Bleep

Out of print for almost twenty years until now, Mika Vainio’s Aste collection of early career material from 91/92 is finally back in our hands. Showcasing his most minimal of techno and ambient styles, these tracks range from mysterious and anticipatory speech sample led ambience to revolving, seesawing, jagged high speed stabs. Amid elastic experiments with subtle variations, and the elongated choral edits of ‘Kolmas’ swapped out for eerie high pitched plucks and low bass rumbles, ‘Ionos’ typifies the allure of minimal techno, barely more than some sine tones and a steady thud yet carrying a “less is more” vigor.