Geir Aule Jenssen is a Norwegian electronic musician and composer who records as Biosphere. A resident of Tromsø within the Arctic Circle, Jenssen is well known for ambient and ambient house pieces, often inspired by Arctic or mountain settings, and his use of loops and peculiar samples from science fiction and natural sources. His 1997 album Substrata was voted by the users of the Hyperreal.org website in 2001 as the best all-time classic ambient album. He has also composed several film scores.
Geir Jenssen performing in 2011
Tromsø is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.
Image: Tromsø sentrum (5835702754)
Image: Tromsø in midnightsun
Image: Tromsø sjøboder
Hoard of Viking jewellery found in Tromsø dating from 7–8th Centuries AD now in the British Museum.