Mute U.S.
2004
Kesto (234.48:4)
About This Album
Following a world tour (from Barcelona to Singapore to Easter Island to Buenos Aires to Iceland to Istanbul), a move to Berlin (from Barcelona), and three years since their last album (Aaltopiiri), Pan Sonic returned in grand fashion with an astonishing four-disc album, Kesto (234.48:4). The album's title alludes to what lies in store: translated roughly from Pan Sonic's native Finnish to English, Kesto means strength or duration, and the (234.48:4) subtitle refers to the album's epic running time. Moreover, the album is elaborately packaged in a sturdy fold-open box highlighted by the otherworldly photography of Anne Hämäläinen, and the song titles are roughly translated to English for the curious. So, before you've even listened to Kesto (234.48:4), the craftsmanship and thoughtfulness at hand make it easy to appreciate what Pan Sonic members Mika Vainio and Ilpo Väisänen have offered this go-round. The duo's past albums -- Aaltopiiri (2001), A (1999), and Kulma (1997) -- had all been impressive, no doubt, but none was quite as bold as Kesto (234.48:4). Nor was any as indulgent. After all, four discs of new music are a lot to ingest, even for the most rapacious music consumers.
Track List

Disc 1 (try tracks 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 and 10)

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Disc 2 (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 10)

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Disc 3 (try tracks 1,2,3,4 and 6)

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