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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning double CD release, 1 Jun 2002
Containing 2 discs, one being the original 'Substrata' album re-released and the other being a soundtrack composed by Geir Jennsen for a Russian silent movie of 1929.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.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favourite CD, 29 Sep 2005
I have rather a lot of albums, many of them electronica. Nonetheless, should I be asked what my favourite album is, this is it. The first CD in particular is outstanding, with atmospheric synth lines, and samples which are used in order to create a convincing soundscape, rather than simply to fill a space in the track.
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.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Music to get lost in, 13 Jun 2004
This album is a grower, at first nothing comes out and grabs you, but after careful listens you come to appreciate the little things.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.
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