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Biosphere

Real Name:Geir Jenssen
Profile:Geir Jenssen from Tromsø in Norway was first introduced to us through the band Bel Canto (est.1985), and, from 1991 as Biosphere, a house-techno and ambient pioneer. Some of his projects have been to make music for the film Insomnia (dir Erik Skjoldbjærg) in 1997 and music for a play of Jules Verne for French radio in 2004.
URLs:http://www.biosphere.no
http://www.myspace.com/biosphereofficial
Aliases:Bleep, Cosmic Explorer, E-Man (7), Geir Jenssen
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Releases:
Microgravity (Album) (6 versions)   Origo Sound ... 1991
The Fairy Tale (12", Promo)   Origo Sound 1991
Baby Interphase (12")   Apollo 1993
Patashnik (Album) (12 versions)   Origo Sound ... 1994
Seti Project (Single) (2 versions)   Apollo 1994
Novelty Waves (Maxi, Single) (16 versions)   Origo Sound ... 1995
Polar Sequences (Album) (2 versions)   Beyond ... 1996
The Best Of Biosphere (CD)   Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) 1996
Insomnia (CD, Maxi)   Origo Sound 1997
Insomnia (Album) (2 versions)   Origo Sound ... 1997
Substrata (Album) (4 versions)   Origo Sound ... 1997
Endurium / The Eye Of The Cyclone (CD, Single)   Poeta Negra 1998
Nordheim Transformed (CD, Album)   Rune Grammofon 1998
Birmingham Frequencies (Album) (2 versions)   Headphone 2000
Cirque (Album) (6 versions)   Touch ... 2000
Light (CD, EP)   Touch 2001
Substrata² (CD, Album, RM + CD, Album)   Touch 2001
Shenzhou (Album) (2 versions)   Touch ... 2002
Autour De La Lune (Album) (2 versions)   Touch ... 2004
Dropsonde (Album, MiniAlbum) (3 versions)   Touch ... 2005
Wireless - Live At The Arnolfini, Bristol (CD, Album, Mixed)   Touch 2009
Remixes:
Circuitry (Maxi, Single) (3 versions) Circuitry (Biosphere R... Metropolis ... 1995
Hope To God (Single) (2 versions) Hope To God (Biosphere) Internal ... 1995
Microscopic (EP) (3 versions) Attalal (Remixed By Bi... Off Beat ... 1995
No Government (3 versions) No Government In The B... Talkin' Loud 1995
Dream Injection 2 (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Attalal (Biosphere Remix) Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1996
High Priests Of Electronic Dub (CD, Comp) Attalal (Remix) Hypnotic 1996
L'église (Deuixiéme Partie) (CD, Maxi) L'église (Deuxiéme Par. Drum Island Records 1997
Mellow Tunes - A Journey Between Atmosphere And Groove (2xCD) Atalal (Biosphere Remix) Legoan 1997
She's A Star (CD, Single, CD3) She's A Star (Andrea's... Fontana, Fontana 1997
The Magic Sound Of Euromedia (CD, Comp, Promo) Attalal (Biosphere Remix) Euromedia GmbH 1997
Biosystems - The Biosphere Remixes (CD, Comp)   Beatservice Records 1999
Remixed/Oðða Hámis (2 versions) Álddagasat Ipmilat (B... Jazzland Records 2001
Sanscapes 2 (CD) Bushmen Of The Kalahar... M.E.L.T. 2000 2001
Silent Night Train (CD) L'église (Deuixiéme ... Beatservice Records 2001
Beatservice Jukebox - Best Of Beatservice Records (2xCD) It's Gonna Be Alright ... Beatservice Records 2004
Beatservice Video Jukebox (DVD) Digits 3 (Biosphere's ... Beatservice Records 2006
Rubber & Soul (CD, Single, Car) Temporary Dive (Biosph... DetErMine Records, V2 Records, Inc. 2006
Production:
The Big Chill - Pipedreams (CD, Album, Dig) Poa Alpina Rumour Records 1997
Appears On:
HörenSagen - Erzählende Musik (2xCD, Comp) Dissolving Clouds Nur/Nicht/Nur 2005
Tracks Appear On:
Nova Norvegia - (Get) Into The Arctic Groove (CD) Hypnophone Secondhand Records 1991
Nova Norvegia - (Get) Into The Arctic Groove (2xLP) Hypnophone Secondhand Records 1991
Nova Norvegia - (Get) Into The Arctic Groove (Cass) Hypnophone Secondhand Records 1991
UR-Rauten (CD) Botanical Dimensions dBut 1992
3 Lux-3 (VHS, Mixed, Comp) Cloudwalker Studio !K7 1993
Apollo (Comp) (4 versions) Cloudwalker Apollo ... 1993
Rock Furore CD4 (CD, Comp) En-trance Rock Furore 1993
The Age Of Trance - The New Generation Of Intelligent Dancemusic (2xCD, Comp) Baby Interfase Dance Pool, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany), Dance Pool 1993
