MIKA VAINIO & JOACHIM NORDWALL : Monstrance

'“Monstrance” is their first album together and is released June 2013 and consist of drone works and pulsating electronic minimalism but also guitar, acoustic elements, organs and metal percussion. It was recorded in Einstürzende Neubauten’s Berlin studio during an intense session in early summer of 2010. “Monstrance” is a place where Vainio’s and Nordwall’s backgrounds as musicians and composers meet, and something new and extremely powerful is born. Something deep, raw and direct…'



1 Alloy Ceremony 11:02
2-1 Live At The Chrome Cathedral 7:06
2-2 Midas In Reverse 5:32
3-1 Irkutsk 3:54
3-2 Praseodymium 8:32
4-1 Promethium 5:31
4-2 In The Sheltering Sanctus Of Minerals 9:05

Electric Guitar, Computer [Processing], Percussion [Metallic] – Mika Vainio
Electronics, Electric Bass, Sounds [Metal Objects], Organ [Hammond], Vibraphone – Joachim Nordwall
Engineer [Recording] – Marco Paschke
Mixed By, Mastered By – Daniel Karlsson
Music By – Nordwall, Vainio
Photography By – Jon Wozencroft

Plain sleeve with sticker artwork.