''Cho Oyu 8201m – Field Recordings From Tibet'' is an

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album released by artist Biosphere under his real name

Geir Jenssen Geir Jenssen (born 30 May 1962)Thompson, Dave (2000) ''Alternative Rock'', Miller Freeman, , p.197-198 is a Norwegian electronic musician and composer who records as Biosphere. A resident of Tromsø within the Arctic Circle, Jenssen is well know ...

. Recorded in 2001, it was released in 2006.

Overview

Geir Jenssen is an active climber and

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, a hobby which is an inspiration on his work as well as a source of natural sound samples. His highest feat was in September–October 2001 when he climbed the

Cho Oyu __NOTOC__ Cho Oyu (Nepali: चोयु; ; ) is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at above sea level. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the ''Khumbu'' sub-section of the Mahalangur ...

(Himalaya, 8201 meters) without supplementary oxygen. Exactly five years later in October 2006, he released this album of field recordings made during the trip, as a "sources" companion of sorts to his album ''

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'' released in vinyl one year earlier, and which used some of those field recordings as raw material.Cf. Allmusic review. The album is released in a 142 mm by 162 mm

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sleeve, and includes the 12-page booklet "Only Krishna and I: With Adventure Peaks to Cho Oyu", a diary of Jenssen's climb.

Track listing

# "Zhangmu: Crossing a Landslide Area" – 4:25 # "Tingri: The Last Truck" – 5:23 # "Jobo Rabzang" – 2:55 # "Chinese Base Camp: Near a Stone Shelter" – 4:28 # "Palung: A Yak Caravan Is Coming" – 4:56 # "Cho Oyu Base Camp: Morning" – 8:34 # "Nangpa La: Birds Feeding on Biscuits" – 5:09 # "Camp 1: Himalayan Nightflight" – 2:38 # "Camp 1.5: Mountain Upon Mountain" – 1:35 # "Camp 2: World Music on the Radio" – 3:25 # "Camp 3: Neighbours on Oxygen" – 2:16 # "Summit" – 2:31

Notes

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