pHinn (a.k.a. Erkki Rautio) of

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is the founder and

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of pHinnWeb, a

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site dedicated to Finnish

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and

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. pHinn also works as a DJ, occasionally as a freelance writer, is an

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ist creating

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/ pop art-influenced

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art, and is alongside Mike Not the member of

electro music Electro (or electro- funk)Rap meets ...

act

Kompleksi Kompleksi ("complex" in Finnish) is an electro act from Tampere, Finland. It was formed in 2002, consisting of Mike Not (best known from his Noise Production solo project) and pHinn (best known as the Webmaster of pHinnWeb music and culture sit ...

where he sings, writes lyrics and music. pHinn's earlier musical project was

Club Telex Noise Ensemble Club Telex Noise Ensemble was a short-lived musical side-project of the Club Telex electro night of Tampere, Finland, combining improvisation and experimental music to electro music and even lounge music. Its members were Mikko "DJ mini" Niemel� ...

in 2001. pHinn has been one of the founder members and organisers of Tampere's

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(with Mikko "mini" Niemelä of Polytron) and Eclectro Lounge (with Mike Not) nights for

electro music Electro (or electro- funk)Rap meets ...

and other electronic sounds. He has also a run a small

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label called pHinnMilk Recordings (2001-). In 1999 German De:Bug techno magazine featured pHinn in its "E-Mail Legends" series. The ''

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'' magazine of Tampere chose pHinn in 2001 as "The Best

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Man of Tampere" and in 2007 ''

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'' chose pHinn as "The Best DJ of Tampere". pHinn has also written and co-directed, with musician Janne Perttula (Heroin and Your Veins,

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), a

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-inspired short movie called ''Kirje'' ("The Letter", 2015).

pHinnWeb

pHinnWeb is a

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website that was started in April 1996 by pHinn. Its purpose is to spread information on

and

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; of artists, record labels, clubs and so on. The peculiar spelling of pHinnWeb's name is a reference to

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culture where "f" was often spelled as "ph" or "pH". pHinnWeb is also concerned with

and

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in Finland and around the world. Among some of the non-Finnish artists featured at pHinnWeb one might mention, for example,

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and

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. As part of its activities, pHinnWeb runs an English-language

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Groups.

pHinnMilk Recordings

pHinnMilk Recordings, a small record label publishing CD-Rs, was founded in 2001 in Tampere, Finland as the publishing outlet of pHinnWeb.

Discography

: Just To Disturb You A Little Bit CD-R (phnnmlk-0, June 2001) * Virtalähde: Virka- ja väkivalta CD-R (phnnmlk-1, March 2002) * Kohinatuotanto (a.k.a. Noise Production): Äänikemia CD-R (phnnmlk-2, May 2002) * Club Telex Noise Ensemble vs various artists: CTNERMX CD-R (phnnmlk-3, March 2003) * Unidentified Sound Objects: Richard D. Anderson Album CD-R (phnnmlk-4, January 2005) *

: Sister Longlegs Dances In The Disco digital download (phnnmlk-5, August 2007)

Filmography

* ''Kirje''. A short film, co-directed with Janne Perttula (February 2015)

Official links

pHinnWeb

pHinnMilk Recordings
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