Paatos

Infobox musical artist
Name = Paatos

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Origin = Stockholm, Sweden
Genre = Progressive rock
Years_active = 2000 - present
Label = InsideOut Music
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URL = http://www.paatos.com/
Current_members = Petronella Nettermalm
Stefan Dimle
Johan Wallén
Peter Nylander
Huxflux Nettermalm
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Paatos is a Swedish rock band that was formed in 2000 by Reine Fiske and Stefan Dimle (both previous members of Landberk), Petronella Nettermalm, Ricard Nettermalm and Johan Wallen. Paatos is usually classified as progressive rock, albeit influenced by bands such as Portishead and Massive Attack.

History

Paatos was formed in 1999 by Reine Fiske and Stefan Dimle of the Swedish band Landberk, and Ricard Nettermalm and Johan Wallen of the band Agg. The band appeared at a folk rock festival with Turid Lindqvist and later recruited vocalist Petronella Nettermalm, Ricard's wife. Reine Fiske was replaced by Peter Nylander on guitar 2003.

The band released the EP "Tea/Perception" in spring 2001. The following year, the band composed and performed music for the soundtrack for the festival film "Nosferatu", and released their debut album, "Timeloss". The album was mixed in Atlantic Studios by Jan Hansson.

Tea and Perception finally were recorded live on Goran Freeses studio and was launched as an EP with the same name: Tea/Perception (2001), in the beginning of the spring of 2001.

Discography

* "Perception/Tea" (EP, 2001)
* "Timeloss" (full-length, 2002)
* "Kallocain" (full-length, 2004)
* "Silence of Another Kind" (full-length, 2006)
* "Sensors" (live album, 2007)

External links

* [http://www.paatos.com/ Official Paatos website]