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previous artist: hiroyuki usui		there are 9 titles featuring uton in stock. they are listed below.		next artist: v/vm

$19.49

back in stock as of
december 3rd, 2008

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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click the play button to hear an excerpt of "untitled (10)"

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.

$19.49

back in stock as of
december 3rd, 2008

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.

$19.32

back in stock as of
december 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
june 27th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych

dekorder (germany) #dekorder 20 lp

uton “alitaju ylimina” long playing record

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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.

$9.55

new to stock as of
july 30th, 2007

threads:
modern-psych
minimalism-drones
free-improvisation

ikuisuus (finland) #is 005 cd

last night on earth “last night on earth” compact disc recordable

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super-group featuring uton’s jani hirvonen, amon dude’s arttu partinen, ashtray navigations’ ben reynolds, & vibracathedral orchestra’s bridget hayden.

ikuisuus press release...

last night on earth: s/t - cdr (ikuisuus, 2006)

6 tracks - total 35:25 mins

this is a first release by last night on earth, the new "supergroup" of psychedelic free improvisation. recorded at castle mountain high studio, finland, 11/2006 by ben reynolds (ashtray navigations), bridget hayden (vibracathedral orchestra), jani hirvonen (uton, aan), arttu partinen (avarus, anaksimandros, hetero skeleton), and melanie delaney (ashtray navigations, sculptress).

weird sounds, drones & feedback space explosions. thanks to mary jane and mad alice.

$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 004 cd

uton “sacred hiss / ghost oracle” compact disc recordable

the white dawn (4:33)
the main gain of things (5:12)
when the sun is glory (3:12)
the midnight rain (1:33)
when in it´s there (4:19)
tuulen selkä (4:37)
pyhä maa (3:18)
usvan katkoja (2:50)
elementit nousussa (2:47)
ajatus unohdus (3:38)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "when the sun is glory"

this title was released as part of the ikuisuus cdr series, “rec at mirror wand studios, tampere, spring 2005” - these are very nice editions with watercolor cd paintings, plus full-color photographic booklets & little info sheets...

while i don’t buy the image that everyone even tangentially involved in the finnish folk-psych scene lives in a cottage out in the woods over a stream, wearing fuzzy knitted elf-hats, i do completely submit to their personal, home-recorded sentiment when it makes it out past customs and into the growing world. of said demographic, uton, for my money, is emitting the most true tone-clusters, and i await each astral transmission with held breath...

ikuisuus press release...

uton: sacred hiss / ghost oracle - cdr (ikuisuus, 2006)

10 tracks - total 36:04 min

recorded at spring 2005 in tampere. strange & dark atmospheric drones & dreams from the other side of mind. specially for the late night processes - whatever that is, it's your way to use it.

ask something, and the wind will tell you!

$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)

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“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

$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 001 cd

uton “suoniin, luihin, ytimiin (live)” compact disc recordable

suoniin, luihin, ytimiin (46:29)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "suoniin, luihin, ytimiin"

ikuisuus press release...

uton: suoniin, luihin, ytimiin - cdr (ikuisuus, 2005)

live at mental alaska / tampere, 25th september 2005. ancient drones meets the ground. performed by uton & kulkija, using synth, effects, electric guitar (bowed & without), recorder, tape recorder & radio-noises, violin, voices....

1 track - total 46:29 mins

$43.47

new to stock as of
october 14th, 2005

file under:
sound-research
rock-etc...
psych-prog
minimal-drones
lo-fi
guitar-themed
free-improv
kunst-ton

last visible dog (usa) #lvd 080-086 cd

“invisible pyramid: elegy box” sextuple compact disc set

six discs of contemporary psych & free folk!

disc 1:

black forest/black sea - inepta
birchville cat motel - uneaten stars duo
wolfmangler - the mangling of tasmanian wolves
loren chasse - of ‘the carapace and its soul-life’
bardo pond - “bufo periglenes (golden toad) parts i-iii”

disc 2:

es - maailmarauha
es - harmonia rakkautta
es - pianokaari
andrea belfi & stefano pilia - cuora yuannanensis
sunken - steller’s sea cow
kulkija - illan tullen
kulkija - läheisyys
kulkija - hämärän humina
kulkija - ajatus tasaannus
kulkija - yö jää taa
tomu tonttu - rattus nativitatis 1
tomu tonttu - rattus nativitatis 2
tomu tonttu - rattus nativitatis 3
tomu tonttu - rattus nativitatis 4
tomu tonttu - rattus nativitatis 5

disc 3:

up-tight - falling into a doze
up-tight - prisoner no.0
up-tight - le bleu du ciel
flies inside the sun - white walls
uton - mauritian giant skink part i
uton - mauritian giant skink part ii
mudboy - terry shiva
steven r. smith - a sun enshrouded by moths

disc 4:

keijo - getting through
doktor kettu - reset of dark
my cat is an alien - elegy for all the extinct alien species
one inch of shadow - you’ll miss me at the end
fursaxa - guise of the eskimo curlwe
fursaxa - tura tura and the light of the new crescent moon

disc 5:

ashtray navigations - mysterious starling music
ashtray navigations - mysterious starling island
ashtray navigations - teeth of the rat
ashtray navigations - mysterious starling museum music
peter wright - heteralocha acutiostris
peter wright - little rocket ships
peter wright - metal feathers can fly
geoff mullen - three part suite “flightless birds in dying buildings” - great auk part i & ii
geoff mullen - three part suite “flightless birds in dying buildings” - great auk part iii
urdog - the open
miminokoto - hibiite

disc 6:

area c - chain bridge
ben reynolds - thirty birds
seht - catchpool 01
avarus - viimeisen dodon viimeinen runkki 1
avarus - viimeisen dodon viimeinen runkki 2
avarus - viimeisen dodon viimeinen runkki 3
avarus - viimeisen dodon viimeinen runkki 4
renato rinaldi - conilurus albipes
matthew de gennaro - passenger pigeons

bravo last visible dog, well done. here is a six cd box set (priced for less that most labels’ triple-disc sets) containing side-length suite from pretty much a who’s who from within the universe the label documents (contemporary finnish bedroom psych, new zealand cassette culture, etc...) just perfect segments from all; outstanders include geoff’s piece (way to go geoff!), the keijo piece(s) (intruiged; need to learn more), and those of loren chasse and renato rinaldi. consider this the lexicon that will ultimately unlock the door(s) to myriad avenues of contemporary musical thought... pure magic.

last visible dog press release...

lvd's second compilation and spiritual successor to drunken fish's harmony of the spheres box (ep length submissions), but instead of 6 artists, there are now 31. the set features all exclusive material, and the total running time clocks in around 7 hours and 36 minutes. this compilation, like the first invisible pyramid comp (2003), finds its inspiration in the writings of loren eiseley (naturalist, anthropologist, and essayist); for whom an elegy to the first victims of the still-escalating wave of man-made mass extinction seemed appropriate. each artist has dedicated their track to a recently extinct species (with a short bio), and jeff knoch (urdog) has written a substantial essay to accompany the set.

$63.11

new to stock as of
december 1st, 2008

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

file under:
contemporary-electronic

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)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "tomes - part 1"

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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