JAAKKO VANHALA

・name: JAAKKO VANHALA
・area: Finland
・member: Jaakko Vanhala
・aliases : Depther, Zoät-Aon
・involved project: I.Corax
・organising label: Salamanauhat
・accomplice labels: Salamanauhat, Freak Animal Records, Sprachlos Verlag, Hästen & Korset
・website: http://vanhala.tumblr.com

From Oulu, Northern Finland. Electronic music since 1995.

Dynamic, detailed, energetic and ecstatic noise onslaughts based on acoustic sound sources, field recordings, analogue electronics, and tape manipulations. Previously associated with more ambient oriented projects.

Performances in Finland, Russia, Lithuania, Japan, England, Belgium, Norway, Denmark and Sweden. The live set in 2013 consists of a mixture of hands-on analogue electronics and intense abuse of physical objects.

Also well known for the activity especially Ritual music / Dark Ambient fields, as previous solo moniker Zoät-Aon and the duo I.Corax which was formed with Anti Haapapuro aka Halo Manash/Aeoga, a mastermind of the label Aural Hypnox.

Since 2011, he has been focusing on and steps into definitive Noise realms under his own name.

Performs on the stages as a supporting live-member for another Finnish act Grunt currently.