PAN SONIC: Oksastus; Limited Edition White Double Vinyl LP (2014)
$130.00
Experimental, Abstract, Electronic, Industrial, Noise, Pan Sonic, Mika Vainio; Limited Edition (300 copies) Double White Vinyl LP (2014) – Ex Used condition
Where Pan Sonic succeed in their work, both here and elsewhere, is in the subtle bridging of discipline and the impromptu. They’re somewhere between chaos and order, setting out rigid backbones to tracks, some of which harken back to mechanized sounds that mirror the earliest drum machines or synthesized drums. From there it resembles a battle between ship and wave, with both sides winning out at various junctures. Their use of repetition was chiseled down to a fine art by this point, and listening to them use it on a track such as the sprawling “11’03” is a fascinating experience—this isn’t repetition to get lost in, to transport you away. It’s there to drag you in, to keep you alert. It’s the direct opposite of krautrock dreams or techno fantasias, even though roots of those genres can be found across Pan Sonic’s output. Instead this is a nightmarish vision of the everyday, a stark and arresting vision of existence that spews out humanity’s ugliness across a mixing board and a mesh of wires. Limited Edition 300 copies