Ambient Auras: Diverse Dimensions In Ambient Dub (Comp) (2 versions) Baby Interphase (Remix) Rumour Records 1994
In Order To Dance 5 (Comp) (8 versions) Seti Project R & S Records ... 1994
State Of The Art 2 (CD, Comp) Novelty Waves Groove Kissing 1994
TOS.CD - Tromsø Techno 1994 (CD) Fairy Tales (Remix) Beatservice Records 1994
Trance Europe Express 3 (Comp) (2 versions) The Third Planet Volume 1994
Apollo 2 - The Divine Compilation (Comp) (4 versions) The Seal And The Hydro... Apollo ... 1995
Border Dance Division (CD, Promo) Novelty Waves Border Music 1995
Dance Boom (CD, Comp) Novelty Waves (Radio E... Telstar 1995
Dance Now! 11 (2xCD, Comp) Novelty Waves (Radio E... Dance Pool, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1995
Dream Injection (2xCD, Dig) The Fairy Tale (Remix) Sub Terranean 1995
Hardcore Compilation Vol. 7 (2 versions) Novelty Waves Extreme Records 1995
Hot & Dance Compilation (CD, Comp) Novelty Waves Discomagic Records 1995
Hypno Techno (Comp) (2 versions) Novelty Waves Omnisonus 1995
Introducing Vol.2 (CD, Comp) Novelty Waves (Radio-E... Indigo (2) 1995
Jeans Compilation (Comp) (2 versions) Novelty Waves TIME (2) 1995
Kiss Kiss Dance 3 (CD, Comp) Novelty Waves Discomagic Records 1995
Promomix 064 (12", Promo) Novelty Waves Italian Style Production 1995
RaveBase Phase 3 (2xCD) Novelty Waves Polystar Records 1995
Serenity Dub 2.1 p.m. (CD, Comp) Botanical Dimensions Incoming! 1995
Splash! (2xCD) Novelty Waves (Mark Be... Raum Records 1995
Spray Selection (CD, Comp, Mixed) Novelty Waves DMM - Dance Music Magazine 1995
Strictly Trance 1 (CD) Novelty Waves (As Feat... Jive 1995
Superdiscoteca Compilation (CD, Comp) Novelty Waves Discomagic Records 1995
Techno Sound Of Distance 1 (CD, Comp) Novelty Waves (Frank D... Distance 1995
Techno Trance 10 (CD) Novelty Waves Arcade 1995
The Throne Of Drones (CD) En Trance Asphodel 1995
The Time Group Promo-Mix 64 (12", Promo) Novelty Waves (Aedena ... Time S.p.A. 1995
Trancentral Volume Three - Mainlining (Comp) (4 versions) Novelty Waves Kickin Records ... 1995
Two A.D. (Volume Two Ambient Dub) (2 versions) Baby Interphase Waveform Records 1995
Weekendance Compilation Vol.2 (CD, Comp) Novelty Waves Discomagic Records 1995
XXL Dance 6 (2xCD) Novelty Waves (Radio E... Columbia 1995
Cybercafé - Alternative Techno Dub Dance (2xCD, Comp) Novelty Waves (Origina... Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) 1996
Distance To Technoland (Comp) (2 versions) Novelty Waves Substance 1996
Dub Dope (One And Two Ambient Dub) (2xCD, Comp) Baby Interphase Blue Martin Records, Blue Martin Records, Blue Martin Records 1996
Electric Community Compilation (2xCD) Novelty Waves (Original) Rough Trade Germany 1996
House Of Dreams - A Galaxy Of Psychedelic Trance (2xCD, Dig) Phantasm Legoan 1996
R&S Ambient Classics (CD) Baby Interphase (Remix) Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) 1996
Skating All Areas: Wounded Knee (2xCD, Comp) Novelty Waves Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1996
TEXtures (2 versions) The Third Planet Volume 1996
Two A.D. (Volume Two Ambient Dub) (CD, Comp) Baby Interphase Blue Martin Records 1996
Arctic Circles : A Selection Of Sub Zero Soundscapes (CD, Comp) When I Leave Beatservice Records 1997
Calambre Techno (3xCD) The Fairy Tale Arcade España (Spain) 1997
FMCD September 1997 (CD, Enh) Sphere Of No-Form Future Music Magazine 1997
Glitters Is Gold (CD) Sphere Of No-Form, Kob... All Saints 1997
Glitters Is Gold (CD, Album, Smplr) Sphere Of No-Form, Kob... Thirsty Ear 1997
History Of Trance Boxed (5xCD, Comp + Box) Novelty Waves Kickin Records 1997
Les Editions Confidentielles Volume 4 (2xCD, Comp, Promo) Novelty Waves Les Editions Confidentielles 1997
Progressive - New Dimensions In Dance Vol. 1 (2xCD) Novelty Waves (Radio E... Sony Music Media (Germany), Sony Music Media (Germany), Sony Music Media (Germany) 1997
