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- Artist(s): Mika Vainio
- Summary: The latest release for Finnish musician Mika Vainio as Ø is his first since 2008's Oleva.
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- Record Label: Darla Records
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock
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Apr 2, 2014For fans of Ø, or anyone keen on abstract, contemplative electronic music, this is a fine release with more than a few fantastic moments.
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Mar 26, 2014Konstellaatio fills a lot of room, then, with very little range. But what’s there is excellent and, for Vainio, a striking and surprising contribution to a scene that’s watched him work for at least two decades.
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Mar 26, 2014It rewards multiple studious listens in order to piece together Vainio's deceptively rich vocabulary, but could equally serve as the soundtrack to an expressionist horror film. As such, it's a hard album to pin down, but trying to do so is an experience in and of itself.
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The WireMar 26, 2014It is a record suited to headphone listening, but demands too much visceral engagement to be truly ambient. [Feb 2014, p.51]
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MojoMar 26, 2014Hallucinatory sonic landscapes that whistle, throb, sing and buzz like the heightened inner-space rhythms of the body. [Apr 2014, p.95]