Originally released back in 2008, now repressed! Mika Vainio (1963-2017) was best known as half of Finnish cutting edge experimental electronica duo Pan_sonic. Ø is Vainio’s original solo pseudonym dedicated to his native label Sähkö Recordigs since 1993. Where Pan_sonic uses pure, industrial and sometimes harsh sound elements, Ø reveals Mika Vainio’s deeper, passionate and sometimes even romantic side.
Cat. number: Sähkö-023LP, Sähkö-023
Year: 2021
Notes: The Ø printed above the track listing on the back cover is smaller on this version than on the original.
Recorded in Berlin 2007-2008. Mastered at Skye Mastering. Cut at D&M, Berlin.
Cover image by Mika Vainio.
Graphic design by Tommi Grönlund.
The A3 track is a Pink Floyd cover.
The D3 track uses voice samples from the Soviet film "Solaris" by Andrei Tarkovsky.