These recordings reflect different aspects of my practice. A more extensive catalogue, including a wider range of releases, can be found on my Bandcamp<\/a> page.<\/p>\nWorm’s Theatre, 2026<\/strong><\/h6>\nScreenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/petrihuurinainen.bandcamp.com\/album\/worms-theatre\">Worm’s Theatre by Petri Huurinainen<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0was commissioned to compose music for The Worm’s Theatre, an installation by artist Juliette Ezaoui, presented at GroundWork Gallery in King\u2019s Lynn in January 2026. The work explores the hidden life of soil and how a subterranean ecosystem is deeply affected by human industrialisation. By responding to Ezaoui\u2019s concept and visual language, I sought to reimagine the sensuous world in sound.<\/p>\n<p>The compositions were made from the sounds of a guitar, where tones and textures are shaped through extended techniques and layering. The guitar becomes both a resonant body and a metaphor, responding to the interconnectedness with the more- than- human world.<\/p>\n<p>Fragile recordings of worms provided by researchers from University of Warwick guided tone and rhythm throughout the composition process.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h6><strong>Sauna Studies, 2023<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1367\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bastu-cover-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bastu-cover-278x300.jpg 278w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bastu-cover-950x1024.jpg 950w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bastu-cover-768x827.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bastu-cover.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 208px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=924635857\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/petrihuurinainen.bandcamp.com\/album\/misa-kr16\">Misa KR16 by Petri Huurinainen<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>This album explores the unique sonic world of the sauna, recorded onsite in a traditional log cabin during the winter of 2023 in Finland. These sounds are familiar for anyone who has experienced a wood burning sauna; they carry a deep sense of anticipation and the promise of calm and tranquillity.<\/p>\n<p>The opening track captures the roar of burning wood as the chimney sucks air through the stove. As the metal unit heats, its body begins to expand, producing a growing choir of frantic, rhythmic pings and pops.<\/p>\n<p>In the second track focus in on the large hot water drum, revealing its spiralling reverberations and the delicate, intermittent fall of water droplets as water is scooped from the container.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h6><strong>Nico’s Grave, 2023<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/0031052306_10-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/0031052306_10-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/0031052306_10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/0031052306_10-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/0031052306_10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 241px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=484352930\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/petrihuurinainen.bandcamp.com\/album\/nicos-grave\">Nico’s Grave by Petri Huurinainen<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>In the late summer of 2018, I temporarily relocated to Berlin, furthering my interest in intertwining environmental sounds and improvisation. I spent my early days getting a sense of place by following peaceful canal paths and navigating hidden hinterhauses, re-mapping my bearings away from the cars and traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Soon I was drawn into the calm soundscapes of the Landwehr Canal in Neuk\u00f6lln \u2013 listening to the nuanced and distinct sounds \u2013 birdsong, echoes of a distant dog bark, rustling leaves, brief conversations heard here and there.<\/p>\n<p>In the opening track, I recorded footsteps and the ambience of the forest from my walk to Friedhof Grunewald-Forst cemetery, where Nico, the German singer and model, is buried. The music in this album is based around guitar improvisations and responds to those subtle environmental recordings and walks, merging the two into a hybrid form of harmonics, rhythms and atmospheres.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>frrreee mon cheri, 2023<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1368\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frrree-nob-cheri-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frrree-nob-cheri-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frrree-nob-cheri-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frrree-nob-cheri-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frrree-nob-cheri.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 307px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2864145092\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/earshots.bandcamp.com\/album\/frrree-mon-cheri\">frrree mon cheri by Bouche B\u00e9e<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\">\n<p>Bouche B\u00e9e [boosh bay] was formed in 2005 by artist and vocalist Emmanuelle Waeckerl\u00e9 and guitarist Petri Huurinainen.