I made a small record and named it Hapitropism. It was mostly played with an instrument called Hapi drum. I'll make it available online soon as well as my preceding Wuola album (which was actually never released online... yet).

Today I learned that Hapi is also an Egyptian god of river. It fits well.

I provided some of my older music for a snowboarding flick by Elo Pictures. The picture is up on Vimeo. Great stuff. Wonderful filming, cutting, timing, everything. Me likes!



DIY snowboard movie from Elo Pictures on Vimeo.

Woohoo! I'm working on new music: there will be a soundtrack for a short film and another soundtrack to video art pieces, there will be experimental songs that sound like dry wood and rusty radios, and more traditional Finnish-sung songs about life in contemporary Finland! The days are hot & summer never ends! There will also be another "black box" installation in Galleria Fafa from 9th of July until 2nd of August, this time in a group exhibition called Metsä / Forest. Love and do what you will! And remember to enjoy the summer!

12.9.

finnish poet & poetry activist leevi lehto visited the gallery yesterday and made this film:



there might also be some changes in the lineup of the friday gig, but i'll inform about it later.

7.9.2007

today kalevi louhivuori literally ran to the gallery and started playing almost immediately. when people came in the installation room it was so dark that nobody could see a thing – but what they could hear was some really delicious playing! at times there were traces of subtle wabi-sabi in the dry & incredibly flexible tones kalevi blew out of his trumpet. the show was recorded and sounds good on tape, too.

i also made this video today. it's quite bad quality & i hope to document this on video in much better quality, but it gives an idea of what is going on at the gallery...

The Black Box Of Nothingness (runthrough)

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6.9.2007

yesterday was the opening of my exhibition "the black box of nothingness". the black box natal ensemble was cancelled so i played solo with saxophone and it went well.

today olavi louhivuori played intensely beautiful set with his cool percussions – most likely i couldn't even guess where all those squeaks and cracks did come from! i'm sorry i didn't have the recording equipment with me!

i also counted all the receits from the show and hope that people will enjoy the exhibition enough to buy the exhibition catalog, which includes 8-page booklet filled with poetry, pictures and a cd. it can be bought at the gallery for a price of 5 euros. and yeah, it's a limited edition of 50 copies!

if someone is interested in buying the cd via mail, please contact the info at majaka.net!

this will be a good ten days! hope to see you at the gallery!

lauri

galleria välivuosi
oksasenkatu 11
00100 helsinki

29.8.2007

the schedule looks like this now:

6.9. Olavi Louhivuori (percussions)
7.9. Kalevi Louhivuori (trumpet)
8.9. Tuukka Tervo (guitar)
9.9. Eino Santanen, Sanna Karlström (poetry)
10.9. Jaakko Eino Kalevi
11.9. Visa Tapani (electronics)
12.9. Islaja
13.9. Anna-Maija Laitinen (vocal)
14.9. Pasi Toivanen & Joona Hasan (bass, guitar)
15.9. Jarkko Räsänen (bass)
16.9. The Black Box Funeral Orchestra

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the box itself is ready & filled with secrets!

17.8.2007



THE BLACK BOX OF NOTHINGNESS
MITÄTTÖMYYDEN MUSTA LAATIKKO

Installation by Lauri Wuolio
Poetry by Harry Salmenniemi

Galleria Välivuosi 6.-16.9.2007 (Oksasenkatu 11, Helsinki)
Open daily 12-6 pm
Live performances at 5 pm

5.9. The Black Box Natal Ensemble
6.9. Olavi Louhivuori (percussions)
7.9. Kalevi Louhivuori (trumpet)
8.9. Tuukka Tervo (guitar)
9.9. Eino Santanen, Sanna Karlström (poetry)
10.9. Jaakko Eino Kalevi
11.9. Islaja
12.9. Visa Tapani (electronics)
13.9. Anna-Maija Laitinen (vocal)
14.9. Pasi Toivanen & Joona Hasan (bass, guitar)
15.9. Jarkko Räsänen (bass)
16.9. The Black Box Funeral Orchestra


THE BLACK BOX OF NOTHINGNESS consists of written prayers and icons, generative music based on medieval church tonal scales, a black cube and dimness. During twelve days the new wave of jazz and experimental music and poetry perform together with the Black Cube of Lauri Wuolio.


MITÄTTÖMYYDEN MUSTA LAATIKKO sisältää kirjoitettuja rukouksia ja ikoneja, keskiaikaisiin kirkkosävellajeihin perustuvaa generatiivista musiikkia, mustan kuution ja paljon hämärää. Kahdentoista päivän ajan jazzin ja kokeellisen musiikin sekä runouden uusi aalto esiintyy yhdessä Lauri Wuolion Mustan kuution kanssa.

14.8.2007

i posted a new song, sadmarch, from a soundtrack i made for a theater play by ioan peter,

"all what you can get"

it will be premiered at helsinki festival (helsingin juhlaviikot) in the end of the month.

welcome!

29.7.2007