The Mathematician's Air Display

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The Mathematician's Air Display
Studio album by
Released1977
Length34:47
LabelVirgin
ProducerPekka Pohjola, Mike Oldfield
Pekka Pohjola chronology
B the Magpie [fi]
(1974)
The Mathematician's Air Display
(1977)
Visitation [fi]
(1979)

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, 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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Pekka Pohjola". Esoteric Recordings. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  2. ^ "Saako biisin nimi johtaa harhaan?". Yle.fi. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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