Mika Vainio

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Mika Tapio Vainio
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Mika Vainio (born 15 May, 1963, Helsinki, Finland - died 12 April, 2017, France, aged 53) was a Finnish electronic musician, composer and producer.

He began his musical career playing electronics and drums as part of the early Finnish industrial and noise scene. In 1993, together with Ilpo Väisänen and Sami Salo, he founded the minimal electronic group Pan Sonic. Sami Salo left Pan Sonic in 1996 and the project continued as a duo until disbanding in 2009. Vainio then established a successful solo career, often collaborating with experimental French composer Franck Vigroux.
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TO:34 Onko — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio Onko (Album) Touch TO:34 UK, Europe & US 1997 Sell This Version
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STCD 035 Three Compositions For Machines — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio, Pita & Charlemagne Palestine Mika Vainio, Pita & Charlemagne Palestine - Three Compositions For Machines(CD, Album) Staalplaat STCD 035 Netherlands 1998 Sell This Version
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WAV01 Ydin — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio Ydin(CD, Album, Ltd) Wavetrap WAV01 Sweden 1999 Sell This Version
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TO:43 Kajo — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio Kajo(CD, Album) Touch TO:43 UK 2000 Sell This Version
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AS02 Invisible Architecture #2 — Mika Vainio Vainio*Fennesz / Vainio* Vainio*Fennesz / Vainio* - Invisible Architecture #2(CD, Album) Audiosphere AS02 Belgium 2002 Sell This Version
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TO:54 Sokeiden Maassa Yksisilmäinen On Kuningas = In The Land Of The Blind One-Eyed Is King — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio Sokeiden Maassa Yksisilmäinen On Kuningas = In The Land Of The Blind One-Eyed Is King(CD, Album) Touch TO:54 UK 2003 Sell This Version
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SIG 15001, NT 099 GRM Experience — Mika Vainio Christian Fennesz* & Mika Vainio & Christian Zanési Christian Fennesz* & Mika Vainio & Christian Zanési - GRM Experience(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album) Signature (9), Signature (9) SIG 15001, NT 099 France 2004 Sell This Version
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AQ-08 Nine Suggestions — Mika Vainio John Duncan, Mika Vainio & Ilpo Väisänen John Duncan, Mika Vainio & Ilpo Väisänen - Nine Suggestions(CD, Album) Allquestions AQ-08 Italy 2005 Sell This Version
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WAV06 Revitty [Torn] — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio Revitty [Torn](CD, Album) Wavetrap WAV06 Sweden 2006 Sell This Version
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ATAK012 Oleva — Mika Vainio Ø, Mika Vainio Ø, Mika Vainio - Oleva(CD, Album, RM, Dig) Atak ATAK012 Japan 2009 Sell This Version
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TO:72 Aíneen Musta Puhelin = Black Telephone Of Matter — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio Aíneen Musta Puhelin = Black Telephone Of Matter (Album) Touch TO:72 2009 Sell This Version
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EDITIONS mego 098 Trahnie — Mika Vainio Lucio Capece, Mika Vainio Lucio Capece, Mika Vainio - Trahnie (Album) Editions Mego EDITIONS mego 098 Austria 2009 Sell This Version
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R-N 109 Time Examined — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio Time Examined(CD, Album + CD, RE) Raster-Noton R-N 109 Germany 2009 Sell This Version
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ATAK014 STATION 15, ROOM 3.064 Parts 1-5 — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio STATION 15, ROOM 3.064 Parts 1-5(CD, Ltd) Atak ATAK014 Japan 2010 Sell This Version
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IMPREC281 3. Telepathics Meh In-Sect Connection — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio, Kouhei Matsunaga, Sean Booth Mika Vainio, Kouhei Matsunaga, Sean Booth - 3. Telepathics Meh In-Sect Connection(CD, Album) Important Records (2) IMPREC281 US 2010 Sell This Version
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Editions Mego 124 V Life (...It Eats You Up) — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio Life (...It Eats You Up) (Album) Editions Mego Editions Mego 124 V Austria 2011 Sell This Version
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TO:86 Fe₃O₄ - Magnetite — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio Fe₃O₄ - Magnetite (Album) Touch TO:86 UK 2012 Sell This Version
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PAN 28, PAN 28. LP Venexia — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio / Kevin Drumm / Axel Dörner / Lucio Capece Mika Vainio / Kevin Drumm / Axel Dörner / Lucio Capece - Venexia Pan (3), Pan (3) PAN 28, PAN 28. LP Germany 2012 Sell This Version
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PTYT 076 LP Kilo — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio Kilo (Album) Blast First Petite PTYT 076 LP UK 2013 Sell This Version
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TO88 Monstrance — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio / Joachim Nordwall Mika Vainio / Joachim Nordwall - Monstrance (Album) Touch TO88 UK 2013 Sell This Version
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EMEGO 187 Hephaestus — Mika Vainio Arne Deforce & Mika Vainio Arne Deforce & Mika Vainio - Hephaestus (Album) Editions Mego, Editions Mego EMEGO 187 Europe 2014 Sell This Version
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CR03 Peau Froide, Léger Soleil — Mika Vainio Vainio* & Vigroux* Vainio* & Vigroux* - Peau Froide, Léger Soleil (Album) Cosmo Rhythmatic CR03 Germany 2015 Sell This Version
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FOLIO 001BK Halfway To White — Mika Vainio Joséphine Michel / Mika Vainio Joséphine Michel / Mika Vainio - Halfway To White(CD, Ltd) Touch FOLIO 001BK UK 2015 Sell This Version
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DS018 11.01.13 — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio 11.01.13 Otoroku DS018 2016
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iDEAL149 Mannerlaatta — Mika Vainio Mika Vainio Mannerlaatta (Album) iDEAL Recordings iDEAL149 Sweden 2016 Sell This Version

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Butterman

Butterman

April 19, 2017
Left an incredible and undeniable print on electronic and minimal music. Goodbye and farewell - never to be forgotten.
DrGlennMD

DrGlennMD

April 13, 2017
Oh man, can't believe he's gone. Left behind: One vast, beautiful legacy and discography to lose ourselves in.
juho

juho

April 13, 2017
Mika was and will undoubtedly be the most important and influential figure in Finnish electronic music history for generations, either directly or indirectly influencing every single modern electronic musician in the country, not to mention many abroad. He kept on honing his craft until he died which is the very definition of admirable dedication. It is a very sad day to not only lose a cornerstone of Finnish music, but to also lose such a constant driving force in experimental music as a whole. Rest in peace.
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snapyshot

October 2, 2013
edited about 1 year ago
Mika Vainio knew how to give noise personality. Paljon kiitoksia!

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