The Mathematician's Air Display

The Mathematician's Air Display
File:Pekka Mathematician.jpg
Studio album by Pekka Pohjola
Released	1977
Length	34:47
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Mike Oldfield
Pekka Pohjola chronology
B the Magpie (1974)B the Magpie1974 The Mathematician's Air Display (1977) Visitation (1979)Visitation1979

The Mathematician's Air Display (Mysterious Air Display) is the third album by Pekka Pohjola, released in 1977 by Virgin Records. Esoteric Recordings is reissuing the album on 25 January 2010.

The album is co-produced by Mike Oldfield and features him as guitarist (along with Georg Wadenius). All the material is composed by Pohjola.

The album is known by many names in various countries - in Finland Keesojen lehto, in Sweden Skuggornas tjuvstart, in the Netherlands The Consequences of Indecisions (credited to Mike Oldfield) and in the United States and Italy Untitled (credited to Mike & Sally Oldfield, Pekka Pohjola). The original Finnish title translates as "The grove of Keesos". Keesos are leprechaun-like creatures depicted on the cover art of the original issue. These are in fact examples of Brownian Motion.

Track listing

1. "Oivallettu matkalyhty" / "The perceived journey-lantern" / "The sighted light" (5:04)
2. "Kädet suoristavat veden" / "Hands straighten the water" / "Hands calming the water" (4:34)
3. "Matemaatikon lentonäytös" / "The mathematician's air display" (7:25)
4. "Pääntaivuttelun seuraukset" / "The consequences of head bending" / "The consequences of indecisions" - "4a Part one: Sulamaan jätetty kipu" / "The pain left melting" / "Time heals all wounds" (4:30) "4b Part two: Nykivä keskustelu tuntemattoman kanssa" / "The plot thickens" / "Comfort with a stranger" (11:21)
5. "Varjojen varaslähtö" / "False start of the shadows" / False start" (1:53)

Musicians

• Sally Oldfield – vocals (2,5)
• Mike Oldfield – guitars (2-4), percussion (4b), mandolin and whistle (5)
• Georg Wadenius – guitar (1,4b), percussion (4b)
• Wlodek Gulgowski – synthesizer (1,4b), grand piano (4b)
• Pekka Pohjola – bass guitar (1-5), grand piano (1-3,4a,5), spinet (2,5), synthesizer (3,4a), string synthesizer (2-4)
• Vesa Aaltonen – drums (1,4b)
• Pierre Moerlen – drums (3,5), percussion (4a), glockenspiel (4b)

Producers

• Paul Lindsay, Mike Oldfield – recording and mixing
• Christer Berg – recording and mixing (tracks 1,4b)
• Mike Oldfield & Pekka Pohjola – producing
• Risto Kurkinen – cover art (the picture of Keesos)

External links

• Keesojen Lehto at Discogs (list of releases)