Biosphere (musician)

Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen , a Norwegian musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music. He is well known for his works on ambient techno and arctic themed pieces, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from scifi sources. His 1997 album Substrata was voted by the users of the Hyperreal website in 2001 as the best alltime classic ambient album.

Jenssen was born on May 30, 1962, in Troms, 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 universea 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 Eman.

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