Kashmir (band)

Kashmir
Background information
Origin Denmark
Genres Alternative rock
Indie rock
Years active 1991–present
Labels Sony Records
Website http://www.kashmir.nu/
Members Kasper 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

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).

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

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

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 November 13, 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 February 1, 2010. Trespassers was produced by John O'Mahony and Andy Wallace and recorded at Jimi Hendrix' legendary studio Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Charts Notes
DEN
[2]
NL
[3]
SWI
[4]
MEX
[5]
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
[6]
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[7] released March 18
Notes

Live

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

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

Year Single Charts Album
DEN Singles Chart
[2]
DEN
P3 Tjeklisten
[8]
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

DVDs

References

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