Philosophy - Biosphere

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Philosophy

In a world that seems to have been shrinking geographically ever since the means of transport and the media made the most remote regions easily accessible to us, at a time when we are becoming aware that our actions and our lifestyles have an impact on the climate of the entire planet, that one of our planet's greatest treasures is its biodiversity, and that nature conservation is no longer the affair of a handful of ecologists but a real necessity … the name of the "Biosphere" label has become more relevant than ever before.
Is not our planet Earth like a sphere, a closed, self-sufficient world within the Universe? A world within which the actions of the few inevitably affect the natural environment and the quality of life of all the inhabitants?
Living together also means living for oneself because to live in harmony with others one must begin by living in harmony with oneself.
This urban world in which everything has to happen quickly, where we are bombarded with stimuli of all kinds, is creating in us an urgent need to recharge our batteries, a universal need for the sense of beauty with which nature can replenish us when we have the opportunity to enjoy it.
Although often too sedentary, people today also possess a nomadic spirit as they search for meaning and roots.
As each person and each moment has a unique sensibility, so we have sought to present a variety of styles - from the pure sounds of nature to jazz tones, lounge music, pure ethnic or ethnically flavoured music… But always with the same objective, that of creating an atmosphere of calm and serenity, a kind of instrument for reco-vering one's forces and replenishing one's spirit.
The Biosphere label is the result of a team effort to which each individual contributed his or her very best. A small team of professionals who not only contributed their technical and creative abilities but also and above all their positive and imaginative energies in a spirit of pleasure.
We hope that you will have as much pleasure listening to these pieces as we had in creating them!

Pascale Van Weert
Designer and producer of the Biosphere label

La philosophie du projet

L'essence du projet Biosphere est d'une part de sensibiliser le grand public à la beauté de la nature et d'autre part de proposer des paysages sonores relaxants pour s'équilibrer dans la vie moderne.

Nous sommes tous responsables de la planète que nous laisserons à nos arrière petits-enfants. C'est à nous de poser des actes et des idées pour modifier la réalité autour de nous. Ces humbles enregistrements sont des outils de détente et en même temps, pour certains d'entre nous, des jumelles, pour nos yeux parfois myopes, nous permettant d'approcher la beauté de la nature que nous avions peut-être quelque peu oubliée, aveuglés par le développement fantastique de la société industrielle. Nous pouvons créer un monde mêlant harmonieusement la technologie et la nature.

Un disque laser en est le plus parfait exemple. De petits gestes, de petites choses comme retrouver la sérénité et le calme, freiner cette frénésie de travail dans la croissance, trouver de nouvelles valeurs dans la vie, vivre en harmonie avec son environnement, respecter simplement la nature et penser non pas à demain mais à après-demain, peuvent de manière contagieuse, petit à petit, changer le monde ou, à tout le moins, le regard que nous avons sur lui et aussi sur nous-mêmes...

Il ne s'agit pas seulement d'une mode mais peut-être aussi d'une prise de conscience globale. Biosphere est un label européen proposant une ligne de produits issus de la nature se combinant étroitement avec la technologie et destinés à favoriser un éveil de conscience.

Biosphere's Concept

Biosphere is a collection of recordings of sounds of nature sometimes mixed with relaxing music. The objective of Biosphere is to propose a range of soothing background music.

Mainly conceived to combat city-dweller's stress, these relaxing atmospheres are recommended to be listened to in offices, on rising, after a workday, during the bath or the shower, to help children fall asleep, during love, etc. The recordings of sounds of nature are made by Jean Roché, one of the best bio-acoustician experts known today. Jean Roché has been recording nature from around the world for forty years.

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Since 1957, Jean Roché has been travelling around the world and recording the sounds of nature. He is the author of dozens of sound works and more recently, CD-Roms, particularly about birds. His approach is specifically ornithological and educational, centered on the recognition of the songs of birds from several European countries.

Since 1984, Fonda-Mental s.a. has specialized in new techniques and technologies for relaxation. Fonda-Mental s.a. exports its products all over the world (manufacturer of floatation tanks, audiovisual stimulators, massage armchairs, relaxation tapes based on sophrology and Eriksonian suggestion).