- 2LP
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- New Release
Higher Intelligence Agency & Biosphere
Birmingham Frequencies
Headphone
- Cat No.: H013V
- 2026-10-03
The classic ambient album *Birmingham Frequencies*, recorded by Higher Intelligence Agency and Biosphere in 1997 and released on CD in 2000, is now available on vinyl for the first time! Produced as the duo’s second collaboration, this album captures the soundscapes of Birmingham and weaves them into a “vivid late-night urban soundtrack”—a masterpiece often described as reminiscent of the Lynch/Badalamenti soundtrack style. A deluxe 2-LP set with a gatefold sleeve. It features seven tracks meticulously mastered by Stefan Betke (Pole).
Track List

Featuring field recordings of various soundscapes from the city of Birmingham by two ambient legends—Higher Intelligence Agency (Bobby Bird) and Biosphere (Geir Jenssen)—combined with delicate ambient electronic sounds, and downtempo techno tones—to explore the intersection of these genres in a romantic dubwise style, featuring seven tracks of beau ...Read more (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)tifully lyrical, urban ambient soundscapes.
Twenty-six years after its release, this album has come to be recognized as a seminal work that served as a bridge between the pioneers of ambient music from the late 1970s to the early 1980s and the contemporary scenes of experimental techno, electronica, IDM, and modern ambient.
This album was first performed live on October 4, 1997, at Birmingham’s iconic circular venue, the “Rotunda,” and was released on CD in 2000; now, 26 years after its initial release, it has finally been released on vinyl!! A 2LP black vinyl set with a gatefold sleeve. A physical masterpiece of artistry. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)