Marko Soukka and Kalle Koivisto founded Kemopetrol in November 1998, originally as an ambient music project.

In December on the same year Koivisto met Laura Närhi at a party and later introduced her some songs he had written.

Laura Närhi joined the band in January 1999, followed by drummer Teemu Nordman and bassist Kari Myöhänen later same year.

Having Kari left the band the previous year, on those releases, Kemopetrol's producer Kalle Chydenius plays bass.

The album features disco influences from the 80's, including notable usage of synthesizer sounds from that era.

She performs the song Se ei mee pois, which is found on the soundtrack of the movie Kuutamolla.

In 2021, Kemopetrol performed several streaming concerts, summer festival gigs, and eventually a tour in the fall.