Nemesis (electronic music band)
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Nemesis is a Finnish
music group formed in 1987 by Ami Hassinen and Jyrki Kastman. In 1994 they released their debut album Xcelsior, the first Finnish electronic/ambient album to be released internationally. In 1996 Nemesis was commissioned by Finnish national radio YLE to create the long-form work Evolution, and from then on followed a series of critically acclaimed albums, as well as live concerts. http://www.nettilinja.fi/~ahassine/bio/index.htm
In 2001 the band was expanded with a third member, Joni Virtanen.
The band's music is inspired by astronomy, science fiction, nature, childhood stories about UFOs and ghosts, and also other music artists like Kraftwerk
, Can, Tangerine Dream
, Neu, AD2, Jean Michel Jarre
, Jimi Hendrix
, The Beatles
, Hawkwind
, Brian Eno
, Robert Rich, Steve Roach, and others. http://news.planetorigo.com/article.php?poarticle_id=754&
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...
music group formed in 1987 by Ami Hassinen and Jyrki Kastman. In 1994 they released their debut album Xcelsior, the first Finnish electronic/ambient album to be released internationally. In 1996 Nemesis was commissioned by Finnish national radio YLE to create the long-form work Evolution, and from then on followed a series of critically acclaimed albums, as well as live concerts. http://www.nettilinja.fi/~ahassine/bio/index.htm
In 2001 the band was expanded with a third member, Joni Virtanen.
The band's music is inspired by astronomy, science fiction, nature, childhood stories about UFOs and ghosts, and also other music artists like 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...
, Can, Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...
, Neu, AD2, Jean Michel Jarre
Jean Michel Jarre
Jean Michel André Jarre is a French composer, performer and music producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and New Age genres, and known as an organiser of outdoor spectacles of his music featuring lights, laser displays, and fireworks.Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and...
, Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Hawkwind
Hawkwind
Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....
, Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
, Robert Rich, Steve Roach, and others. http://news.planetorigo.com/article.php?poarticle_id=754&
Discography
This list is organized by release year. Titles are full length CD albums unless otherwise mentioned.| Year | Title | Label | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Xcelsior | Barramundi | ||
| 1996 | Cyberiad | Retroduction Records | ||
| 1999 | Sky Archeology | Freeride | ||
| 2001 | Music For Earports | Retroduction Records | ||
| 2002 | Kaiku | Retroduction Records | Soundtrack album for photo portfolio by Jyrki Portin. Music by Nemesis and M. Portin | |
| 2005 | Xtempora | Retroduction Records | ||
| 2006 | Live Archive Vol. 1 1995 - 2001 (Audio Archeology) | Retroduction Records | CDR with live recordings | |
| 2007 | Live Archive Vol. 2 1997 - 2004 (Stereofields Forever) | Retroduction Records | CDR with live recordings | |
| 2007 | Live Archive Vol. 3 1997-2006 (Trajectory Of Sound) | Retroduction Records | CDR with live recordings | |
| 2010 | Gigaherz | Origo Sound | ||
| 2010 | 1:4:9 - Release date February 2, 2010 | Retroduction Records | Soundtrack album for sculpture project by Kimmo Heikkilä. |
See also
- Electronic musicElectronic musicElectronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
- Progressive electronic musicProgressive electronic musicIn electronic dance music the term progressive is often used to denote a novel stylistic development within a specific genre of dance music. According to the DJ and producer Carl Craig, the term "progressive" was used in Detroit in the early 80s in reference to Italo Disco...
- Electronic art music
- Ishkur's Guide to Electronic MusicIshkur's Guide to Electronic MusicIshkur's Guide to Electronic Music is an online Flash-driven guide to electronic music created by Kenneth John Taylor of British Columbia...
- Ambient musicAmbient musicAmbient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...