The Mathematician's Air Display
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Length | 34:47 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Pekka Pohjola, Mike Oldfield | |||
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The Mathematician's Air Display (Mysterious Air Display) is the third album by Pekka Pohjola, released in 1977 by Virgin Records. Esoteric Recordings is reissuing the album on 25 January 2010.[1]
The album is co-produced by Mike Oldfield and features him as guitarist (along with Georg Wadenius). All the material is composed by Pohjola.
The album is known by many names in various countries - in Finland Keesojen lehto, in Sweden Skuggornas tjuvstart, in the Netherlands The Consequences of Indecisions (credited to Mike Oldfield) and in the United States and Italy Untitled (credited to Mike & Sally Oldfield, Pekka Pohjola). The original Finnish title translates as "The grove of Keesos". Keesos are leprechaun-like creatures depicted on the cover art of the original issue.[clarification needed]
Original track titles are given by Hector.[2]
Track listings
Keesojen lehto (Finland)
1. Oivallettu matkalyhty (5:04)
2. Kädet suoristavat veden (4:34)
3. Matemaatikon lentonäytös (7:25)
4a. Pääntaivuttelun seuraukset: Osa 1 - Sulamaan jätetty kipu (4:30)
4b. Pääntaivuttelun seuraukset: Osa 2 - Nykivä keskustelu tuntemattoman kanssa (11:21)
5. Varjojen varaslähtö (1:53)
Skuggornas Tjuvstart (Sweden)
1. Ljus Och Lykta
2. Vatten Står Sig Slätt I Handen
3. Ramanujans Ryggspinn
4a. Huvudrunkarsviten: Del 1. Innan Värken Börjar Rinna
4b. Huvudrunkarsviten: Del 2. Samtal Med X I N Spasmer
5. Fantomrusning
The Mathematician's Air Display (USA and Italy)
1. The Perceived Journey-Lantern
2. Hands Straighten the Water
3. The Mathematician's Air Display
4a. The Consequences of Head Bending: Part One - The Pain Left Melting
4b. The Consequences of Head Bending: Part Two - The Plot Thickens
5. False Start of the Shadows
The Consequences of Indecisions (The Netherlands), Mike & Sally Oldfield, Pekka Pohjola (USA & Italy), US-101 (USA & Italy)
1. The Sighted Light
2. Hands Calming The Water
3. Mathematical Air Display
4a. The Consequences of Indecisions: Part One - Time Heals All Wounds
4b. The Consequences of Indecisions: Part Two - Comfort With A Stranger
5. False Start
Personnel
- Sally Oldfield – vocals (2,5)
- Mike Oldfield – guitars (2-4), percussion (4b), mandolin and whistle (5)
- Georg Wadenius – guitar (1,4b), percussion (4b)
- Wlodek Gulgowski – synthesizer (1,4b), grand piano (4b)
- Pekka Pohjola – bass guitar (1-5), grand piano (1-3,4a,5), spinet (2,5), synthesizer (3,4a), string synthesizer (2-4)
- Vesa Aaltonen – drums (1,4b)
- Pierre Moerlen – drums (3,5), percussion (4a), glockenspiel (4b)
Producers
- Paul Lindsay, Mike Oldfield – recording and mixing
- Christer Berg – recording and mixing (tracks 1,4b)
- Pekka Pohjola & Mike Oldfield – producing
- Risto Kurkinen – cover art (the picture of Keesos)
References
- ^ "Pekka Pohjola". Esoteric Recordings. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ "Saako biisin nimi johtaa harhaan?". Yle.fi. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
External links
- Keesojen Lehto at Discogs (list of releases)
