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Bjork wants to make a "3 note shaman redwine album (sic)."
The 49-year-old singer has revealed she wants to explore the changing nature of her voice by recording an LP on which she channels her access to the world of malevolent spirits, while only singing three different notes.
When asked how she feels about her voice - having previously revealed it became deeper after having vocal surgery in November 2012 - she said: "i like how it is changing !!! it is interesting to try to document all the different periods ..... i feel some quirky ones might be coming up : my 3 note shaman redwine album (sic)."
Having recently premiered the new video for 'Black Lake', the star - who released her ninth studio album 'Vulnicura' earlier this year - also spoke about how she thinks up the ideas for her visuals, saying they form in her mind as she is writing music.
She explained: "usually the visuals come slowly during writing and then when the music is done i can see it more from the outside and i start to move slowly emotionally away from the songs i can better see them from the outside and figure out how to dress this thing (sic)."
Although the enigmatic musician is known for her quirky music, Bjork also admitted she has a huge fondness for 'Four Five Seconds' hitmaker, Rihanna.
When asked about her opinion on the Bajan beauty during a Q&A for Dazed & Confused magazine, she said: "i absolutely adore her (sic)."

Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs has joined Liam Gallagher's supergroup with The Who's Roger Daltrey.
The former Oasis guitarist has joined the line-up for the band - which also includes the 'Wonderwall' group's drummer Zak Starkey and Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds - with the as-yet untitled band set to perform during a one-off live special of 'TFI Friday' on Channel 4 tomorrow (12.06.15).
However, while the supergroup has sparked rumours of a full Oasis reunion, the news is believed to have angered Liam's brother and former bandmate Noel Gallagher, who finds rumours of a comeback "annoying".
He complained: "There are only so many times that you can say it's not going to happen."
Revealing the news earlier this week, a source told The Sun newspaper the band will perform The Who's classic 1965 hit 'My Generation', saying the musicians decided to get together because of Liam's "boredom", having announced the end of his group Beady Eye last October.
The source said: "Liam's got a bit of time on his hands since Beady Eye called it a day last year so he fancied trying his hand at something new.
"He's told his mates he's pretty bored. Other than Noel (Gallagher), you would be hard pushed to find a better set of bandmates than Roger, Ian and Zak."
Other musical guests set to feature on the anniversary show include Blur, Stone Roses, Rudimental and Years & Years.

Lorde is "making tunes" with Disclosure.
The 18-year-old singer took to her Twitter account last night (10.06.15) to reveal she's been hanging out and working on new music with the 'Latch' hitmakers.
Alongside an image of her slurping on a milkshake while walking down the street with brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence, she wrote: "making tunes and getting oreo milkshakes with @disclosure (sic)."
The brunette beauty previously collaborated with the electronic music duo at the BRIT Awards in 2014 where they performed a mash-up of her hit song 'Royal' and their dance single 'White Noise'.
However, this will be the first time Lorde has worked with Howard and Guy - who recently teamed up with jazz star Gregory Porter on their new track 'Holding On' - on original material.
The 'Yellow Flicker Beat' singer recently revealed she'd taken "a few months off" at the beginning of the year but is now "getting into making the next body of work".
Speaking about working on her second album she said that, "[It's] very exciting and scary but so validating", and added that she's "taking my time to make the new [music] as good as I can."
Lorde's producer and co-writer Joel Little - whom she worked with on her debut album 'Pure Heroine' - also revealed the star is "trying new things" for her next record.
Meanwhile, Disclosure have announced that their own second album 'Caracal' will be released on September 25 and is available to pre-order now.

Garbage's Shirley Manson thinks streaming is "a crime spree".
The outspoken musician has slammed the idea of using services like Spotify or Tidal because they are unfair for artists, who fail to receive a fair share of the money earned by the companies and record labels.
She ranted: "Now you get music for free. If people understood the economics of streaming they would be a little more sympathetic to an artist's plight.
"It's a crime spree. I don't think people understand that record companies still continue to make enormous amounts of money. They strike the deals with the streaming companies.
"It's a f**king racket."
The 48-year-old frontwoman - who will celebrate the 20th anniversary of her band with their '20 Years Queer Tour' later this year - admitted she has hopes for the future of music though, and believes a fairer system will be developed in the near future.
She told entertainment website Digital Spy: "It's early days though and I do think it will be changed."
The controversial comments aren't the first to be made by the star this year, who branded rapper Kanye West the "loudest clown in town" back in March.
She said at the time: "Some of us just enjoy making music and having a long lifespan of a career without having to dance as fast as we can, or be the loudest clown in town or be having to hitch ourselves to the latest, greatest, freshest sound in order to remain 'on top.''

