Artist description Ihokas has done his eXcursions since 1993. Making own music by playing with different toys. Music style is usually abstract with delightful cocktail mixings from random genres. Basically Ihokas has very scalable range of different styles. Live gigs are made together with Cytrus, last summer they were playing at Koneisto. .

Music Style Full joyride to heart of electronic music ...

Musical Influences Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Holger Czukay, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Tangerine Dream, Nemesis, Hawkwind, Philip Glass, Aphex Twin, FSOL, The Orb , Tom Waits, Dead Can Dance, Finch, Chulk ...

Similar Artists labels Skam, Mego, Kompakt, Mille Plateaux, Rephlex, Warp, styles Abstract, idm, experimental, artists Mira Calix, Autechre.

Artist History Previously released music under names Approximate / Nanook ... and while ago under names Karaoke King / Morsian. I've been the founding member of Lumi Records wíth Ari Ruokamo , Jori Hulkkonen. Ari is still running the label while Jori is semi-famous house producer/artist/DJ. I'm currently also a member of Finnish electronic music organisation [aanite]. Ihokas is also doing live gigs with Cytrus. Latest live performance 11/24/2001 @ Telakka (Tampere, Finland).

Group Members (-o-)

Instruments Samplers,analog synths,distortion boxes,delay boxes,microphones,different kind acoustic 'instruments',computer etc.

Albums Lumi 001, Lumi 002, Lumi 003 under artist names Approximate, Nanook. - Fututoyshop - on Jori Hulkkonen's 'Helsinki Mix Sessions' , released by Turbo Records. - Lay - on Finnish Underground Compilation , released by [aanite].

Press Reviews Melody Maker, NME, Mixmag, Future Music, Keyboard ... none. Even local newspaper Turkulainen, isn't interested from me... and I'm happy with that! Isn't it enough that my ugly face is looking at you while trying to listen my experimental excursions...

Additional Info New album released by Luumu Recordings (06/2002).

Location Turku, Mars , Sirius or perhaps Moon ... - Finland

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