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 Mika Vainio, currently based in Berlin, was one half of the minimal electronic duo Pan Sonic from Finland, (the other half was Ilpo Väisänen). Before starting Pan Sonic in beginning of the 90's, Mika Vainio has played electronics and drums as part of the early Finnish industrial and noise scene. His solo works, under his own name and under aliases like Ø, are known for their analogue warmth and electronic harshness. Be it abstract drone works or minimal avant techno, Vainio is always creating unique, physical sounds. He has released on labels like editions Mego, Touch, Wavetrap and Sähkö and he has been producing with Alan Vega of Suicide, Keiji Haino, Chicks on Speed, John Duncan and Bruce Gilbert. Out Now : Mika Vainio - "Life (…It Eats You UP)" - on editions Mego, eMEGO124 Released on July 26th 2011 more info at EDITIONSMEGO.COM/RELEASE/EMEGO+124 Greie Gut Fraktion - "reKonstruktion (Baustelle Remixes)" - monika73 including Mika Vainio's remix of "Drilling An Ocean" Released on August 26th 2011 Recent Releases : Vladislav Delay Quartet (V. Delay, M. Vainio, L. Capece, D. Shirley) - "Vladislav Delay Quartet" on Honest Jon's Records Pansonic/ Keiji Haino - "In The Studio" on Blast First Petite, PTYT043 Mika Vainio - "Time Examined" on Raster-Noton, R-N109 Mika Vainio - "Ununquadium / Vandal EP" on Raster Noton, R-N114 Mika Vainio - "Afneen Musta Puhelin / Black Telephone Of Matter" on Touch Mika Vainio - "Trahnie" on Editions Mego WWW.PHINNWEB.ORG/VAINIO Mika Vainio booking contact : MO[AT]MEDIA-LOCA.COM Related Projects on the Media Loca Roster : WWW.MEDIA-LOCA.COM/MIKAVAINIOLUCIOCAPECE |
