There is often only the faintest line between simplicity and complexity, between sparsity and richness, and it is upon this interval that Ilpo Väisänen’s Syntetisaattori Musiikkia Kuopiosta rests. It is not so much that Väisänen’s work is fragile – he has built his career upon both Pan Sonic’s industrial-tinged techno, and the abrasive ambience of …
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Zavoloka made a podcast for Upperberry with music from Zavoloka, Cluster Lizard, Matter, Plaster, STURQEN, Kotra, Edward Sol, Mingle, Ilpo Väisänen, Ujif notfound Have a listen: https://soundcloud.com/upperberry/uv327/
Neural about “Syntetisaattori Musiikkia Kuopiosta” Ilpo Väisänen was mostly known as one of the two founders of Pan Sonic. He was not very productive as a solo artist: we mostly remember his work in bands such as Angel, Fistpost, IBM, Rude Mechanic and VVE (his partnership with Mika Vainio ended in 2009 after their third …
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“I guess Ilpo Väisänen is “the other guy” in the minimalist electronic pioneers duo of Pan Sonic, now defunct. While Mika Vainio has released tons of solo stuff and collaborated with seemingly everyone, this is Väisänen’s first solo outing since Asuma in 2001. (He did release a couple of records under the VVV and I-LP-O …
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“Ilpo Väisänen’s “Syntetisaattori Musiikkia Kuopiosta” recalls otherworldly alien aural landscapes. Throughout the duration of the collection the way the sounds twist and turn is impressive. By holding back on outright sheets of noise what results is something rather beautiful at times. Layer upon layer of sound slowly melt on top of each other as mere …
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After quite long production period we are happy to present you our new release – Syntetisaattori Musiikkia Kuopiosta by Ilpo Väisänen. This mini-album is the second solo work of Ilpo under his own name since 16 years! Released as 180g heavy black vinyl record inlayed into high quality 5-color printed heavy cardboard envelope with additional golden …
Ukrainian label Kvitnu, which describes itself as a home for “sound and ideas with a high blood pressure” has shown itself to be one of the most interesting sources of noisy, often rhythmic electronics with a slate of excellent releases this year. Next up, launching later this week, is the first EP from Ilpo Väisänen in fifteen years, Syntetisaattori …
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Preview upcoming release of Ilpo Väisänen
A rare solo record from the former Pan Sonic member will come through Kvitnu in October. Finnish experimental producer Ilpo Väisänen, formerly of the legendary duo Pan Sonic, has a new album on the way. Solo works from Väisänen have been pretty scarce over the years, and Syntetisaattori Musiikkia Kuopiosta will be just the second …
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