Persil, a two-piece electronic guitar pop band from Amsterdam, Netherlands, was formed by David and Martine. The duo made their BBC Radio 1 debut in 1998 when John Peel played a track from their first demo on his show. This marked the beginning of a series of appearances on Peel's programs, including eight tracks from their debut album Duotone, which was released in 2004 by Transformed Dreams. Persil recorded three Peel sessions and performed at numerous festivals, including SXSW Festival (Texas, USA) in 2004, In The City Festival (Manchester, UK) in 2004, Eurosonic Festival (Groningen, Netherlands) in 2006, and Go North Festival (Aberdeen, UK) in 2006. They also supported Blondie on their only Dutch show in June 2004. Their second full-length album Comfort Noise was released in 2006.
