Tell us about your latest release
Pim: We are about to release an EP named “Love Phobia EP”. The
date is not set yet, but late February/early March would seem like a good
guess. We have already released 3 of the songs as singles and simultaneously
with the release of the fourth one - “Breathe me into Life” - we will launch the
EP. But these days we are in the final stage of promoting the third single from
the EP “One You Know”.
What was the recording process like? Was it in a studio or do you do it all
yourselves?
● Pim: The recording process was quite painless and was done in
Regulator Studios which is situated just outside Oslo, Norway.
How do you guys write the songs?
● Pim: I tend to have the ideas and then we work it out, produce and
arrange it together musically. The lyrical universe comes from my heart,
soul and head, and is pretty much my take on the fucked up world we
live in.
What were your main influences while writing?
● Pim: Oh, so many things that inspire and influence me. It could be
music, a movie, a book, or a piece of poetry. But when I wrote the songs
for this EP I was heavily into early 90’s grunge and 80’s big rock,
actually.
What is your favourite song on the new release and why?
● Pim: For me it is “One You Know” even though it seems like that
song doesn’t catch the listeners as for instance “Love Phobia” does.
How did you come up with the name of the release?
● Pim: We decided to name the EP “Love Phobia EP” simply because
that song is the most played from the release both on radio and on
streaming services, so far.
How did the band get together?
● Pim: The band has existed twenty plus years now with members
coming and going. This line up consists of Holten and I, who are
founding members, and my son Seb has joined forces. That’s rock and
roll these days - a multi-generational thing, hehe.. I think that’s cool
and it gives us both a potential crossover appeal and when we create
and work it’s a “melting pot” of different
How did you come up with the name for the band?
● Pim: We wanted something short and catchy, and at the same time
multi layered in what it meant. Peel can be something that protects, at
the same time it can be something you do, an action to get to the core.
Have you got any gigs or a tour coming up where people can hear the songs
live?
● Pim: No gigs planned so far. The situation is a bit tricky because we
live in Norway and we are not a household name home in our native
country. So it’s difficult for us to get gigs here. For some reason we
seem to hit better abroad.
What are your plans for the next few months?
● Pim: To promote the “Love Phobia EP” and prepare for the next
release. It would be cool if we could put together a tour eventually,
maybe outside of Norway.
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