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22-Pistepirkko is a Finnish popular music band formed in 1980. The name "22-Pistepirkko" means a 22-spot ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata). The three members of the band are Asko Keränen, Hannu Keränen (P.K.) and Esa (Espe) Haverinen. 22-Pistepirkko now produce music in English, though at first their main language was Finnish.

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 by the band-owned record label Bone Voyage Recording Company in November 2005.

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Created by dipity on Jan 31, 2008

Last updated: 03/04/10 at 10:17 AM

• Drops & Kicks (disc 1)
  Sep 18, 2005

  Track listing: Door to Door ManMidnight OwlSecond ThoughtsI Got BurnedRat KingNot So Good at SchoolSister MayMr. TwisterSoul FreeI Knew
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Drops & Kicks (disc 2)
  Sep 18, 2005

  Track listing: Hello SunshineOne Man DownHole in My RaincoatSweet BoyHorses & CardsSpace RidingBrianX-(Wo)MenI Left My BabyWe OughtStaySad Lake City (demo)
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Drops & Kicks
  Mar 29, 2005

  Track listing: Mr. TwisterRat KingI KnewSpace RidingSister MayNot So Good at SchoolX-(wo)menStayI Got BurnedHello SunshineOne Man DownSoul FreeSecond ThoughtsWe OughtI Left My Baby
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Rat King
  Jan 2005

  Track listing: Rat KingMidnight Owl (demo)Brian (demo)
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• The Train EP
  2001

  Track listing: Waiting for the TrainWaiting for the Train (Jori Hulkkonen's remix)Waiting for the Train (To Rococo Rot's remix)D-Day (live)Let Romeo Weep (live)
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• The Nature of 22 Pistepirkko: 1985-2002 (disc 1)
  2001

  Track listing: Ou WeelHongkong KingFrankensteinDon't Play CelloTexacosonSwamp-blues(Just a) Little bit moreWild BillyGimme Some WaterMotorcycle ManBirdyDon't Say I'm So EvilDon't Try to Tease MeCoffee Girl
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• The Nature of 22-Pistepirkko: 1985-2002 (disc 2)
  2001

  Track listing: I Never Said (remix)RoundaboutTaxi 74Onion SoupSad Lake CityBoardroom WalkSnowy Dave-99FujisanCar WashThis TimeWaiting for the TrainRally of LoveLet the Romeo Weep (live)
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• This Time
  2000

  Track listing: This TimeThis Time (basement take)
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Rally of Love
  2000

  Track listing: QuicksandFreemanBloodstopperI'm a Moon Around YouMowing a LawnD-DayMetro BluesRally of LoveWaiting for the TrainCar WashThis Time
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Quicksand
  2000

  Track listing: QuicksandHavana City Beat
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Downhill City
  1998

  Track listing: Fabian's ThemeDownhill CityFujisanSay WrongLet the Romeo Weep (flamenco mix)Snowy Dave -99Doris Drives AwaySascha's ThemeWhere's the Home, Joey?Coffee Girl 2TruthFujisan (beatbox jam)Roundabout 2Tokyo Tiger (Aleksei Borisov remix)
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Onion Soup
  1997

  Track listing: Onion SoupMiles & NemoRomeo (instrumental)
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Eleven
  1997

  Track listing: Taxi 74Coma MoonSad Lake CityHey ManLet the Romeo WeepBeautiful MorningFrustrationShadowBoardroom WalkOnion Soup
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Zipcode
  1995

  Track listing: Tired of Being Drunk (Aleksei Borisov & Tetris)Swamp Blues (Martin Rev)Wild Billy (Utah Saints)Roundabout (22-P)I Never Said (Vesa Lankinen)Little Bit More (Larry and The Lefthanded)Snowy Dave (MOM)Oo My Head (Theory)Oo My Head (Vesa Lankinen)Don't Play Cello (Arno)Don't Say I'm So Evil (P. Rajanti & J. Jaakonaho)Horror O'Horrible (remake by 22-P)Bubblegum Couple (Peter Zaremba)Gimme Some Water (Ilkka Mattila)Birdy (Jimi Tenor)
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Gimme Some Water
  1994

  Track listing: Gimme Some WaterHong Kong KingRawhide - Live
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Rumble City, LaLa Land
  1993

  Track listing: Wild BillyOo My HeadJust a Little Bit MoreTokyo TigerSnowy DaveAt the Everybody'sI Never SaidI Do Do IGimme Some WaterBlue BalloonNappy King BluesCoffee Girl
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Big Lupu
  1991

  Track listing: Bubblegum CoupleDon't Say I'm So EvilHousehold AffairsTired of Being DrunkBirdyI'm RightCrippled and Blind BluesTexacosonPapaSwamp BluesAll Night CafeShe's So ShyHawk Walk
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Bare Bone Nest
  1988

  Track listing: FrankensteinDon't Go Home JoeDon't Play CelloYou're Mine BluesShot BayouNight Train MissFly OnBone Bone BabyRound Table BluesTill the Day I DieShe's So AloneSave My SoulBare Bone Nest
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• The Kings of Hong Kong
  1986

  Track listing: I'm BackGeronimoLast NightBig BedHong Kong KingHank's T.V. SetDon't Try to Tease MeI'm Staying LowLost Lost LoveB-InstrumentalMotorcycle ManSearching & LookingHorseman's Son
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

• Piano, rumpu ja kukka
  1983

  Track listing: KellarissaMetsässä kukkiaKathyI Need LoveSinun suuri sukusiPrinsessaNoitaKuusi poikamiestäEnkeli lensi poisJealouse & JoeyLet's DanceKissaSoiva taloNaurettavaaKammo kammo kamalaSatuTangoWild ThingLasinen norsu
  http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/