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The Unfolding (Emergent/20210717)

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Niko Skorpio - The Unfolding (Emergent/20210717)

A new sound release The Unfolding (Emergent/20210717) by Niko Skorpio is out now! Released by PARAFERAL Sound, it is available as free download and an artisanal CDR+art print set from PARAFERAL Shop and Niko Skorpio’s Bandcamp page. We also offer a bundle that includes the previous, related album The Unfolding – Themes & Variations.  The Unfolding (Emergent/20210717) by Niko Skorpio About the album The Unfolding (emergent) audiovisual performance was planned … Read more

311098 Tapes – Extract

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This is an extract from Niko Skorpio : 311098 Tapes – album available for free download via Bandcamp. More info on the album in a previous blog post, too. Sounds and images for live performance by Niko Skorpio 1997–1998.Transferred from original 4-track & VHS tapes used for the performance. Subscribe to the PARAFERAL YouTube channel … Read more

TH€€€F – TISSUE SAMPLES, 1

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TH€€€F – TISSUE SAMPLES, 1

Suddenly, perhaps unexpectedly, new TH€€€F arrives. Unrelated to current issues, the TISSUE SAMPLES series was being planned to begin last year, but was on hold due to more urgent things. This first one, TISSUE SAMPLES, 1 appeared on April 1, is available for free download and a small number of diy CDRs. <a href=”http://theeef.bandcamp.com/album/tissue-samples-1″>TISSUE SAMPLES, … Read more

Through the Pits of Time

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Thergothon – Through the Pits of Time – Niko Skorpio

Received this box today, from Germany, released by a tape label called Darkness Shall Rise. The box contains all survived recordings by my first ‘serious’ band, Thergothon, from 1991-1992. Recording-wise, there’s no surprises to those who’ve followed the vinyl reissues of the recent years, except for the fact they’ve been remastered for the tape format … Read more

Sounds of The Unfolding

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Niko Skorpio – The Unfolding – Themes & Variations

<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> The Unfolding – Themes & Variations is the first new album of new music/sound from me in six years (since Khôra of 2013). As the title indicates, it is based on recordings made for the installation The Unfolding (2018), developed further to work as … Read more

The Unfolding, its various appearances

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Niko Skorpio – The Unfolding

My latest solo exhibition opened on Tuesday at Galleria Uusi Kipinä in Lahti. The audiovisual installation The Unfolding (in finite space) will be there to be experienced up to July 14. Despite the usual difficulties with funding and the like, the installation turned out pretty awesome. On a whim I decided to make a small … Read more

20 years ago – Grey Bloom

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Niko Skorpio – Grey Bloom LP (1998)

20 years ago today, I released my debut solo album. I called it Grey Bloom [xero vol zero] and put it out on 12″ vinyl on my own small underground label Some Place Else. Always thinking bigger than my resources allow, it was supposed to be followed shortly by another LP with a related theme and … Read more

TH€€€F – I

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TH€€€F

Coinciding with Bandcamp’s campaign to support human rights, the debut TH€€€F album is released today. It is also the first title on my new imprint PARAFERAL Sound (PFS1701). Instant download in any format (from mp3 to 48kHz/24bit lossless). Coming up: Limited hand-crafted CDr art edition with exclusive content, includes instant download and access to high … Read more