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Musta kirahvi––Design and illustration by Tom Backström



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• November 6, 2012 update: A little books and theater
now, in between all the records records records.



Ruplan maa by Pekka Sutela (Siltala Publishing)––In depth crash course in the immediate history and present state of the Russian economic system, it's peculiarities and place on the map of global ecomomics, by nonpareil expert in the field.


Viirus––Posters, playbills and whatnot for Helsinki based indie theatre company, well established but still high in artistic integrity. Concepts and photography by a long list of set designers, directors, photographers and other talent.


• August 9, 2012 update: Back from the cottage. Adding
a couple of record sleeves.

Manner by Circle (LP, Hydra Head Records)––This mildly wacky eyeball design was a Record Store Day special. Front cover and label photos by Sanna Peurakoski. Architectural stereography by yours truly.


Rules by Erkki Kurenniemi (2xLP, Full Contact Records)
––Seminal 1963–1975 electronic and experimental sound works, some unpublished, by Finland's #1 electroacoustic pioneer and all-round renaissance man. Compiled (and with liner notes) by Kurenniemi specialist Mikko Ojanen, also responsible for the main cover photos.



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