Shenzhou is an album by ambient

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 :...

 musician Biosphere

Biosphere (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...

 which was released on June 3, 2002. The structure and sound of this album is drastically minimalistic in comparison with Geir Jenssen's previous work up to this point, a concept that would be further elaborated upon with the next album. The album's name, "Shenzhou", aside from being the name of the Chinese manned-spaceflight vehicles

Shenzhou spacecraft

Shenzhou is a spacecraft developed and operated by the People's Republic of China to support its manned spaceflight program. The name is variously translated as "Divine Craft," "Divine Vessel of God," "Magic Boat" or similar and is also homophonous with an ancient name for China...

, means magic vessel

Track listing

1. "Shenzhou" – 5:04
2. "Spindrift" – 4:37
3. "Ancient Campfire" – 7:45
4. "Heat Leak" – 4:57
5. "Houses on the Hill" – 5:43
6. "Two Ocean Plateau" – 3:10
7. "Thermal Motion" – 4:27
8. "Path Leading to the High Grass" – 3:55
9. "Fast Atoms Escape" – 3:29
10. "Green Reflections" – 3:32
11. "Bose-Einstein Condensation" – 2:47
12. "Gravity Assist" – 7:04