Pertti Grönholm - Nebula X. This is an unreleased studio improvisation from 2011. Excerpt from original two-track "studio live" recording (Duration: 15:07). Pertti Grönholm: Korg Mono/Poly, Korg Polysix, Roland SH-101, Roland SH-2, Roland CR-8000 etc. Old school cosmic groove with analog synthesizers only. 

Pertti Grönholm - Nebula X - Improvisation (Demo 2011) - Excerpt

Pertti Grönholm - Music for 4 Oscillators 06 - Live (2013).  Excerpt of an original live recording (lenght 17:36).

This is an improvisation with four oscillator monophonic analogue synthesizer Korg Mono/Poly (1981) and two delay units. Performed and recorded live by PG in Kokeellisen musiikin klubi (Experimental Music Club) in Turku Finland, in Nov 8th 2013.

Pertti Grönholm - Music for 4 Oscillators pt.06 (Live 2013) - Excerpt

Homage to Vangelis (1943-2022). Includes a cover version of Blade Runner Opening Theme composed by Vangelis (1982) and The Last Encounter composed by Pertti Grönholm (2022). Both tracks played by Pertti Grönholm with Roland RS-505 Paraphonic string machine and effects (Boss RE-20, Boss RE-1000). Recorded live and mastered by Pertti Grönholm. All rights reserved.

Homage to Vangelis

Homage to Vangelis - Blade Runner Opening Theme cover + more (2022)

Another set of excerpts from Winterplanet album, released by Origo Sound in 2013 plus some unreleased tracks of the same project. Includes samples from tracks Dance of the Northern Lights, Warming Up (Unreleased), Storm (Unreleased) and Melting Point. All tracks written, arranged, performed, recorded and mixed by Pertti Grönholm in 1984-1989. Re-mastered by Pertti Grönholm in 2013. (C) & (P) Origo Sound and Pertti Grönholm 2013. All rights reserved. Winterplanet is a commercially available CD and a digital download album. Listen and buy it for example from CD Baby, Groove NL, Amazon, iTunes and Spotify.

W I N T E R P L A N E T - I N T R O D U C T I O N

Winterplanet is an intimate acoustic excursion into solitude, tranquility,remoteness and melancholy. Even though I do not think these moods are inherently or exclusively ‘Nordic’, they do resonate strongly in these subarctic conditions. For example, the drastic changes in the amount of daylight from season to season affects people both emotionally and physically. It influences how colours are perceived and even how sounds become soft and intimate amidst the large snow drifts.

My personal experience with total silence, enclosing twilight and timelessness date back to the many weekends spent in my parents’ cottage during the mid and late 1980’s. As a young man in my early twenties, I would spend time in the quiet forest gazing at the stars as I pondered my future path. Using binoculars or a telescope to peer into the crystal clear Northern sky, I had a strong sense of being surrounded by the cosmos. Not only other planets, meteors and stars, but the earthly ecosphere itself.

The trees would snap in the -30 C degrees air as the frost bit into their branches. Moonbeams turned icy particles on the snow into glittering diamonds. The blue-grayish twilight morphed the landscape into a mysterious realm of stillness and beauty. The amazing silence and darkness of those winter nights seemed to bring the heavenly bodies closer to me, creating a profound sense of harmony with the universe in a way that is almost beyond verbal description.

I am both grateful and nostalgic when I recall my silent, personal encounters with nature and the Northern sky. Fortunately, I preserved my powerful impressions by recording many musical fragments, such as melodies, easy-going improvisations and sound experiments. Creating music and soundscapes was my way of translating and capturing my personal sensory experiences. I hope these sonic interpretations open your mind and let you experience my Winterplanet.

All tracks composed, performed and produced by Pertti Grönholm. Original tracks recorded with analogue tape recorders in Hollola, Finland in 1984-1989 by Pertti Grönholm. Remixed with some additional instruments and digitally pre-mastered in 1997-2003 by Pertti Grönholm at Valimo Productions Turku, Finland. Mastering by Fredrik Lindeman at Lydmuren, Oslo. Cover design and artwork by Harald Aksnes Lervik. Front and inside cover photo by Fred Persen. Back and flap cover photo by Idar Hansen. Thanks to Harald Aksnes Lervik @ Origo Sound for comments. Special thanks to my beloved wife and children. This album is dedicated to them and to my late parents who encouraged me to find my own way.

