Hia* | Biosphere - Polar Sequences

Label:

Headphone

Catalog#:

H004

Format:

CD, Album, Reissue

Country:

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.