Peter Kernel is a Swiss Canadian art-punk project including Aris Bassetti (swiss, guitar, voice, graphic designer) and Barbara Lehnhoff (canadian, bass, voice, filmmaker). Inspired by their own love story, Peter Kernel play music anyone can play in an attempt to‘ satisfy man’s basic human instinct: a beat, something loud and a few words. Primary rock.
The band initially got together in 2005 to write the soundtrack for the experimental musical Like A Giant In A Towel (Locarno International Film Festival 2006), directed by bass player Barbara.
In 2008 PK releases their first album How To Perform A Funeral followed by The Ticket Ep on 10“ vinyl in 2009, both for their own label On the Camper Records.
Suddenly PK are invited by Spencer Krug from the canadian band Wolf Parade (Sub Pop) to open for their European tour in September 2010.
Throughout 2009/2010, to blow off steam PK explore the theme of improvisation and in February 2011 in collaboration with a number of friend artists, they release the audiovisual experiment Il Pomeriggio Non Si Sa Mai Bene Cosa Fare (12“ vinyl + the video Man & Nature, On the Camper Records).
During the 2010 Christmas holidays PK record twelve new songs for their second album. June 1st they released the first single Anthem Of Hearts (on 7″ vinyl + videoclip) for the french label Africantape. The new record White Death & Black Heart was released on October 3rd 2011 (Africantape + On the Camper Records).
Throughout the years Peter Kernel shared stages with inspiring bands such as Mogwai, Blonde Redhead, Trans Am, Cat Power, Enon, Shannon Wright, Wolf Parade, Why?, The Notwist, Sunset Rubdown, Gregor Samsa and many more…and performed at clubs and festivals such as Hmv Forum (London), Thekla (Bristol), Glee (Birmingham) 59 :1 (Munich) Point Ephèmere (Paris), Soundlabs Festival (Abruzzo), Paleo Festival (Nyon), Bad Bonn Kilbi (Düdingen), Cully Jazz Festival (Cully) and many more…
Tour Dates
April 3 | Le Havre – FR | Mc Daids
April 4 | Nantes – FR | Stakhanov
April 5 | Rennes – FR | Jardin Moderne
April 6 | Caen – FR | L’excuse + Papier Tigre
April 7 | Mouscron – BE | El Bar
April 8 | Bruxelles – BE | Magasin 4
April 10 | Strasbourg – FR | Simultania
April 11 | Mulhouse – FR | Les Copains D’abord
April 13 | Besançon – FR | La Cour des Miracles
April 14 | Vagney – FR | l’Estaminet
April 27 | Genova – IT | Milk
May 17 | Poitiers – FR | Confort Moderne
May 19 | Limoges – FR | La Fourmi
In 2011 Scilla got her new song „Masquerade“ on the TV show the swiss selection of the Eurovision Song Contest and performed live at the major TV show „Switzerland has got talent“. Her songs are getting some great airplay in Switzerland. 
A brand new winter music event, Altitude Festival, is set to be launched in the charming village of Klosters this coming January 2012. A boutique festival style with a winter wonderland concept will bring chic, contemporary and occasionally slightly crazy entertainment into this pretty Alpine village loved by Royals and skiers alike.