Mika Vainio Birthday & Memorial Book Launch – An International Sound-clash
Painjerk (Live) + Russell Haswell (Live) + Cm Von Hausswolff (Live) + Pita (Live) + Ilpo Väisänen (Dj Dub Set) + Cucina Povera (Live - An Antiphonic Calling)
18–19 MAY 2019
A special event gathering together many of Mika’s old friends and collaborators to celebrate the publication of blastfirstpetite.com’s ’Psychopomp for M.T.V.’ in the form of a 250+ page, full colour, limited edition, hardback book containing photographs from the Vainio family archive; a broad range of artistic contributions (text, photographic and visual remembrances) from Mika’s artist friends and collaborators; an updated and exhaustive MV discography; Jennifer Lucy Allen’s unedited transcript for her Wire magazine 2013 ”Invisible Jukebox’, plus an exclusive CD of previously unreleased Pansonic performance recordings - ”Turku Moai - live on Rapa Nui”, gathered from their celebrated 2001 Round-The-World Tour.
Mika’s brother Atte, & sister Aino will attend on the behalf of the Vainio family.
The book will be for sale at the event at the special price of £20 per copy.