A
true pioneer of
techno music in
Finland, best known from his
ultra-
minimal style. The other
half of
Pan sonic, also releasing lots of
solo work.
Mika started
DJing back in
1985. In
1989 he formed
Hyperdelic Housers with
Tommi Grönlund and
Esko Routamaa. The group
organized the first
illegal rave parties in Finland, as well as some larger
events accompanying big
rock festivals.
In
1991 Mr.Vainio and
Pertti Grönholm released what are considered the
first finnish techno records
under the alias
Corporate 09. After that, the
first Finnish underground techno label Sähkö Recordings became the
outlet for Mika's
music.
Ø (for
Ohm) was the
alias he most
commonly used, and became the one he is best known by.
Soon Mika became
internationally known, especially for his
Pan sonic project with
Ilpo Väisänen.
Artists such as
Björk (whose
song Headphones Mika later
remixed)
declared themselves as his
fans.
Thanks to his "
fame", Mika is
nowadays able to release more records. He has done so on
various different labels, having
abandoned his
Ø pseudonym and mostly using his
real name. His musical style has
evolved into an even more
experimental direction. While his older releases such as the
Metri CD were mostly
four on the floor techno with more minimalistic sounds than usual, his later works such as the
Onko album (on a
British Touch label) completely abandon the
typical song
structure and are
purely experimental works of
art.
A
full discography is
available at:
http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb/vainio/