Pekka Airaksinen

** First time on vinyl, rare 70's recordings from by the legendary Pekka Airaksinen, Nurse With Wound-listed founding member of Finnish improv group Sperm. ** Vitamins presents a collection of experimental electronic compositions originally recorded in 1975. This double LP explores sonic interpretations of vitamins, minerals, and influential figures such as Freud, Picasso, Platon, and Gandhi. Each track unfolds as a unique auditory experience, reflecting Airaksinen’s innovative approach to sound and composition. Vitamins stands as a testament to Airaksinen’s boundary-pushing creativity, inviting listeners into a world where electronic music becomes a canvas for abstract concepts and unconventional inspirations .Drawing from influences as diverse as John Cage and Zen Buddhism, Vitamins resists easy classification, traversing genres from noise and free jazz to ambient and contemporary music.

”In general music is mostly about expressing feelings and affecting people emotionally. On the other hand for example creating jazz music is also an intellectual process, not only for the musicians but also for the audience. For me music is a way of gaining knowledge. Music offers information and new perspectives to life which aren’t limited by concepts or literature. Therefore vitamins and other minerals belong to this category of curiosity. I was fascinated by what vitamins tell. I noticed that vitamins are a chemical sort of positivity that has at least in Finland reduced during the last decades.
Meaning the kind of positivity, innocence and naivety that can’t even be imagined these days but were a substantial part of Finnish films from 1940s to 1950s. While composing about vitamins I noticed the connection between vitality and positivity. Also portaits aim to express the essential of its model, not what him/her looks like on the outside. I chose some people that are interesting and have had something special to offer.” (P. Airaksinen)