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Mika Vainio - Biography

Mika Vainio is a Finnish experimental musician based out of Berlin. During the 1980s, Vainio played drums and electronics in the Finnish industrial/noise scene, eventually making a name for himself as one half of Pan Sonic, an electronic duo inspired by Throbbing Gristle and Suicide.

Vainio is also an accomplished solo artist, releasing solo work both under his own name and under the Ø alias. He has collaborated with iDEAL Recordings label boss Joachim Nordwall, Sunn O))) leader Stephen O'Malley, Autechre's Sean Booth, Alan Vega of Suicide and Fennesz. Vanio's most recent solo releases are 2013's Kilo and 2014's Ø recording Konstellaatio. After a long hiatus, 2014 saw the release of Pan Sonic's album Oksastus.