Your name:
Lauri Lepokorpi
aka Zen-Mestari (gtr/voc).
Where are you
from?
Finland /
Tampere.
Name
of band:
Peekaboo Primate.
Who
else is in your band?
Riku
“Rickmaster” Airisto (dr), Juhani “Rydi” Rytkönen (bass), Matti “Mandela”
Auerkallio (live guitar).
How
would you describe yourselves and your music?
We are bunch of
music lovers with various backgrounds and experience from all sorts of
projects. Peekaboo Primate plays modern metal. We are determined to make a
stand with a twisted smile delivering a combination of bouncy rhythms,
distinctive sound, provocative lyrics topped with melodies bound to stuck in
your head forever - a fresh and all crowds welcoming approach to metal music.
Not to mention the live energy. Since the debut “Peek-a-boo Primates” in 2011
we have stepped into a next level. Our thing has become even more recognizable
- modern metal straight from the heart with nation wide possibilities.
Who
are your main influences musically?
Mainly the
influence comes from Korn, System of a Down, Deftones, Faith No More and Coal
Chamber. But also other artists like Busta Rhymes, ODB, Portishead, Cypress
Hill, Primus and many others. I think you can hear a lot of different
influences in the music, bits and pieces from all over forming a nice original
mix.
What
do you hope to achieve in music?
In the end it’s
constantly creating and developing our own unique style which will eventually
lead to world wide recognition. Especially in the metal genre there is a lot of
room to innovate and stick out from the black mass. This is both a gift and a
challenge but with talent, taste, clear vision and hard work we own it so I
think the pieces are now starting to come together in Peekaboo Primate as we
speak.
What
has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
As I see it a
lot of good stuff has happened and we’ve gained a lot of experience but only
quite recently have we had the luck of meeting people like Ari Pietilä and
Daniel Heerdmann to name few. Like we all know in every endeavor the supporting
team, management, crew etc. is really what makes it all tick. So thank you all
for that.
And
what’s the moment you want to forget?
I’ll always
remember Anssi who is our fist real fan and he also has to spend his life in a
wheelchair. So if the stuff and music that we do makes him smile it’s pretty
damn cool!
If
you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it
be and why?
Ouch! That’s a
hard one. I’d have to pick a song called ‘Peekaboo Primate’ from the upcoming
“Misanthropical” album since it’s something everyone will always remember one
way or another.
Where
can we listen to it?
Where
can we find out more about your music?
Anything
else you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?
We really
appreciate this sort of opportunities to say hello to the world. I’m 100% that
all you new music seekers will find Peekaboo Primate worth the time. Thanks!
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