 biosphere is the main recording name of geir jenssen (born may 30, 1962),thompson, dave (2000) alternative rock, miller freeman, isbn 0-87930-607-6, p.197-198 a norwegian musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music. he is well known for his "ambient techno" and "arctic ambient" styles, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources. his 1997 album substrata was voted by the users of the hyperreal website in 2001 as the best all time classic ambient album.see "classic ambient recordings: the 2001 survey" at hyperreal.org ==history== ===prior to biosphere (1962â1991)=== jenssen was born on may 30, 1962, in tromsÃ¸, a city within the arctic circle in the northernmost portion of norway. he was inspired by the music of artists such as new order, depeche mode, wire, and brian eno, which he described as "like discovering a new universeâa universe which i wanted to be a part of". in 1983, he bought his first synthesizer and composed his first piece of music, taking influence from his archaeological studies, later stating "studying the ice age and stone age has definitely influenced my music." in 1984 jenssen issued his first album, likvider, released on cassette only and credited to e-man. in 1985, jenssen was part of the newly created norwegian moody synth trio bel canto with nils johansen and singer anneli drecker. the band signed with belgian label crammed discs and to nettwerk in north america, and relocated to brussels. jenssen, however, soon returned to tromsÃ¸, collaborating with the other band members by post, and continuing with his solo work. bel canto released two albums while jenssen was a member, white-out conditions and birds of passage. in 1990, he left the band in order to pursue a different music style altogether, and
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