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Caesar With ‘vÄäristymä 2014 - 2024’, they prove once again that they are not only innovators, but also true explorers of new sonic possibilities. This record is a must for lovers of experimental electronics and avant-garde sound, and confirms that vÄäristymä have managed to create a sound world that is, to all intents and purposes, unique. www.versacrum.com/vs/2024/09/vaaristyma-vaaristyma-2014-2024.html Favorite track: Ulvoo (Live 2023).

Deadpanist Raffaele and Manuele are right: vÄäristymä is totally unique in the sphere of electronic music. I assume the efforts, the blood, sweat, and tears of building your own instruments can craft a singular sound. Some tracks did appear on previous compilations but a whole album? I'm totally hooked.

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Unexplained Sounds collection of contemporary and avantgarde music projects by Unexplained Sounds Group.

links to the single releases for a pre-listen right below:

Paolo L. Bandera - Riconnessione Iconoclatstica Sacrale
unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/riconnessione-iconoclastica-sacrale

vÄäristymä 2014 - 2024
unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/v- ristym-2014-2024

M.B. & Sonologyst - Frome
unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/forme

phoanøgramma & Luca Ferro - limen memoriae
unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/limen-memoriae

David Lee Myers, Sonologyst, Lars Bröndum - Unus et Trinus
unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/unus-et-trinus

The Tapes - A Touch Of Despair
unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/a-touch-of-despair

The Washing Planck - Integrale Sui Cammini
unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/integrale-sui-cammini

Mario Lino Stancati - Revision
unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/revision

Darja Kazimira & Zura Makharadze
unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-an-obscure-matriarchal-tribe

RhaD - Metamusic
unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/metamusic

Cristiano Bocci - Beyond the dark zones
unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-dark-zones

8th Annual Report
unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/8th-annual-report

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1.	Radiopurkaus 06:35	buy track
2.	Ennen muuta 06:34	buy track
3.	Löydön kynnyksellä (Live 2023) 02:49	buy track
4.	Äyriäissumu 05:09	buy track
5.	Ulvoo (Live 2023) 03:19	buy track
6.	Valvoo 04:15	buy track
7.	Ilmeisesti 03:18	buy track
8.	Kvanttiteleportaatio 04:41	buy track
9.	Hullunarkku 04:28	buy track
10.	Epäluulo 04:02	buy track
11.	Tulppaveto 06:26	buy track
12.	Säikeiden valtakunta (Live 2023) 04:16	buy track
13.	Koteloitua (Live 2014) 02:10	buy track

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vÄäristymä music ought to cause the radars of those much attuned to the sounds of the Revenant Sea to start tweaking incessantly, for somewhere out there this darkly shrouded leviathanic colossus stirs from the shadows, its echoing opines as old as time, its call sign chill dipped in brooding desolation, its space without end, containment or boundary. Here a mournful majesty unfurls amid the spectral detail of the sparsely set aching arcs, haunting yet hymnal in resonance and very much nodding to the work of Bebe and Louis Baron. Mark Barton (music reviewer, UK)

As listener as well as a publisher of predominantly electronic and experimental music, the main issue I face daily is finding musical projects that have their own originality and don't give me the sensation of "heard it all before." Let's call it the side effect of tech globalization. When I listen to vÄäristymä, I forget that this problem exists. Raffaele Pezzella (publisher, musician, Italy)

I've always admired artists who build their own instruments. Creating a unique sound is a massive challenge. That's why I was drawn to the vÄäristymä duo, which stands out for its sonic experimentation. Bringing Jarko and Janne into the New Polar Sound and Tischenko Gallery scene was a fascinating and enriching experience. Their 10-year release from 2014 to 2024, ideated alongside Raffaele Pezzella, gives a crucial glimpse into their distinctive sound. Manuele Frau (musician, NPS curator, Italy)

Once we got the Amiga, creating music meant starting from scratch and experimenting on our own. At that time our technical skills were so lacking that we recorded our first song using a video camera pointed at the screen speakers. Later, with the addition of a microphone, cassette recording became an easier process. Eventually we discovered the direct transfer of sound to a cassette recorder via RCA cables. At some point, tracker programs entered the scene, enabling easy and systematic serial production. However, with samples and patterns, the music became repetitive, dull and clinical. The purchase of a true analog synthesizer, the Roland SH-101, marked a turning point in our musical journey, taking us in a more unpredictable and intriguing direction. Over time, Janne's homemade electronic circuits became an integral part of our setup. As these circuits evolved into larger synthesizers, we gradually abandoned computers and factory-made equipment. Today, all of our sounds are generated by homemade devices.
Janne Liimatainen and Jarko Hedenius (founders of vÄäristymä, Finland)

Below is a chronological list of these devices developed from 2014 to 2024:

Polone
Dual voltage power supply
Adjustable
Voltage range ±1.2V up to ±30V
Maximum current 2x2A

