![]() ![]() ![]() I think the widely spaced tones, echoing shuffles, and reverberating tick-tocks would provide a suitable backdrop for something you’d find at the MOMA. It’s not surprising that the title track was originally recorded for use in an “art happening,” as the entire album has that feel. ![]() Even fans of this stuff might find their patience tried as they try to make their way through Onko’s 67 meandering minutes. Suffice to say, neither one of those reactions are stirred up by Onko. Such sonic elements can create intriguing soundscapes that challenge the imagination and boggle the mind. However, here Vainio presents an electronic album that is as minimal as can be (or pretty darn close), composed of low-frequency drones, beeps, static snaps and crackles, various hums and whirs, and other sonic doodles. Vainio is perhaps best known for his work in minimal electro-soundsmiths Pan(a)Sonic. Onko was originally released in 1997, as Mika Vainio’s first solo album for Touch. ![]()
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