Category Archives: Sound

Two Sound Pieces (Hawaiian Rock & Wind In May)

Here are two sound pieces that I made recently.
First one is a comical noise remix of a song by my rock band, Väärät kaverit. The song is called Aika auringossa (”time in the sun”) and I named the reworked piece Hawaiian Rock Remix — the first Finnish rock recording ever was made in 1957 by [...]

Spoken Music

In 2007-2008 I made two “spoken music” pieces for a sound art course by Shinji Kanki. First one, The Funniest Concerto, was made as a interpretation of the theme “Boring Music”. I tried to express the frustration that emerges when one has to wait on the phone and listen to the awkward waiting tunes. The [...]

Wuola: Wuola

Wuola: ”Wuola”
Audio cd, download
Duration 25:51
In December 2007 I composed and recorded an album with the idea of a musical self-portrait. My last name, Wuolio, is an archaic Finnish word for a stream or river. In every place I have lived, there has been at least a small stream nearby. I decided to audialize my personal [...]

Mosaik: Var.IX / Var.XI

Mosaik: Var.IX/Var.XI
(Majaka Origami 01 // 2008)
Lataa (54,5 mb)
1. Laulu Harakoille
2. Puiden tanssi
3. Hän pakeni ikkunasta
4. Neljäs helmikuuta
5. Sade
6. Katonkorjaaja
7. Sametti
8. Kuva vieraan albumista
9. Kirotut tuulimyllyt
10. [...]

The Black Box of Nothingness

Galleria Välivuosi, Helsinki
6.–16.9.2007
I wanted to study the idea of a mystery, something that is unknown to us. People tend to believe they are capable of communicating with the parts of the universe that remain out of their reach — may it be the subconscious, unseen forces of nature or God.
My plan was to set up [...]