Mika Vainio

Pan Sonic's Mika Vainio Dies at 53

PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2017

Following a long and prolific career, experimental-music groundbreaker Mika Vainio, best known as one half of Pan Sonic, has died. Reps for...

Mika Vainio Brings Back Ø Alias for 'Konstellaatio'

PUBLISHED Dec 23, 2013

As previously reported, electronic music vet Mika Vainio will soon return with a new Pan Sonic album, but first up will be a full-length f...

Mika Vainio Resurrects Pan Sonic for New Album, Collaborates with Stephen O'Malley

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2013

Legendary electronic music veteran Mika Vainio has had a busy year so far, collaborating with numerous performers and releasing his solo al...

Mika Vainio

Fe3O4 — Magnetite

PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2012

Mika Vainio returns once again with a disc of masterfully stark futurism. Maintaining clarity and simplicity has always been a priority thr...

Mika Vainio Announces 'Magnetite'

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2012

Electronic music vet Mika Vainio let loose a series of "slate grey metallic collisions" on last year's guitar-intensive Life (…It Eat...

Mika Vainio

Life (…It Eats You Up)

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2011

Never a stranger to abrasiveness or pummelling electronics, Mika Vainio brings his guitar to the party this time for some hands-on axe grin...

Mika Vainio

Salle Pierre-Mercure, Montreal QC June 1

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2011

Formerly one half of industrial minimalists Pan Sonic, Mika Vainio took the stage as the final act of the night's audio-visual program. Sta...

Mika Vainio

Black Telephone of Matter

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2009

Pan Sonic member Mika Vainio's newest effort is in many ways perplexing, offering up everything from processed field recordings to remote-s...