Al-Berto met the songs — but it's the friends along the way who wake them to life on stage and in the studio. And other friends who open new paths for the songs to travel the world.
Bass & backings
Mixing & vocals
Guitar & accordion
Drums & backings
The Fried Bikinis project started before the music — as a picture gallery for bouldering in Engelberg in 2003. A year later it became a blog about travelling, climbing and surfing with fictional stories: climb2surf.com.
After recording some songs on a classic 8-track in 2005 and starting to film with the first still cameras in 2006, it was obvious to score the movies with the recorded sounds. They were widely liked on YouTube — often for the music. That was the turning point when music became the driving force of the project, concert offers came in, and a band was needed.
A band to give the songs a life on stage could only come together thanks to many friends. The ones listed here were the main drivers — and there were many more who helped along the way.
General supervision (the guy who says what you don't like to hear), recording supervision, CD artwork, guitar live & recording.
Recording supervision, bass live & recording, backings live, live arrangement.
Lyrics, melody & communication supervision, backings live & recording.
Music placement in movies, video clip supervision, keyboards/samples live, lyrics supervision & inspiration.
Drums recording.
Recording producer (the man with the braincable), bass, guitar, drums, backings and keys recording, arrangement.
Drums live & recording, arrangement live & recording.
Guitar, harmonica live, arrangement live.
Drums live & recording, arrangement live & recording.
Mixing/lights live, event organisation, vocals live & recording.
Guitar live, arrangement live.
Guitar/vox/keys live, arrangement live.
Percussions/drums live.
Accordion live.