# Kashmir (Danish band)

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 Corona.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Title | Charts | Charts | Charts | Charts | Notes |
| Year | Title | DEN | NL | SWI | MEX | |
| 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 | — | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — | 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 & 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 | Charts | Album |
| Year | Single | DEN Singles Chart | DEN P3 Tjeklisten | Album |
| 1994 | "The Story of Jamie Fame Flame" | — | — | Travelogue |
| 1994 | "Rose" | — | — | Travelogue |
| 1994 | "Art of Me" | — | — | Travelogue |
| 1995 | "Travelogue" | — | — | Cruzential |
| 1996 | "Bring Back Superman" | — | 18 | Cruzential |
| 1996 | "Prawn's Blues" | — | — | Cruzential |
| 1997 | "Gloom" | — | — | Cruzential |
| 1997 | "Stand" | — | — | Cruzential |
| 1999 | "Mom in Love, Daddy in Space" | 27 | 2 | The Good Life |
| 1999 | "Graceland" | — | 9 | The Good Life |
| 1999 | "Miss You" | — | 6 | The Good Life |
| 2000 | "Make it Grand" | — | 8 | The Good Life |
| 2003 | "In the Sand" | — | 15 | Zitilites |
| 2003 | "Rocket Brothers" | 33 | 1 | Zitilites |
| 2003 | "Surfing The Warm Industry" | — | 3 | Zitilites |
| 2004 | "The Aftermath" | 9 | 1 | Zitilites |
| 2004 | "Melpomene" | 16 | 6 | Zitilites |
| 2005 | "The Curse of Being a Girl" | 9 | 3 | No Balance Palace |
| 2006 | "The Cynic" (featuring David Bowie) | 2 | 1 | No Balance Palace |
| 2006 | "She's Made of Chalk" | 8 | 4 | No Balance Palace |
| 2006 | "Kalifornia" | 11 | 2 | No Balance Palace |
| 2009 | "Mouthful of Wasps" | 5 | 1 | Trespassers |
| 2010 | "Still Boy" | — | 4 | Trespassers |
| 2010 | "Pursuit of Misery" | — | — | Trespassers |
| 2011 | "Splittet til atomer" | 4 | — | Katalogue |
| 2013 | "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.