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The atmospheric, melancholy, somewhat medieval soundscapes of Bel Canto (Italian for “beautiful song”) combine an essentially synth-based chamber rock sound with an array of orchestral and folk instruments and also have been set alongside the Cocteau Twins. The group comes from Norway and started being a trio comprising ethereal vocalist …

Biosphere’s Geir Jenssen comes from Tromsø, Norway, a town 500 miles over the Arctic Group. A founding person in quasi-new age group Norwegian trio Bel Canto, Jenssen documented a set of albums with this group for Belgium’s Crammed label before departing to record single, initial as Bleep, after that as …