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
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One of their well received songs is "Viitostie", which is strongly influenced by
Kraftwerk
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.
The name is a reference to
Finnish national road 5
Finnish national road 5 ( Finnish:''Valtatie 5'' or ''Viitostie'', Swedish: ''Riksväg 5'') is a main route connecting Lusi (Heinola) in the south of the country to Sodankylä in the north. It is 905 kilometres long. National road 5 forms p ...
, 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
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,
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)
* 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)
* Monopoly (2019)
* Sound of Muysic (2023)
References
External links
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Finnish musical groups
Musical groups established in 1995
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