Mika Vainio - Onko
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Artist: Mika VainioEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-01-13
Music Label: Touch UK
Soundtracks:
- Kelvin
- Jos (If?)
- Onko, Pts. 1 - 11 (Is It?)
- Viher (Green/Cellular)
Music reviews of Onko
Music Review: 3/4 trash, 1/4 genius
Rating: 5 Stars
The first 3/4 of this cd sounds like Pan Sonic (Vainio's more popular project with Ilpo [insert finnish name starting with V here]), but instead of layered, all strung out end to end - a pop here, a crack there, some static, some white noise, etc. It's interesting I guess but wholly unfulfilling; I wouldn't want this cd except...The last 1/4 (the last track clocking in at around 15 minutes) of this record is pure genius - viher[green] is without question a classic of ambient music, equalled maybe by only 4 or 5 tracks I've ever heard. The music just disappears into the environment, hardly even noticable yet causing a profound change in the surroundings. Astounding and infinity% worth the price of the record.
Description of Onko
A collection of sound installation pieces by Finland's Mika Vainio, best known for his classic S"hk" recordings and Panasonic membership. The focus here is on pure sound output, variant streams of electronics, amplified hum, abstract hoverings and repetitious clickery. No beats, pure waves, fully essential sounding experimental music aimed for repeat dosage and maximum pleasure. Beautifully packaged too. "It marks a departure from his previous work, more tranquil, symphonic even, but no less intense in its exploration of the post-digital landscape and its quest to reveal the grain of the one/zero life-form. Imagine the sounds that cellular patterns might make as they face the scrutiny of a high-powered microscope. Or the soundtrack to a road movie, filmed in the Arctic Circle in high summer. 'Onko' means 'Is It.General CDs
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