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What else can be said of 'Substrata' than it's the best album in the field of ambient music. For me it surpasses the best of Eno and others. From its opening chimes of arctic winds, it leads the listener on a beatless, ambient journey through soundscapes of wind, tinkering electronics and distant, almost medieval, noises. If you don't have it, get it now while you can, particularly when you get another new Biosphere CD with it.
The second CD has much the same feel. But although ambient, it ditches the arctic landscape in favour of an urban one and there are more industrial hisses and textures to certain tracks. The final two tracks, taken from the Japanese version of 'Substrata', sound like Biosphere circa the 'Microgravity' era and are probably the best tracks on the second CD.
If you like ambient music, or you want a relaxing record, or even if you're just interested in electronic music, get this record now, you won't be disappointed.
Since purchasing this album, I have also bought several other Biosphere CDs. This, though, has to be the most impressive. However, if you have enjoyed Substrata and want something similar, I can also recommend the collaberative works with Higer Intelligence Agency: Polar Sequences and Birmingham Frequencies.
I could tell you about each individual track on the CD, but that wouldn't do them justice. After all it is basically a collection of (well thought out) samples and synths. Give it a listen - you'll be impressed.
I bought it after hearing works such as Global Communication - 76:14 and wanted more like that - it isn't that similar, it is a lot more 'sound' based rather than music based. However Substrata the original CD takes you on a journey, you can imagine being in a cave, or sat at the north pole listening to this CD. Songs like 'Chukhung' use reverbed guitar loops to create atmosphere, others use lush strings (my fave, 'Kobresia'), while bleeps pile on the ambience in 'Hyperborea'.
Biosphere also uses vocals to great effect, on a lot of the tracks - they are just vocal snippets of people talking, but used just so to create the perfect atmosphere
Anyway - this CD is for those people who don't mind listening to a CD of drones and tones - that work really well. I'd recommend getting this for the arctic soudscapes it conjures up, and the 2nd CD is also good for a kind of barren, industrial, urban feel.
I have personally been using Substrata as a yoga "backdrop album" for... Read more
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