Semmone
Sequencer
Simple oscillator
2 outputs

Kummone
Synthesizer
VCO1 (square, triangle)
VCO2 (square, triangle)
Noise (white, pink)
VCF (low pass 12dB)
VCA
ENV (attack, release)
LFO (square, triangle)

Häppone
Sequencer
16x2 characters LCD display
16 steps
4 adjustable analog voltages
1 analog CV output

Kepone
Dual voltage power supply
Voltage ±12V
Maximum current 2x1A

Lommone
Synthesizer
VCO1 (square, triangle, sawtooth, sine)
VCO2 (square, triangle, sawtooth, sine)
Noise (white, pink)
VCF (low pass 12dB)
VCA
ENV (attack, decay, sustain, release)
LFO1 (square, triangle, random)
LFO2 (square, triangle, random)

Hetkone
Sequencer
16 steps
3x16 on/on switches
Rate & ratio knobs
6 outputs
1 analog CV output

Pienkone
Analog delay
Volume input knob
Mix knob
Length knob
Volume output knob

Valkone
Synthesizer
VCO1 (square, triangle)
VCO2 (sawtooth, sine)
Noise (white, pink)
VCF (low pass 12dB)
VCA
ENV (attack, decay, sustain, release)
LFO1 (square, triangle, random)
LFO2 (square, triangle, random)

Keppone
Dual voltage power supply
Adjustable
Voltage range ±1.2V up to ±18V
Maximum current 2x1A

Leppone
Synthesizer
VCO (square, triangle, sawtooth, sine)
Noise (adjustable)
VCF (low pass 12dB)
VCA1
VCA2
ENV (attack, decay, sustain, release)
LFO1 (square, triangle, random)
LFO2 (square, triangle)

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released September 26, 2024

REVIEWS

Bad Alchemy
VÄÄRISTYMÄ vÄäristymä 2014 – 2024 (Unexplained Sounds Group, UGS101 / New Polar Sound, NPS007): Raffaele Pezzella aka Sonologyst has paid tribute to Lovecraft, Stoker, Fulci, Cronenberg, Argento, and Tarkovsky on Eighth Tower Records. As a curator of USG, he has presented “Songs from an Obscure Matriarchal Tribe” by Darja Kazimira & Zura Makharadze and anthologized post-industrial, electroacoustic, contemporary, and experimental music from all over the world. Andrey Tischenko, from the Tischenko Gallery in Helsinki, which specializes in Folk & Tribal Arts, has published works by Nona Et Decima, Sándor Vály, Purba Tuve, and Corrado Altieri on NPS. Like Pezzella, he has a ‘stereoscopic vision’ that goes 'beyond the Logic of Science' and ears attuned to ‘The Double Side of Nature.’ Here, they gather music generated with DIY synthesizers, sequencers, oscillators, etc., by Janne Liimatainen & Jarko Hedenius, two brothers from Helsinki: two tracks each from the ETR split “Minimalia Nocturna” and “Välivaihe,” as well as contributions previously included in USG compilations and excerpts from their “Taiteiden yö/Night of the Arts” live performance on 17.08.2023 at the Tischenko Gallery. Inventiveness and a spirit of discovery—‘On the Verge of Discovery’—are combined here with an outer space vector—‘Crab Nebula.’ From the ‘Realm of Strings’ and stone tapping into the radio wave range—‘Radio Burst.’ And further out, into droning, buzzing waves with pulsating electro beats, where heartbeats, singing bowls, steam engines, and motors seem to echo, pound, and reverberate as ancestors. Even with leaky valves, uneven rhythms, and faint tinkles. From troll dances and Bebe & Louis Barron to Starship Enterprise, it’s just a small quantum leap—‘Quantum Teleportation.’ A tipping effect, and already we’re descending with stamping, creaking, and cascading sounds into times howled by wolves—‘Howling,’ and ghosts—‘Apparently,’ paranoid and desperate, into the dark chambers of the mind—‘A Coffin for the Insane,’ ‘Suspicion.’ With the irony that the sounds are either bird-brained or a little unhinged. Leading up to the foghorn-like wail of ‘Koteloitua.’

Ver Sacrum
www.versacrum.com/vs/2024/09/vaaristyma-vaaristyma-2014-2024.html

Mark Hjortoy
Glitchy sounds tripping over full rounded bass notes, and melodies that self destruct before your ears. It doesn’t surprise me that I’ve never heard anything like this before. They build their own instruments. Now, that’s about as DIY as it gets. This is a perfect soundtrack to a horror film. I would love to hear this as part of an art installation.

Vital Weekly
www.vitalweekly.net/number-1456/

Published by Unexplained Sounds Group in collaboration with New Polar Sound and vÄäristymä.
Mastering by Manuele Frau and Raffaele Pezzella.
Cat. Num. USG101.
2024. All rights reserved.

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