N-Plants, by Biosphere

N-Plants

by Biosphere

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tomvtec Great album which seems to illustrate work of nuclear reactors. Sounds depict the futuristic technology so distant from everyday life which in fact is part of our past and maybe future. Favorite track: Oma.

Robert Kiss Strongly recommended. Hauntingly beautyfull Norwegian ambient.

Thibaut Devigne Biosphere makes one of the smoothest and most elegant electronica there is to find these days. THis album tends towards ambiant music. It is quite minimalist yet very rich in its textures, which opens a marvelous space for the listener. Favorite track: Ōi-1.

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1.	Sendai-1 07:59	buy track
2.	Shika-1 07:51	buy track
3.	Jōyō 05:35	buy track
4.	Ikata-1 05:04	buy track
5.	Monju-1 02:40	buy track
6.	Genkai-1 06:35	buy track
7.	Ōi-1 05:10	buy track
8.	Monju-2 04:02	buy track
9.	Fujiko 04:55	buy track
10.	Sendai-2 07:38	buy track
11.	Oma 05:00	buy track
12.	Tokai 05:00	buy track
13.	Monju-1 Modified 02:40	buy track

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Early February 2011: Decided to make an album inspired by the Japanese post-war economic miracle. While searching for more information I found an old photo of the Mihama nuclear plant. The fact that this futuristic-looking plant was situated in such a beautiful spot so close to the sea made me curious. Are they safe when it comes to earthquakes and tsunamis? Further reading revealed that many of these plants are situated in earthquake-prone areas, some of them are even located next to shores that had been hit in the past by tsunamis. A photo of Mihama made me narrow down my focus only to Japanese nuclear plants. I wanted to make a soundtrack to some of them, concentrating on the architecture, design and localizations, but also questioning the potential radiation danger (a cooling system being destroyed by a landslide or earthquake, etc). As the head of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said the plants were so well designed that "such a situation is practically impossible." The album was finished on February 13th. On March 17th I received the following message from a FB friend: "Geir, some time ago you asked people for a photo of a Japanese nuclear powerplant. Is this going to be the sleeve of your new coming album? But more importantly: how did you actually predict the future?"

Biophon Records 2011, cat. no. BIO6.

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released October 1, 2011

All tracks written and produced by Geir Jenssen.
Re-mastered by Stefan Betke.
Cover image by Yusuke Murakami.
Art direction by Jon Wozencroft.

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