Aavikko
Finnish musical group
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Aavikko is a Finnish synth music band, formed in Siilinjärvi in 1995. Their hallmarks include a campy, decidedly "East European" style and plastic-sounding synthesizer themes. The band themselves call their style "muysic" (a portmanteau of "mystic" and "music"); their motto is "We play - you dance!".
Aavikko | |
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| Origin | Siilinjärvi, Finland |
| Years active | 1995 |
| Label | Bad Vugum |
| Website | www |
One of their well received songs is "Viitostie", which is strongly influenced by Kraftwerk.[1] The name is a reference to Finnish national road 5, or "Viitostie", which is a highway in Finland that passes through Siilinjärvi.
Members
- Tomi Kosonen, keyboards and saxophone
- Tomi Leppänen, drums and electric percussion (Leppänen is also a member of Circle, Pharaoh Overlord and K-X-P)
- Paul Staufenbiel, keyboards (1998-)
- Former members
- Antti Koivumäki (b. 1976, d. 2002), electric organ (1995-1998)
Discography
- Aavikko 7-inch EP/MCD (Bad Vugum, 1996)[2]
- Derek! LP/CD (Bad Vugum, 1997)[2]
- Oriental Baby EP (1999)
- Multi Muysic (2000)
- Viitostie EP (2000)[1]
- Aavikko & Felix Kubin EP (2001)
- Aavikko & Mono Pause EP (2002)
- History of Muysic (collection, 2003)
- Meets Hit Singer Kabar (single, 2004)
- Back from the Futer (2005)
- Novo Atlantis (2009)
- Planet Fun-Fun (mini-LP, 2013)
- Monopoly (2019)
- Sound of Muysic (2023)
