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Käyttöohje

About Me

I’ve been making music with the name Käyttöohje since I was 15 or so, but my music haschanged a lot during the years. Originally I made very noisy and minimalistic instrumentalmusic, but nowadays my music is mostly acoustic and it's based on my emotional lyrics.
I released my first EP "Sinusta sinulle" in the summer 2005 and at that time I was even abit ashamed of my fragile and emotional songs. It was as late as April 2007 that I hadenough courage to play my first gig.
My second EP "Vihreä sydän" was released in August 2007 and you could say it was a success,in an indie scale at least :) "Vihreä sydän EP" got four stars out five in Rumba, anappreciated Finnish music magazine. It also got some airplay on YleX and RadioHelsinki.
On my records I play all the instrument (including guitars, drums and recorders) and ongigs I usually just play acoustic guitar and sing. I may not be that good in playing anyinstrument or singing, but I'll make it up by my moving performance.
- Aapo a.k.a. Käyttöohje
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Käyttöohje CD's are for sale at:
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Member Since: 11/03/2006
Band Website: http://www.solmu.info/kayttoohje
Band Members: Aapo Hellman - guitars, recorders, drums, vocals, bass
Influences: Apulanta, Liekki, 22-pistepirkko, Varjo, John McGregor, Björk, The Cardigans, Kent, Oasis, PMMP, CMX, Genesis etc.
Sounds Like: ...a sad and depressed guy who can't play any instrument properly, but has an impassable need of being artistic and telling everybody how he feels.
Record Label: Solmu Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Kesämaitolava 2009

It seems that Käyttöohje has one gig per year and that is Kesämaitolava :)This summer Kesämaitolava is held at Haiharan Kartano café in Tampere. It is an open stage event with live music from 2 pm unt...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:22:00 GMT

Two new songs at Kesämaitolava

Finally I have a gig again: Kesämaitolava in Tampere on Saturday the 2nd of August. It's just an open stage event with three songs, but it suits me :) I'll be performing sometime between 4pm and 10pm....
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:30:00 GMT

Thank you Tallinn!

It’s been almost a week now since a played at Von Krahli Bar in Tallinn. The venue was perfect for my music and I suppose I had my biggest crowd ever. The audience was enthusiastic and the appla...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:05:00 GMT

Airplay on Estonian Raadio 2

Siim Nestor and Erik Morna played my song "Maja" on their program "Nestor ja Morna" late yesterday night. They also did some nice promotion on the upcoming Odessa Pop gig in Tallinn. The gig is on sat...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Interview in Estonian

There’s an interview about Käyttöohje at http://www.penny-l.blogspot.com for all of you who understand Estonian. The article is mainly about my music and my deep thoughts about life :)- Aapo aka...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:48:00 GMT

Gig in Tallinn on Saturday 29th of March!

I'm going to play a gig at the Odessa POP club at Von Krahl in Tallinn, Estonia. This is quite unbelievable, I must say :) It's going to be my fifth gig, and its my first gig abroad. And it's definite...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:51:00 GMT

"Matkustan Skotlantiin" free download!

The song "Matkustan Skotlantiin" by Käyttöohje is now available for free download on the Solmu Records' download site www.tearstream.solmu.info."Matkustan Skotlantiin" is a legendary song about an ima...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:59:00 GMT

Four stars in Rumba

Vihreä sydän EP got four stars on a review in the latest Rumba (15/2007). The flattering review was written by Saara Autere and she made some thoughtful points about the record. Thanks for your lovely...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:56:00 GMT

Airplay on Radio Helsinki

Käyttöohje got more airplay yesterday on Radio Helsinki. Mikael Wiik played "Vihreä sydän" and "Järvi" on his program Terraario. Unfortunately I missed this, so I didn't hear Mikael's comments on my m...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:18:00 GMT

Käyttöohje on YleX

Käyttöohje got airplay on YleX about two hours ago :) Pekka Laine played the song "Vihreä sydän" in his program Kitarama, with some positive comments about Käyttöohje too. This was a great surprise fo...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:23:00 GMT