Instruments: Roland SH-09 Synthesizer, Roland SH-101 Synthesizer, Korg Mono/Poly Synthesizer, Korg 707 Synthesizer, Boss DR-220A Drum Machine, Yamaha MR-10 Rhythm Machine, Casiotone MT-40 Keyboard. Effects: Pearl Analog Delay, Akai EX 65D Digital Delay, Boss CE-3 Chorus Pedal, Boss ROD-10 Overdrive/Distortion, Boss SE-50 Multieffect.

Pertti Grönholm - Winterplanet Sampler 2 (Origo Sound 2013 and Unreleased Tracks)

An improvisation by Pertti Grönholm, played with Roland SH-09 and Casio MT-40. Recorded with Akai GX-F31 tape deck in Hollola, Finland in December 1982. Restored and remastered by Pertti Grönholm in 2015. All rights reserved.

Mindscapes I

Random Accessible Memory I

Randomly Accessible Memory I (1982)

Occasional Tunes Vol.4

Blue Theme

PG-66 - Blue Theme (Occasional Tunes Vol.4 2017)

Occasional Tunes Vol.3

Travel in Time

PG-66 - Travel In Time (Occasional Tunes Vol.3 2017)

Ambient drone played with Casiotone MT-40 and Roland SH-09. Composed, played and recorded by Pertti Grönholm. Original tape recording from 1985. Audio restoration, re-editing and remastering by Pertti Grönholm in 2017. All rights reserved.

Abyss (1985 / 2017)

Occasional Tunes Vol.1 - Sights and Vibes

Waters and Skies

PG-66 - Waters and Skies (Occasional Tunes Vol.1 2017)

All parts played with Casiotone MT-45. Effects: EHX Talking Box, EHX Small Stone, Boss RE-20 Space Echo, Boss ROD-10. Composed, performed, mixed, recorded and mastered by Pertti Grönholm 2016. All rights reserved.

Occcasional Tunes Vol.3

Highway to Home

PG-66 - Highway To Home (Occasional Tunes Vol.3 2017)

Travelling Inwards. Previously unreleased track. Composed, arranged and recorded by Pertti Grönholm in 1985/86. Remixed and remastered by Pertti Grönholm in 2017. Pertti Grönholm: Casio MT-40 keyboard, Roland SH-101 synthesizer, Roland SH-09 synthesizer, tapes and effects. All rights reserved.

Travelling Inwards

Travelling Inwards (1986 / 2017)

Albertus Insulae Viridis: Harmoniae pro quatuor oscillatris et organo electrico I (2016). Composed, arranged, performed, mixed and recorded by Pertti Grönholm. Re-equalized version. Instruments: Korg MonoPoly and Roland RS-09 Organ/Strings. Released on a CD compilation The Synthetic Underground of Turku Vol. II by the Turku Synthesizer Society. (2016). All rights reserved.

The Synthetic Underground of Turku Vol. II

Harmoniae pro quatuor oscillatris et organo electrico I

Harmoniae pro quatuor oscillatris et organo electrico I (2016)

Albertus Insulae Viridis: Harmoniae pro quatuor oscillatris et strepitu albo I (2018). Composed, arranged, performed, mixed and recorded by Pertti Grönholm. Demo version. Instrument: Korg MonoPoly. Effects: Boss RE-20, Boss RRV-10, Boss RE-1000, EHX Small Stone and Zoom R16. Unreleased. All rights reserved.

Harmoniae pro quatuor oscillatris et strepitu albo I (2018)

Albertus Insulae Viridis: Harmoniae pro quatuor oscillatris et percussionis I (2016). Excerpt of a 20-minute track with one analogue synthesizer, delay units and acoustic percussion. Composed, arranged, performed, mixed and recorded by Pertti Grönholm.  Instruments: Korg MonoPoly, glockenspiel, shaker. Effects: Boss RRV-10, Boss RSD-10, EHX Talking Machine. Zoom R16. Unreleased. All rights reserved.

