Higher Intelligence Agency
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Higher Intelligence Agency, often also referred to by its acronym HIA, is the main electronic music project of Birmingham
UK
based Bobby Bird.
Higher Intelligence Agency was one of the first artists to make ambient music
with a beat. It can also be referred to as ambient dub, or ambient techno. They later recorded 2 albums with Biosphere and one album with Deep Space Network in 1996.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
UK
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based Bobby Bird.
Higher Intelligence Agency was one of the first artists to make ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
with a beat. It can also be referred to as ambient dub, or ambient techno. They later recorded 2 albums with Biosphere and one album with Deep Space Network in 1996.
Discography
- (1993) ColourformColourformColourform is a music album by electronic artist Higher Intelligence Agency which was released in 1993.-Track listing:# "Spectral" – 7:01# "Delta" – 6:19# "Speedlearn" – 7:38# "Influx" – 6:22# "Conoid Tone" – 5:52# "Orange" – 9:12# "M+T=E" – 1:22...
- (1995) Freefloater
- (1996) Polar Sequences - with BiosphereBiosphere (musician)Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen , a Norwegian musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music. He is well known for his "ambient techno" and "arctic ambient" styles, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources. His track "Novelty...
(live) - (1996) Higher Intelligence Agency meets Deep Space Network, on Source Records.
- (1997) S.H.A.D.O. - with Pete NamlookPete NamlookPete Namlook is an ambient and electronic-music producer and composer. In 1992, he founded the German record label FAX +49-69/450464, which he oversees...
- (1999) S.H.A.D.O. Vol 2 - with Pete NamlookPete NamlookPete Namlook is an ambient and electronic-music producer and composer. In 1992, he founded the German record label FAX +49-69/450464, which he oversees...
- (1999) Birmingham Frequencies - with BiosphereBiosphere (musician)Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen , a Norwegian musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music. He is well known for his "ambient techno" and "arctic ambient" styles, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources. His track "Novelty...
(live)