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previous artist: utabi		there are 7 titles featuring uton in stock. they are listed below.		next artist: uuhuu

$15.96

back in stock as of
february 8th, 2012

first in stock on
june 7th, 2010

threads:
modern-psych
minimalism-drones
lo-fi
electro-acoustic-improvisation

dekorder (germany) #dekorder 37 lp

uton “unexplained objects” long playing record

some other sunshine
into the forest mind
good news from the other worlds
sirius wonder (connected!)
in the stardust cosmic
experimental elves
deeper in the magic
ideas collected

november 2009 release ; incredible lp of mutant psycho-junk from jani hirvonen ...

jani’s one of the few “prolifics” i can get behind ; over 7 years & dozens of low-run editions he’s mapped out a detailed floodplain of whistling bells, garbled vocals, and transcendent string-snap that’s restlessly flitting from one idea to the next, rarely staying still or rehashing older idea-sets in favor of continuous linear-path development ...

this one stays the course while delving into some nice, almost sound-art lineage combinations (listen to the sound-sample for a fine bubbling water & solemn chord-shape study) ... very nice !!!

dekorder press release...

[037]
uton
unexplained objects
lp

limited edition of 500 copies!

"unexplained objects“ is the 3rd vinyl-only lp by finland’s uton for the dekorder label, like his previous dekorder albums released in a strictly limited edition of 500 copies in a beautiful full-colour heavy duty sleeve designed by hirvonen himself.

while the last albums explored rural soundworlds from the outer reaches of this planet and hidden places of the inner human (and animal) mind, he has finally left planet earth completely and is now reaching out for outer space and alien communication. hirvonen seems to have traveled the spaceways, bringing home folk music and field recordings from faraway planets and alien cultures. erich von däniken beware!

uton is the one-man project of jani hirvonen originally hailing from tampere. hirvonen is one of the most active musicians of the finnish underground scene that has recently presented us the likes of kuupuu, kemialliset ystävät, islaja, paavoharju and lau nau and a seemingly never-ending stream of beautiful and highly original record releases.

uton has previously released dozens of cd’s, cd-r's and cassettes on a myriad of labels including jewelled antler, pseudo arcana, last visible dog, digitalis, ruralfauna and his own ikuisuus. he has collaborated with amon dude (avarus), anla courtis (reynols), antony milton (black boned angel), ben reynolds, peter wright, phil todd (ashtray navigations) and jan anderzen (tomutonttu, kemialliset ystävät) among others. the latter collaboration (under the hevoset moniker) has been released on lp by dekorder as well.

$15.96

back in stock as of
february 8th, 2012

first in stock on
june 26th, 2008

threads:
modern-psych
finland

dekorder (germany) #dekorder 25 lp

uton “straight edge xxs” long playing record

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june 2008 release ; ultra-inspired set of 30 brief vignettes from jani hirvonen ... if you’ve been following the man’s output for the past few years you might be surprised to find not a set of flowing, humidity-laced echo-destroyed string droners, but instead an almost ethnological-forgery tinged batch of pitched-up/down vocal tumblers rife with odd o/t percussion & errant flute overblow.

impressively anarchic ; highly recommended !!!

dekorder press release...

[025] uton - straight edge xxs lp

"straight edge xxs" is the 2nd vinyl album by finland's uton released in a strictly limited edition of 500 copies on the dekorder label. it comes in a gorgeous full-colour collage sleeve assembled by hirvonen himself. while uton's last dekorder album "alitaju ylimina" (and most of his other recorded works respectively) are hazy lo-fi drone masterpieces for the most part, this is a completely different affair.

recorded straight to tape within one month, right after returning from a 6-month trip to india, these songs (if you could call them songs) are completely out-of-this-world; very short and crazed sketch-like pieces sounding like a nonesuch explorer lp of long lost field recordings from an as yet unexplored continent. or is it world music from an unknown planet recorded by those sublime frequencies guys from mysterious short wave transmissions? well, it is all that and more. it is pure ecstatic expression channelized through psychedelia, free jazz, noise and rural ancient folk music from all over the world in a completely naked, predominantly acoustic setting. one of the purest forms of music you could imagine; while all the familiar uton elements remain evident in a hazy backcloth.

