Kreatiivmootor

Kreatiivmootor
Background information
OriginTallinn
Years active2003-present
LabelsOdessa Records
MembersIngrid Aimla
Roomet Jakapi
Maria Lepik
Madis Paalo
Allan Plekksepp
Alvin Raat
Kaur Garšnek
Past membersOlavi Jaggo
Liisa-Lotte Käärd
Harri Altroff
Eerik Hanni
Website[1]

Kreatiivmootor is an Estonian band, brought into existence in 2003 by an academic philosopher Roomet Jakapi, PhD, and a lawyer Allan Plekksepp, PhD, who had intended to make music without genre or scene constraints. Their alternative style has ranged from eccentric experimentalism to psychedelic pop. After expanding to become an octet in 2008, the band has used computer programmes, live electronics, guitars, bass, sax, percussion and drums in their live performances. Apart from releasing three albums and standing up at Tallinn Music Week, they have also performed at other festivals, such as Waves Vienna, Positivus in Latvia, Brainlove Festival of Brainlove Records in the UK and Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival in Russia.[1]

After establishing the group, the founding members Roomet Jakapi (vocals, lyrics) and Allan Plekksepp (guitar, bass guitar, programming) were soon joined by Liisa-Lotte Käärd (percussion), Eerik Hanni (programming, video), Harri Altroff (keyboards) and Olavi Jaggo (drums). After some personnel change, the second wave additions in 2008 included Ingrid Aimla (percussion), Kaur Garšnek (guitar, programming), Maria Lepik (alto saxophone) and Madis Paalo (drums).[2] Several band members have been partaking in separate musical acts beside Kreatiivmootor, e.g., Roomet Jakapi in Punkt Nihu,[3][4] AtgRuioFallA[5][6] and Impromachine4000,[7] Madis Paalo in Honey Power,[8] Maria Lepik and Ingrid Aimla in Popsid,[9] Alvin Raat in La Rabbia[10] and Maikameikers,[11] Kaur Garšnek in The Princes.

  1. ^ "Club Radio Free Europe – bringing music from Estonia to London (video)". 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  2. ^ "Kreatiivmootor / Irr-Ärr-Urr / Music". kreatiivmootor.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  3. ^ Kultuuritolm, Patarei. "Patarei Kultuuritolm 2015 | PUNKT NIHU". Patarei Kultuuritolm 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  4. ^ "IMPROTEST: PUNKT NIHU". Huvi Tallinn. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  5. ^ "Ptarmigan". ptarmigan.ee. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  6. ^ "AtgRuioFallA". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  7. ^ "Impromachine4000 from Tartu". www.artisttrove.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  8. ^ "Honey Power - 80's Party". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  9. ^ "Popsid". www.popsid.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  10. ^ "La Rabbia". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  11. ^ "Akedia, by Maikameikers". Maikameikers. Retrieved 2016-08-30.