Piia Rinne - River Eye (Artsy)
Piia Rinne, a sound artist and textile designer from Pori, Finland, works at the crossroads of sonic exploration and tactile artistry, merging these two worlds in a profound way. Her debut vinyl, River Eye, released on the Helsinki-based label Artsy Records, pushes the boundaries of experimental music, offering an immersive experience that defies easy genre classification.
Artsy Records, known for catering to the true experimental music enthusiasts, is the perfect home for Rinne’s innovative approach to sound. River Eye is a bold sonic journey, built from tape loops, cut-and-paste digital editing, reversed audio, and pitch shifts. These techniques give the album a textured, almost sculptural quality, where the act of creating becomes an artistic and philosophical statement in itself.
The raw, analog nature of her music creates a tangible connection to sound - like fabric being woven, the repetitive loops and shifting tones stretch and distort time itself. Rinne’s approach to sound echoes her work with textiles; just as she cuts, layers, and sews fabric, she shapes sound, adding layers of depth and texture. River Eye feels like a psychedelic patchwork, yet it avoids falling into typical "psychedelia" tropes. Instead, Rinne’s sound world challenges the listener with a deep, mind-expanding experience that tests the boundaries of perception, technology, and the body.
Through her fragmented editing and pitch-shifting techniques, Rinne presents a fractured auditory reality, mirroring the disjointed nature of life itself. By pulling sounds away from their usual references, she disrupts expectations and creates something entirely new.
River Eye stands as a rejection of conventional frameworks that limit both art and life. In this album, Piia Rinne engages with sound as a form of resistance. It’s not just music - it’s an intellectual challenge, prompting us to rethink how we experience time, space, and the material world. In Rinne’s hands, sound becomes a means of breaking down oppressive structures and imagining new possibilities for the future.