uton is the one-man project of jani hirvonen originally hailing from tampere. hirvonen is one of the most active musicians of the finnish underground scene that has recently presented us the likes of kuupuu, kemialliset ystävät, islaja, paavoharju and lau nau and a seemingly never-ending stream of beautiful and highly original record releases. uton has previously released dozens of cd's, cd-r's and cassettes on a myriad of labels including jewelled antler, pseudo arcana, last visible dog, digitalis, ruralfauna and his own ikuisuus. he has collaborated with amon dude (avarus), anla courtis (reynols), antony milton (black boned angel), ben reynolds, peter wright, phil todd (ashtray navigations) and jan anderzen (tomutonttu, kemialliset ystävät) among others. the latter collaboration (under the hevoset moniker) is released on lp by dekorder simultaneously.

$15.96

back in stock as of
february 8th, 2012

first in stock on
june 26th, 2008

threads:
modern-psych
finland

dekorder (germany) #dekorder 24 lp

hevoset “hevoset” long playing record

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june 2008 release ; the debut by this new duo-grouping of jan “tomutonttu” anderzen and jani “uton” hirvonen ... have made my love for these two ring clear as a bell w/in these pages (jan’s unfortunately o/p ultra eczema lp smoked, jani’s many outings are always repeat-performance worthy) - this pretty much sums up their individual contributions to the world of sound while managing to produce a “third sound” compound that’s denser than most 4-5 piece groups ... highly recommended !!!

dekorder press release...

[024] hevoset - s/t lp

hevoset is the duo of two of the most enigmatic individuals of the finnish underground, namely jan anderzen and jani hirvonen, both hailing from tampere. anderzen is ringleader of a mysterious multitudinous beast known as kemialliset ystävät (fonal records), a part-time member of avarus and islaja and records solo as tomutonttu (ultra exzema, beta-lactam ring records) with a new album coming out on dekorder this year (hopefully). hirvonen is best-known under his uton monicker with two lp's on dekorder and a stream of releases on last visible dog, digitalis, ruralfauna, jewelled antler, pseudo arcana and his own ikuisuus label.

while most one-off meetings between so-called experimental and improvising musicians often sound like bad excuses for a few beers and endless jams this is quite the opposite - a heavy weight championship finale of two like-minded whizkids cross-fertilizing each other with idea after idea, leading to some of the weirdest and quixotic recordings you will have heard of the two. everything you loved about kemialliset ystävät, uton and tomutonttu is contained in hevoset ..... and more. rural psychedelia, out-of-tune plucked and strummed strings, overloaded organs and effect pedals, jani hirvonen's sweet wordless vocals, ecstatic improvised drone collages, bells, backward loops, jungle percussion and tons of unidentifiable sounds and noises shaped into tight 4 - 6 minute tracks.

$15.96

back in stock as of
february 8th, 2012

first in stock on
june 27th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych

dekorder (germany) #dekorder 20 lp

uton “alitaju ylimina” long playing record

atopia
utopia

dekorder press release...

[020] uton "alitaju ylimina" lp

limited edition of 500 copies!

"alitaju ylimina" is the first vinyl album by finland's uton released in a strictly limited edition of 500 copies in a marvellous fold-out sleeve with a full-colour drawing by uton himself on the outer sleeve and some fierce black&white illustrations by dutch artist christelle gualdi inside.

uton is the one-man project of jani hirvonen originally hailing from tampere and currently travelling and recording in india. hirvonen is one of the most active musicians of the finnish underground scene that has recently presented us the likes of kuupuu, kemialliset ystävät, islaja, paavoharju and lau nau and a seemingly never-ending stream of beautiful and highly original record releases.

the music of uton is no exception there, drawing inspirations from psychedelia to free jazz to pure ecstatic drones and noises using a wide range of acoustic instruments from various parts of the globe and a bulk of electronics. recorded in glorious lo-fi the mystery of hirvonen’s sound is difficult to pinpoint; sheer ravishing beauty, elegancy and variegation is stashed behind a wall of grey, inscrutable haze – gorgeous melodies and voices, reeds and alien sounds gleaming through the mist from time to time, shimmering like diamonds through layers of dust.

uton has previously released dozens of cd’s, cd-r's and cassettes on a myriad of labels including jewelled antler, pseudo arcana, last visible dog, digitalis and his own ikuisuus. he has collaborated with amon dude (avarus), anla courtis (reynols), antony milton (black boned angel), ben reynolds, peter wright, phil todd (ashtray navigations) and jan anderzen (tomutonttu, kemialliset ystävät) among others. the latter collaboration (under the hevoset moniker) will be released on lp by dekorder later this year.

