22-Pistepirkko

22-Pistepirkko, (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑkskytkɑks ˈpistepːirkːo]), is a Finnish popular music band formed in 1980. It was formed in a small rural village of Utajärvi in Northern Finland but moved to Helsinki, the capital of Finland, in 1985. The band now produces music in English, though at first their main language was Finnish.

22-Pistepirkko
Background information
Also known asThe Others
22PP
OriginUtajärvi, Finland
GenresGarage rock, psychedelic rock
Years active1980–2015[1]
LabelsBone Voyage Recording Company
Websitewww.22-pistepirkko.net
MembersP-K Keränen
Espe Haverinen
Asko Keränen

Their early albums were inspired by rock and roll and underground icons like Bo Diddley and The Sonics, but they have developed their unique sound by adding other influences to their music. Today they play an unconventional but distinctive mixture of pop, punk, rock and electronica, and achieved this fusion before artists such as Primal Scream or Beck popularized this kind of sound.

During 22-Pistepirkko's 2001 European tour, director Andreas Haaning Christiansen traveled with the band and shot a documentary, Sleep good, rock well, which was released on DVD in 2005.

Discography

Studio albums

Cover albums
  • Monochromeset (2006, under the name The Others)

Compilations
  • The Singles (5 CDs and 1 DVD with 51 tracks from 20 singles, 31 live-tracks and 35 videos)

References
  1. "22-Pistepirkko hajoaa toistaiseksi". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

Further reading
  • Puustinen, Viljami; 22-Pistepirkko (2005). 22-Pistepirkko. Like. ISBN 952-471-321-7.


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