Kasabian
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| General information | |
| origin | Leicester , Leicestershire , England |
| Genre (s) | Britpop , indie rock , new wave |
| founding | 1997 |
| Website | www.kasabian.co.uk |
| Current occupation | |
| Tom Meighan | |
| Chris Edwards | |
Guitar , vocals |
Sergio Pizzorno |
| Ian Matthews (since 2005) | |
| former members | |
| Christopher Karloff (1997-2006) | |
Guitar (live) |
Jay Mehler (2006–2012) |
| Live and session members | |
| Ben Kealey (since 2006) | |
| Gary Alesbrook (since 2006) | |
| Tim Carter (since 2013) | |
Kasabian is a British rock band from Leicester , consisting of Tom Meighan, Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Edwards and Ian Matthews.
history
The band members come from the Leicester area and met at the schools there. 1997 Tom Meighan founded the band Saracuse together with Sergio Pizzorno and Chris Edwards. Later guitarist Christopher Karloff joined the band after a pub visit.
After the band's first appearances and popularity, they change their name to Kasabian after guitarist Karloff read a book about the mass murderer Charles Manson . It is the last name of the woman who drove the getaway car in the Tate murders : Linda Kasabian .
Kasabian held their first demo tape, which they had produced with Scott Gilbert, on December 24, 1999.
In 2004 she released her self-titled debut, which was positively received by critics. In order not to be disturbed, the band lived in a remote farm house during the recording. The first two singles were Processed Beats and Reason Is Treason , but it was only with their third single Club Foot that Kasabian made her breakthrough in the singles charts. Club Foot met both music critical and commercial needs and found a regular spot on the band's live setlist.
In the summer of 2005 the live album Live from Brixton was released , which the band sold exclusively through download shops. In early 2006, Chris Karloff left the band due to musical differences and was replaced by live guitarist Jay Mehler. He was no longer involved in the creation of the second album Empire , which was released in September 2006. The harbinger of this was the single of the same name.
As opening act for the Rolling Stones Kasabian appeared in August 2006 in Zurich and Nice. On August 13, 2008 Kasabian played in the opening act of the Muse concert in Dublin. On August 29th, 2009 they played live at Rock am See and presented their third album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum . In August 2010 they appeared as the opening act for three U2 concerts as part of the 360 ° tour: In Turin on August 6, 2010, in Frankfurt / Main on August 10, 2010 and in Hanover on August 12, 2010.
In early 2013 Jay Mehler left the band to join Beady Eye . He was replaced by Tim Carter.
Music genre
Their influences are very far-reaching, from the Rolling Stones to the Doors and Beatles to Motown , Hip-Hop , Krautrock , the rave sound of the late 1980s and early 1990s and Britpop .
Soundtrack
At the end of 2005, Kasabian provided with their single Club Foot a title of the soundtrack to the movie Goal - Lebe Ihr Traum , to the movie Doomsday - Tag der Rache (2008, with Rhona Mitra , Bob Hoskins ), to the movie The Guardian (2006, with Kevin Costner , Ashton Kutcher ), and to the movie ACAB - All Cops Are Bastards (2012, by Stefano Sollima), the title music for MTV telecast MTV Goal! as well as for the soccer games Pro Evolution Soccer 5 from Konami and FIFA 13 from EA Sports . The song was also featured in the three racing games WRC Rally Evolved , Midnight Club 3 and Juiced, and in the sprayer game Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure . Club Foot can also be found in Tony Hawk's Project 8 game and Alan Wake's American Nightmare .
Its title Reason Is Treason , in a remix version, represents the intro music of the game Gran Turismo 4 , while the original version of the song in the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life in one of the first scenes by the DJ one Wedding party is recorded.
The song LSF is part of the soundtrack of the computer game FIFA 2004 . Fast Fuse is featured in the FIFA 09 soundtrack . Fire is inserted as background music in the Formula 1 racing game F1 2010 .
Kasabian also delivered the title track for the film Takers with her song Underdog . He can also be heard in a commercial for BRAVIA . It is also part of the soundtrack for the racing game Asphalt 8: Airborne .
The episode Spellbound in the sixth season of CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators is opened by their song Cutt Off . In addition, their single Days Are Forgotten was the official soundtrack for the WWE -PPV Tables, Ladders and Chairs 2011 . The song can also be found in the FIFA 13 soundtrack .
