Kemopetrol

Kemopetrol is是一支来自赫尔辛基的芬兰乐队， 乐队成员有：主唱Laura Närhi, 鼓手Teemu Nordman, 贝司手Lauri Hämäläinen, 吉他手Marko Soukka 以及负责乐队创作的键盘手Kalle Koivisto,。Kemopetrol's 原吉他手 Kari Myöhänen, 2003年7月份离开乐队. 所有他们的歌曲都是英文歌词。 乐队的名字来自一个叫Chemopetrol Litvinov的捷克冰球队。 Marko Soukka and Kalle Koivisto founded Kemopetrol in November 1998, originally as an ambient music project. In December on the same year Koivisto met Laura Närhi at a party and later introduced her some songs he had written. Laura Närhi joined the band in January 1999, followed by drummer Teemu Nordman and bassist Kari Myöhänen later same year. The band went to studio in July. 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 2001, a two-CD edition of the album Slowed Down was released. One CD is identical to the first release of Slowed Down, the other CD contains remixes and live performances. In addition to numerous gigs in Finland, the band also performed in Spain and Italy. In March 2002, the single Saw It on TV and, two months later, the album Everything’s Fine were released. 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 29 March 2006, preceded by Planet-single on 8 March. The latest album features disco influences from the 80's, including notable usage of synthesizer sounds from that era. Laura Närhi also sings solo. She performs the song Se ei mee pois, which is found on the soundtrack of the movie Kuutamolla. She also provides the vocals for the Alimo&Control song Tarkkaillaan. Both Se ei mee pois and Tarkkaillaan have Finnish lyrics (and Finnish titles). Her first solo album being prepared. Kemopetrol started recording their fifth studio album in May 2008. Kalle Chydenius is taking part in the production again. According to plan, the album should be released during 2009.