Hia* | Biosphere - Polar Sequences


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Label: Headphone
Catalog#: H004
Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country:UK
Released:2003
Genre: Electronic
Style: Ambient
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.
Rating: 4.81/5 (63 votes) Rate It
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Tracklisting:

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)
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User Reviews:
rob--dburn, Mar 23, 2004

This is a live recording from the 1995 Polar Music Festival, in Tromø Geir Jenssens 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.

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