Persil are a two piece electronic guitar pop band from Amsterdam.
Persil made its BBC Radio 1 debut in 1998, when John Peel played a track from the band's first demo in his show.
After meeting Debbie Harry in New York, Persil were invited to support Blondie on their only Dutch show in June 2004.
In 2005 Persil supported The Wedding Present on nine sold out UK dates.
Tracks from the Tune-up EP have been played by BBC DJ's Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens and Rob Da Bank.