Aleksi Perälä

Aleksi Perälä (born 1976) is a Finnish electronic music composer and producer. He has made music since 1988, and performed it live since 1996, switching between hardware and software over the years. In 2008, he obtained a music technology degree from Salpaus College. Perälä has a prolific musical career with over 150 full-length album releases spanning various electronic music genres. He has often released his music on unconventional formats including: Audio DVD ("Colundi Sequence Level 1 and 2") Surround sound DVD ("Colundi Sequence Level 17.5") USB card ("Colundi Sequence Level 4") Cassette ("Colundi Sequence Level 6 and 17.3") Minidisc ("Colundi Sequence Level 7 and 17.4") Vinyl postcard ("Colundi Sequence Level 17.1") Wire recording ("Colundi Sequence Level 8") A piece of land, attempted through crowdfunding ("Colundi Sequence Level 9") In 1999, he signed with Rephlex Records and released his debut album Lactavent' under the name Ovuca. He was a regular braindance act alongside other Rephlex artists such as Aphex Twin, Bogdan Raczynski, Ed DMX and Luke Vibert, touring on the Warp Magic Bus and in the USA. His collaboration with British braindance artist Cylob led to the release of Cylobotnia, published on Rephlex Records in 2003. In 2011, Perälä founded AP Musik, a sublabel of Rephlex. It was during this period that he began incorporating colundi frequencies into his music, releasing it through this label. Colundi is a term referring to 128 sound frequencies discovered and curated by Rephlex co-founder Grant Wilson-Claridge. Bandcamp published an article entitled “Colundi” is Music Tuned to Frequencies That Heal the Body". The official website once claimed: “We fail to reliably express our precise thoughts and intentions using words. Consequently, you may fail to understand us. We apologise for the effects of such misunderstanding.” Perälä's prolific creative output has been a direct result of his experimentation with this unique system. His music often features intricate melodic patterns and unconventional rhythmic structures, and is often released in album format organised into different series, each relating to a specific theme, usually inspired by nature. The artwork is often photography of Finnish nature, which he says has influenced his music. In 2021, Perälä received a two-year grant from the Kone Foundation, leading to a substantial volume of full-length albums released on a frequent bi-weekly or weekly basis. The grant's research focuses on additive synthesis while exploring various elements of world music. His work primarily involves sampling objects from his surroundings and replacing the partials with colundi frequencies. The ratios of the sound partials are influenced by natural patterns and real-world instruments, drawing inspiration from constants and sequences found throughout nature—such as phi, pi, and the Fibonacci–Pingala sequence. The artist's prolific output has led him to forgo conventional track titles in favour of using ISRC codes, a practical approach to managing the vast number of tracks he produces. He has produced remixes for many artists, including Larry Heard. "AMBIENT 001 WITH BY ALEKSI PERÄLÄ AND ERIC CLOUTIER IN 4DSOUND". MONOM. 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2023. "Aleksi Perälä: Colundi rain · Feature ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2023-09-18. "Aleksi Perälä (Ovuca) :: The original harmony of Human and Nature". Igloo Magazine. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2023-09-18. "The Quietus | Reviews | Aleksi Perälä". The Quietus. Retrieved 2023-11-06. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/aleksi_per_l_-mutek_montreal_qc_august_24 "Aleksi Perälä Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. 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"Lahtelainen säveltäjä Aleksi Perälä julkaisee uuden albumin aina uudenkuun ja täydenkuun aikaan – "Havahduin siihen, että keikat ovat täydenkuun aikaan ihan hulluja!"". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-11-06. "Elektronisen musiikin säveltäminen ja tuottaminen pohjautuen colundi-taajuuksiin". Kone Foundation. Retrieved 2023-09-19. Bruce-Jones, Henry (2018-09-17). "Mr. Fingers to release remix series featuring Call Super, Kode9, Aleksi Perälä and more". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-07. Aleksi Perälä on YouTube