Mr Velcro Fastener (commonly mislabeled as Mr. Velcro Fastener) is a Finnish

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duo consisting of

Tatu Metsätähti Mr Velcro Fastener (commonly mislabeled as Mr. Velcro Fastener) is a Finland, Finnish electronic music duo consisting of Tatu Metsätähti (born 1977, also known as Mesak) and Tatu Peltonen (born 1977), originating from Turku. They had first met ...

(born 1977, also known as Mesak) and Tatu Peltonen (born 1977), originating from

Turku Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ...

. They had first met at school, and started creating music together in early 1990s. They initiated their own studio called Miletos in 1997, the same year their project was named Mr Velcro Fastener. In 1998 they released their first EP, called ''Wad'', on their own Tie Entertainment label. The record received excellent reviews around the world, and soon afterwards they released their second EP, ''Robots 4 Life''. German label i220 Music released their ''Tie Entertainers'' 12" and Mr Velcro Fastener's debut album ''Lucky Bastards Living Up North''. Late 1999 Mr Velcro Fastener toured Central Europe, and in conjunction was released the EP ''Which Scenario?''. In 2000 ''Electric Appliances Remixes'' were released and also one of their most successful 12"s, ''Who's Gonna Bend''. Such British

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and Dave Clarke played Mr Velcro Fastener's tracks. Also, the Finnish

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band

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recorded a cover of their song "Bend", which appears on a split EP they released together in 2008. In 2001 and 2002 were released the ''Otherside'' 12"s and also an album consisting of both these releases. 2003 saw the release of a retrospective album ''Thales of Miletos'', featuring unpublished material recorded between 1993 and 1996. UK's Electrix Records released the 12"s ''Velcropopvichy'' (2003) and ''Gone Mad'' (2005). In 2005 was also published ''The Flock'' 12" on Stars-Music record label. In February 2006 was released the album ''Telemacho''. Mr Velcro Fastener have remixed such artists as Germany's

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and Finland's

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and Fu-Tourist. Recorded together with

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, they released in 2003 a cover version of Finnish

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band Two Witches' ''Pimeyden jousi''.

Discography

Albums

* ''Lucky Bastards Living Up North'' (1999, i220 Music) * ''

Otherside "Otherside" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released as the third single from their seventh studio album, '' Californication'' (1999), and confronts the battles addicts have with their prior addictions. The track wa ...

'' (2002, i220 Music) * ''Thales of Miletos'' (2003, Zenit) * ''Telemacho'' (2006, Stars-Music)

EPs and singles

* ''Wad EP'' (1998, Tie Entertainment) * ''Robots 4 Life'' (1998, Tie Entertainment) * ''Which Scenario?'' (1999, i220 Music) * ''Electric Appliances Remixes'' (2000, i220 Music) * '' Who's Gonna Bend'' (2000, i220 Music) * ''Otherside Part One'' (2001, i220 Music) * ''Otherside Part Two'' (2002, i220 Music) * ''Velcropopvichy'' (2003, Electrix) * ''Electric Appliances'' (2003, Air Recordings) * ''The Flock'' (2005, Stars-Music) * ''Gone Mad'' (2005, Electrix) * ''Capek'' (2006, Stars-Music) * ''Split With

'' (2008, Solina Records)

External links

You Are Telemacho: The Official SiteMr Velcro Fastener @ MySpaceMr Velcro Fastener @ SoundCloudMr Velcro Fastener @ Discogs.comMr Velcro Fastener @ Haywire
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