Sysivalo

2LP+CD.

Mika Vainio started making a new Ø album in 2014. He almost finalized the record before his too early passing in 2017. The album Sysivalo is the 9th out of 8 full scale albums, released under the Ø alias by Vainio. Ø was his longest running project from 1993 to 2017. Sysivalo was recorded during 2014-2017 and is 60 min long album with 20 tracks, produced by Vainio. He described the record as a distinct Ø album that was going to include several shorter tracks, etudes. The title, Sysivalo, is invented by Vainio by combining the Finnish words sysi (dark or sinister) and valo (light).

Like life itself, the album carries a quiet darkness – honest and full of hidden light. The many of the tracks are beatless subtle soundtracks of eclipsed emotions. Like an incapacitated creature waiting for something to happen.

The closing track Loputon (Endless) is maybe the most beautiful tracks Vainio has ever written, Vainio’s last word.

Written, produced and performed by Mika Vainio (1963-2017) in Berlin and Oslo in 2014-2017

Compiled post mortem by Rikke Lundgreen and Tommi Grönlund according to Mika Vainio’s notes.

Katso myös Helsingin Sanomien arvostelu.

1. Etude 1 03:06
2. Etude 2 02:34
3. Etude 3 02:39
4. Etude 4 03:47
5. Etude 5 02:33
6. Sylvannus 03:03
7. Etude 6 02:47
8. Etude 7 03:02
9. Katko 02:43
10. Kangastus 02:57
11. T-Bahn 03:35
12. Uusikuu 02:36
13. Pimennys 02:59
14. Aine 03:10
15. Anthem 01:23
16. Dual 03:13
17. Kohtalo 01:24
18. Sysivalo 03:10
19. Ursa 03:24
20. Loputon 03:15