Because the world was turning Icelandic-fucking-blue holding its breath waiting for this Biophilia app/album thingy (TMT Review) to come out for devices other than those snooty Apple ones that like nobody owns or likes or uses or even really knows much about, famed singer-songwriter Björk Hansen (best known for her Karaoke classic hit “It’s Oh So Quiet”) announced today that, though a collaboration with San Francisco-based company Apportable, she is officially releasing the apps/album (or maybe “appalbum”?) for Android tablets and phones.
As we all know (because the thing came out like two years ago), the 10 Biophilia apps were created to correlate to a corresponding song from the album. What many of us kind of ignored because we’re jerks, though, is that the apps were/are meant to serve mostly as “the cornerstone of the Biophilia Educational Program, which incorporates the apps in a series of interactive workshops to bring science and music instruction to students around the world.” So, now that they’re coming out for Android, they will be able to serve a much wider market of students and educators around the world. Or, in Björk’s words (don’t worry, they’re English words):
The Biophilia Educational Program is a new way to teach children about science and music. It has met with success in many cities, sparking interest from kids and educators from all over the world, from South America to East Asia to Africa. The most interest has come from students from low-income households and schools with underfunded art budgets, and the only way to bring the project to those people is to have Biophilia reprogrammed for Android and Windows 8.
As for Apportable, they’re all, you know, “honored that Björk has chosen Apportable’s technology to power Biophilia’s much-anticipated arrival on Android” and stuff, according to CEO Collin Jackson. “Just as it broke new ground for interactive music apps with its original iOS release, Biophilia is breaking the boundaries of cross-platform mobile development as the first-ever Objective-C music app on Android.” And yeah, those boundaries can now be broken for the low, low download price of $12.99 in the Android Market. So hop it it, music educators of the world!!! What are you waiting for? Leonard Bernstein is fucking dead! Björk and some tablets are what you’ve got to work with now.
• Björk: http://bjork.com
• One Little Indian: http://www.indian.co.uk
• Apportable: http://www.apportable.com
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