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Hia* | Biosphere - Polar Sequences

Label:
Catalog#:
H004
Format:
CD, Album, Reissue
Country:
UK
Released:
2003
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Ambient

Tracklist

1   Cimmerian Shaft 13:11
2   Snapshot Survey 8:21
3   White Lightning 10:13
4   Countdown To Darkness 6:21
5   Corona 9:55
6   Meltwater 9:18

Credits

Artwork By - Fluke
Written-By, Performer - Bobby Bird (2) , Geir Jenssen

Notes

Reissue of original on the Beyond label.
In card sleeve with outer card sheath.
Recorded live in Tromsø, northern Norway, October 1995.

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Rated 5/5
Review by rob--dburn Mar 23, 2004
This is a live recording from the 1995 Polar Music Festival, in Tromø Geir Jenssen's hometown. Recorded on the top of a mountain above the town, the music uses only samples sourced locally - people speaking at the festival, the cable car which brought people to the performance, the melting snow and ice, et cetera.

The result is a stunningly accomplished and balanced piece, musically, technically, emotionally. It bridges uplifting, glacial sounds with a dark moodiness without ever becoming tired and clichéd, neither natural nor electronic, but somewhere out on its own. An absolute essential for all ambient heads and discerning listeners out there.