Aavikko is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 synth music band, formed in Siilinjärvi

Siilinjärvi

Siilinjärvi is a municipality of Finland. The name, in Finnish, means "Hedgehog Lake."It is located in Eastern Finland, in Northern Savonia, north of the city of Kuopio. The median age is relatively low; 23% of the population are under 15 years old. The main sources of income are services and...

 in 1995. Their hallmarks include a campy

Camp (style)

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, 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!".

They're probably most famous for their song "Viitostie", which is strongly influenced by Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...

 (the name is a reference to "Autobahn

Autobahn (album)

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": "Viitostie" is a major highway in Finland, also, perhaps coincidentally, one that passes through Siilinjärvi).

Discography

• Aavikko EP (1996)
• Derek! (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)

Current lineup

• Tomi Kosonen, keyboards and saxophone
• Tomi Leppänen, drums and electric percussion
• Paul Staufenbiel, keyboards (1998-)