Mika Vainio

[FI]

Mika Vainio’s untimely passing shook the world of experimental electronic music, leaving behind a formidable legacy that continues to influence countless artists. As one half of the Finnish minimal electronic duo Pan Sonic with Ilpo Väisänen, Vainio helped bridge the worlds of drone, techno, and noise. 

Before starting Pan Sonic in the beginning of the 90's, Mika Vainio was an active part of the early Finnish industrial and noise scene in the 80s, playing electronics and drums.

His solo works, both under his own name and aliases like Ø, are known for their analogue warmth and roughness. Be it abstract drone works or minimal avant techno, Vainio always created unique, physical sounds. On Pan Sonic, Philip Sherburne once said there was  “nothing futuristic or consumer-friendly about their sound. Using a battery of custom-made tone generators, they conjured a form of electronic music that sounded like raw electricity: a high-voltage stream of endless crackle and throb.”

Vainio released on labels such as Editions Mego, Touch, Wavetrap, and Sähkö, and his list of collaborators includes Alan Vega of Suicide, Keiji Haino, Chicks on Speed, John Duncan, Bruce Gilbert, and Stephen O'Malley, among others.

Persisting Realities: CTM 2019 Exhibition Opening

Kunstraum, Fri 25.01.2019, 19:00

With a performance by Martin Tétreault & dieb13, and a DJ set from Perila.

Persisting Realities

Kunstraum, Sat 26.01.2019, 11:00

CTM 2019 Exhibition

Persisting Realities

Kunstraum, Sun 27.01.2019, 11:00

CTM 2019 Exhibition

Persisting Realities

Kunstraum, Mon 28.01.2019, 11:00

CTM 2019 Exhibition

Persisting Realities

Kunstraum, Tue 29.01.2019, 11:00

CTM 2019 Exhibition

Persisting Realities

Kunstraum, Wed 30.01.2019, 11:00

CTM 2019 Exhibition

Persisting Realities

Kunstraum, Thu 31.01.2019, 11:00

CTM 2019 Exhibition

Persisting Realities

Kunstraum, Fri 01.02.2019, 11:00

CTM 2019 Exhibition

Persisting Realities

Kunstraum, Sat 02.02.2019, 11:00

CTM 2019 Exhibition

Persisting Realities

Kunstraum, Sun 03.02.2019, 11:00

CTM 2019 Exhibition

CTM 2014 Opening Concert

HAU1, Sat 25.01.2014, 19:30

Kontakt der Jünglinge, Charlemagne Palestine & Rhys Chatham (replacing Mika Vainio)

Sounds Like Kurenniemi

HAU2, Fri 31.01.2014, 20:00

Erkki Kurenniemi "On-Off", "Saharan Uni I", and "Antropoidien tanssi", "Project QRZ" with Mikko Ojanen, CM von Hausswolff, Tommy Keränen, Mika Vainio "DIMI when acting as A – leviathan", Lucky Dragons "Make A Baby"