Biosphere's 'The Way of Time' is notable for its use of vocal samples, particularly from actress Joan Lorring, whose voice plays a central role. The album features her portrayal of Ellen Chesser from a 1951 radio play. Lorring's accent contrasts with the ambient techno beats, creating a unique auditory experience. The album explores themes of time and nature's relentless course, highlighted by Lorring's musings on humanity's place among rocks and stones. The apocalyptic undertones are prevalent, reflecting Jenssen's concern regarding the melting Arctic, where he resides.
No Biosphere album to date has placed more importance on its vocal samples than The Way of Time, which centers the voice of actress Joan Lorring from a 1951 radio play of Elizabeth Madox Roberts' 1926 novel The Time of Man.
Lorring plays a young girl from Kentucky named Ellen Chesser, and her broad accent cuts a curious texture against the icy Euro-ness of the beats.
On 'Time of Man,' Lorring wonders, 'Is there a time of rocks and stones, like there's a time of man?' Her asides alternate between wide-eyed wonder and alarming apocalyptic invocations.
The end of the world has good reason to be on Jenssen's mind. He's based in Tromsø, within the Arctic Circle, a region whose melting ice is now being eyed by capitalists.
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