Aavikko

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Active from 1995		Genre Dance/electronic

Members Tomi Leppänen, Paul Staufenbiel, Tomi Kosonen, Antti Koivumäki Albums Novo Atlantis, Derek!, Planet Fun‐Fun, History of Muysic, Multi Muysic Profiles Facebook Myspace

Aavikko torpedo boys

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!".

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They're probably most famous for their song "Viitostie", which is strongly influenced by Kraftwerk (the name is a reference to "Autobahn": "Viitostie" is a major highway in Finland, also, perhaps coincidentally, one that passes through Siilinjärvi).

Aavikko viitostie

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" EP/MCD (Bad Vugum, 1996)

Derek! LP/CD (Bad Vugum, 1997)

Oriental Baby EP (1999)

Multi Muysic (2000)

Viitostie EP (2000)

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)

Songs

Torpedo BoysBad Luck Love · 2000
ViitostieMulti Muysic · 2000
El CeboDerek! · 1997

References

Aavikko Wikipedia

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