$11.76

back in stock as of
march 5th, 2010

first in stock on
october 12th, 2009

threads:
modern-psych
lo-fi
finland
minimalism-drones

digitalis recordings (usa) #digi052 cd

uton “we're only in it for the spirit” compact disc

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august 2008 release ; full edition of this 2006 tour-cdr from jani hirvonen, offering some gauzy gated guitar patternage over a bed of swampy electronics ... love this stuff.

digitalis recordings press release...

digi052: uton "we're only in it for the spirit" cd

for the past five plus years, uton has been one of the most consistent projects to come out of the snowy confines of his native finland. his output has been constant, but the quality is always great. his drones have always been underscored with a sense of melody and a keen utilization of the space where the music was created. these songs are not icy or glacial, though, like one might think. uton’s uncanny ability to inject an inviting sense of warmth and spirit. "we’re only in it for the spirit" is ghost music; barely there and out-of-sight in the blink of an eye.

the man responsible for these masked-spirit journeys is tampere native, jani hirvonen. he's collaborated with the likes of jan anderzén (kemialliset ystävät, etc), bridget hayden (vibracathedral orchestra), & anla courtis (reynols) among others. when it comes to enchanted, sprawling drones, hirvonen is a true rennaissance man. he is joined by vapaa's j.p. koho on all tracks, who complements hirvonen's delicacy with subtle hints of chaos.

"we're only in it for the spirit" continues to trek through new worlds of sound, polishing off the once-rough edges of uton's sound into something that acts as a beacon in the void. dark, brooding drones for guitar and electronics flicker and fade like a distant, stellar horizon. hirvonen is a master craftsman, and koho is his perfect foil. the two play off each other's every move and produce an end result that rivals anything uton has released previously. "we're only in it for the spirit" is a magickal piece of work.

limited to 500 copies with artwork designed by james livingston of black horizons.

$9.55

back in stock as of
july 30th, 2007

first in stock on
may 20th, 2006

threads:
finland
modern-psych
minimalism-drones

ikuisuus (finland) #is 003 cd

aan “salamaa” compact disc recordable

alun silmä (3:43)
soikea kansa (8:51)
sammalsampo (7:28)
joutsenkaaret (5:35)
pieni kuningas (5:53)
lähteen kätkössä (7:43)

“this is the document of the first meetings by uton & kuhkija, recorded in helsinki and tampere late 2004.”

ikuisuus press release...

aan: salamaa - cdr (ikuisuus, 2006)

aan is a duo by kulkija and uton. these recordings are from their first meetings ever (at least in these psychophysical bodies) in helsinki and tampere, late 2004. music is full of strange sounds and dark atmospheres, deeply in the very heart of the so-called mystical forrest folk illusion. astral travelling, dreams from the other side... some beings in the source, dancing their song for life, death & mysteries.

6 tracks - total 39:17 min

$47.04

back in stock as of
april 26th, 2011

first in stock on
december 1st, 2008

threads:
jewelled-antler
field-recordings
guitar-themed
folk
modern-psych
lo-fi

best of 2008 !!!

