Arttu Partinen has performed solo under the moniker Amon Düde alias for around 15 years, recently often also under his own name. The apex of this process was, in a way, the split tape between Arttu Partinen and Amon Düde "Songs In The Attic / Live At Leeds". Partinen has been struggling to shake the stage persona, aiming to move towards a more autobiographical form of expression.
As sound sources, Partinen uses collapsing tape players, found tapes, his own recordings from several projects, nature sounds, human voice etc. Nowadays he also has a library of sounds by friends, which enables him to become the leader of a virtual band. The physicality of his performances makes him a kind of a full body theremin, as every vibration has an effect on the music. The same goes also the other way, as the sounds in turn guide the body movements. Operating with tapes, coincidence always has a huge role, making each concert an endlessly dividing entity.
Partinen is also one of the founding members of the beer trance / forest folk group Avarus that has done several extensive tours in Europe and US. In addition to solo gigs, Partinen has done duos with among others Sami Pekkola (Taco Bells, Jooklo Finnish Quintet) and Pekka Airaksinen. He is also part of Hockey Night with Pekkola, Jaakko Tolvi (Taco Bells, Kiila, Pymathon, Jarse..) and Jonna Karanka (Kuupuu, Olimpia Splendid), combining tape collages, sound effects, toys and free jazz. One of his earlier bands, Hetero Skeleton, that had a release on Load Records among others, is now on an indefinite hiatus.
Since 2020 he has been operating the ARTSY label, with releases by among others Kraus, Natalia Beylis, Marcia Bassett, Reynols etc.
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