Mika Vainio 'M.T.V. 15.05.1963 ~ 12.04.2017' Book + CD

Blastfirstpetite's 'Psychopomp for M.T.V.'a 260 page, full colour, hardback book. 

[a psychopomp is a 'guide of souls', whose purpose is to escort deceased souls from Earth to The Afterlife] A Limited Edition of 1,000 copies containing:

~ A heart-wrenching collection of photographs from the Vainio family archive.

~ A broad range of artistic contributions (text, photographic and visual  remembrances) from Mika's artist friends and collaborators.

~ An Updated and exhaustive Mika discography.

~ Jennifer Lucy Allen's unedited transcript for her The Wire magazine 2013 'Invisible Jukebox' - one of Mika's most animated media responses.

~ A variety of Pansonic ephemera from Paul Smith's own Blast First archives.

+++ an album length exclusive CD of previously unreleased Pansonic performance recordings - 'Turku Moai - live on Rapa Nui'.

( THIS IS NOT A MIKA VAINIO BIOGRAPHY OR MONOGRAPH)

Release Date: 21/06/2019