Maukka Perusjätkä
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Maukka Perusjätkä is the stage name of Mauri Airta, a Finnish new wave
and punk
rocker during the 1970s and 1980s. He is especially known for his 1979 song Säpinää (”Breaking Away”), which included chainsaw
sounds. Chainsaws became one of his trademarks.
In the 1970s Perusjätkä worked with the most notable figures in the Finnish rock scene, known especially for his pairing with Ralf Örn. His first band was called Maukka and Nahkatakit. His first record was released under the name Maukka Perusjätkä Ja Sota Apatiaa Vastaan (”Maukka Ordinary Yob and the War against Apathy”). After the 1980s, Perusjätkä became less active in the music scene. Although a rebel in his youth, Perusjätkä became a symbol for conservative values and a Finnish mindset of knives and booze. Perusjätkä has recently released a recording, yet nowadays most of his Finnish fanbase goes to pubs.
Perusjätkä was most widely known for his songs Säpinää, Vaatteet on mun aatteet (Clothes Are My Ideology), Herneenpalot (Pea Pods), and the album Mauka & Iles Disko.
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
and punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
rocker during the 1970s and 1980s. He is especially known for his 1979 song Säpinää (”Breaking Away”), which included chainsaw
Chainsaw
A chainsaw is a portable mechanical saw, powered by electricity, compressed air, hydraulic power, or most commonly a two-stroke engine...
sounds. Chainsaws became one of his trademarks.
In the 1970s Perusjätkä worked with the most notable figures in the Finnish rock scene, known especially for his pairing with Ralf Örn. His first band was called Maukka and Nahkatakit. His first record was released under the name Maukka Perusjätkä Ja Sota Apatiaa Vastaan (”Maukka Ordinary Yob and the War against Apathy”). After the 1980s, Perusjätkä became less active in the music scene. Although a rebel in his youth, Perusjätkä became a symbol for conservative values and a Finnish mindset of knives and booze. Perusjätkä has recently released a recording, yet nowadays most of his Finnish fanbase goes to pubs.
Perusjätkä was most widely known for his songs Säpinää, Vaatteet on mun aatteet (Clothes Are My Ideology), Herneenpalot (Pea Pods), and the album Mauka & Iles Disko.