[1] In the third part, Suomi soi 3 ‒ Ääniaalloilta parrasvaloihin (Tammi, 2005) of a book series about popular music in Finland, it has been written that RinneRadio was several years ahead of their time when they started.

[5] RinneRadio's eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and it featured a stellar cast of Finland's current jazz elite, including Raoul Björkenheim, Iro Haarla and Seppo Tyni.

Dance and Visions established RinneRadio's trademark sound, which they are best known for, fusing electronic music from ambient techno to drum'n'bass and jazzy wind instruments.

[5] RinneRadio's club-friendly sound with strong electronic influence caused stir and confusion in the Finnish jazz scene as well as abroad when the band performed in the beginning.

In an interview with Markus Partanen on his book Rytmihäiriöitä ‒ Uuden Suomi-jazzin nousu, Tapani Rinne described their early years: "We probably focused performing too much at jazz and art music venues.

By this time, word had spread about the new concoction of jazz, techno and ambient sounds played by RinneRadio, and the band toured extensively in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Japan, Spain and Sweden.

The trio continued to develop the sound further particularly on RinneRadio's fifth album RoK (1996) consisting of influences from hip hop, drum and bass and jazz.

[5] The same year they won the Golden Pumpeli Award at the Oulu Music Video Festival for the visuals for "Aromaa AltToo".

The band found new passionate fans especially in the European club music scene, which was driven by the rising deejay culture.

The album featured artists such as Sámi joik singers Ulla Pirttijärvi and Wimme Saari, Johanna Juhola on accordion and Eva Alkula playing Finnish zither.

[17] The next phase of RinneRadio started with Tuomas "Verneri Lumi" Norvio being replaced in the lineup with the Finnish drum'n'bass artist Konsta "DJ Muffler" Mikkonen[18] soon after the release of Pole Stars album.

[19] The official lineup (including Tapani Rinne and Juuso Hannukainen) stayed the same for several years until 2020, when DJ Muffler was replaced in the line-up by Helsinki-based electronic music artist Aleksi Myllykoski, who had been filling in for him more and more often on live occasions.

[3][needs update] According to their website: "In 2020, the dynamic trio is known for their invigorating performances of rich and eclectic sound ranging from fervent rumble to wild and transcendent meditative ambiance.