Kemopetrol
Kemopetrol is a Finnish band from Helsinki combining traditional, moody pop… Read Full Bio ↴Kemopetrol is a Finnish band from Helsinki combining traditional, moody pop sounds with intriguing modern esthetics.
Guitarist Marko Soukka and keyboard player Kalle Koivisto founded Kemopetrol in November 1998, originally as an ambient music project. Vocalist Laura Närhi joined the band in January 1999, followed by drummer Teemu Nordman and bassist Kari Myöhänen later same year.
Kemopetrol’s first single Child Is My Name was released at the end of 1999 and was a breakthrough success. In 2000, their debut album Slowed Down was released. Slowed Down contains music that is a mixture of rock, jazz and electronic music.
In March 2002, the single Saw It on TV and, two months later, the album Everything’s Fine were released.
Kemopetrol's original bass player, Kari Myöhänen, left the band in July 2003.
In 2004, the single My Superstar and the album Play for Me were released. Having Kari left the band the previous year, on those releases, Kemopetrol's producer Kalle Chydenius plays bass. Shortly after the release of Play for Me, Lauri Hämäläinen joined the band as the new permanent bassist.
The band's fourth album, Teleport was released on 29th March 2006, preceded by Planet-single on 8th March. The latest album features disco influences from the 80's, including notable usage of synthesizer sounds from that era.
Kalle Koivisto writes the songs for Kemopetrol. All their songs have English lyrics. The name of the band reportedly originates from a Czech ice hockey team named Chemopetrol Litvinov.
THE BIOGRAPHY OF KEMOPETROL ACCORDING TO KALLE
Hi. We are Kemopetrol. We've been around since 1998 and we're still here. The dinosaurs.
There are four of us. We play music. And we write our own material, too. Laura sings, Marko strums the guitar, Teemu bangs the drums and I bang the synths.
We began as a duo, Marko & I. Then we met Laura and everything changed. We became good. Our friend Teemu noticed it and wanted to join. We accepted him because he looked so sad.
We've had bass players in the past, too. Wonderful guys who got lost in action.
We were lucky enough to get a record deal in 1999. Then everything happened almost too fast for us, I would say. The snowball was rolling and we were along for the ride, gathering fortune and fame (well, not REAL fortune and fame - it's Finland, after all), playing gigs and having a blast. We made a couple of really popular albums and a couple of somewhat popular ones.
Then we went hiding for a few years.
Now we have a new album out. It's our best work, naturally. We hope you have the time to listen to it, and if you do, we're sure you'll like it. I mean, we listen to it everyday, all the time. It's actually the only album we ever listen to. That stuff is pretty addictive.
Next we'll be playing shows in Finland and hopefully, in the near future, in other countries as well. So stay tuned.
Love,
Kalle K.
Guitarist Marko Soukka and keyboard player Kalle Koivisto founded Kemopetrol in November 1998, originally as an ambient music project. Vocalist Laura Närhi joined the band in January 1999, followed by drummer Teemu Nordman and bassist Kari Myöhänen later same year.
Kemopetrol’s first single Child Is My Name was released at the end of 1999 and was a breakthrough success. In 2000, their debut album Slowed Down was released. Slowed Down contains music that is a mixture of rock, jazz and electronic music.
In March 2002, the single Saw It on TV and, two months later, the album Everything’s Fine were released.
Kemopetrol's original bass player, Kari Myöhänen, left the band in July 2003.
In 2004, the single My Superstar and the album Play for Me were released. Having Kari left the band the previous year, on those releases, Kemopetrol's producer Kalle Chydenius plays bass. Shortly after the release of Play for Me, Lauri Hämäläinen joined the band as the new permanent bassist.
The band's fourth album, Teleport was released on 29th March 2006, preceded by Planet-single on 8th March. The latest album features disco influences from the 80's, including notable usage of synthesizer sounds from that era.
