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.
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
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!style="width:5em;font-size:85%"| DEN<br />
!style="width:5em;font-size:85%"| MEX<br />
!style="width:5em;font-size:85%"| NL<br />
!style="width:5em;font-size:85%"| SWI<br />
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| 1994
| Travelogue
- Label: Start / Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
- Formats: CD, LP
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| 1996
| Cruzential
- Label: Start / Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
- Formats: CD, LP
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| 1999
| The Good Life
- Label: Columbia records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
- Formats: CD, LP
|align="center"| 3<br>
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| 2001
| Home Dead
- Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
- Formats: CD, LP
|align="center"| 11
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| 2003
| Zitilites
- Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
- Formats: CD, LP
|align="center"| 1
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| 2005
| No Balance Palace
- Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
- Formats: CD, LP
|align="center"| 1
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|align="center"| 92
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| 2010
| Trespassers
- Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
- Formats: CD, LP
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 89
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|align="center"| 85
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| 2011
| Katalogue
- Label: Start / Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
- Formats: CD
|align="center"| 7
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|Compilation album
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| 2013
| E.A.R.
- Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
- Formats: CD, LP (white vinyl)
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|released 18 March
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;Notes
- - Cruzential was re-released in 1997 with two extra songs as Cruzential (Luxury Version 1997).
Live
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! Album details
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| style="test-align:center;"| 2005
| The Aftermath (Live November 2&3, 2004)
- Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
- Formats: CD, LP, DVD
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Mini-albums and EPs
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! Details
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| style="test-align:center;"| 1991
| Child of Kashmir
- First demo
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| style="test-align:center;"| 1992
| Kashmir Cabaret
- Second demo
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| style="test-align:center;"| 1995
| Travelogue: The EP
- UK Edition
- Label: Start / Columbia Records
- Format: CD
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| style="test-align:center;"| 1995
| The Epilogue EP
- Label: Start / Columbia Records
- Formats: CD, LP
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| style="test-align:center;"| 2003
| A Selection of Two Lilies EP
- Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
- Format: CD
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| style="test-align:center;"| 2010
| Extraordinaire EP
- Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
- Format: 10" vinyl
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Singles
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!style="width:5em;font-size:80%"| DEN Singles Chart<br />
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|rowspan="3"| 1994
| "The Story of Jamie Fame Flame"
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|rowspan="3"| Travelogue
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| "Rose"
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| "Art of Me"
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| 1995
| "Travelogue"
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|rowspan="5"| Cruzential
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|rowspan="2"| 1996
| "Bring Back Superman"
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|align="center"| 18
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| "Prawn's Blues"
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|rowspan="2"| 1997
| "Gloom"
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| "Stand"
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|rowspan="3"| 1999
| "Mom in Love, Daddy in Space"
|align="center"| 27
|align="center"| 2
|rowspan="4"| The Good Life
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| "Graceland"
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|align="center"| 9
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| "Miss You"
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|align="center"| 6
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| 2000
| "Make It Grand"
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|align="center"| 8
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|rowspan="3"| 2003
| "In the Sand"
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|align="center"| 15
|rowspan="5"| Zitilites
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| "Rocket Brothers"
|align="center"| 33
|align="center"| 1
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| "Surfing the Warm Industry"
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|align="center"| 3
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|rowspan="2"| 2004
| "The Aftermath"
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| 1
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| "Melpomene"
|align="center"| 16
|align="center"| 6
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| 2005
| "The Curse of Being a Girl"
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| 3
|rowspan="4"| No Balance Palace
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|rowspan="3"| 2006
| "The Cynic" <small>(featuring David Bowie)</small>
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 1
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| "She's Made of Chalk"
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 4
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| "Kalifornia"
|align="center"| 11
|align="center"| 2
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| 2009
| "Mouthful of Wasps"
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 1
|rowspan="3"| Trespassers
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|rowspan="2"| 2010
| "Still Boy"
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|align="center"| 4
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| "Pursuit of Misery"
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|2011
| "Splittet til atomer"
|align="center"| 4
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|Katalogue
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|2013
| "Seraphina"
|align="center"| 14
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|E.A.R.
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|align="center" colspan="21" style="font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
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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