<\/p>\n<p>In Spring 2020, electronic and community musician Peter Keseru\u0308 joined us. We spent the next two years improvising every few weeks or so, in Emmanuelle\u2019s garden studio in Thornton Heath. Precious times of togetherness during and after lockdown. Each session was recorded. Sometimes we listened to the tracks over dinner.<\/p>\n<p>The collective sound that was emerging had developed a subtle cinematic feel, ethereal and stirring at times. In addition Emmanuelle played with words more often; her own and those of others from her readings at the time (Catherine Keller, Fran\u00e7ois Jullien, Tim Ingold, Luce Irigaray) picking them randomly from pages of her sketchbook.<\/p>\n<p>We had never performed live, yet it felt quite natural to think of making an album. The tracks on ff free mon cheri were selected over 8 months of repeated listening and unanimous selecting, picking those that withstood that process. Jeff Ardron\u2019s subtle mastering revealed a song like quality that surprised us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"credits-label\"><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\">Credits<\/div>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\">\n<p>released July 26, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Petri Huurinainen: acoustic guitar, bow, ebow, fx pedals<br \/>\nPeter Keseru\u0308: samples, iPads, melodica, seaboard, ocarina<br \/>\nEmmanuelle Waeckerl\u00e9: voice, Irish drum, ukulele pitch pipe<\/p>\n<p>Recorded by Peter Keseru\u0308<br \/>\nMixed and mastered by Jeff Ardron, St Austral Sound<br \/>\nPhotography by Emmanuelle Waeckerl\u00e9<br \/>\nInk drawings by Petri Huurinainen<br \/>\nDesign by Earshots<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h6><strong>Metro Rider, 2019<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1371\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Petri-denise-performance-Goldsmiths-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Petri-denise-performance-Goldsmiths-300x210.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Petri-denise-performance-Goldsmiths-1024x715.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Petri-denise-performance-Goldsmiths-768x536.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Petri-denise-performance-Goldsmiths.jpg 1476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 208px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=984288348\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petrihuurinainen.bandcamp.com\/album\/metro-rider\">Metro Rider by Petri Huurinainen<\/a><\/iframe><\/h6>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>This soundtrack was composed for the short film Metro Rider by Denise Hawrysio. It was performed live as part of Hawrysio\u2019s exhibition at Goldsmiths, University of London, in January 2019.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h6><strong>Exile Nothing, 2016<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cover-back-1-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cover-back-1-300x298.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cover-back-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cover-back-1-768x763.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cover-back-1.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 800px; height: 373px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=734570373\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petrihuurinainen.bandcamp.com\/album\/exile-nothing\">Exile Nothing by Petri Huurinainen<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><em data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"159\">Exile Nothing<\/em>, released as a LP, \u00a0is a collection of instrumental pieces developed over three years of studio work, exploring electronic sound, instrumentation and arrangement. Moving away from my usual improvisation-based practice, the album is structured as a series of short, self-contained compositions. The music unfolds through atmospheric, cinematic textures and slowly evolving soundscapes, creating an introspective, inward listening space.<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><strong>Born to lose for 45 mins, 2002<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 800px; height: 208px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=665816968\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petrihuurinainen.bandcamp.com\/album\/born-to-lose-for-45-minutes\">Born to Lose for 45 Minutes by Petri Huurinainen<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The track ‘Born To Lose’ by Johnny Thunders has been slowed down and stretched into 45 minutes semi-abstract sound piece.<br \/>\nIt was exhibited as an installation in a group show in ‘Vienna International Apartment’ in Vienna, in Austria in 2002.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Recordings These recordings reflect different aspects of my practice. A more extensive catalogue, including a wider range of releases, can be found on my Bandcamp page. Worm’s Theatre, 2026 \ufeffWorm’s Theatre by Petri Huurinainen I\u00a0was commissioned to compose music for The Worm’s Theatre, an installation by artist Juliette Ezaoui, presented at GroundWork Gallery in King\u2019s Lynn in January 2026. The work explores the hidden life of soil and how a subterranean ecosystem is deeply affected by human industrialisation. By responding to Ezaoui\u2019s concept and visual language, I sought to reimagine the sensuous world in sound. 