It is Biosphere's first truly ambient album, and has a theme of cold, of mountains and glaciers, and of running water. Sounds of howling wind and creaking wood, although infrequently employed, create a chilling soundscape interrupted by sonorous but quietly suspenseful music.
Substrata is considered to be a classic ambient music album, consistently ranking in the top 5 in surveys on the Hyperreal ambient mailing list.[5][6][7]
In 2016, Pitchfork ranked it at number 38 on its list of the 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time.[8]
Track 4: "The Things I Tell You" – speech from Twin Peaks (Season 2, Episode 1) spoken by The Giant on his second visitation to Agent Cooper:
Sorry to wake you. [...] I forgot to tell you something. [...] The things I tell you will not be wrong.
Track 5: "Times When I Know You'll Be Sad" - interpolates a line from the popular song We'll Be Together Again.
Track 6: "Hyperborea" – speech from Twin Peaks (same episode) from the scene where Major Briggs explains his vision to his son, Bobby:
This was a vision, fresh and clear as a mountain stream, the mind revealing itself to itself. In my vision, I was on the veranda of a vast estate, a palazzo of some fantastic proportion. There seemed to emanate from it a light from within, this gleaming, radiant marble. I'd known this place. I had in fact been born and raised there. This was my first return. A reunion with the deepest well-springs of my being. Wandering about, I noticed happily that the house had been immaculately maintained. There'd been added a number of additional rooms, but in a way that blended so seamlessly with the original construction, one would never detect any difference. Returning to the house's grand foyer, there came a knock at the door. My son was standing there. He was happy and carefree, clearly living a life of deep harmony and joy. We embraced, a warm and loving embrace, nothing withheld. We were, in this moment, one. My vision ended, and I awoke with a tremendous feeling of optimism and confidence in you and your future. That was my vision of you. I'm so glad to have had this opportunity to share it with you. I wish you nothing but the very best in all things.
Track 7: "Kobresia" – "Это либо металл, либо... Если металл, то крашенный... холодная поверхность..." Speech sampled from a documentary about Russian telepath Karl Nikolaev, who is sitting in a room trying to guess which item is lying on a table situated in a room ten floors above him. This sample is taken from the 1993 ABCdocumentaryPowers of the Russian Psychics, part of the World of Discovery series. A near translation into English is:
This is either a metal or... If it is a metal, then it's painted... Cold surface... This is either a metal, painted, or could be a plastic... Colorful, there are... Bright... Seems like... Is this a toy? Probably. The surface is smooth, but... There are some bumps on it... Even the finger sticks in it... Probably it is... Some marks, or are these letters?... Or just bumps... Looks like a toy... Colorful metal, or a plastic... Painted metal... That's all... Stop.[9]
In popular cultureedit
The track "Antennaria" was used in the 2009 video game Osmos.
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Substrata is the third studio album by Norwegian electronic musician Geir Jenssen under the stage name Biosphere released in 1997 by All Saints Records SubstrataStudio album by BiosphereReleasedJune 1997GenreAmbientLength58 33LabelAll SaintsProducerGeir JenssenBiosphere chronologyInsomnia 1997 Substrata 1997 Cirque 2000 It is Biosphere s first truly ambient album and has a theme of cold of mountains and glaciers and of running water Sounds of howling wind and creaking wood although infrequently employed create a chilling soundscape interrupted by sonorous but quietly suspenseful music In 2001 the album was re released in a digitally remastered format with a second disc featuring a soundtrack for Dziga Vertov s 1929 film Man with a Movie Camera as Substrata 2 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Samples 4 In popular culture 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Muzik8 10 2 Pitchfork8 8 10 3 Sputnikmusic4 5 5 4 Substrata is considered to be a classic ambient music album consistently ranking in the top 5 in surveys on the Hyperreal ambient mailing list 5 6 7 In 2016 Pitchfork ranked it at number 38 on its list of the 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time 8 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Geir JenssenNo TitleLength1 As the Sun Kissed the Horizon 1 472 Poa Alpina 4 103 Chukhung 7 344 The Things I Tell You 6 285 Times When I Know You ll Be Sad 3 446 Hyperborea 5 457 Kobresia 7 128 Antennaria 5 059 Uva Ursi 3 0010 Sphere of No Form 5 4711 Silene 7 54Samples editTrack 4 The Things I Tell You speech from Twin Peaks Season 2 Episode 1 spoken by The Giant on his second visitation to Agent Cooper Sorry to wake you I forgot to tell you something The things I tell you will not be wrong Track 5 Times When I Know You ll Be Sad interpolates a line from the popular song We ll Be Together Again Track 6 Hyperborea speech from Twin Peaks same episode from the scene where Major Briggs explains his vision to his son Bobby This was a vision fresh and clear as a mountain stream the mind revealing itself to itself In my vision I was on the veranda of a vast estate a palazzo of some fantastic proportion There seemed to emanate from it a light from within this gleaming radiant marble I d known this place I had in fact been born and raised there This was my first return A reunion with the deepest well springs of my being Wandering about I noticed happily that the house had been immaculately maintained There d been added a number of additional rooms but in a way that blended so seamlessly with the original construction one would never detect any difference Returning to the house s grand foyer there came a knock at the door My son was standing there He was happy and carefree clearly living a life of deep harmony and joy We embraced a warm and loving embrace nothing withheld We were in this moment one My vision ended and I awoke with a tremendous feeling of optimism and confidence in you and your future That was my vision of you I m so glad to have had this opportunity to share it with you I wish you nothing but the very best in all things Track 7 Kobresia Eto libo metall libo Esli metall to krashennyj holodnaya poverhnost Speech sampled from a documentary about Russian telepath Karl Nikolaev who is sitting in a room trying to guess which item is lying on a table situated in a room ten floors above him This sample is taken from the 1993 ABC documentary Powers of the Russian Psychics part of the World of Discovery series A near translation into English is This is either a metal or If it is a metal then it s painted Cold surface This is either a metal painted or could be a plastic Colorful there are Bright Seems like Is this a toy Probably The surface is smooth but There are some bumps on it Even the finger sticks in it Probably it is Some marks or are these letters Or just bumps Looks like a toy Colorful metal or a plastic Painted metal That s all Stop 9 In popular culture editThe track Antennaria was used in the 2009 video game Osmos See also editMan with a Movie Camera The Cinematic Orchestra album References edit Cooper Sean Substrata Biosphere AllMusic Retrieved 14 June 2018 James Martin July 1997 Biosphere Substrata All Saints Records Muzik 26 122 Schreiber Ryan October 1997 Biosphere Substrata Pitchfork Archived from the original on 6 March 2006 Retrieved 24 February 2019 hyperion 27 February 2012 Biosphere Substrata Sputnikmusic Retrieved 5 April 2018 Recommended Ambient List Fer May 1999 Music hyperreal org Retrieved 4 December 2018 CLASSIC AMBIENT RECORDINGS The 2001 Survey Music hyperreal org Retrieved 4 December 2018 Sleepy Music Survey Results TXT Music hyperreal org Retrieved 28 March 2022 The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time Pitchfork 26 September 2016 p 2 Retrieved 31 July 2017 Biosphere Substrata Discogs com Retrieved 4 December 2018 External links editSubstrata at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https 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