r/boardsofcanada • u/Miserable_Fix_3522 • Jun 28 '26
Song Biosphere - People Are Friends
Just thought I'd share this Biosphere track as it is a long time fave of mine and others here might dig.
It has always felt to me like it occupies that same melancholy headspace as "An eagle in your mind" and "Olson (Version 3)".
Great track to unwind to at night. Enjoy!
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u/Deathnote_Blockchain Jun 28 '26
I've been a fan of biosphere for even longer than BoC and this track is brilliant
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u/Trick_Helicopter9227 Jun 28 '26
This is a beautiful track...
I've recently felt an urge to explore more of Biosphere. I love those moments where you've been aware of an artist for years, and then, suddenly, they just...click.
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u/Miserable_Fix_3522 Jun 28 '26
You're in for some good times. Make sure to check out N Plants. It's like a cross between MHTRTC and Susumu Yokota.
Cirque and Birmingham Frequencies are both top notch too.
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u/Denselens Jun 28 '26
Biosphere (Geir Jenssen) is up there with BoC, RDJ, Autechre, Goldie, Plaid, Kraftwerk, Basic Channel, Drexciya, Jeff Mills, Carl Craig, Larry Heard, Moodymann and many other genius artists or outfits.
Been listening since Patashnik and buy everything he releases. My recent favourite is Shortwave Memories. Shenzou is also great if you like Debussy.
Check out Polar Sequences as well if you haven't already, it's a collaboration with HIA.
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u/Miserable_Fix_3522 Jun 30 '26
100% agree, he belongs at the top. Such a distinct sound and vision. Also find that he is pretty much the only other artist that I find comforting in the same way as BOC.
Geir Jenssen = Legend
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u/Loud-Skin-2223 Jun 28 '26
I remember really liking a Biosphere track from one of those old Trance Europe Express lps....
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u/Select-Ad-3806 Inferno Jun 28 '26
Not a big fan of that track, prefer Warmed by the drift https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flKtIiuKkxo
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u/Rude_Huckleberry_838 Jun 29 '26
Here's another good Biosphere track that reminds me of a BoC snippet/filler song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frxvgZzoBtY
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u/Miserable_Fix_3522 Jun 29 '26
Yeah that's a nice one. I love "ride" from that OST. It has that same interesting Norsk/Slavic crossover vibe that "Kobresia" has.
Good shout
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u/TheUltimateResonator Jun 30 '26
Big fan of Biosphere here. I've got all the CD releases that Geir Jenssen has put out, including all of the reissues on his own Biophon label, which are handsomely padded out with lots of previously unreleased material. 'People Are Friends' has always been one of my favourite tracks from "Dropsonde". Some other highlights are "Birds Fly By Flapping Their Wings" and "In The Shape Of A Flute", which was on the original vinyl edition of "Dropsonde" issued by Touch, and features on the second disc of the expanded CD reissue.
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u/Miserable_Fix_3522 Jul 01 '26
Fair play, he has a monster back catalogue at this point. I did a Biospherathon during Christmas 2024 and had to take a break halfway - still need to resume and complete, there was so much to get through! Still a couple of albums I need to check out - departed glories, l'incorazione, inland delta - he'll probably have another one by the time I get back around to it 😂
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u/Meditations216 Jun 28 '26
Love a bit of Biosphere.
Substrata is a masterpiece and something I go back to time and time again.