Harmoniae pro quatuor oscillatris et percussionis I

Harmoniae pro quatuor oscillatris et percussionis I (2016) Excerpt

Recycled Music - Entangled Loops I. Unreleased demo track. Original music performed and recorded by Pertti Grönholm in 1985. Re-edited, looped and remixed by Pertti Grönholm in 2018. All rights reserved.

Pertti Grönholm: Roland SH-09 synthesizer, Casiotone MT-40 Keyboard, Yamaha MT-10 Rhythm Machine, Pearl AD-33 Analog Delay and Boss CH-2 Chorus.

Recycled Music

Entangled Loops I

Recycled Music - Entangled  Loops I (1985 / 2018)

Recycled Music - Entangled Loops IV (1989 / 2019).  Unreleased demo track. Original music performed and recorded by Pertti Grönholm in 1989. Re-edited, looped and remixed by Pertti Grönholm in 2019. All rights reserved.

Pertti Grönholm: Roland SH-09 Synthesizer, Korg 707 Synthesizer, Yamaha MT-10 Rhythm Machine, Pearl AD-33 Analog Delay, Akai EX-65D Digital Delay and Boss CH-2 Chorus Pedal.

Entangled Loops IV

Recycled Music - Entangled Loops IV (1989 / 2019)

Pertti Grönholm - Winterplanet Sampler (CD album, Origo Sound 2013). Excerpts from CD album Winterplanet by Pertti Grönholm. Released by Origo Sound 2013. Winterplanet Sampler contains excerpts from following album tracks: Chill in, Freezing Point, Deep Snow, Hibernation and Joy of Spring. All tracks composed, arranged, performed and recorded by Pertti Grönholm in 1984-1989. Additional instruments and remixing by Pertti Grönholm in 1997-2003. Winterplanet Sampler compiled and remastered by Pertti Grönholm 2013. Copyright by Pertti Grönholm and Origo Sound. All rights reserved. ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW FROM: Amazon, CD Baby, Groove NL, Cue-Records, Spotify etc.

W I N T E R P L A N E T - I N T R O D U C T I O N

Winterplanet is an intimate acoustic excursion into solitude, tranquility,remoteness and melancholy. Even though I do not think these moods are inherently or exclusively ‘Nordic’, they do resonate strongly in these subarctic conditions. For example, the drastic changes in the amount of daylight from season to season affects people both emotionally and physically. It influences how colours are perceived and even how sounds become soft and intimate amidst the large snow drifts.

My personal experience with total silence, enclosing twilight and timelessness date back to the many weekends spent in my parents’ cottage during the mid and late 1980’s. As a young man in my early twenties, I would spend time in the quiet forest gazing at the stars as I pondered my future path. Using binoculars or a telescope to peer into the crystal clear Northern sky, I had a strong sense of being surrounded by the cosmos. Not only other planets, meteors and stars, but the earthly ecosphere itself.

The trees would snap in the -30 C degrees air as the frost bit into their branches. Moonbeams turned icy particles on the snow into glittering diamonds. The blue-grayish twilight morphed the landscape into a mysterious realm of stillness and beauty. The amazing silence and darkness of those winter nights seemed to bring the heavenly bodies closer to me, creating a profound sense of harmony with the universe in a way that is almost beyond verbal description.

I am both grateful and nostalgic when I recall my silent, personal encounters with nature and the Northern sky. Fortunately, I preserved my powerful impressions by recording many musical fragments, such as melodies, easy-going improvisations and sound experiments. Creating music and soundscapes was my way of translating and capturing my personal sensory experiences. I hope these sonic interpretations open your mind and let you experience my Winterplanet.

All tracks composed, performed and produced by Pertti Grönholm. Original tracks recorded with analogue tape recorders in Hollola, Finland in 1984-1989 by Pertti Grönholm. Remixed with some additional instruments and digitally pre-mastered in 1997-2003 by Pertti Grönholm at Valimo Productions Turku, Finland. Mastering by Fredrik Lindeman at Lydmuren, Oslo. Cover design and artwork by Harald Aksnes Lervik. Front and inside cover photo by Fred Persen. Back and flap cover photo by Idar Hansen. Thanks to Harald Aksnes Lervik @ Origo Sound for comments. Special thanks to my beloved wife and children. This album is dedicated to them and to my late parents who encouraged me to find my own way.

