Cornershop

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Cornershop is a British rock band formed in 1992 . Their music is a mixture of Britpop , Dancefloor and Indian music. It consists of Tjinder Singh (vocals, dholak ), Ben Ayres ( guitar , keyboard , tambura ), Anthony Saffery ( sitar , keyboard), Nick Simms ( drums ) and Peter Bengry ( percussion ). Notoriety she gained particularly by Norman Cook's remix of their song Brimful of Asha (a tribute to the living Bollywood -music legend who Indian singer Asha Bhosle ), which in the original version on their album I Was Born for the 7th Time When is found and in Germany also became known as the theme song for the comedy series Die Dreisten Drei on Sat.1 .

history

The name of the band refers to the shops run by Indian immigrants in England on street corners - the so-called corner shops. Singh and Ayres met in 1989 while studying in Preston . From the initial experimentation with musical instruments and misappropriated household appliances, the idea of ​​a band was born.

She gained greater notoriety after Fatboy Slim successfully released Brimful of Asha as a remix. The song pays homage to the legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle, who is also known as a musician for Bollywood films. He can be found on the 1997 album When I Was Born for the 7th Time , which sold over half a million copies.

In 1999 the band released the album Disco and the Halfway to Discontent . This was more inspired by disco music and part of their side project "Clinton". Cornershop broke new ground in 2011 with their release Cornershop and the Double-O Groove Of and singer Bubbley Kaur, who was born in New Delhi and grew up in Lancashire . While the song titles are written in English, the lyrics are exclusively in Punjabi . The title Topknot on the album had already been successfully released as a single in 2004.

According to the official website, the band has been working on a film about London's independent scene since 2003 .

In 2020 Cornershop will release England Is A Garden, their first album with new material in eight years. The online radio station ByteFM classified the pre-single St Marie Under Canon as "Glam-Soul".

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT UK UK US US
1997 When I Was Born for the 7th Time - - UK17th
gold
gold

(23 weeks)UK 		US144 (5 weeks)
US
2002 Handcream for a Generation DE91 (1 week)
DE 		AT53 (4 weeks)
AT 		UK30 (4 weeks)
UK 		-

More albums

  • 1994: Hold On It Hurts
  • 1995: Woman's Gotta Have It
  • 1999: Disco and the Halfway to Discontent
  • 2009: Judy Sucks Lemon for Breakfast
  • 2011: And the Double-O Groove Of (feat.Bubbley Kaur)
  • 2012: Urban Turban: The Singhles Club
  • 2013: Snap Yr Cookies (9 mp3 files)
  • 2015: Hold On It's Easy
  • 2020: England Is a Garden

Compilations

  • 1993: Elvis Sex Change
  • 2013: The Hot for May Sound

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT UK UK US US
1997 Good Ships / Funky Days Are Back Again
When I Was Born for the 7th Time 		- - UK92 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: June 9, 1997
Brimful of Asha ( Norman Cook Remix)
When I Was Born for the 7th Time 		DE84 (9 weeks)
DE 		- UK1
platinum
platinum

(15 weeks)UK 		-
First published: August 18, 1997
1998 Sleep on the Left Side
When I Was Born for the 7th Time 		- - UK23 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: May 4, 1998
2002 Lessons Learned from Rocky I to Rocky III
Handcream for a Generation 		- - UK37 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: March 4, 2002
Staging
Handcream for a Generation 		- - UK80 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: August 19, 2002
2004 Topknot
And the Double-O Groove Of 		- - UK53 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: August 26, 2004
Cornershop presents Bubbley Kaur

More singles

  • 1993: In the Days of Ford Cortina (release: January)
  • 1993: Naii Zindagi Naya Jeevan (release: May)
  • 1993: Lock Stock & Double-Barrel
  • 1994: Reader's Wives (released January)
  • 1994: Seetar Man (release: March)
  • 1994: Born Disco; Died Heavy Metal (release: March)
  • 1995: 6 AM Jullander Shere (released April 17th)
  • 1995: My Dancing Days Are Done
  • 1995: The Trans-Atlantic Super-Sonic Suss-Machine Jr. EP (with The Dealers)
  • 1995: Weigh
  • 1996: Butter the Soul
  • 1997: We're in Yr Corner
  • 1997: Candyman (release: October)
  • 2001: Motion the 11
  • 2005: Wop the Groove
  • 2009: The Roll Off Characteristics (Of History in the Making) (Release: May 25)
  • 2010: The Battle of New Orleans (EP)
  • 2011: Don't Shake It (feat.Bubbley Kaur)
  • 2011: Milkin 'It
  • 2012: Every Year So Different
  • 2012: Solid Gold
  • 2014: What Did the Hippie Have in His Bag?

swell

  1. ↑ Cornershop And The Double-O Groove Of ( Memento of the original from April 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on alternativmusik.de (accessed on September 7, 2011) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.alternativmusik.de
  2. ↑ ByteFM editorial team: Glam-Soul: Cornershop with a new video. In: www.byte.fm. ByteFM, February 2, 2020, accessed February 14, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums DE UK US1 US2
  4. ↑ a b UK gold / platinum database

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