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Mika Tapio Vainio (May 15, 1963 – April 12, 2017) was a Finnish electronic musician. He was best known as a member of Pan Sonic. In addition to his real name, he recorded under the aliases Ø, Kentolevi, Philus, and Tekonivel.
Apr 13, 2017 · Mika Vainio, a pioneer in the world of avant-garde electronic music and founding member of Finnish duo Pan Sonic, has died at 53. His death was confirmed by friends and family to...
Apr 12, 2017 · Mika Vainio (1963-2017) From 1993-2010 Vainio was part of a duo called Pansonic together with Ilpo Väisänen. The band was inspired by bands from the early 1980s such as Throbbing Gristle, Suicide, electroacoustic composers for reggae dub.
One well known electronic musician told me of waking up in a flat to find Mika staring at the table after an all night drinking binge. He greeted Mika with a cheery “Morning!” and received the granite reply: “You are a mutant.” Mika came from a small town in rural Finland, socially limited and slow to change.
Apr 13, 2017 · Mika Vainio, a prolific and intensely focused Finnish artist who was a member of Pan Sonic, has died at the age of 53. The news has been confirmed by his family, though the cause of his death is unknown.
Jan 23, 2013 · The sound worlds of Finnish electronic composer Mika Vainio, whether performed solo, in collaboration with artists as diverse as Alan Vega, Keiji Haino and F.M. Einheit, or as half of experimental techno innovators Pan Sonic, are immediately recognisable thanks to their unswervingly tight focus.
Apr 12, 2017 · Soundtracks for films, video works and dance performances. 2018 Ghost Train, Jonnine Standish & Jasmin Tarasin. 2018 Speechless Voices, Cindy Van Acker. 2018 Knusa / Insert Coins, Cindy Van Acker & Christian Lutz. 2017 Elementen III — Blazing Wreck, Cindy Van Acker. 2016 Mannerlaatta (Tectonic Plate), Mika Taanila. 2016 Phantasma, Saara Ekström.
