The Mathematician's Air Display


The Mathematician's Air Display is the third album by Pekka Pohjola, released in 1977 by Virgin Records. Esoteric Recordings was due to reissue the album on 25 January 2010.
The album is co-produced by Mike Oldfield and features him as guitarist. 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 and in the United States and Italy Untitled. The original Finnish title translates as "The grove of Keesos". Keesos are leprechaun-like creatures depicted on the cover art of the original issue.
Original track titles are given by Hector.

Track listings

Keesojen lehto

1. Oivallettu matkalyhty

2. Kädet suoristavat veden

3. Matemaatikon lentonäytös

4a. Pääntaivuttelun seuraukset: Osa 1 - Sulamaan jätetty kipu

4b. Pääntaivuttelun seuraukset: Osa 2 - Nykivä keskustelu tuntemattoman kanssa

5. Varjojen varaslähtö

Skuggornas Tjuvstart

1. Ljus Och Lykta

2. Vatten Står Sig Slätt I Handen

3. Ramanujans Ryggspinn

4a. Huvudrunkarsviten: Del 1. Innan Värken Börjar Rinna

4b. Huvudrunkarsviten: Del 2. Samtal Med X I N Spasmer

5. Fantomrusning

The Mathematician's Air Display

1. The Perceived Journey-Lantern

2. Hands Straighten the Water

3. The Mathematician's Air Display

4a. The Consequences of Head Bending: Part One - The Pain Left Melting

4b. The Consequences of Head Bending: Part Two - The Plot Thickens

5. False Start of the Shadows

The Consequences of Indecisions, Mike & Sally Oldfield, Pekka Pohjola, US-101

1. The Sighted Light

2. Hands Calming The Water

3. Mathematical Air Display

4a. The Consequences of Indecisions: Part One - Time Heals All Wounds

4b. The Consequences of Indecisions: Part Two - Comfort With A Stranger

5. False Start

Personnel

  • Sally Oldfield - vocals
  • Mike Oldfield - guitars, percussion, mandolin and whistle
  • Georg Wadenius - guitar, percussion
  • Wlodek Gulgowski - synthesizer, grand piano
  • Pekka Pohjola - bass guitar, grand piano, spinet, synthesizer, string synthesizer
  • Vesa Aaltonen - drums
  • Pierre Moerlen - drums, percussion, glockenspiel

    Producers

  • Paul Lindsay, Mike Oldfield - recording and mixing
  • Christer Berg - recording and mixing
  • Pekka Pohjola & Mike Oldfield - producing
  • Risto Kurkinen - cover art