Johnny Marr, Spiritualized and Echo & The Bunnymen are to headline Rockaway Beach festival.
The trio of acts will be joined by the likes of The Fall, Gang of Four, Ghostpoet and Public Service Broadcasting, as well as a host of up-and-coming acts for the indoor event, which takes place at Butlins Bognor Regis, West Sussex, from October 9-12.
Festival Organiser, Ian Crowther from The Way of Music, said: "The inspiration for Rockaway Beach comes from the pure excitement of hearing great music for the first time and will bring together a selection of the best emerging, breakthrough talent and established alternative artists.
"Of course, many festival-goers are buying tickets because of the legends playing. Johnny Marr is a god-like genius in every sense of the word, a true icon of independent music. Echo & The Bunnymen, Gang Of Four and The Fall are three of our greatest legends of post-punk. But what's special about all of these stars is that they are still creating, still being absolutely brilliant, and playing music. Rockaway Beach will be an intimate festival, allowing audience and artist to get close and share their love of music."
Early bird tickets are currently on sale, priced from £85, and include accommodation and access to all music venues.
For more information visit http://www.bigweekends.com/the-weekends/specialist-music-weekends/rockaway-beach.aspx.

David Guetta will perform the anthem for UEFA EURO 2016.
The 47-year-old star has been announced as the writer and producer of the official track for the football tournament, which he will perform during the opening ceremony at Stade de France in Paris on June 10 2016.
Guetta said: "It is incredibly exciting ... to be part of this huge football tournament in my home country. Music and football go hand in hand when it comes to celebration and enjoyment and I want to help to make this EURO the biggest and most memorable yet."
As well as creating the official song, the 'Titanium' hitmaker - who released his sixth album, 'Listen', last year - will develop the musical identity for the competition, including in-stadia audio and global broadcast sequences.
David, who will also play a free concert at the Champ Mars in Paris on the eve of the tournament on June 9 2016, added: "We want the fans to be at the very heart of everything that we do."
The acclaimed French DJ - who has children Tim, 11 and Angie, seven, with his ex-wife Cathy Lobé - has collaborated with stars including Rihanna, Kelly Rowland and Sia during his career, although it is not yet known whether a vocalist will feature on the tournament's anthem.

Hozier feels objectified by his fans.
The 'Take Me To Church' hitmaker tends to feel "uncomfortable" when his fans ask for photos with him, and even said he finds the experience to be "objectifying" because people place their hands on his backside as they pose for pictures with him.
He said: "When it's ten people wanting selfies it can be uncomfortable. You want to disappear.
"When there's a hand on your a**e as they take your picture it's certainly objectifying."
However, the 25-year-old performer - whose full name is Andrew Hozier-Byrne - conceded the positives of his breakout success far outweigh the negatives, even though it means he can no longer have a quiet drink with his pals without being hounded by admirers.
He continued: "But that is a small price to pay. I may not be able to go into a pub in Dublin with friends any more, but that's the worst of it.
"To be able to do this for a living? It's a dream come true."
And although 'Take Me To Church', taken from his eponymous debut LP, has gained him worldwide acclaim and won him two Billboard Music Awards, he still finds the track's success surprising because it is so "wordy".
He told The Times newspaper: "My background is in folk and blues and I never thought I'd end up on radio, especially as 'Take Me To Church' is a wordy song with changing time signatures and no bass guitar. It shouldn't have taken off, but it did."

James Last has died aged 86.
The German-born big band leader passed away "peacefully and in the presence of his family" at his home in Florida yesterday (09.06.15), his manager has confirmed.
Selling millions of albums with his trademark "happy music", the much-loved star was a regular on British television, after releasing his first album in 1964.
The star - who is survived by wife Christine and children Ronald and Caterina - revealed last September he was suffering a "life-threatening" illness, announcing his final string of tour dates because, "a man full of plans, needs to not just slow down but give up his life on tour altogether".
After performing two farewell concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London in March and April, his final show was held in Cologne, Germany on April 26.
Announcing the concerts in February, he said: "The main thing is that my fans have the best concerts of their lives and we will make this our 'happiest' concert yet."
James released hundreds of records during his career - at one point putting out two LPs each month - although his final album, 'Music Is My World' was released in 2011.

Slipknot's Corey Taylor has slammed "Taylor S**t" and "One Erection" for letting their music be used commercially.
The 'Wait and Bleed' rocker insists he wouldn't get behind streaming services like Tidal or the newly-announced Apple Music and would walk away from his career if he ever found himself allowing his work to be used in an advertisement.
Asked if he would back Tidal or Apple Music, he said: "Of course not, because they can't use our music to sell anything.
"That's fine with me, you know, I don't give a s**t, let the f***ing Taylor S**ts and One Erections sell their f***ing sodas and edible panties, I don't give a s**t about any of that.
"The second that I'm writing music written specifically to sell somebody a f***ing motorcycle boot, that's it for me, I'm done, I'm f***ing out."
And the rocker insisted he had no idea about the existence of Apple Music and admitted he is finding it difficult to keep up with advances in music technology.
He added to NME magazine: "I thought the big thing was between Tidal and Spotify, I never even realised that there's now a f***ing third player on the f***ing rack. It's so hard to keep up with the way technology's f***ing going anymore. I'm surprised people haven't just dropped their tools and been like, 'F**k it, I'm out.'"