This edition of Electronic Frequencies presents music by Lackluster.
Lackluster is the artist name of Esa Ruoho (1978). He is a steady producing Finish electronic music producer with a huge body of work. Besides Lackluster, Esa Ruoho also uses the artist names XLLV, Can’O’Lard and Kökö and the Köks and he has released works on a large number of labels.
While most artists during their career move towards more difficult, digitally abstract forms, Esa Ruoho offers a refreshing return to the simple pleasures of melody. His music is often light and melodic but not at all superficial. He creates atmospheres with a timeless quality.
Electronic Frequencies presents a small collection of his best tracks.
00:00 – 00:38
Electronic Frequencies Intro
00:38 – 03:46
II080702 (tumbling along)
[You Are On My Mind / Monotonik – mtk.mp3.119 / 2003]
03:46 – 09:08
Why I am what I am like
[Distance / Not On Label (Lackluster Self-released) / 1999]
09:08 – 13:36
Bkt
[What You Want Isn’t What You Need / New Speak – nspk008 / 2005]
13:36 – 16:05
II120702b (ender)
[You Are On My Mind / Monotonik – mtk.mp3.119 / 2003]
16:05 – 26:02
Calming presence
[Lexicon Of Goods / Jellyfish Frequency Recordings – JFFRNET019 / 2014]
26:02 – 30:07
Thor’s magic bathtub
[Container / deFocus – foc350cd / 2000]
30:07 – 32:01
tvlayers
[Lax EP / Digilog – diginet002 / 2006]
32:01 – 38:16
Orbiter1
[Moments / Not On Label (Lackluster Self-released) / 2014]
38:16 – 43:16
Fgxjklö
[Truth Serum (compilation album) / I, Absentee – IA040 / 2011]
43:16 – 47:35
Swamped
[What You Want Isn’t What You Need / New Speak – nspk008 / 2005]
47:35 – 58:44
You’re me
[Moments / Not On Label (Lackluster Self-released) / 2014]
58:44 –
Sfacidx3mulch
[One-Offs EP / Monotonik – mtk.mp3.055 / 2001]