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 o…
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