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Kashmir (Danish band)

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Kashmir
Kashmir performing in 2009
Kashmir performing in 2009
Background information
OriginDenmark
GenresAlternative rock, indie rock
Years active1991–present
LabelsSony Records
MembersKasper Eistrup
Mads Tunebjerg
Asger Techau
Henrik Lindstrand

Kashmir is a Danish alternative rock band consisting of Kasper Eistrup (vocals and lead guitar); Mads Tunebjerg (bass); Asger Techau (drums) and Henrik Lindstrand (keyboards and guitar).

History

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In the spring of 1991, Eistrup, Tunebjerg and Techau formed a heavy blues band under the name "Nirvana" at Kastanievej Efterskole, a continuation school, in Frederiksberg, Denmark. Shortly after they started performing Thursday nights at Ordrup Gymnasium, a local high school.[citation needed]

When the American band Nirvana started to gain success, they changed their name to "Kashmir", after the Led Zeppelin song.[citation needed]

In 1993, they finished second in "DM i Rock", a national amateur concert contest, behind Dizzy Mizz Lizzy and subsequently became popular in Denmark.[citation needed]

In 2000, the band won six Danish Music Awards: 'Best Danish Band', 'Best Danish Album', 'Best Danish Songwriter', and 'Best Danish Rock Album' for The Good Life; and 'Best Danish Producer' and 'Best Danish Music Video' for "Mom in Love, Daddy in Space".[1]

In 2001, Lindstrand joined the band's lineup.

In 2004, the band won four Danish Music Awards for 'Best Danish Band', 'Best Danish Rock Album' for Zitilites, 'Best Danish Music Video' for "Rocket Brothers" and 'Best Album Cover' for Zitilites.[1]

Their album No Balance Palace (2005), features Lou Reed reciting a poem by Eistrup on "Black Building" and David Bowie who sings a duet with Eistrup on "The Cynic". Additionally, the album was produced by Tony Visconti.

On 13 November 2009, Kashmir released the first single "Mouthful of Wasps" on their website. The band also announced via Twitter that Trespassers, their sixth full-length album, would see its release on 1 February 2010. Trespassers was produced by John O'Mahony and Andy Wallace, and recorded at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

In 2017, the band went on indefinite hiatus.[2]

In 2022, the band started a new tour. The tour was planned for 2022, but was postponed due to Corona. [3]

Discography

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Albums

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Year Title Charts Notes
DEN
[4]
NL
[5]
SWI
[6]
MEX
[7]
1994 Travelogue
  • Label: Start / Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
  • Formats: CD, LP
1996 Cruzential[+]
  • Label: Start / Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
  • Formats: CD, LP
1999 The Good Life
  • Label: Columbia records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
  • Formats: CD, LP
3
[8]
2001 Home Dead
  • Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
  • Formats: CD, LP
11
2003 Zitilites
  • Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
  • Formats: CD, LP
1
2005 No Balance Palace
  • Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
  • Formats: CD, LP
1 92
2010 Trespassers
  • Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
  • Formats: CD, LP
1 85 89
2011 Katalogue
  • Label: Start / Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
  • Formats: CD
7 Compilation album
2013 E.A.R.
  • Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
  • Formats: CD, LP (white vinyl)
1[9] released 18 March
Notes
  • + - Cruzential was re-released in 1997 with two extra songs as Cruzential (Luxury Version 1997).

Live

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Year Album Details
2005 The Aftermath (Live November 2&3, 2004)
  • Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
  • Formats: CD, LP, DVD

Mini-albums & EPs

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Year Details
1991 Child of Kashmir
  • 1st Demo
1992 Kashmir Cabaret
  • 2nd Demo
1995 Travelogue: The EP
  • UK Edition
  • Label: Start / Columbia Records
  • format: CD
1995 The Epilogue EP
  • Label: Start / Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, LP
2003 A Selection of Two Lilies EP
  • Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
  • Format: CD
2010 Extraordinaire EP
  • Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
  • Format: 10" Vinyl

Singles

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Year Single Charts Album
DEN Singles Chart
[4]
DEN
P3 Tjeklisten
[10]
1994 "The Story of Jamie Fame Flame" Travelogue
"Rose"
"Art of Me"
1995 "Travelogue" Cruzential
1996 "Bring Back Superman" 18
"Prawn's Blues"
1997 "Gloom"
"Stand"
1999 "Mom in Love, Daddy in Space" 27[~] 2 The Good Life
"Graceland" 9
"Miss You" 6
2000 "Make it Grand" 8
2003 "In the Sand" 15 Zitilites
"Rocket Brothers" 33[~] 1
"Surfing The Warm Industry" 3
2004 "The Aftermath" 9 1
"Melpomene" 16 6
2005 "The Curse of Being a Girl" 9 3 No Balance Palace
2006 "The Cynic" (featuring David Bowie) 2 1
"She's Made of Chalk" 8 4
"Kalifornia" 11 2
2009 "Mouthful of Wasps" 5 1 Trespassers
2010 "Still Boy" 4
"Pursuit of Misery"
2011 "Splittet til atomer" 4 Katalogue
2013 "Seraphina" 14 E.A.R.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Notes
  • ~ - Danish Single Chart peak positions for "Mom in Love, Daddy in Space" and "Rocket Brothers" are for the 2010 chart entries.

DVDs

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  • Rocket Brothers (2004)
  • The Aftermath (2005) - A live concert DVD/CD from Store Vega, Copenhagen. 2–3 November 2004.
  • E.A.R (2013) - Special Mexican Edition DVD with the making of the album E.A.R and music videos.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Danish Music Awards timeline". DR. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2005.
  2. ^ Gaffa. "Kashmir opløser firmaet bag bandet". Gaffa.dk.
  3. ^ "Kashmir klar med nye koncertdatoer".
  4. ^ a b Danish Charts - Kashmir
  5. ^ Dutch Charts - Kashmir
  6. ^ hitparade.ch - Kashmir
  7. ^ "Mexican Charts - Kashmir". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  8. ^ Top 20.dk - Kashmir / The Good Life Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Hitlisten, week 12/2013
  10. ^ danskehitlister.dk | Kashmir | 1994-2010

[1] https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/115328/kashmir-oploser-firmaet-bag-bandet

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