New international tourdates for Danish band Kashmir:
02/03 - Postbanhof, Berlin (GER)
02/04 - Haldern Pop Festival Pre-show, Haldern (GER)
02/05 - Batschkapp, Frankfurt (GER)
02/07 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
02/08 - Prime Club, Cologne (GER)
02/12 - Elserzusazthalle, Munich (GER)
02/18 - Gruenspan, Hamburg (GER)
02/21 - Folken, Stavanger (NOR)
02/22 - Logen Teater, Bergen (NOR)
Gaffa's top 10 Danish albums for 2005:
01. Mew - Mew And The Glass Handed Kites
02. Kashmir - No Balance Palace
03. Spleen United - Godspeed Into The Mainstream
04. Diverse Kunstnere - Andersens Drømme
05. Jens Unmack - Vejen Hjem Fra Rock'n'roll
06. Diefenbach - Set & Drift
07. Junior Senior - Hey Hey My My Yo Yo
08. Figurines - Skeleton
09. Bik Stok Røgsystem - Over Stok Og Sten
10. Olesen - Olesen - Solsort Og Forstærker
For their full international top 40 and all of the contributors' individual lists, go here: http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=14572
Check out some tracks from Swedish dreampop act My Mellow Venue: http://www.mymellowvenue.com/
The band plays music in the vein of acts such as Kashmir, Mew and the Motorhomes and has a four-song EP available for download.
There is really no better expression than 'artists' to describe the Danish band Kashmir. The four band members were originally a bunch of creative Copenhageners experimenting with different kinds of media until they decided that the best way to spread their message would be to wrap it up in rock'n'roll music. You still can feel this tendency of creative exploration in their music. Kashmir's fifth album "No balance palace" was released two years after their quite successful record "Zitilites". The band's artistic approach results in a never tiring spectrum from basic analysis/synthesis processes of sound as a medium to a mighty and aesthetic (re-)combination of sound as a ductile material. On a melancholic music journey, "No balance palace" passes almost everything between rather easy pop songs and quite uneasy guitar battlefields. But even though the album's title might let you suppose something different, it is indeed a very melodic balance. Atmospheric noise samples meet heavy rock'n'roll guitars at the same time the lyrics draw a poetic circle of topics like love, death and the decadent descent of western society. To sum it up, this record is not only a wonderful soundtrack for looking out the window and watching the cold autumn wind blow the leaves from the trees, it is definitely a masterpiece of music art. And yes, it's true, it was produced by Tony Visconti (Morrissey, etc.) and also contains songs featuring the legendary names of David Bowie (performing a powerful duet with singer Kasper Eistrup) and Lou Reed (reading one of Eistrup's poems about a mysterious black building in New York).
- Janis Meissner
Esteemed NY-based producer Mario McNulty (David Bowie, Manic Street Preachers, Kashmir and Raveonettes) has been enlisted to work with Halph on their next album "Ode to you". Their label PonyRec says the material represents a "seemingly new positive approach" for the band and should be ready for release early next year.
Check out the video for the new Kashmir single "The curse of being a girl": http://www.sonymusiceurope.com/cgi-bin/multimedia/wmwax?wm.sony-local.global.speedera.net&wm.sony-local.global/n/nytbrev/the_curse_of_being_a_girl_2.wmv
Both Lou Reed and David Bowie lend their voices to the forthcoming Kashmir record "No balance palace". Read more: http://www.kashmir.dk/news.php
"The curse of being a girl", the first single from the new Kashmir album "No balance palace", is now available as a paid download. As mentioned before, the actual record is due out October 10.
Denmark's Kashmir has confirmed their new album "No balance palace" for an October 10 release. The band will hit the road in November and Danish tourdates have been posted here: http://www.kashmir.dk/tour.php
European dates soon.
Check out a clip of the song "Big fresh" from the upcoming Kashmir concert DVD: http://www.kashmir.dk/070605
Denmark's Kashmir will be releasing a live concert DVD entitled "The Aftermath, Live Concert Film", shot during the tour for their last album "Zitilites". The film was put together with the assistance of director François Gedigier and photography/visual effects supervisor Peter Hjorth, both of whom have worked with acclaimed Danish director Lars von Trier. There will also be a 180gr double vinyl release with just the music as well. More info: http://www.kashmir.dk/news.php
Confirmed summer tourdates for Kashmir:
05/18 - tba (club show)
05/19 - tba (club show)
05/20 - Herning Open Air, Denmark
05/29 - Jelling Festival, Denmark
06/10 - Haze over Harum, Denmark
07/01 - Nibe Festival, Denmark
07/02 - Hede Rytmer, Denmark
07/29 - Bork Havnefestival
Kashmir has posted a bunch of new pics on their website, including some from their current recording sessions with famed producer/engineer Tony Visconti: http://www.kashmir.dk/