Ø (Mika Vainio)
Kiteet
LabelSähkö RecordingsGenreElectronic
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The second in a series of posthumous Mika Vainio releases on Säkhö, celebrating the work of a true, electronic music visionary. The tracks on Kiteet, released under Vainio’s Ø alias, were initially written for the 1997 Snow-Crash exhibition in Milan but never used. Five of the eight tracks found their way onto later albums, three have never been released anywhere. As you would expect from an artist with Vainio’s immense stature and pioneering legacy, Kiteet is a mesmerising listen, built from sonar bleeps, exquisite soundscapes, deep bass tones and freezing point ambience. Uncompromising brilliance from an artist whose void looms large. RIP.
Release notes
Written and produced by Mika Vainio in Turku in 1993-95. Kiteet CD was compiled by Mika Vainio for the Snowcrash 1997 -exhibition but was replaced by [r=12498739] Mastered by Russel Hasswell in 1997 and 2020 Front sleeve photo is a scupture "Frame of Reference 10" by Ivana Franke 2006 Tracks 1, 5 and 8 are previously unreleased. The rest are found on [r=41862], [r=40252] and [r=4112626].
| 1 | Kiteet Pt. 1 | 7:39 | |
| 2 | JL-CSG 1 | 2:13 | |
| 3 | Kaskaat | 4:44 | |
| 4 | Syväys | 12:40 | |
| 5 | C-J | 2:15 | |
| 6 | Radio | 9:11 | |
| 7 | Halli | 5:13 | |
| 8 | Kiteet Pt. 2 | 12:18 |
- Mika Vainio
- Compiled By, Written-By, Producer
- Ivana Franke
- Cover
- Tommi Grönlund
- Graphic Design
- Russel Hasswell
- Mastered By
