"...quatre artistes déjà au top de leur art et qui, malgré leurs excellentes influences, réussissent l'exploit de sublimer le genre le temps d'un disque aussi beau et triste qu'un enterrement..." {read more}
Peter Kernel is swiss-canadian pop rock band. Founded in
2005 by Aris (guitar), Barbara (bass) and Däwis (drums), the initial
idea was to give a voice to moving images. Their rehearsal
room enhances the desire to evade (musically speaking), a filthy
and dank attic of a fry house.
Highly influenced by experimental moviemaking of the bass player
Barbara (videomaker as well), they begin to assemble tunes
around the end of November 2005.
These will become the soundtrack of the experimental movie
LIKE A GIANT IN A TOWEL, interpreted by all three components.
A twenty-minute, super8 short directed by Barbara,
screened the following summer at the Locarno International Film
Festival.
In January 2006 they come back from Canada (Barbara’s native
country) with lots of new material, and print fifty homemade
copies of the film & soundtrack, which soon sell out, that will be
an input for new ideas. The outcome is a demo tagged HOME
RECORDINGS, with home made tracks recorded between
Winnipeg and Lugano. It’s printed in thirty copies.
In April 2006 they start doing live gigs, that brings them to hit
stages in Switzerland and Italy, where they get to know a duo called
AMAVO, two girls from Venice. Together they put out a limited
edition, of fifty copies, split cd entitled AMAVO EL TOCO.
In April 2007 the identity of Peter Kernel is completed with the
arrival of the second guitarist Anita. The relationship between the
four components grows intimate. To the point of influencing new
ideas, later recorded during long, hot days of August 2007 at Sauna
Studio, in Varano Borghi (Italy). It’s their first real release entitled
HOW TO PERFORM A FUNERAL. The disc comes out the first of
March 2008.
They shared the stage with:
– Tying Tiffany (I)
– The Dagons (USA)
– Boris (JP)
– the Notwist (GER)
– Why? (USA)
– Cat Power (USA)
– Redworms farm (I)
– My way my love (JP)
– Amavo (I)
– September Malevolence (SWE)
– Enon (USA)
– Offlaga Disco Pax (I)
– Mogwai (SCO)
– Gregor Samsa (USA)
Discography:
PETER KERNEL The Ticket EP (april 2009)
10'' vinyl 300 copies VINYL - OR 014
SIDE ONE 1. 'Gusto (dance to this) 2. Ronco can't save Lorelei
SIDE TWO 1. Frit Zo 2. Africa 3. The Ticket
Total running time 19 min 7 sec
PETER KERNEL How to perform a funeral (march 2008)
SHIPPING FEES INCLUDED CD - OR 012
1. He's a heartattack 2. Videotapes in Dubai 3. I counted them to die properly 4. Shoot back 5. Happy to see you 6. In case 7. Smiling 8.Flies die 9. What the hell 10. Radio Cowboy 11. Rena
Total running time 45 min 30 sec
Past concerts:
13.06.09 @ Mars Bar - Zürich (Switzerland)
24.05.09 @ Dalla Cira - Pesaro (Italy) + General Decay (IT)
23.05.09 @ Bagno Azzurra - Lido Adriano, Ravenna (Italy)
02.05.09 @ Do - Faenza (Italy) + Samuel Katarro (IT)
01.05.09 @ Officina 49 - Cesena (Italy) + Cosmetic (IT)
30.04.09 @ Macondo - Senigallia (Italy) + Yes, No, Maybe (IT)
18.04.09 @ Tunu Kultur - Münsingen (Switzerland) + The Fabtones (CH) + 4D Model (CH)
12.04.09 Vinyl release concert @ Livingroom - Lugano (Switzerland)
04.04.09 @ Cully Jazz Festival - Caveau HBBC - Cully (Switzerland) + Thomas More Project (CH)
03.04.09 @ Cully Jazz Festival - Caveau Schlagzeug - Cully (Switzerland)
21.03.09 @ Kreuz Kultur - Solothurn (Switzerland)
20.03.09 Vinyl release concert @ Das Schiff - Basel (Switzerland)
07.03.09 Vinyl release concert @ Le Bourg - Lausanne (Switzerland)
06.03.09 @ Bad Bonn - Düdingen (Switzerland) + Navel (CH) + Mile Me Deaf (AUT)
16.01.09 @ Get a life! Get a haircut! Off pop Festival, Sedel - Luzern (Switzerland) + Flimmer (CH) + Gregor Samsa (USA)
16.01.09 @ Radio 3Fach (acoustic session) - Luzern (Switzerland)
