Kulma cover

Kulma

Released

This Finnish group started out as Panasonic, a trio. Then Sami Salo left, leaving Mika Vainio and Ilpo Väisänen to continue on. Kulma, their second album, required a name change after the Japanese electronics corporation said “Oh no, you don’t”; it was withdrawn and reissued. The music is ultra-minimal, but oddly human; it has the hiss and pop and relentless forward movement of techno, but the spaciousness and warmth of digital dub. “Hahmo” on headphones is like a retreat to the womb.

Phil Freeman

Recommended by

Suggestions
Ming cover

Ming

David Murray Octet
Touchin' on Trane cover

Touchin' on Trane

Rashied Ali, Charles Gayle, William Parker
Dimensional Stardust cover

Dimensional Stardust

Exploding Star Orchestra, Rob Mazurek
World Construct cover

World Construct

Matthew Shipp Trio
Fanfare for the Warriors cover

Fanfare for the Warriors

Art Ensemble of Chicago
Nonplaces cover

Nonplaces

Philip Zoubek Trio