Pan Sonic - Aaltopiiri

Just two weeks removed from the winter solstice, Finnish programming duo Pan Sonic released Aaltopiiri, an album which appears to salute the long Scandinavian night and spacious tundra where Mika Vainio and Ilpo Väisänen call home. Pan Sonic may not sample its atmosphere directly -- much of the music is likely of completely digital origins -- but the heavy percussive echoes scattered throughout the disc can't help but sound reminiscent of nearly endless winter near the Arctic Circle. Read More