porter (usa) #pr 4010-13 cd

“the jewelled antler library” quadruple compact disc boxed set

loren chasse - green laughter (18:11)
loren chasse - footpath 1 (1:02)
tomes - part 1 (10:04)
tomes - part 2 (10:38)
loren chasse - footpath 2 (1:11)
the ivytree - the withering year (2:53)
the ivytree - inner groves (6:13)
the ivytree - white sun (5:41)
the ivytree - lake of fire (3:29)
loren chasse - footpath 3 (0:47)
hala strana - cutting durmast (3:13)
hala strana - karst (5:12)
hala strana - sztajer (trad. polish) (3:13)
hala strana - cantecul miresei (trad. romanian) (3:08)
hala strana - nettles (3:14)
dead raven choir - night scene (8:29)
dead raven choir - the horn's sound in the wood ... (5:45)
dead raven choir - the shepherd's hour (6:50)
loren chasse - footpath 4 (2:01)
the famous boating party - white butterfly (3:37)
the famous boating party - the orange bears (3:36)
the famous boating party - albion moonlight (3:37)
the famous boating party - the great sled-makers (3:20)
the famous boating party - the deer is humble (2:40)
the famous boating party - follies of summer (2:33)
loren chasse - footpath 5 (1:27)
uton - zwuij 1 (5:35)
uton - zwuij 2 (8:06)
uton - zwuij 3 (5:29)
loren chasse - footpath 6 (0:37)
claypipe - wayside (1:38)
claypipe - constant (1:50)
claypipe - industry (the provision of cairns) (1:37)
claypipe - the math of random fractures (3:59)
claypipe - crouching (4:09)
claypipe - midnight at mangawhai beach (skeleton) (4:57)
claypipe - ~~~ (1:47)
loren chasse - footpath 7 (1:13)
the muons - green man (4:03)
the muons - space man (4:22)
the muons - flowers (3:33)
the muons - land's end (5:32)
the muons - fishes (2:14)
loren chasse - footpath 8 (1:27)
thuja - fable 1 (9:39)
thuja - fable 2 (12:17)
loren chasse - footpath 9 (2:49)
fursaxa - harbinger of spring (17:50)
loren chasse - footpath 10 (2:26)
kemialliset ystavat - kyy2 (4:01)
kemialliset ystavat - kyy1 (5:37)
kemialliset ystavat - kw (4:19)
kemialliset ystavat - kyy4 (2:35)
kemialliset ystavat - kx (3:13)
loren chasse - footpath 11 (1:13)
the ways of god to man - nothing (11:27)
the ways of god to man - everything (7:18)
the ways of god to man - anything (9:37)
loren chasse - footpath 12 (1:52)

december 2008 release ; holy grail time here folks ...

by the time i was made aware of just what a treasure trove the “jewelled antler cd-r library” series (released, one a month, during 2003) was, the discs in question were long unavailable, banished to the realm of myth & mystery, their hand-drawn artwork(s) relegated to .jpg files on assorted discography pages ...

lo and behold, the wise ones over at porter records (a young label, known primarily for their free jazz releases by the likes of henry grimes, odean pope, and khan jamal) saw some unjustice in this inavailability & set out to once again make this series, largely responsible for launching the career(s) of kemialliset ystävät, fursaxa, uton, dead raven choir, claypipe, and any number of the various combinations of the key jewelled antler players (loren chasse, glenn donaldson, steven r. smith, and rob reger) available to the discerning connoisseur who, like me, was largely unaware of this music as it was unfolding ...

the label has done a bang-up job, squeezing the entire contents of all 12 mini-cdrs onto four discs (with bonus material(s) from the shadowy the ways of god to man exclusive to this set) and housing everything inside a foil-stamped box along with a series of 14 double-sided, full-color cards (detailed below) reprinting the original designs and themes ...

easily one of my top releases of 2008, a life-saver for the latter-day jewelled antler fanatic ; highest recommendation !!!

porter press release...

the jewelled antler libary

with 13 groups, 59 tracks and over 4 hours and 40 minutes of music and sounds, the jewelled antler library 4 cd box-set brings together experimental music from the u.s., finland and new zealand that ranges from psychedelic, abstract drone, soft psych, noise, folk and field recordings, to the outright strange and bizarre. four cds that collect together the entire 12 volume set of the limited edition jewelled antler cd-r library, plus the limited edition recording of the ways of god to man and also 12 new field recordings by loren chasse.

musicians include: fursaxa, uton, loren chasse, tomes, the ivytree, hala strana, dead raven choir, the famous boating party, claypipe, muons, thuja, kemialliset ystavat, the ways of god to man. this is a 1000 limited edition box-set. the box-set is made of chip board stock with the jewelled antler logo debossed in metal foil, includes 14 heavy stock panels with original artwork, cd faces have printed photos by loren chasse.

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