Ukkonen – Aika

Label/Cat#: No Pain In Pop – NPIP 040D
Year: 17 March, 2014
Source: WEB
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps
Size: 65 mb
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, House

Tracklist:
1. Luomus
2. Aikomus

It’s time for another ambitious soiree with the No Pain In Pop crowd, this time reaching for an artist with plentiful ties to the label already. Ukkonen has a grounding in the romantic nature of original Detroit techno, as is evident as “Luomus” takes hold like a golden-era Carl Craig production, all haunting strings and rousing arpeggios with barely a beat in sight. The long-form piece evolves naturally without ever feeling laborious, moving into various suites that come on like a fine collection of short stories. “Aikomus” meanwhile takes a more linear tack, still stretched over twelve minutes but with a consistent thread that operates in the more mellow end of the techno spectrum, making for some seriously arresting music in the process.