Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen (born 1962), 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 Waves" was used for the 1995 campaign of Levi's. His 1997 album Substrata is generally seen as one of the all time classic ambient albums See [LINK: http://music.hyperreal.org/epsilon/info/2001_classic_ambient.html] "Classic Ambient Recordings: The 2001 Survey" at Hyperreal.org. History (1962-1991) Prior to Biosphere Jenssen was born in 1962 in Tromsø, a city within the Arctic Circle in the northernmost portion of Norway. He would later become famous for his "arctic sound". In 1983, he composed his first piece of music. In 1985, Jenssen was