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<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/petrihuurinainen.bandcamp.com\/album\/worms-theatre\">Worm’s Theatre by Petri Huurinainen<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0was commissioned to compose music for The Worm’s Theatre, an installation by artist Juliette Ezaoui, presented at GroundWork Gallery in King\u2019s Lynn in January 2026. The work explores the hidden life of soil and how a subterranean ecosystem is deeply affected by human industrialisation. By responding to Ezaoui\u2019s concept and visual language, I sought to reimagine the sensuous world in sound.<\/p>\n<p>The compositions were made from the sounds of a guitar, where tones and textures are shaped through extended techniques and layering. The guitar becomes both a resonant body and a metaphor, responding to the interconnectedness with the more- than- human world.<\/p>\n<p>Fragile recordings of worms provided by researchers from University of Warwick guided tone and rhythm throughout the composition process.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h6><strong>Sauna Studies, 2023<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1367\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bastu-cover-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bastu-cover-278x300.jpg 278w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bastu-cover-950x1024.jpg 950w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bastu-cover-768x827.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bastu-cover.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 208px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=924635857\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/petrihuurinainen.bandcamp.com\/album\/misa-kr16\">Misa KR16 by Petri Huurinainen<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>This album explores the unique sonic world of the sauna, recorded onsite in a traditional log cabin during the winter of 2023 in Finland. These sounds are familiar for anyone who has experienced a wood burning sauna; they carry a deep sense of anticipation and the promise of calm and tranquillity.<\/p>\n<p>The opening track captures the roar of burning wood as the chimney sucks air through the stove. As the metal unit heats, its body begins to expand, producing a growing choir of frantic, rhythmic pings and pops.<\/p>\n<p>In the second track focus in on the large hot water drum, revealing its spiralling reverberations and the delicate, intermittent fall of water droplets as water is scooped from the container.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h6><strong>Nico’s Grave, 2023<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/0031052306_10-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/0031052306_10-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/0031052306_10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/0031052306_10-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/0031052306_10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 241px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=484352930\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/petrihuurinainen.bandcamp.com\/album\/nicos-grave\">Nico’s Grave by Petri Huurinainen<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>In the late summer of 2018, I temporarily relocated to Berlin, furthering my interest in intertwining environmental sounds and improvisation. I spent my early days getting a sense of place by following peaceful canal paths and navigating hidden hinterhauses, re-mapping my bearings away from the cars and traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Soon I was drawn into the calm soundscapes of the Landwehr Canal in Neuk\u00f6lln \u2013 listening to the nuanced and distinct sounds \u2013 birdsong, echoes of a distant dog bark, rustling leaves, brief conversations heard here and there.<\/p>\n<p>In the opening track, I recorded footsteps and the ambience of the forest from my walk to Friedhof Grunewald-Forst cemetery, where Nico, the German singer and model, is buried. The music in this album is based around guitar improvisations and responds to those subtle environmental recordings and walks, merging the two into a hybrid form of harmonics, rhythms and atmospheres.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>frrreee mon cheri, 2023<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1368\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frrree-nob-cheri-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frrree-nob-cheri-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frrree-nob-cheri-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frrree-nob-cheri-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frrree-nob-cheri.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 307px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2864145092\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/earshots.bandcamp.com\/album\/frrree-mon-cheri\">frrree mon cheri by Bouche B\u00e9e<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\">\n<p>Bouche B\u00e9e [boosh bay] was formed in 2005 by artist and vocalist Emmanuelle Waeckerl\u00e9 and guitarist Petri Huurinainen.<\/p>\n<p>In Spring 2020, electronic and community musician Peter Keseru\u0308 joined us. We spent the next two years improvising every few weeks or so, in Emmanuelle\u2019s garden studio in Thornton Heath. Precious times of togetherness during and after lockdown. Each session was recorded. Sometimes we listened to the tracks over dinner.