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• Airaksinen, P.  + (Pekka+Airaksinen+%2821+August+1945+%E2%80% … Pekka+Airaksinen+%2821+August+1945+%E2%80%93+6+May+2019%29+was+a+Finnish+composer+of+electronic+music.%0A%0AAiraksinen+formed+his+first+band%2C+The+Sperm%2C+in+the+1960s.+The+Sperm+mixed+elements+of+avant-garde+music+with+free+jazz+and+psychedelic+pop.+Their+concerts+featured+confrontational+performance+art%2C+which+resulted+in+two+members+being+arrested+for+simulating+sexual+intercourse+and+screening+pornographic+films.%0A%0AFollowing+The+Sperm%27s+breakup+in+the+early+1970s%2C+Airaksinen+turned+to+Buddhism+and+ceased+making+music.+He+started+to+collect+Tibetan+art+and+started+Tibet+Art+Center+in+Loimaa.+He+returned+to+music+in+the+mid+1980s+with+his+album+Buddhas+of+Golden+Light%2C+which+mixed+free+jazz+with+percussion+from+a+Roland+808+drum+machine.%0A%0AIn+the+1990s%2C+Airaksinen+founded+the+Dharmakustannus+label%2C+on+which+he+released+numerous+CDs+and+CD-Rs.+The+music+styles+of+these+releases+varies+considerable%2C+ranging+from+new+age%2C+ambient%2C+house%2C+jazz+and+improvisation.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPekka_Airaksinen+Source+Accessed+Dec+17%2C+2021%5D%29sinen+Source+Accessed+Dec+17%2C+2021%5D%29)