Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen (born 1962 in Troms?, Norway), a musician who has released a notable catalog of ambient electronic music. He is well known for his "ambient house" then "arctic ambient" styles, and his use of music loops and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources. His track "Novelty Waves" was used for the 1995 Levi's ad campaign. His 1997 album Substrata is generally seen as one of the all-time classic ambient albums. Before launching Biosphere, Jenssen was a member of the Norwegian dream pop band Bel Canto.
Bel Canto released records on the Belgium-based label Crammed Discs.
Some tracks are freely downloadable on Biosphere's website.
Higher Intelligence Agency 2
The Irresistible Force 2
Manna 4
Pete Namlook 60
Aphex Twin 47
Deathprod 6
Deep Space Network 5
Global Communication 6
Harold Budd 22
Tetsu Inoue 12
Orb 5
Atom Heart 12
Banco De Gaia 44
Kim Cascone 2
Main 16
Murcof 7
Sandoz 5
Scanner 26
Woob 14
The Klf 4
Enigma 80
Loscil 21
Marconi Union 16
Mental Overdrive 1
Susumu Yokota 29