AJRAXIN: LAKE VOSTOK

2003 was a busy year to Pekka, when he released 20 albums under his different aliases, also one compilation and re-release of 'Buddhas Of Golden Light'. I believe there haven't been artists whose quality could stay great when releasing as much in one year. This album came under his Ajraxin-name. There seemed to be no stylistic consistency of his many names, but maybe he made his most techno albums under 'Bosonics'-name. This album is one of his most avantgarde albums. It's released also in Bandcamp, but in a different trackorder.

'Supra Dark' is very uptempo, chaotic & string sounding piece. In the end it slows down, but stays very scary. 'Kapa Dyra Radar' continues very same way and is kind of schitzoid electro symphony. 'Spridda Park' is noisy & chaotic piece, it has trembling synths that goes between loudspeakers. 'Ydin Purra' has low synth base where comes sudden high electro voices. Parts of it reminds as sounds taken from the Beatles Revolution 9. 'Arpi Parkua' is very quite piece that has very suspicious atmosphere. All the way these five first pieces have been very interesting, but direction changes a little bit boring in the end of the album.

'Anastasia Minoan Mila' has weird sounding base with synth playing chaotic solo. In the end it's sounding like you were traveling in some water tunnel. 'Sonatina Mania' has all kinds of weird sounds, for example water drips & scratching but also melodic sounds. 'Darpa' reminds a lot 'Anastasia Minoan Mila'. 'Aurar Rad Dana' is more interesting than last three pieces when sounding like weird disco in Uranus. 'Pyrki Rupa Sada Radan' is short piece reminding 'Sonatina Mania'. Last 'Surra Dank' is too long in it's 16 minutes duration when there is not much happening. The elements in whole piece is some brushing sound and percussive sounds for example typewriter sounds.

First five pieces are the most interesting electro pieces Pekka has made. Although they've totally made with electro equipments, they're sounding quite organic. On the other hand I think the last ones are one of his most boring ones. All the way this album is really other world sounding, if Lake Vostok exists I believe there is a hole in the bottom that leads somewhere very alien place. I think this album is only for those who really love contemporary classical music.