Kalle Koivisto writes the songs for Kemopetrol. All their songs have English lyrics. The name of the band reportedly originates from a Czech ice hockey team named Chemopetrol Litvinov.
THE BIOGRAPHY OF KEMOPETROL ACCORDING TO KALLE
Hi. We are Kemopetrol. We've been around since 1998 and we're still here. The dinosaurs.
There are four of us. We play music. And we write our own material, too. Laura sings, Marko strums the guitar, Teemu bangs the drums and I bang the synths.
We began as a duo, Marko & I. Then we met Laura and everything changed. We became good. Our friend Teemu noticed it and wanted to join. We accepted him because he looked so sad.
We've had bass players in the past, too. Wonderful guys who got lost in action.
We were lucky enough to get a record deal in 1999. Then everything happened almost too fast for us, I would say. The snowball was rolling and we were along for the ride, gathering fortune and fame (well, not REAL fortune and fame - it's Finland, after all), playing gigs and having a blast. We made a couple of really popular albums and a couple of somewhat popular ones.
Then we went hiding for a few years.
Now we have a new album out. It's our best work, naturally. We hope you have the time to listen to it, and if you do, we're sure you'll like it. I mean, we listen to it everyday, all the time. It's actually the only album we ever listen to. That stuff is pretty addictive.
Next we'll be playing shows in Finland and hopefully, in the near future, in other countries as well. So stay tuned.
Love,
Kalle K.
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Kemopetrol Lyrics
African Air Sitting by the pool I'm waiting here in plain solitude Count…
Already Home It's not an endless sea Separating you and me I'm here on…
Am I Going To Heaven The distances I walk are never too demanding It's as easy as…
Any Day's OK For all that's 'round the corner I'm ready now For trouble…
Changing Lanes I am not unstable I'm just busy being who I am Do…
Child Is My Name Immortal angels Dressed up as junkies I'm going out tonight …
Disbelief Paint a lie with something true Decorate the walls you've pi…
Drown Little Girl Drown little girl, you're a stone in deep water What made…
End Of The Day Always the rain Fills up the room again And you can learn…
Everything That Surrounds Us Is it for real - the thing that you do Always…
Everything's Fine Everything's fine Everything's right Everything's big, jus…
Facing Yourself Things gotten out of hand Sometimes you don't understand Unt…
Fireworks There is the starting line the starting gun and it's on yo…
Floater these houses never looked this small before yes, I'm still …
For Nothing Closed my eyes for nothing Just to see how it hurts To…
Forest For The Trees I am asleep with my eyes open wide I don't pretend,…
Goodbye You can call me anything Now that we are even And it's…
Hypno Eyes Hey, don't play Drifting away Your face to my face Your e…
Let It Begin summertime was all you wanted. a few sunny days and that's…
My Superstar I've got caught in the wind Feel it burning through my…
Night After Night Night after night we pray to the moon and we…
Overweight & Underage I've got a thought that should be brought to the…
Planet A brand new hope discovered through my telescope I found you…
Play For Me play. play for me. all the other songs have gone to…
Private Encore "She's lost her mind" Hear the thoughts of the blind For I'm…
Saw It On TV Anorectic female speaking philosophy Mothers interfering in …
Saw It on TV 4 Anorectic female speaking philosophy Mothers interfering in…
Seagulls You've come of age, you've gotten far And nothing much surpr…
Shine It's all around People blocking their own ways You said you'…
Slowed Down Blacker days can misbehave Read my thoughts, rip off a page…
Teeth Hear me out, I'm not the one to take the…
Tomorrow It's time for the time to decide To walk through the…
Turn Immortal I won't reduce myself to your perspective To me your reasoni…
Two Took the late train heading home again caught the cold dur…
Undying Love These hands of mine My fingers move in time Down to the…
View On The Sea Blocking my view on the sea They're blocking my view on…
Windmills Look into my eyes, try this Focus right behind the iris Can…
Without Listening Put your ear against the wall Can you hear the world? I…
You Don't Feel the Same You You don't think the same You don't think the way that…