Biosphere, HIA
Polar Sequences (2LP)
Format2LPLabelBiophon RecordsGenreExperimental
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Recorded live in Tromsø, Northern Norway, October 1995.
Tromsø, 70 degrees north, in the Arctic region, in the middle of the most active northern lights zone. In summer time, land of the midnight sun. In winter, total darkness.
In October 1995, as part of the annual Polar Music Festival, Geir Jenssen of Biosphere and Bobby Bird of The Higher Intelligence Agency, were commissioned by Nor Concerts to collaborate together on a musical project to take place in Geir's home town of Tromsø, Norway. The brief was for them to perform three concerts, using sounds sourced from the area as the basis of the music - the machinery of the local mountain cable lift, the snow, the ice etc…
The performances from which this recording is taken, took place on top of a mountain above Tromsø, in a cabin reached by the cable car, in which the audience were transported up the mountain in turn.
Release notes
Limited edition of 1036. Gatefold sleeve. Recorded live in Tromsø, northern Norway, October 1995. "In October 1995, as part of the annual Polar Music Festival, Geir Jenssen of Biosphere and Bobby Bird of The Higher Intelligence Agency, were commissioned by Nor Concerts to collaborate together on a musical project to take place in Geir’s home town of Tromsø, Norway. The brief was for them to perform three concerts, using sounds sourced from the area as the basis of the music – the machinery…
| A1 | Cimmerian Shaft | 13:05 | |
| A2 | Snapshot Survey | 8:15 | |
| B1 | White Lightning | 10:13 | |
| B2 | Countdown To Darkness | 6:07 | |
| C1 | Corona | 9:54 | |
| C2 | Meltwater | 9:03 | |
| D | Fjellheisen (September 19th 1995) | 14:21 |
- Geir Jenssen
- Photography By [Fjellheisen], Written-By (A1 to C2)
- Scylla Magda
- Photography By [Photos Of Sami Tents Above Tromsø]
- Stefan Betke
- Remastered By
- Bobby Bird
- Written-By (A1 to C2)
