Jani Hirvonen

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Jani Hirvonen (Tampere, Finland) is one of the most active musicians of the Finnish underground scene that has recently presented us the likes of Kuupuu, Kemialliset Ystävät, Islaja, Paavoharju and Lau Nau and a seemingly never-ending stream of beautiful and highly original record releases. The music of his one-man project Uton is no exception there, drawing inspirations from psychedelia to free jazz to pure ecstatic drones and noises using a wide range of acoustic instruments from various parts of the globe and a bulk of electronics. Recorded in glorious lo-fi the mystery of Hirvonens sound is difficult to pinpoint; sheer ravishing beauty, elegancy and variegation is stashed behind a wall of grey, inscrutable haze - gorgeous melodies and voices, reeds and alien sounds gleaming through the mist from time to time, shimmering like diamonds through layers of dust. Uton has previously released dozens of CDs, CD-Rs and Cassettes on a myriad of labels including Jewelled Antler, Pseudo Arcana, Last Visible Dog, Digitalis and his own Ikuisuus. He has collaborated with Amon Dude (Avarus), Anla Courtis (Reynols), Antony Milton (Black Boned Angel), Ben Reynolds, Peter Wright, Phil Todd (Ashtray Navigations) and Jan Anderzen (Tomutonttu, Kemialliset Ystävät) among others. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Field Recordings From India and Nepal

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Field Recordings From India & Nepal Disc 1 (Ikuisuus 2008)

Field Recordings From India & Nepal

Field Recordings From India

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Loren Chasse / Jani Hirvonen

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Field Recordings From India & Nepal Disc 2 (Ikuisuus 2008)

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Field Recordings From India & Nepal Disc 1

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Field Recordings From India & Nepal [Disc 1]

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...With Open Ears

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Field Recordings From India & Nepal (CD2)

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