Instruments: Roland SH-09 Synthesizer, Roland SH-101 Synthesizer, Korg Mono/Poly Synthesizer, Korg 707 Synthesizer, Boss DR-220A Drum Machine, Yamaha MR-10 Rhythm Machine, Casiotone MT-40 Keyboard. Effects: Pearl Analog Delay, Akai EX 65D Digital Delay, Boss CE-3 Chorus Pedal, Boss ROD-10 Overdrive/Distortion, Boss SE-50 Multieffect.

Pertti Grönholm - Winterplanet Sampler 1 (Origo Sound 2013)

Kytkös - Lahti Elektro Sampler (Valimo Productions, 2003). Excerpts from CD-R album Lahti Elektro by Kytkös. Released by Valimo Productions 2003. Kytkös - Lahti Elektro Sampler contains excerpts from following album tracks: Yhteys, Undaground, Lahden vedet, Energia and Galaksissa jyrää. All tracks composed, arranged, performed and recorded by Pertti Grönholm in 2001. Kytkös - Lahti Elektro Sampler compiled and remastered by Pertti Grönholm 2013. Copyright by Pertti Grönholm and Valimo Productions. All rights reserved. 

Digital album available for download at Valimo Productions BandCamp site: http://valimoproductions.bandcamp.com/

Kytkös - Lahti Elektro Sampler (Valimo Productions 2003)

Kernel - Music from the Code Sampler. Excerpts from Soundtrack album The Code - Story of Linux. A film by Hannu Puttonen. Soundtrack album released by Making Movies 2002. Website of the Movie: http://www.code.linux.fi/

Kernel - Music from the Code Sampler contains excerpts from following Soundtrack album tracks: 

Free Software Song. Traditional, arranged by Pertti Grönholm, lyrics by Richard Stallman, performed by Pertti Grönholm (electronics), Matti Laine (vocals) and Jouni Pusa (percussion). Mixed and recorded by Pertti Grönholm and Jouni Pusa. Copyleft by Stallman, Grönholm, Laine and Pusa 2002. Released under GNU / General Public License.

The Evil Empire. Composed, arranged and performed by Pertti Grönholm. Mixed and recorded by Pertti Grönholm. Copyright Pertti Grönholm and Making Movies. All rights reserved.

The Linus's Law of Motivation. Composed, arranged and performed by Pertti Grönholm. Lyrics and vocals (sampled) by Linus Torvalds. Mixed and recorded by Pertti Grönholm. Copyright Pertti Grönholm and Making Movies. All rights reserved.

Free Software Jingle. Composed by Pertti Grönholm, lyrics by Richard Stallman, performed by Pertti Grönholm. Mixed and recorded by Pertti Grönholm. Copyleft by Stallman and Grönholm 2002. Released under GNU / General Public License.
 
Kernel - Music from the Code Sampler compiled and remastered by Pertti Grönholm 2013.

I do have some unplayed stock copies left (DVD+CD Soundtrack) 20 euros + shipping. PayPal. Orders: altgro(at)gmail.com.

Kernel - Music from the Code Sampler (Making Movies 2002)

Pertti Grönholm (b. 1966) has composed music and produced sonic environments for radio, documentary films and exhibitions since the mid 1980s. He is best known from a dark ambient duo Dystopia (with Ismo Virta), electro / techno / ambient house project Corporate 09 (originally with Mika Vainio, currently solo) and Kosmische Musik band E-Musikgruppe Lux Ohr (with Kimi Kärki, Jaakko Penttinen and Ismo Virta). This SoundCloud profile is about promoting Grönholm's other current and past solo projects, such as Winterplanet, Kytkös, Spacidophile and Artatak. His solo projects have been released by Origo Sound, Antler-Subway / Barramundi, Sauna Connections and Valimo Productions.  

NEW! Listen and buy Pertti Grönholm's full albums in MP3, FLAC and OGG formats at Valimo Productions BandCamp site: http://valimoproductions.bandcamp.com/

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