Behind the white masks of Koneveljet are Aito, Oiva and Varma Koneveli. The band started as a duo and was originally named Dior in Nera, an experimental laboratory of electronic sounds for the group Rinneradio which Aito and Oiva formerly were a part of. However, it soon turned out that the music they were making together made perfect sense on it´s own. In the year 1996 brothers continued their thriving experiments under the name Koneveljet.
The trio has an extensive history with electronic music tracing back to the early 80´s. Aito, who has the main responsibility of composing the music of Koneveljet, was interested in early electro sounds, such as Kraftwerk, Yellow Magic Orchestra and the like.
In the UK and Germany Koneveljet were very well received after releasing their debut single Man On The Moon (1998). They got good support from DJs like Mr. Scruff (Ninja Tune), Robin Rimbaud, Steve Lawler (Cream), Layo (The End) and Michael Reinboth (Compost). Excellent radio plays on Xfm, LSR, Jazz FM, Kiss and many more plus superb press in magazines like DJ, Muzik, Spex, Debug and the WOM magazine!
Even though Aito is doing most of the composing he says that he never could do without Oiva and Varma, especially on stage. The two bring the twisted flavor and wild samples on live performances. The brothers refuse to define their music although they say that if they had to choose, they would label it under all encompassing electronica. However you can hear the beats of drum and bass, trance and house mixed with the strange sound world of ambient and weird samples.
Koneveljet is definitely a group to experience on live gigs and not least because of the visual dimension on many of their performances. Their lively improvisation on stage has flourished from their interest to jazz music. All tracks are open for modifying in realtime and you never know what comes next. Live improvisation contributes also to the composing of the material as some elements find their places on stage and finally their way to the albums.
To get tuned in to the harmonic and energetic style of Koneveljet we highly recommend checking out their debut album Brothers In Machine (2000) and their most recent release Hoax (2005). The band is currently working on new release.
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