Bleep

Mika Vainio's final album under his Ø alias gets repressed via Sahko, here is what we originally said upon it's release "The guitars and fuzz prevalent in Vainio’s recent releases is largely absent from Konstellaatio; indeed most of the development here barely registers above a whisper. The highlights are still plentiful, and quite unpredictable. ‘Syvänteessä Pukinjalkaisen’ weaves together Gregorian chant and de-noised frequencies with unsettling results. ‘Neutronit’ transforms an incessant car-in-reverse beep into a skeletal banger reminiscent of Vainio’s group work. ‘Takasin’ features gently looped thumb pianos, and on the stunning opening track ‘Otava’, surging sub-bass and concrete kicks slowly lose their way in a mist of swirling pads. Konstellaatio is clearly the work of a master in full control of his repertoire."