JPTR

JPTR is Everything! Well, technically, they’re a duo based in Zürich, Switzerland. Which is odd, because their press photos only feature one person: JPTR, a morph between KIU (Vocals and Drums) and IKARU (Drums and Vocals). Unlike with most bands, where the visual component is merely an add on, in the case of JPTR, it’s an inseparable part of the group’s operation and often the key to their music. Which is probably why they refer to themselves as an art collective that fuses music and visual art and operates like a production house. IO, the unofficial 3rd member of the group, doesn’t really make any music. He is, however, responsible for their visual concept, co-writing the lyrics and  bringing the songs to life through videos and visual art . And the three of them are in a constant, intense creative dialogue / negotiation regarding the parameters of this thing called JPTR, and all of its operations and expressions. In 2016, alone, they recorded 12 songs and produced and shot a total of 8 stunning,  high-level videos (to date only 6 saw the light of day). Each video was shot independently and according to a tightly defined aesthetic and conceptual blueprint. Practically all of them have been championed by upper deck media portals such as xlr8r, The Line of Best Fit, NBHAP etc.