The closing sequences of the sixth episode of the second season of the television series 4400 - The Returners are highlighted with the song Running Battle .
Her single Stevie can be found in the soundtrack of the soccer game FIFA 15 . Two years later, Comeback Kid made it to FIFA 17 .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2004 | Kasabian | - | - | - |
UK4th  × 3
(98 weeks)UK |
US94 (2 weeks) US |
First published: September 6, 2004
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| 2006 | Empire |
DE68 (1 week) DE |
AT64 (1 week) AT |
CH47 (2 weeks) CH |
UK1 × 2
(55 weeks)UK |
US114 (1 week) US |
First published: August 28, 2006
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| 2009 | West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum |
DE53 (2 weeks) DE |
AT56 (3 weeks) AT |
CH27 (3 weeks) CH |
UK1 × 2
(71 weeks)UK |
US126 (1 week) US |
First published: June 5, 2009
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| 2010 | The albums | - | - | - |
UK22nd  (7 weeks)UK |
- |
Compilation
First published: June 14, 2010 |
| 2011 | Velociraptor! |
DE22 (2 weeks) DE |
AT17 (2 weeks) AT |
CH10 (5 weeks) CH |
UK1 (35 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 16, 2011
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| 2014 | 48:13 |
DE26 (3 weeks) DE |
AT22 (2 weeks) AT |
CH11 (6 weeks) CH |
UK1 (37 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: June 6, 2014
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| 2017 | For crying out loud |
DE27 (1 week) DE |
AT20 (2 weeks) AT |
CH12 (2 weeks) CH |
UK1  (29 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: May 5, 2017
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Live albums
| year | title | Remarks |
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| 2005 | Live from Brixton Academy | First published: July 4th, 2005 |
| 2012 | Live! | First published: July 25, 2012 |
EPs
| year | title | Remarks |
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| 2007 | iTunes Live: London Festival '07 | First published: August 6, 2007 |
| Fast fuse | First published: October 2, 2007 | |
| 2009 | West Ryder | First published: May 18, 2009 |
| iTunes Live: London Festival '09 | First published: July 27, 2009 | |
| 2011 | iTunes Festival: London 2011 | First published: July 26, 2011 |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2004 | Club Foot Kasabian |
- | - | - |
UK19th (12 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: May 10, 2004
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| LSF (Lost Souls Forever) Kasabian |
- | - | - |
UK10 (7 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: August 9, 2004
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| Processed Beats Kasabian |
- | - | - |
UK17 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 18, 2004
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| 2005 | Cut off Kasabian |
- | - | - |
UK8 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 3, 2005
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| 2006 | Empire Empire |
- | - | - |
UK9 (20 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: July 24, 2006
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| Shoot the Runner Empire |
- | - | - |
UK17th (10 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 6, 2006
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| 2007 | Me Plus One Empire |
- | - | - |
UK22 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 29, 2007
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| 2009 | Fire West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum |
- | - | - |
UK3 (34 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: June 1, 2009
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| Where Did All the Love Go? West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum |
- | - | - |
UK30 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 17, 2009
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| Underdog West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum |
- |
AT45 (3 weeks) AT |
- |
UK32 (13 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: October 26, 2009
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| 2011 | Days Are Forgotten Velociraptor! |
- | - | - |
UK28 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 12, 2011
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| Re-Wired Velociraptor! |
- | - | - |
UK96 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 20, 2011
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| 2012 | Goodbye Kiss Velociraptor! |
- | - | - |
UK76 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 20, 2012
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| 2014 | Eez-eh 48:13 |
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UK22nd (7 weeks)UK |
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First published: April 29, 2014
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| Explodes 48:13 |
- | - | - |
UK52 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: April 2014
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| 2017 | You're in Love with a Psycho For Crying Out Loud |
- | - | - |
UK62 (5 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: March 17, 2017
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More singles
- 2004: Reason Is Treason
- 2009: Vlad the Impaler
- 2012: Man of Simple Pleasures
- 2014: Bumblebeee
- 2014: Stevie
- 2017: Bless This Acid House
Awards
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Brit Awards
- 2010: in the category "Best British Group"
swell
- ↑ Opening act for U2's 360 ° Tour
- ↑ Kasabian guitarist joins Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye
- ↑ Alexis Petridis meets Kasabian
- ↑ isnakebite.com interview
- ↑ ARTISTdirect interview
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b Music Sales Awards: UK
