[3] In 2001, Käppi released his debut record, a four-song EP titled Kalastajia ja kaivostyöläisiä ('Fishermen and Miners').
Käppi's voice, which at times reminds one of that of Tuomari Nurmio, combined with traditional music, brings to one's mind The Incredible String Band.
[6] The second album, Vuonna '86 ('In the year '86'), gave rise to the following critique: "It seems that in Tampere there exists some kind of version of the Star Trekian disturbance in the spacetime continuum.
The new release by Pekko Käppi, too, draws partially from the same Ugric marsh as did the fine album Jos ken pahoin uneksii (2007), but from a great many other places as well.
"[7] The critique of the third album, Rammat Jumalat ('lame gods'), says that "on record or at a gig [Käppi's music] is not only easy to approach but simply irresistible.
One must look far in the history of Afro-American music to find similarly convincing performers who sing with the voice of a 'sensitive bad guy'.
"[8] Since 2015, Käppi has released three albums with K:H:H:L, in which he was joined by Tommi Laine (guitars) and Nuutti Vapaavuori (bass), along with Jani Auvinen (drums and percussion) for his most recent gigs.
[9] In the critique of the first album, Sanguis Meus, Mama!, it was said that "Käppi understands the connection between the original Ugric spirit and the blues.
Laine plays splendidly with his acoustic slide guitar, but at times he also tears up distorted riffs that would gain approval from The Black Keys.
The dialogue between the jouhikko and the guitar, with intertwining comments from synthesizers, grows into an ever greater role the more one listens to this record.
managed to popularize Käppi voodoo concoction, cooked from folk music and blues, into a nearly perfect fit, suitable even for the radio waves.
Soundi writes that "Pekko Käppi and his band make interesting music on their third album, and they are still rocking wildly.
Another influence has been Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York in which Käppi was impressed by the accordion playing of Krist Novoselić.