Pan Sonic – Gravitoni
[Warp, 2010]
Gravitoni is literally the latest and possibly the last work of the Finnish duo Pan Sonic. lpo Väisänen and Mika Vainio decided to close (or at least freeze) what has been one of the best experimental electronic project of the past two decades. The classic Pan Sonic sound is of abrasive, harsh and inedible nature. This metallic cold and massive presence of non-organic structures in music makes a great impact on summer heat, letting your melting brain get back to a thinking mode. Static electricity is transmitted into your biological organism and lets it better cooperate with equipment – from computers to toasters. If you’re not going on vacation to the sea, for chill-out relax, Pan Sonic is exactly what a modern-day robot of the office environment needs.
Something like Morse code, lengthy drilling sounds, hissing, rasp, grinding, gritting, rhythmic patterns of metal and lacunae in proper places. Some tracks (like Fermi) are softer, there are very atmospheric elements – Väinämöisen Uni/Väinämöisen Dreams, Suuntaa-Antava/Indicational and Hades. There are harsher ones, like Voltos Bolt and Corona. The final chord, Pan Finale is a beautiful piece of soft beats and viscous melody, almost hidden behind them.
Gravitoni is like a lost world or an unreachable galaxy. It’s a cool/cold place, maybe not too welcoming at first sight. A wonderful release before Pan Sonic falls into deep freeze.
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PAN SONIC – Pan finale by itsakirby
