Last updated: 3. December 2009
Out now: E-Man LP
Signed copies available.
Track listing:
A1: The Difference
A2: De Du Da Da Di
A3: Upland I
A4: Visjoner
A5: Upland II
A6: Great Nations
A7: Hosono
B1: Jeg Er Moderne
B2: Upland III
B3: Nibsy the Newsboy
B4: Heaven & Hell
B5: The Mission
B6: Upland IV
B7: De Du Da Da Di (Original)
E-Man was the first apparition of Geir Jenssen – these days better known as Biosphere. This tape, originally released in 1984 on Likvidér # LIKV 4025,
features contributions from Per Martinsen (Mental Overdrive) and Nils Johansen (Bel Canto).
All tracks recorded on a Teac 4-track cassette recorder at Elverhøy Studenthjem, Tromsø and Nord-Norsk Studenthjem, Oslo, Norway between 1983-1984.
All tracks written by Geir Jenssen except: A1 written by Jenssen/Martinsen, A4 written by Jenssen/Johansen/Larsen, A6 and B4 written by Jenssen/Larsen,
B1 written by Jenssen/Høyer/Larsen. Geir Jenssen: electronics, Ragnar Larsen: vocals and bass (A4, A6, B1, B4), Frank Jensen: vocals (A1, B5), Per Martinsen: electronics (A1, B7).
http://www.hommage.no/
Out now: E-Man
Cassette only - limited edition of 350 copies
Signed copies available.
First available at The Night of the Long Worms, Café Oto, London, 19.11.09, then afterwards in the TouchShop:
Track listing:
A1: The Difference
A2: De Du Da Da Di
A3: Upland I
A4: Visjoner
A5: Upland II
A6: Great Nations
A7: Hosono
B1: Jeg Er Moderne
B2: Upland III
B3: Nibsy the Newsboy
B4: Heaven & Hell
B5: The Mission
B6: Upland IV
B7: De Du Da Da Di (Original)
E-Man was the first apparition of Geir Jenssen – these days better known as Biosphere. This tape, originally released in 1984 on Likvidér # LIKV 4025,
features contributions from Per Martinsen (Mental Overdrive) and Nils Johansen (Bel Canto).
All tracks recorded on a Teac 4-track cassette recorder at Elverhøy Studenthjem, Tromsø and Nord-Norsk Studenthjem, Oslo, Norway between 1983-1984.
All tracks written by Geir Jenssen except: A1 written by Jenssen/Martinsen, A4 written by Jenssen/Johansen/Larsen, A6 and B4 written by Jenssen/Larsen,
B1 written by Jenssen/Høyer/Larsen. Geir Jenssen: electronics, Ragnar Larsen: vocals and bass (A4, A6, B1, B4), Frank Jensen: vocals (A1, B5), Per Martinsen: electronics (A1, B7).
Illustration – SavX.
| THE SIGHT BELOW /
BIOSPHERE - Murmur EP Ghostly International 12" // £6.49 BASIC CHANNEL / DUB TECHNO Released: Nov 2009 Catalogue Number: GI-02 *STRICTLY LIMITED VINYL EDITION FEATURING AN EXCEPTIONAL AND SUPER RARE REMIX FROM BIOSPHERE THAT ISN'T INCLUDED ON THE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD VERSION OF THIS RELEASE. STRICTLY LIMITED COPIES - ON BEAUTIFUL SPLATTERED CLEAR VINYL* Over the past two years much of the ambient-electronics community has become attuned to the sonic subtleties of Rafael Anton Irisarri. Either in his 'The Sight Below' guise for Ghostly International, or using his birth name for the Miasmah label, Irisarri has conjured gorgeously blurry soundscapes that appeal to everyone from Thom Yorke to Biosphere, who provides a very rare remix of 'The Sunset Passage' on this limited 12". The respectful Gas comparisons abound again on 'Murmur' and 'Wishing Me Asleep', finding that very same mind-state of blissed-out ambience driven by pulsing 4/4s. Irisarri's looped, delayed and reverbed guitar treatments cause his tracks to swell and contract with a head-expanding effect, creating vastly ethereal atmospheres that are as natural as they are considered. Demi-god of deep ambient music Biosphere appears with a remix of 'The Sunset passage', creating a widescreen vista of extended guitar notes, ominous drones and gently active environments that could really only come from their shared northern latitudes. A gorgeous record, pressed up on sublime splattered-ink vinyl and so limited that they just ain't gonna last. Do what you gotta do... http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=238328 http://theghostlystore.com/products/the-sight-below-murmur-ep |
Biosphere and Philip Jeck in Athens
BIOS, Athens centre for today's art and cross media, Peireos 84. 10435 Athens. Greece.
Friday November 6th, 21:00
more info
Biosphere in China
Guangzhou:
Project Aurora 流声矩阵 @蓝宝石
日期 Date：Oct. 28
时间 Time：20:00 - 11:00
地点 Venue：Sapphire Art Space: Holiday Inn, No 28, Guangming Rd., HuaQiaoXinCun Cross, East Rd, Huanshi, Guangzhou.
