Aavikko

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 most famous songs is "Viitostie", which is strongly influenced by Kraftwerk (the name is a reference to "Autobahn": "Viitostie" 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)
 * Jimi Vesikko, technical work.

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)