<\/p>\n<p>The collective sound that was emerging had developed a subtle cinematic feel, ethereal and stirring at times. In addition Emmanuelle played with words more often; her own and those of others from her readings at the time (Catherine Keller, Fran\u00e7ois Jullien, Tim Ingold, Luce Irigaray) picking them randomly from pages of her sketchbook.<\/p>\n<p>We had never performed live, yet it felt quite natural to think of making an album. The tracks on ff free mon cheri were selected over 8 months of repeated listening and unanimous selecting, picking those that withstood that process. Jeff Ardron\u2019s subtle mastering revealed a song like quality that surprised us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"credits-label\"><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\">Credits<\/div>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\">\n<p>released July 26, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Petri Huurinainen: acoustic guitar, bow, ebow, fx pedals<br \/>\nPeter Keseru\u0308: samples, iPads, melodica, seaboard, ocarina<br \/>\nEmmanuelle Waeckerl\u00e9: voice, Irish drum, ukulele pitch pipe<\/p>\n<p>Recorded by Peter Keseru\u0308<br \/>\nMixed and mastered by Jeff Ardron, St Austral Sound<br \/>\nPhotography by Emmanuelle Waeckerl\u00e9<br \/>\nInk drawings by Petri Huurinainen<br \/>\nDesign by Earshots<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h6><strong>Metro Rider, 2019<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1371\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Petri-denise-performance-Goldsmiths-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Petri-denise-performance-Goldsmiths-300x210.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Petri-denise-performance-Goldsmiths-1024x715.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Petri-denise-performance-Goldsmiths-768x536.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Petri-denise-performance-Goldsmiths.jpg 1476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 208px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=984288348\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petrihuurinainen.bandcamp.com\/album\/metro-rider\">Metro Rider by Petri Huurinainen<\/a><\/iframe><\/h6>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>This soundtrack was composed for the short film Metro Rider by Denise Hawrysio. It was performed live as part of Hawrysio\u2019s exhibition at Goldsmiths, University of London, in January 2019.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h6><strong>Exile Nothing, 2016<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cover-back-1-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cover-back-1-300x298.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cover-back-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cover-back-1-768x763.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cover-back-1.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 800px; height: 373px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=734570373\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petrihuurinainen.bandcamp.com\/album\/exile-nothing\">Exile Nothing by Petri Huurinainen<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><em data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"159\">Exile Nothing<\/em>, released as a LP, \u00a0is a collection of instrumental pieces developed over three years of studio work, exploring electronic sound, instrumentation and arrangement. Moving away from my usual improvisation-based practice, the album is structured as a series of short, self-contained compositions. The music unfolds through atmospheric, cinematic textures and slowly evolving soundscapes, creating an introspective, inward listening space.<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><strong>Born to lose for 45 mins, 2002<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 800px; height: 208px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=665816968\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petrihuurinainen.bandcamp.com\/album\/born-to-lose-for-45-minutes\">Born to Lose for 45 Minutes by Petri Huurinainen<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The track ‘Born To Lose’ by Johnny Thunders has been slowed down and stretched into 45 minutes semi-abstract sound piece.<br \/>\nIt was exhibited as an installation in a group show in ‘Vienna International Apartment’ in Vienna, in Austria in 2002.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Recordings These recordings reflect different aspects of my practice. A more extensive catalogue, including a wider range of releases, can be found on my Bandcamp page. Worm’s Theatre, 2026 \ufeffWorm’s Theatre by Petri Huurinainen I\u00a0was commissioned to compose music for The Worm’s Theatre, an installation by artist Juliette Ezaoui, presented at GroundWork Gallery in King\u2019s Lynn in January 2026. The work explores the hidden life of soil and how a subterranean ecosystem is deeply affected by human industrialisation. By responding to Ezaoui\u2019s concept and visual language, I sought to reimagine the sensuous world in sound. The compositions were made from the sounds of a guitar, where tones and textures […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":115,"href":"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1461,"href":"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/1461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.phuurinainen.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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