Caesars (band)

Not to be confused with the Amsterdam indie rock band Caesar.
Caesars

Caesars performing in April 2008
Background information
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Indie rock, garage rock
Years active 1995–2012 (on hold until further notice)
Labels Dolores Recordings, Virgin Records, EMI, Astralwerks
Associated acts Teddybears
Members Joakim Åhlund
David Lindquist
Nino Keller
Cesar Vidal
Past members Jens Örjenheim
Klas Åhlund

Caesars is a Swedish indie rock band. In their native Sweden, the band was originally known as Caesars Palace, a name which was changed to avoid conflicting with the name of the Las Vegas hotel.[1] In the rest of Scandinavia they are known as Twelve Caesars. Elsewhere they go by the name Caesars.

Career

Outside of Sweden, they may be best known for the song "Jerk It Out" which was originally featured in the snowboarding video Afterbang in 2002, as well as the Electronic Arts video games SSX 3 and FIFA Football 2004, and on the PlayStation 2 game LMA Manager 2005. The song also appeared in the Wii games Just Dance and Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova, and in the Wii version of Samba de Amigo as downloadable content.[2] It has also been the backdrop of television advertisements for brands such as iPod (2005)[3] and Renault (2009). The song is featured on the band's 39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World), Paper Tigers, and Love for the Streets albums.

They have won German Grammy Awards for best robot dance and best new artist.

Their song "We Got to Leave Babylon" is the theme song for the television series Confessions of a Matchmaker.[4] The song also appears in films such as John Tucker Must Die and The Benchwarmers, and it is featured in the end credits of Looney Tunes: Back in Action.

The album Strawberry Weed was released in Scandinavia on 5 March 2008. The 24-track long double album was produced by Ebbot Lundberg from Soundtrack of Our Lives. A significant difference from previous albums is that guitarist Joakim Åhlund and drummer Nino Keller share vocal duty with César Vidal.[5]

In an interview on Sveriges Radio P3 on February 13, 2012, Joakim Åhlund said that the band is on hold until further notice.[6]

Band member Joakim Åhlund is also a founding member of the Teddybears.

Style

The band employs several techniques in all of their songs: heavily distorted guitars, and, where applicable, a synth organ and large amounts of reverb on the vocals. This affords them a very "old-school" feel in contrast to their basslines.

Band members

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Gundersen, Edna (25 April 2005). "Caesars cut to core with 'Paper Tigers'". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Samba De Amigo song pack 3 released!". Escalation Studios. 21 December 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Montgomery, James (29 April 2005). "Sweden’s Caesars: Jerking Soon At A Venue Near You". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Confessions of a Matchmaker". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Musiklusten är tillbaka för Caesars" [Music lust is back for Caesars]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Schibsted. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Åhlund, Joakim (13 February 2012). Jocke Åhlund: "Jag vill bygga hela ljudvärlden, spela alla instrument" [Jocke Åhlund: "I want to build entire audio world, playing all instruments"] (in Swedish). Interview with Iman Hazheer. Musikguiden i P3. P3. Retrieved 14 March 2015.

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