Last updated: 9. February 2010
Biosphere: The Mekong Project
Manuel Zurria strumenti a fiato
Gianluca Ruggeri percussioni
Geir Jenssen aka Biosphere elettronica
Auditorium Parco della Musica Rome, Italy
26. February 2010
Commissioned by Fondazione Musica per Roma
http://www.auditorium.com/eventi/4952097
"Im Schatten" at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Soundtrack: Geir Jenssen
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Schatten In the Shadows Thomas Arslan Germany 2010 15.02. 21:30 Eng. subtitles Delphi Filmpalast 16.02. 19:15 Eng. subtitles CineStar 8 17.02. 12:00 Eng. subtitles Arsenal 1 18.02. 20:00 Eng. subtitles Colosseum 1 Trojan is released from jail and goes straight back to his profession as a criminal. He gets hold of a weapon and looks out for new jobs. In just a few takes, Thomas Arslan sets up the anonymous world of his gangster protagonist by falling back on motifs and characters from the genre. The backroom of a car workshop, parking lots, furnished apartments. One meets men and women who distrust each other because they are all out to line their own pockets. The setting changes constantly, with surveillance and chase scenes providing a dynamic narrative rhythm. Since crime makes up Trojan's daily existence, the film concentrates entirely on the technical nature of a life outside the law. The reduced and clear-cut images – shot with a Red camera – highlight the exact sequence of events. Im Schatten is a genre film that focuses consistently on the mechanics and external process of a crime. It develops a sense of great suspense, without burdening its figures with personal stories. Each hand movement has to be right. All of a sudden, the question of whether Trojan will manage to start the getaway car on time becomes a great movie moment. Anke Leweke Production: Schramm Film Koerner & Weber, Berlin Coproduction: ZDF/3sat, Mainz Screenplay: Thomas Arslan Camera: Reinhold Vorschneider Cast: Mišel Matičević, Karoline Eichhorn, Uwe Bohm, Rainer Bock, David Scheller, Peter Kurth Format: 35mm (filmed on Red One), color Running time: 85 min. Language: German More info |
Biosphere - Outside By The Fjord
Touch # T-Phone 1 [.m4v video for iPod/iPhone]
Track listing:
1: Outside By The Fjord - 25m09s
From a field recording trip in Sørfjorden, near Tromsø, Norway.
Commissioned by Fondazione Musica per Roma, 2008.
The file can be purchased here: Touchshop
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Contemporary Orchestra at the Roundhouse Biosphere/Reich/Feshareki/Cage Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 9:30pm - 11:15pm Location: Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, United Kingdom BIOSPHERE (aka Geir Jenssen) Shhoctavoski (UK premiere) STEVE REICH Different Trains SHIVA FESHAREKI TTKonzert (world premiere) JOHN CAGE Seventy-Four (UK premiere) Shiva Feshareki (turntables) Hugh Brunt (conductor) London Contemporary Orchestra, one of the UK’s youngest and most adventurous ensembles, make their Roundhouse debut. Biosphere, aka Norwegian musician Geir Jenssen, has attracted a cult following for his ambient electronica – 'Shhoctavoski', his first piece for orchestra, is given its UK premiere with the Roundhouse Experimental Choir. Shiva Feshareki’s unconventional and often outrageous music has been performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and at the BBC Proms – she performs the world premiere of her concerto for turntables and orchestra. Steve Reich’s 'Different Trains' is one of the composer’s most evocative works – this event sees it performed in a venue originally built as a train engine shed, with live film created by young people from Roundhouse Studios. The performance finishes with the UK premiere of one of John Cage’s 'Seventy-Four', his swan song, composed months before his death in 1992. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW TO BOOK Tickets: £7.50 - £15 Roundhouse Box Office: 0844 482 8008 http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/productions/london-contemporary-orchestra-4099 Pre-concert talk in association with Young People in the Arts at 8.30pm, Studio Theatre. After the performance the artists will join the audience in the Roundhouse café and foyers. http://ypia.co.uk/events/ |
Out now: E-Man LP
EUR 20
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
EUR 6
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.