystalline' is a mostly electronic song, featuring a continuous 'gameleste' base and electronic beats and rhythm. After the bridge, the song features a gameleste solo, and consequently ends with a breakcore section which uses the Amen break. A review in The Guardian described the piece as a hybrid of the musical styles of her previous albums Post and Vespertine, with undercurrent percussive elements from her album Homogenic.^[8]

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The lyrics to 'Crystalline' talk about the process of crystallization in minerals and rocks but taking a more personal point of view, relating the growth of a crystal structure with the growth of relationships in people's hearts. Björk took inspiration for the song from cities and buildings:

I’ve sat a lot of my life in buses and taxis from 20 years of touring and somehow all these different types of intersections have gone on file in my brain. Like some have three streets meeting with very tall buildings on all sides while others are complex with like five street meeting but all buildings are low and so on… Seems like each one of them has a different mood, different spatial tension or release. Part of my obsessive nature wants to map out each intersection in the world and match it with a song… To me crystal structures seem to grow in a similar way.

Promotion[edit]

Music video[edit]

The music video for 'Crystalline' was recorded on 26 May and was directed by long-time collaborator Michel Gondry.^[9] It was premiered on 26 July 2011 on YouTube. The video opens with a view of the moon and a meteor shower on it, forming different forms and crystals. Björk stars as a spectator of the meteor rain in the sky, as some kind of god. The video features heavy computer and stop-motion animation. Gondry explained about the video:

We filmed the clip still by still, exposing the film several times. I decided that, in the clip, the meteor shower would fall onto the ground and make a sound. The idea of a ray of light provocating an impact on those things and making them move intrigated me. Then, they create wavelets, just like rain. On the third verse, they create bubbles where metallic objects appear. All this resulted from several conversations I had with Björk about these matters.^[10]

The video received a nomination at the Antville Music Video Awards, in the Best Art Direction category.^[11]

Apps[edit]

Every song on Biophilia has an app for iPhone or iPad. The main app was released on 19 July 2011, coinciding with the release of 'Cosmogony', and it integrates all the songs' apps.The app for 'Crystalline' is a video game that uses the iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad's tilt feature to move a crystal through various tunnels. By collecting different crystals from the walls of the tunnel, new tunnels are unlocked, each one playing a different section of the song. Green tunnels play sections from the first verse, pink tunnels play sections from the second one, orange tunnels play sections from the third verse, red tunnels play the chorus and blue tunnels play the coda.

Live performances[edit]

Björk debuted the songs during a series of performances at the Manchester International Festival in England between 27 June and 16 July 2011. Björk performed Biophilia tracks and music from her back catalogue with a small group of musical collaborators, including Graduale Nobili, an Icelandic female choir.^[12][13] She performed 'Crystalline' during every concert of the Biophilia Tour.

Björk performed the songs live on BBC2's Later... with Jools Holland. On 22 November 2011 the performance of 'Crystalline' was broadcast, while the performances of 'Cosmogony' and 'Thunderbolt' were shown on 25 November.^[14]

Track listing[edit]

Official versions[edit]

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• Album version – 5:08
• Serban Ghenea Mix/Single Mix – 5:06
• Radio edit/Serban Ghenea Mix Edit – 3:47
• Omar Souleyman Remix – 6:41
• Matthew Herbert Mix – 5:17
• Matthew Herbert Instrumental – 5:15
• Current Value Remix – 5:02 released on Part 1 of the Biophilia Remix Series
• MIF live version – 5:26 (Biophilia: Manual Edition CD2)
• PMRH version – 5:21 (demo version, stream available for a limited time on Icelandair In-flights)

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Charts[edit]

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Release history[edit]

References[edit]

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