Mika Vainio, currently based in Berlin, was one half of the minimal electronic duo Pan Sonic from Finland, (the other half was Ilpo Väisänen). Before starting Pan Sonic in beginning of the 90's, Mika Vainio has played electronics and drums as part of the early Finnish industrial and noise scene.
 
His solo works, under his own name and under aliases like Ø, are known for their analogue warmth and electronic harshness. Be it abstract drone works or minimal avant techno, Vainio is always creating unique, physical sounds.
 He has released on labels like editions Mego, Touch, Wavetrap and Sähkö and he has been producing with Alan Vega of Suicide, Keiji Haino, Chicks on Speed, John Duncan and Bruce Gilbert.
 
Having performed at CTM in the past as Pan Sonic, this year Vainio returns in support of his recently-debuted solo live show, featuring an interplay between electronics and live guitar.
 
› editionsmego.com 
› soundcloud.com/experimedia/mika-vainio-life-it-eats-you
 
 
Appearances:
› CTM.12 › ≠ NOT EQUAL
› CTM.10 › OUTPUT STATIC
› CTM.10 › ARCHITONE – YOKOMONO-PRO
› CTM.09 › Frictions