Aavikko

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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!".

One of their well received songs is "Viitostie", which is strongly influenced by Kraftwerk. 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)
• 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

• Aavikko discography at Discogs
• Aavikko at AllMusic

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