Persil formed in 1997, after David gave up playing drums in Sonetic Vet (later to become Solex). Their first single ‘Agony Aunt’ was released in the UK in 1999 on the Shifty Disco label, followed by a John Peel BBC Radio 1 session, UK gigs and US release. The release of the 4 track 2002 ep ‘Snapcracklepop’ (Star Harbour/Shifty Disco), which includes a cover of the Wedding Present song ‘Kennedy’, led to the second John Peel BBC Radio 1 session and second UK tour. A split-single with Dutch band Zea was released early 2003 on Transformed Dreams. Persil’s sound can be described as electro-pop with fuzzy guitars and sensuous, sweet vocals. The songs, which are based on inventive self-produced samples and groovy bass lines, sound playful, joyful and summery, while the lyrics are lightly ironical. The use of a wide spectrum of twisted sounds adds to a light, dreamy atmosphere and gives the ‘three-minute pop songs’ a psychedelic touch.