TAANILA, MIKA - STIMULUS PROGRESSION (10")

"Eleven fieldrecordings of the three last MUZAK sound-systems still in operation from public locations in restaurants, malls and parking lots around Helsinki, Finland, recorded by filmmaker/artist Mika Taanila in 2012. The vinyl 10" comes with extended liner notes by Joseph Lanza, writer of "Elevator Music", and an extra 16page essay supplement by Prof. Erkki Huhtamo, Los Angeles, on Mika Taanila's art, films and media installations." (label info)