Mika Vainio (1963-2017), was based in Oslo/Norway, and published solo recordings under his birth name and under a series of pseudonyms including Ø and Philus and, together with Ilpo Väisänen, as Pan Sonic (formerly Panasonic).
In the beginning of the 80's Mika Vainio played electronics and drums as part of the early Finnish industrial and noise scene.
His solo works are known for their analogue warmth and electronic harshness. Be it abstract drone works or minimal avant techno, Vainio was always creating unique, physical sounds.
He released on labels like editions Mego, Touch, Wavetrap and Sähkö and has been producing among others with Alan Vega of Suicide, Haino Keji, John Duncan, Stephen O'Malley, Merzbow and Bruce Gilbert.
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Sondear, 2001, is a sound installation by Mika Vainio (Helsinki, 1963-Trouville-sur-Mer, 2017) which records in real time the urban environment through the vibrations of Antoni Tàpies’s sculpture Núvol i cadira (Cloud and Chair, 1990). The sound signals are converted into graphics using an analog oscilloscope, the electronic measuring instrument that is part of the installation. Sondear was created in 2001 for the exhibition Architectures of Discourse, curated by Ute Meta Bauer, which took place at the Fundació in 2001.
Dates: June and July 2022. | Set up by Rikke Lundgreen and Nunsys. | The re-installation of this work is part of the Engagement project.
https://fundaciotapies.org/en/exposicio/mika-vainio-sonar-2022/
https://sonar.es/en/2022/artists/sondear-by-mika-vainio