Carpark North
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Carpark North is a Danish
electronic rock band. The band was formed in Aarhus
, Denmark on 28 July 1999 by Lau Højen (vocal, guitar), Søren Balsner (bass, synthesisers) and Morten Thorhauge (drums). The name "Carpark North" was created from the electro and rock genres: "Carpark" stands for car parks, edges, roughness, metal - the rock part, and "North" stands for northern lights, stars ethereal electronics.
In an interview with MTV, Lau Højen explained that the name was chosen, because when they started the band they misinterpreted the meaning of Carpark as Graveyard. They only discovered the error a few months later and decided not to change the name anymore.
Søren and Lau split up after Mellerup, and Lau started his education at high school - Aarhus Katedralskole. Here he joined a band - "Spacekraft" and met Morten Thorhauge a young drummer from Søften. After a couple of months Lau and Morten formed their own band, and contacted Søren.
The first notes by Carpark North were played on a hot summer day in July 1999 in the MGK-facilities in Aarhus, Denmark.
In January 2010, the band announced that they had been signed internationally by Sony Music
.
Notes - "Transparent & Glasslike" didn't chart on the Danish Singles Chart until in 2009.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
electronic rock band. The band was formed in Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
, Denmark on 28 July 1999 by Lau Højen (vocal, guitar), Søren Balsner (bass, synthesisers) and Morten Thorhauge (drums). The name "Carpark North" was created from the electro and rock genres: "Carpark" stands for car parks, edges, roughness, metal - the rock part, and "North" stands for northern lights, stars ethereal electronics.
In an interview with MTV, Lau Højen explained that the name was chosen, because when they started the band they misinterpreted the meaning of Carpark as Graveyard. They only discovered the error a few months later and decided not to change the name anymore.
History
The foundation for Carpark North was laid at Mellerup Efterskole, where Søren Balsner and Lau Højen met and formed a band. This band played in the national championship in rock in 1997.Søren and Lau split up after Mellerup, and Lau started his education at high school - Aarhus Katedralskole. Here he joined a band - "Spacekraft" and met Morten Thorhauge a young drummer from Søften. After a couple of months Lau and Morten formed their own band, and contacted Søren.
The first notes by Carpark North were played on a hot summer day in July 1999 in the MGK-facilities in Aarhus, Denmark.
In January 2010, the band announced that they had been signed internationally by Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment
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Awards
- Danish Music AwardsDanish Music AwardsThe Danish Music Awards is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989, and was originally called IFPI-prisen until 1991, when it changed its name to Dansk Grammy . The current name was given in 2001, after the American Grammy Awards took copyright on the name Grammy....
(2006) - Video of the Year ("Human"), directed by Martin de Thura - RobertRobertThe name Robert is a Germanic given name, from hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". It is also in use as a surname.After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form Robert, where an Old English cognate form had existed before the Norman Conquest...
(2004) - Best Film Score ("Transparent & Glasslike") - Zulu Award (2003) - New Comer of the Year
- P3 Guld (2003) - Hit of the Year ("Transparent & Glasslike")
- Gaffa Prisen (2003) - New Comer of the Year
- P3 Prisen (2001) - New Comer MP3 Prisen
Appearances in media
- TV show AliasAlias (TV series)Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
(2005) - with the song "Homeland" from Carpark North. - Video game FIFA 08FIFA 08FIFA 08 is the 2008 installment of EA Sports' series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released on all popular gaming formats in September 2007 in Europe, Australia, and Asia, and in October 2007 in North...
(2007) - with the song "Human" from All Things to All People. - Film Midsommer (2003) - Carpark North's debut Carpark North was chosen to be the official soundtrack for the film.
- Film Nordkraft (2005)
Albums
| Year | Title | Charts |
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| DEN Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
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| 2003 | Carpark North Carpark North (album) Carpark North is the debut album from the Danish rock-trio Carpark North.-Track listing:#"Homeland" – 5:10#"Transparent & Glasslike" – 3:36#"There's a Place" – 4:24#"I and You" – 5:21#"In the Dark" – 2:28... |
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| 2005 | All Things to All People All Things to All People All Things to All People is the second studio album from the Danish rock-trio Carpark North.-Track listing:#"Berlin" – 4:00#"Human" – 2:32#"Best Day" – 4:27#"Fireworks" – 4:21#"Run" – 4:35#"Song About Us" – 4:10... |
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| 2008 | Grateful Grateful (album) Grateful is the third studio album by Carpark North, released on September 8, 2008. It is their first release for Copenhagen Records after splitting from EMI... |
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| 2010 | Lost Lost (Carpark North album) Lost is the international debut studio album by Danish electro-rock band Carpark North. It was released on August 27, 2010 in the United Kingdom and Germany, and is set to be released on September 1, 2010 in Europe, and September 14, 2010 in North America... |
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| Best Days | 10 | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Charts | Album | |||||||||||||||||
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| DEN Singles Chart Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... |
DEN P3 Tjeklisten |
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| 2001 | "There's a Place" | — | — | Carpark North | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | "40 Days" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | "Transparent & Glasslike" | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Wild Wonders" | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Kiss Me" | — | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | "Human" | 9 | 1 | All Things to All People | ||||||||||||||||
| "Best Day" | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Fireworks" | — | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Song About Us" (Live in Copenhagen) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | "The Beasts" | — | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | "Shall We Be Grateful" | 5 | 2 | Grateful | ||||||||||||||||
| "More" | 22 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | "Save Me From Myself" | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Leave My Place" | — | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | "Lost (Peace)" | — | — | Lost | ||||||||||||||||
| "Just Human" | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Burn It" | 27 | — | Best Days | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Leave My Place" [re-release] | — | — | Lost | ||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Notes - "Transparent & Glasslike" didn't chart on the Danish Singles Chart until in 2009.