Wireless: Live at the Arnolfini, Bristol

Wireless: Live at the Arnolfini, Bristol is an ambient

Ambient music

Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...

live album by Biosphere

Biosphere (musician)

Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen , a Norwegian musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music. He is well known for his "ambient techno" and "arctic ambient" styles, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources. His track "Novelty...

. It was recorded on 27 October 2007 at Bristol

Bristol

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. Biosphere performed tracks from some his previous albums (Substrata
Substrata (album)
Substrata is an ambient music album by Biosphere, released in 1997 by All Saints Records. It is considered to be a classic ambient album, consistently in the top 5 in surveys on the Hyperreal ambient mailing list....

, Cirque
Cirque (album)
Cirque is an album by ambient musician Biosphere, which was released in 2000.Miss Kittin used "Le Grand Dôme" on her mix album A Bugged Out Mix.- Track listing :# "Nook and Cranny" – 4:02# "Le Grand Dôme" – 5:36# "Grandiflora" – 0:48...

, Shenzhou
Shenzhou (album)
Shenzhou is an album by ambient musician Biosphere which was released on June 3, 2002. The structure and sound of this album is drastically minimalistic in comparison with Geir Jenssen's previous work up to this point, a concept that would be further elaborated upon with the next album...

and Dropsonde
Dropsonde (album)
See dropsonde for the weather reconnaissance deviceDropsonde is an ambient album by musician Biosphere . Unlike his previous output, there is a notable jazz influence present on this album.-Overview:...

) and also two new pieces ("Pneuma" and "Pneuma II").

Track listing

"Pneuma" – 2:13
"Shenzhou" – 6:22
"Birds Fly By Flapping Their Wings" – 6:45
"Kobresia" – 6:37
"When I Leave" – 6:20
"Warmed By the Drift" – 7:23
"The Things I Tell You" – 9:39
"Moistened and Dried" – 3:07
"Sherbrooke" – 6:11
"Calais Ferryport" – 5:39
"Pneuma II" – 1:56

Credits

All tracks written and performed by Geir Jenssen
Mixed and mastered – BJNilsen
Photography – Jon Wozencroft
Additional Field Recordings – Jony Easterby
Recorded – Chris Watson

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