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".
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.
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.
In 2022, the band started a new tour. The tour was planned for 2022, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discography Albums Year Title Charts Notes DENDanish Charts - Kashmir MEX NLDutch Charts - Kashmir SWIhitparade.ch - Kashmir 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 3Top 20.dk - Kashmir / The Good Life — — — 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 89 — 85 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) 1Hitlisten, week 12/2013 — — —released 18 March Notes - Cruzential was re-released in 1997 with two extra songs as Cruzential (Luxury Version 1997).
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 and EPs Year Details 1991 Child of Kashmir First demo 1992 Kashmir Cabaret Second 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 Title Charts Album DEN Singles Chart DEN P3 Tjeklistendanskehitlister.dk | Kashmir | 1994-2010 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 —Katalogue2013 "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 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
https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/115328/kashmir-oploser-firmaet-bag-bandet
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