Red Box - Club Hits (4xCD, Ltd + Box) Novelty Waves Frankfurt Beat Productions 1997
The Big Chill - Pipedreams (CD, Album, Dig) Poa Alpina Rumour Records 1997
Electric / Nordheim Transformed (2xCD, Ltd) Trasparenza, Katedra B... Rune Grammofon 1998
Eurospotting Copenhagen 98 (2xCD) Patashnik Euroradio 1998
Touch Sampler.3 (CD, Comp) Knives In Hens Touch 1998
Chillout Basscapes (2xCD) Star Toucher Zoomshot Media Entertainment 1999
Love Comes Shining Over The Mountains (CD, Comp) Trasparenza (Live) Rune Grammofon 1999
UKS - Forum Of Contemporary Art No. 1 / 2 1999 (CD) Expansion / Contraction UKS 1999 1999
Absolute Zero (CD) Superfluid Charrm 2000
Free Your Ears Vol. 1 (CD) When I Leave atrecordings.com 2000
Inner Space - Chill Out Vol. 1 (2xCD) Cloudwalker 2 TranceForce 2000
Krydsfelt - Norpol (CD) Vi Kan Tenka Digitalt,... Resonance.dk 2000
Merge Compilation (CD, Album) Narrowboat Merge Magazine 2000
TRANCE05: Trance Central Volume 5 / The Main Line (Return) (CD) Novelty Waves Kickin Records 2000
The Big Chill: Enchanted 02 (2xCD) Heights Of The Depths ... Big Chill Recordings 2000
The Sky Goes All The Way Home (2xCD) Bird-watching Voiceprint 2000
Touch 00 (CD, Comp) Sun-Baked Touch 2000
3Lux - The DVD Collection (DVD) Cloudwalker Studio !K7 2001
Commercial Breaks: The Essential Sound Of TV Advertising (2xCD) Novelty Waves Beechwood Music 2001
Mgrs Rmxs (2xLP, Ltd + CD) Die Luftseilbahn Not On Label 2001
Sanscapes - Remixes (12", Promo, W/Lbl) I Wish To Be A Luck Hu... Electric M.E.L.T. 2001
Enquête Sur Le Monde Invisible (CD, Comp) Kobresia, Silene, Tras... Universal Music (France) 2002
Star Switch On (CD, Album, Dig) Night & Dawn Touch 2002
X-Rated: The Electronic Files (2xCD, Comp) Valchirie Boudisque Records 2002
Money Will Ruin Everything (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) Colpa Mia Rune Grammofon 2003
Phosphor No. 111 (CDr, Smplr) Black Lamb And Grey Fa... Phosphor 2003
Spire - Organ Works Past, Present & Future (2xCD, Comp) Visible Invisible Touch 2003
Touch 4our (CD, Smplr) Black Lamb And Grey Fa... Touch 2003
Geschmeidig Zwei (CD, Comp, Copy Prot.) Startoucher Polydor Island Group 2004
Mind The Gap Volume 50 (2xCD, Comp) Reef Gonzo Circus 2004
Back To Mine (3 versions) Microgravity DMC Publishing ... 2005
City Sonics 2005 (CD) Carte Blanche Créatio... Naïve 2005
HörenSagen - Erzählende Musik (2xCD, Comp) Dissolving Clouds Nur/Nicht/Nur 2005
Pink Rest At Low Levels (CD, Mixed) Hyperborea Moodgadget 2005
The Art Of Chill 2 (2xCD) Kobresia Platipus 2005
A Bugged Out Mix By Miss Kittin (Comp) (2 versions) Le Grand Dôme Resist Music ... 2006
Touch 25 (3 versions) Spring Fever Touch ... 2006
1|Favourite,Places (CD, Comp, Album) Tranøy Lighthouse Audiobulb Records 2007
Groove CD #110/N°19 (CD, Comp, Car) Startoucher Groove 2007
Supperclub Arrogance (2xCD) Birds Fly By Flapping ... United Recordings 2007
The Big Freeze Vol. 1 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Arafura Platipus 2007
Trax Sampler 110 (CD, Smplr, Car) Ride Trax Sampler 2008
Audiobulb Sampler: AB016 - AB023 (File, MP3, Smplr, Mixed, 256) Tranoy Lighthouse Audiobulb Records 2009
Immersive Worlds / Tome 1 : D Voyage (CD, Enh) Novelty Waves PIAS Benelux  
State Of The Art - A Collection Of New Ambient (Part 1&2) (2xCD, Album, Comp) Novelty Waves PIAS Holland, Groove Kissing  
Unofficial Releases:
Substrata (CD, Album, Ltd)   ArsNova 1999
Pandemonium / Deep Sky (CDr, Ltd) People Are Friends Noise Up North 2007
User Reviews:
fulgo, Apr 02, 2004

Its a surprise that the Biospheres comment section is so poor!! We are talking about the best ambient composer ever.
Obviously this is my opinion, but its not an opinion that Geirs music is one of the best representation of electronic music all over the world. Only the Aphex Twins SAWs are at the same wavelenght. His best releases are CIRQUE, SUBSTRATA and the collaborations with Bobby Bird (H.I.A.). If you love ambient music mixed with techno tunes Jenssen is your man.

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