29.11.08 @ Chraemerhuus - Langenthal (Switzerland)
28.11.08 @ El Lokal - Zürich (Switzerland)
27.11.08 @ The Swiss Factory release party, Usine - Geneva (Switzerland) + Bianca Story (CH), Marygold (CH), Peters (CH), The Proteins (CH), Summer went too soon (CH)
21.11.08 @ Il Domani - Pregassona (Switzerland) + Third Reel (CH) + Meadow (CH)
20.09.08 @ Labelsuisse, Le Romandie - Lausanne (Switzerland) + Kurjakovic (CH)
16.08.08 @ Sommerfest, Tunu Club - Münsingen, Bern (Switzerland)
14.08.08 @ La Cambusa, International Film Festival Locarno - Locarno (Switzerland)
26.07.08 @ Soundlabs Fest, Stadio Fonte dell'Olmo - Roseto degli Abruzzi (Italy) + Enon (USA) + Offlaga Disco Pax (I) + Mogwai (SCO)
24.07.08 @ Soundlabs Fest, opening Party - Roseto degli Abruzzi (Italy)
07.06.08 @ Livingroom - Lugano (Switzerland)
31.05.08 @ Kilbi Bad Bonn - Düdingen (Switzerland) + Why? (USA) + Boris (JP) + Cat Power (USA) + Notwist (DE) + BulBul (AUT) + Colleen (FR) + Beach House (USA) + Combineharvester (CH)
24.05.08 @ That's all folks Festival - Cadempino (Switzerland) + Luka Zotti (I) + Lonesome Southern Comfort Company (CH)
17.05.08 @ Britannia - Geneva (Switzerland) + The Dagons (USA)
10.05.08 @ Murrayfield - Chiasso (Switzerland) + Red Worms Farm (I) 22.03.08 @ La Fabbrica - RELEASE PARTY - Losone (Switzerland) + A minute there (CH)
21.02.08 @ Indie Rocket Party - Milano (Italy) + Must have been Tokyo (CH)
04.11.07 @ Usine - Genève (Switzerland)
03.11.07 @ Frison - Fribourg (Switzerland)
25.08.07 @ Experience Festival - Biasca (Switzerland)
28.07.07 @ Soglianois Festival - Cesena (Italy)
30.06.07 @ Ortosonico - Pavia (Italy)
23.06.07 @ Stay Here Party! - Curio (Switzerland)
07.06.07 @ Barlafuse - Verbania (Italy) + Mauve (I)
02.06.07 @ Livingroom - Lugano (Switzerland)
05.05.07 @ Zion - Morbio (Switzerland) + Red Worms Farm (I), A minute there (CH)
20.04.07 @ 8Tatoo - Como (Italy) + Multidimensional smoking trees (I)
26.11.06 @ Cantieri - Vicenza (Italy) + Kovlo (CH)
24.11.06 @ C.S. Rivolta - Venice (Italy) + Kovlo (CH), My way my love (JP)
23.11.06 @ Buenaventura - Castelfranco Veneto (Italy) + Kovlo (CH), Tre Sacchetti (I)
21.10.06 @ Zion - Morbio Inferiore (Switzerland) + Amavo (I), Kovlo (CH)
13.10.06 @ Jail - Legnano (Italy) + Fuckvegas (I), Fresh air hiroshima (I)
06.10.06 @ Peter Pan - Bellinzona (Switzerland) + September Malevolence (SWE)
16.09.06 @ Rock Music Festival - Lodrino (Switzerland)
13.07.06 @ Bar Tonino - Ponte Tresa (Switzerland) + Far from the Madding Crowd (CH)
16.06.06 @ Garage Music - Castione (Switzerland) + Tying Tiffany (I)
08.06.06 @ Pasinetti - Gorduno (Switzerland) + Kovlo (CH)
26.05.06 @ Fraydeys Pub - Manno (Switzerland) + Guinnass (CH)
06.05.06 @ Zion - Morbio Inferiore (Switzerland) + Ramblin' Bomber (CH)
12.04.06 @ Bar Tonino - Ponte Tresa (Switzerland) + Nathalie Chandra (CH), Souline (CH)
sono passata per un saluto e per ricordare,qui,sul vostro space quanto io ami questo continente abbandonato a se stesso...W l'Africa! a proposito ma voi ci siete mai stati?
sono in mutande e canotta nel mio pertugio working class milanese e mentre guardo fuori dalla finestra coi piedi all'insù mi ascolto ancora, instancabilmente, il vostro disco... fantastici spero di vedervi live asap
venite per la biennale???? Anna e Silvia hanno anche una galleria d'arte "ADmore" e vi invitano al vernissage della mostra FUORIBIENNALE - DISFAREXFARE con gli artisti figurativi Michele Bubacco e Andrea Tagliapietra venerdì 5 giugno 09 alle 19 nella nostra chiesa sconsacrata Cosma e Damiano alla Giudecca-Venezia.
Oh guys! don't tease us like that we're melting down. And when do we play together god damn it? We must make it happen. But till then, keep being that sexy, keep being that good and have nice summer gigs friends!!!!
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