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Pan Sonic (originally called Panasonic) is a Finnish experimental electronic music duo consisting of Mika Vainio and Ilpo Väisänen.

Pan Sonic cite their main influences from the early 1980s, with industrial acts like Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten and Suicide to reggae, hip-hop and dub. The late outsider rockabilly artist Hasil Adkins is also cited, as well as country music star Johnny Cash. Vainio often remarks that their music is a merger of these two schools of music, taking the harsh and pure sounds typical of industrial techno and spacing them out into longer, subdued soundscapes familiar to instrumental reggae and dub.

Some of their equipment is made by third "extra" member Jari Lehtinen. These and other custom made instruments are responsible for creating the sounds typical to Pan Sonic's music. They also use samplers and an MPC2000 sequencer. Pan Sonic are great fans of experimentation and art performances and have done exhibitions and sound installations in...

Created by dipity on Jan 31, 2008

Last updated: 03/04/10 at 07:17 PM

• Kesto (234.48:4) (disc 4)
  May 17, 2004

  Track listing: Säteily / Radiation

• Kesto (234.48:4) (disc 3)
  May 17, 2004

  Track listing: Viemärimaailma / SewageworldKäytävä / CorridorIlmenemismuoto / AppearanceformPakkasen holvit / Arches of FrostSelittämätön / InexplicableIlma / AirKoljan uni / Sleep of HaddockLinjat / Lines

• Kesto (234.48:4) (disc 2)
  May 17, 2004

  Track listing: Etäisyys / DistanceKonnat / ToadsVirtamuuntaja / Current-TransformerTasmaniaJohto 5. / Cable 5.Valomuuntaja / Light-TransformerRouta-olio / Groundfrost-BeingSykkivä / ThrobbingAltistus / ExposureTelemiitit / TelemitesProspekt VernadskogoArktinen / Arctic

• Kesto (234.48:4) (disc 1)
  May 17, 2004

  Track listing: Rähinä I / Mayhem IMutaaattori / MutatorOnkalo / CavityPakoisvoima / FugalforceLouhiRähinä II / Mayhem IIRiimu / HalterKeskeisvoima / CentralforceVähentajä / DiminsherRähinä III / Mayhem IIILautturi / RafterPainovoima / Gravity

• Live in London 1995
  Jan 21, 2001

  Track listing: [untitled][untitled][untitled][untitled][untitled][untitled][untitled][untitled][untitled]

• Aaltopiiri
  Jan 15, 2001

  Track listing: EnsiVaihtovirtaToisaaltaJohdinKuuÄänipääLiuosUlottuvuusHallapyydysReuna-alueValliKoneJohto 3MurskausRasiteKiertoArvio

• Live in NYC
  2000

  Track listing: 19/01/99520/01/995

• B
  Mar 28, 1999

  Track listing: LatausKuusi halkoVapina 2Pyökki halko

• A
  Feb 21, 1999

  Track listing: MaaPalaLomittainJoskusAskelAhdinA-kemiaJohto 1HavaintoEtäisyysAlanevaAktiiviRajatilaJohto 2TelakoeSärmaysVoima

• Kulma
  Jan 26, 1997

  Track listing: TeurastamoLuotainVapinaPuhdistusJaksoMurto nesteKylmä massaHahmoAines-25SäätöKurnutusRutinaMoottori

• Osasto EP
  Jul 8, 1996

  Track listing: UranokemiaTelakoParturiMurto

• Rude Mechanic (disc 2)
  1995

  Track listing: [untitled] (feat. David Cunningham)[untitled] (feat. Robert Ellis)[untitled] (feat. Kaffe Matthews)[untitled] (feat. Jimi Tenor)[untitled] (feat. Koan)[untitled] (feat. David Cunningham)[untitled][untitled] (feat. Simon Fisher Turner)[untitled] (feat. Tiina Huczkowski)[untitled] (feat. Bruce Gilbert)[untitled] (feat. Scanner)[untitled] (feat. David Gilchrist)[untitled][untitled] (feat. Bruce Gilbert)[untitled][untitled] (feat. Scanner)

• Rude Mechanic (disc 1)
  1995

  Track listing: [untitled][untitled] (feat. Bruce Gibert)[untitled] (feat. Put Put)[untitled] (feat. Robert Ellis)[untitled] (feat. David Cunningham)[untitled][untitled] (feat. Robert Ellis)[untitled] (feat. Kaffe Matthews)[untitled] (feat. Scanner)[untitled] (feat. Jimi Tenor)[untitled] (feat. Simon Fisher Turner)[untitled] (feat. David Gilchrist)[untitled] (feat. Susan Stenger)[untitled] (feat. Bruce Gilbert)[untitled]

• Vakio
  Sep 24, 1995

  Track listing: AlkuRadiokemiaHetkenVaiheUraniaGrafHapatusPaineTelaVirheResoVaihe (Fön)KaasuCSG-sonicSähkötin