Advanced Art

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Advanced Art
Origin Tampere, Finland
Genres
Years active1985-1995
Labels
Spinoffs
Spinoff of
  • Authorized Version
Members
  • Pasi Janhunen
  • Petja Valasvaara
Past members
  • Petri Huttunen
  • Jarkko Tuohimaa
  • Otto Kuusinen
  • P.W.
  • Reeta-Maria Hällilä
Website advancedart.bandcamp.com

Advanced Art was one of the pioneers of Finnish electronic music [1] founded in 1985 by Pasi Janhunen (aka Jana), Petri Huttunen (aka Pete), and Petja Valasvaara (aka Vince) in Tampere, Finland. The band themselves opened their shows claiming "we play pop", but others described their music as synthpop, EBM and electro-industrial. Advanced Art were one of the very few Finnish bands at the time to appear on MTV Europe. The band never toured extensively but concentrated on one-off performances, sometimes in unusual locations. [2]

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History

In 1985, Pasi Janhunen, Petri Huttunen, and Petja Valasvaara formed a music project named Authorized Version in Tampere, Finland. After producing a couple of demos, the band changed their name in 1988 to "Advanced Art" when it became apparent that local media could not spell the English name "Authorized Version" correctly. [3] The band's first official releases were split releases with Finnish goth band Two Witches. [4]

The band's early sound was decidedly synthpop in nature, [5] but by the 90s the band honed a style of EBM that was characterized by fast sequences and "unpolished" percussion. [1] Access to better music equipment and technology over time contributed to the turn away from melodic structures and towards a more challenging industrial aesthetic. [4] The band brought on additional members during live shows for percussion using various metal objects specifically to achieve a "harsher" sound. [3]

After the band's demo and indie vinyl stage Poko Rekords signed Advanced Art in 1991. The collaboration resulted in two maxi singles and two albums. [1] After the release of their second CD, Force, the band embarked on a limited promotional tour in Sweden. Prior to that tour the band had played more than 50 shows, but not as part of an organized tour. [3]

In 1995, VUZ Records released a retrospective compilation including early demo material alongside material from Two Witches. The band effectively ceased activity thereafter.

In 2015, the band released a pair of anthologies: Darkhive - The Tape And Vinyl Years containing demo material from their pre-Poko Records releases as well as their first 12" "Scar", and a 2 CD set entitled Archive containing 37 live and demo tracks dating back as far as 1987. [6] Archive was released by the EK Product label, which had signed Vince & PW's band, Impackt!, in the 2010s. [1]

In 2021, Ville Brusi of Neuroactive requested an Advanced Art remix for his Aeronaut V project, resulting in Valasvaara and Janhunen reuniting in the studio to produce a remix for the track "Into Two." [7]

Personnel

Past Members & Live Support

Petri Huttunen later worked with Shade Factory and Active Media Disease. Jarkko Tuohimaa was as a founding member of Finnish electronic band Neuroactive.

Discography

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References

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  2. ↑ "Advanced Art". Bandcamp. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Weaver, Rodney, ed. (1994). "Interview: Advanced Art". Infectious Substance. Herndon, VA. 1 (1): 51–53.
  4. 1 2 Harriman, Andi (27 June 2017). "Advanced Art's Futurist Legacy". Bandcamp. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Braeckevelt, Jurgen (10 Jan 2016). "Advanced Art: Archive". Peek a Boo. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Van Isacker, Bernard (24 Nov 2015). "Cult electro act Advanced Art compiled on 'Archive' – grab a copy here!". Side-Line. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Van Isacker, Bernard (1 April 2021). "Finnish electro pioneers Advanced Art remix new Aeronaut V single". Side-Line. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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