参演艺术家 Artists：
Biosphere (挪威 Norway)
Food (挪威)
MoHa! (挪威)
Shanghai:
NOTCH 09 Live Performance TWO
未来视听会系列之二
日期 Date：Oct. 30
时间 Time：20:00 - 2:00
地点 Venue：Mao Livehouse Shanghai
参演艺术家 Artists：
Biosphere (挪威 Norway)
Morten Riis (丹麦 Denmark)
La Belle Indifference (丹麦 Denmark)
Andreas Tilliander (瑞典 Sweden)
Ercola (芬兰 Finland)
Kiiosk (瑞典Sweden)
票价 Price：RMB 60
Beijing
Halloween sleeping concert with hypnotic audio-visuals and specially designed air bed by Swedish architecture group Testbed.
日期 Date：Oct. 31
时间 Time：20:00 - 24:00
地点 Venue：Orange, Sanlitun VILLAGE South
参演艺术家 Artists：
Biosphere ( Norway)
Mokira (Sweden)
Vectral (Denmark)
Dead J (China)
Chen Xiongwei (China)
http://www.notch09.com/
Biosphere (挪威)
http://www.biosphere.no
Biosphere (生物圈) 是挪威音乐人 Geir Jenssen 的艺名，他一直专注于创作氛围电子音乐，是 ambient techno
和 arctic ambient 风格始作俑者。他的音乐注重与意境的探寻和氛围的凝造，
电子原音+简约主义+音景+北欧大海的深邃与寒冷这便是BIOSPHERE的仙音“公式” ，
散布着一种广阔的，黑暗的，极度孤独的自然气息！一种冷冷的美丽直刺你的灵魂深处让你无法躲避！
Geir Jenssen: The Self-Inflating Camp (Tromsø Kunstforening på langs)
Installation, Tromsø Kunstforening, Norway.
Opening: Friday, October 16th at 20:00.
16. October - 12. November 2009.
more info
Biosphere in Krakow, Poland, 23. October 2009
St. Katherine´s Church, 7 p.m.
Two legendary names of ambient music play for the first time in Poland, in the stunning setting of a 15th century Gothic church, St Katherine’s.
Stars of the Lid will perform drone guitar with eight string players from Sinfinietta Cracovia, in a special one-off show.
Norwegian Biosphere's appearance is sure to be a pivotal festival point, an event anticipated by Polish fans for a decade.
19:30 Biosphere
20:30 Stars of the Lid
Tickets: 35 zl
more info
BIOSPHERE DENIES "SOLAR SYSTEMS".
We have noticed that there is some confusion on an album release called "Solar Systems" by an artist using the name Biosphere.
Please be aware that this is NOT a Biosphere release.
Biosphere in Den Haag, The Netherlands, Saturday, 26. September
LutherseKerk, Lutherse Burgwal 7, 2512 CB 's-Gravenhage, Netherlands
Line up: Biosphere, Hildur Gudnadottir and The Eternal Chord.
Numusic has invited Biosphere to perform a set of newly arranged club classics.
Tou Scene 1, Stavanger, Norway, Friday September 11th.
Line-up:
808 STATE DJ’s (UK)
BIOSPHERE (N)
WHOMADEWHO (DK)
MUNGOLIAN JET SET (N)
THE NEW WINE (N)
THE LOW FREQUENCY IN STEREO (N)
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Nordic Ecology: Steps into the North
Kristin Tårnesvik | Haugen Morten Warholm | Yenny Huber | Geir Jenssen | Morten Gjul | Morten Paulsen | Ingunn Judith Moen Reinsnes | Per Vikan | Stig-Ove Sivertsen | Elmedin Zunic
Curated by Yenny Huber and Sarah Rainbird, this exhibition is a unique opportunity to see an outstanding selection of works by young and established artists from Norway.
Also included in the exhibition are field recordings from Nepal by musician Geir Jenssen. The delicate sounds of this work create a politically charged listening experience,
exploring questions of internationalism and global ecology.
Date: 28 July to 23 August 2009
Venue: Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery, 21 Graham Street, Albert Park, VIC Australia 3206
Time: Opening Tuesday, 28 July, 6 to 8pm
9am to 5pm, daily
Enquiries: t: 8606 4200
Biosphere - Wireless - Live at The Arnolfini, Bristol CD
Touch # Tone 38 CD
[order, to be shipped after 16.05.09]
Artwork & design by Jon Wozencroft
Recorded live at The Arnolfini, Bristol, 27th October 2007 by the doyen of sound recordists,
Chris Watson, using 2 x Sony ECM 77s with a Nagra P11 Ares flash card recorder, and from desk to hard drive.
The recording was mixed, edited and mastered by Touch stalwart BJNilsen, in Berlin during March 2009.
The Biosphere video installation Redfolks / Redships - originially commissioned by Stavanger 2008 - will be shown in the new
Pallet House in Linz, Austria, as part of LinzFest 2009.
Donau Park, 4040 Linz, Austria, May 29th - June 1st. 2009.
LINZ 2009 EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE
Touch Presents: Live in London
Touch Presents, live at The Roundhouse
16th May 2009, as part of The Short Circuit Festival.
Philip Jeck [UK] and the Gavin Bryars Ensemble [UK/FR] - "The Sinking of the Titanic"
Biosphere [NO]
Hildur Gudnadóttir [IS] & BJNilsen [SE]
+ a multi-channel installation by Chris Watson
+ in the bar, Sheikh Ahmed selecting sounds from the Touch catalogue
Further information at www.roundhouse.org.uk
Book tickets online
Click here for more info.
A theatre play directed by Jon Tombre.
Music by Geir Jenssen and Anneli Drecker.
Hålogaland Teater, Tromsø, Norway 7-30. May 2009
More info
