Microgravity (studio album) by Biosphere

From Repo 01/24/2018 02:55

'91:8 It Should Have Been BIGGER Than….. Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld.

“This is music for aliens, Dada “ - Genni, age 5 & aspiring music critic

China occupying Tibet. Trump being somehow immune to the #MeTwo movement. Not one of you fucks mentioning Biosphere’s Microgravity on their 1991 lists. Not one of ya! And it’s not just you. Spin. The Village Voice. Pitchfork. Even AllMusic’s exhaustive Allmusic Loves 1991 retrospective failed to give it a mention. I mean what gives. Because it is arguably the greatest electronica album of the entire 90s never mind just 1991

There’s not much I can do about the first two. You know - Tibet & Trump. I’m just a stay at home Dad trying to make ends meet. Trying to decide whether “Natural” Skippy is really worth a buck more than “Regular” Skippy. (Probably not but… it has No High Fructose Corn Syrup. That’s something. That High Fructose Corn Syrup shit will kill ya!) Clipping coupons from the weekly Pennysaver. Making sure my kids have clothes on. You know. The basics. And on the side I do my simple part to fix the great musical injustices of the world. And in 1991, there was no bigger injustice than Biosphere’s Microgravity getting the shaft. The whole world went gaga over The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld. And Microgravity positively DESTROYS the ambient house brand of choice for 1991. The titles is already a tip. Microgravity is far cooler than the super-dweeb sounding Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld. I mean just how stoned do you have to be for that title to sound cool? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

A-side: I do really, really like The Orb’s debut. It will totally make my year chart. Well at least that first disc. I mean, how many of you out there - besides you, BobbyB - actually make it though both discs in one sitting? I thought so! My hunch - and I’m just guessing here - is that Disc 2 of Orb’s double CD extravaganza may just be the least played disc in the entire Pitchfork 100 of the 90s! But perhaps I just need more quality time with disc 2.

Grade: A+. 1991 was a seminal year for IDM and electronica music. With debuts by such electronica greats as The Orbital, LFO, and yes, The Orb. And this is the best of the lot. Easy. And arguably the best ambient house album of all time. No music evokes space so effortlessly. Even my five year old connected to it immediately. And my 8 year old absolutely loves every single song. Racing. Striving. It’s kinetic. Amniotic, alive & pulsating yet cold, pristine & precise. The ambient noises of some futuristic city run entirely by machines. Metal on metal. Strap yourself into a stolen sports car just past midnight next chance you get. Throw this on the stereo. And make sure you’re buckled in (Safety first! I’m a Dad, remember.) . Because this is easily the most exhilarating late night driving music out there. It should come fully loaded with EVERY gaming station’s analogous Pole Position style game. Every single one. Take no substitutes. For the ultimate in gaming & driving pleasure, choose Biosphere next time you want to take a 1991 Ambient House trip. And as Maui says, “You’re Welcome!”

Essential.