Release : Biosphere - Dropsonde (TOUCH TO:66CD)
Artist : Biosphere
Album : Dropsonde (TOUCH TO:66CD)
Genre : Electronic
Source : CDDA
Label : TOUCH
URL : http://www.biosphere.no/
Date : 01/16/2005
Quality : VBRkbps 44,1 kHz Joint-Stereo
Tracks : 01
Time : 69:51 min
Size : 88,0 MB
Dropsonde
01 Biosphere - Dissolving Clouds
02 Biosphere - Birds Fly By Flapping Their Wings
03 Biosphere - Warmed By The Drift
04 Biosphere - In Triple Time
05 Biosphere - From A Solid To A Liquid
06 Biosphere - Arafura
07 Biosphere - Fall In Fall Out
08 Biosphere - Daphnis 26
09 Biosphere - Altostratus
10 Biosphere - Sherbrooke
11 Biosphere - People Are Friends
so you might like to note that "In the shape of a flute" is exclusive to
the vinyl format of the release, and tracks 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 11. are
exclusive to the CD version
Widely regarded as one of Norwegian electronic music's most important
artists, Biosphere's [Geir Jenssen] career spans nearly two decades,
several albums, lots of remixes, various sound installations, commissions,
soundtracks and even the odd Himalayan summit.
You may recognise his work without knowing it, so frequently does it crop
up on TV trailers and idents. In the early 1990s he was a pioneer of
so-called 'Ambient Techno', but since then, he has refined his sound into
something more magnetic and enduring.
Dropsonde' isn't a soundtrack like the interwoven 'Substrata' nor an
episodic journey in the way that 'Autour de la Lune' is. Here Geir Jenssen
is pushing new directions towards the jazz colours of Miles Davis and Jon
Hassell, whilst re-invigorating the pulse and projection of his signature
sound: a hypnotic combination of pleasure and dread.
The spatial aspects some have dubbed "Arctic sound" but it summons strong
feelings, or as Exclaim from Canada put it, "in order to climb higher, you
must first go deeper". Jon Savage adds: "As with all of the Biosphere
albums, the music draws you in and makes you want to listen and feel.
Jenssen's work acts on a very emotional level, one that encourages you to
drift away into a haze of images and scenes brought to you by the music,
where spectacular beauty hides unseen danger. Intense and moving, but
comforting and soothing at the same time."
[A 'dropsonde' is a weather reconnaissance device designed to be dropped
from an airplane or similar craft at altitude to take telemetry as it
falls to the ground. It typically relays information to a computer in the
dropping airplane by radio. The fall may be slowed by a parachute.
Information collected by a typical dropsonde may include wind speed,
temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure.]
This is Biosphere's 5th release for Touch, after "Cirque" [Touch # TO:46,
2000], "Substrata 2" [Touch # TO:50, 2002], "Shenzhou" [Touch # TO:55],
and "Autour de la Lune" [Touch # TO:62, 2004]. He has also contributed to
various Touch compilations, including "Spire - Organ Music, Past, Present
& Future" [Touch # Tone 20, 2004), and more recently to the Storr walk on
Skye, Scotland, a guided tour through stunning landscape accompanied by
illuminations and sound recordings.
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