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Nemesis (electronic music band)

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Years active
  
1987–present

Active from
  
1987

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Members
  
Ami Hassinen, Jyrki Kastman, Joni Virtanen

Albums
  
Xenopus, Early Days 4, Xcelsior, Xtempora, Living Statues, Music for Earports, Cyberiad

Genres
  
Ambient music, Electronica

Record labels
  
Barramundi, Retroduction Records

Similar
  
Ramriddlz, Steve Roach, Finnish Radio Symphon

Nemesis is a Finnish music group formed in Kokkola in 1987 by Ami Hassinen and Jyrki Kastman. In 1994 they released their debut album Xcelsior, the first Finnish electronic/ambient album to be released internationally. In 1996 Nemesis was commissioned by Finnish national radio YLE to create the long-form work Evolution, and from then on followed a series of critically acclaimed albums, as well as live concerts.

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In 2001 the band was expanded with a third member, Joni Virtanen.

The band's music is inspired by astronomy, science fiction, nature, childhood stories about UFOs and ghosts, and also other music artists like Kraftwerk, Can, Tangerine Dream, Neu!, AD2, Jean Michel Jarre, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Hawkwind, Brian Eno, Robert Rich, Steve Roach, and others.

Discography

This list is organized by release year. Titles are full length CD albums unless otherwise mentioned.

Songs

FlowolFXtempora · 2005
MetakoneCyberiad · 1998
Sub VesperumXtempora · 2005

References

Nemesis (electronic music band) Wikipedia