Program 794: Resonant Spirits: Mika Vainio & Harold Budd
KALW Broadcast Date: August 18, 2024 | Host: Adrienne Cardwell
On this Music from Other Minds, we’ll hear works in memory of Finnish composer/sound artist Mika Vainio and American composer/poet Harold Budd. A selection of Vainio’s solo works and collaborations are the focus of the program, which includes several interjections by Harold Budd for good measure. Also included is music by Arne Deforce and Pan Sonic.
Program Audio
30-Second Spot
Track Info & Links
Title: Jos (If) (excerpt)
Composer: Mika Vainio
Performer: Mika Vainio
Recording Title: Onko
Record Label: Touch
Catalog Number: TO:34
Title: The Foundry (for Mika Vainio)
Composer: Harold Budd
Performer: Harold Budd
Recording Title: In The Mist
Record Label: Darla Records
Catalog Number: DRL248-1
Title: Näkinkengät (Shells)
Composer: Mika Vainio as Ø [ohm]
Performer: Mika Vainio
Recording Title: Kantamoinen
Record Label: Sähkö Recordings
Catalog Number: SAHKO-020
Title: Section three: Acheron (river of woe), Section four: Styx (river of rage)
Composer: Arne de Force & Mika Vainio
Performers: Arne de Force & Mika Vainio
Recording Title: Hephaestus
Record Label: Editions Mego
Catalog Number: EMEGO 187
Title: -25
Composer: Pan Sonic (Mika Vainio & Ilpo Väisänen)
Performers: Mika Vainio & Ilpo Väisänen
Recording Title: Kulma
Record Label: Blast First
Catalog Number: BFFP 132
Title: Atomin Paluu (Part 5 and 6)
Composer: Pan Sonic (Mika Vainio & Ilpo Väisänen)
Performers: Mika Vainio & Ilpo Väisänen
Recording Title: Atomin Paluu (A film soundtrack)
Record Label: Blast First Petite
Catalog Number: PTYT 086
Title: Sub Atlantic
Composer: Mika Vainio
Performer: Mika Vainio
Recording Title: Kilo
Record Label: Blast First Petite
Catalog Number: PTYT 076
Title: Feral
Composer: Harold Budd
Performer: Harold Budd
Recording Title: Luxa
Record Label: All Saints Records
Title: Heijastuva
Composer: Mika Vainio as Ø
Performer: Mika Vainio
Recording Title: Heijastuva
Record Label: Sähkö Recordings
Catalog Number: SAHKO-025
Title: Monneista Viimeinen (Last of the Catfishes)
Composer: Mika Vainio as Ø [ohm]
Performer: Mika Vainio
Recording Title: Kantamoinen
Record Label: Sähkö Recordings
Catalog Number: SAHKO-020
Title: Viher (Green-Cellular)
Composer: Mika Vainio
Performer: Mika Vainio
Recording Title: Onko
Record Label: Touch
Catalog Number: TO:34
Title: Elämän Puu (Tree of Life)
Composer: Mika Vainio as Ø [ohm]
Performer: Mika Vainio
Recording Title: Konstellaatio
Record Label: Sähkö Recordings
Catalog Number: SAHKO-028
Title: Totems Of The Red-Sleeved Warrior
Composer: Harold Budd
Performer: Harold Budd
Recording Title: The White Arcades
Record Label: All Saints Records
Title: Talvipäiva, vanha motelli (Winter day, Old Motel)
Composer: Mika Vainio as Ø
Performer: Mika Vainio
Recording Title: Konstellaatio
Record Label: Sähkö Recordings
Catalog Number: SAHKO-028
