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Erkki Kurenniemi
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Erkki Kurenniemi (Hämeenlinna, Finland, July 10, 1941- May 1, 2017) was a Finnish designer, philosopher and artist, best known for his electronic music compositions and the electronic instruments he has designed. He is considered one of the leading early pioneers of electronic music in Finland. Kurenniemi is also a science populariser, a futurologist, a pioneer of media culture, and an experimental film-maker. The most well-known part of Kurenniemi's music production is his electroacoustic compositions, which he realized in the Electronic music studio of the University of Helsinki. Beside his own work, he acted as an assistant to other composers - e.g. Erkki Salmenhaara - and produced material tapes for composers. The well-known compositions of Kurenniemi include pieces such as "On-Off" (1963) and "Andropodien Tanssi" (1968) which was partly released on an album of Finnish progressive psychedelic band Wigwam under the title "Dance of the Anthropoids" (Wigwam: Tombstone Valentine, 1970). Part of Kurenniemi's compositions are realized in a collaboration - e.g. "Saharan Uni I & II" (1967) with Kari Hakala and "Inventio/Outventio" (1970) and "Mix Master Universe" (1973) with Jukka Ruohomäki. Many of the Kurenniemi's pieces are first realized as an equipment testing - e.g. "Andropoidien Tanssi" (with Andromatic), "Improvisaatio" (with DICO) and "Inventio/Outventio" (with DIMI-A). In 2002 Mika Taanila put together a compilation-CD (Äänityksiä / Recordings 1963-73) of Kurenniemi'
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Äänityksiä / Recordings 1963-1973
An Anthology Of Noise And Electronic Music Vol.3
Äänityksiä 1963-1973
An Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music / Third A-Chronology 1952-2004
Recordings 1963-1973
An Anthology Of Noise And Electronic Music Vol.3 (Third-A-Chronology)
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An Anthology of Noise and Electronic Music/ Third A-Chronology1952-2004
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An Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music: Third A-Chronology 1952-2004
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Recordings 1963-1973 [Love]
An Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music / Third A-Chronology 1952-2004 (Disc 2)
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2002 - Äänityksiä / Recordings 1963-1973