Carpark North (album)

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Carpark North
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Studio album by
Released26 February 2003 (2003-02-26)
RecordedPuk Studios, Randers, Denmark
Genre Rock
Length42:53
Label EMI
Producer Joshua, Carpark North
Carpark North chronology
Carpark North
(2003)
All Things to All People
(2005)
Singles from Carpark North
  1. "Transparent & Glasslike"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Wild Wonders"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Kiss Me"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Carpark North is the debut album by Danish electronic rock band Carpark North. It was released on 10 February 2003.

Electronic rock is a music genre that involves a combination of rock music and electronic music, featuring instruments typically found within both genres. It originates from the late 1960s, when rock bands such as the Doors, Pink Floyd, Yes, and the Moody Blues began incorporating the Moog synthesizer into their sound. Sampling and tape manipulation would also become common with the genre. Electronic rock acts usually fuse elements from other music styles, including punk rock, industrial rock, hip hop, techno, and synth-pop, which has helped spur subgenres such as indietronica, dance-punk, and electroclash. Since the late 2000s, electronic rock has become increasingly popular.

Carpark North Danish electronic rock band

Carpark North is a Danish electronic rock band. The band was formed in Aarhus, Denmark on 28 July 1999 by Lau Højen, Søren Balsner 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.

Contents

Two songs from the album were previously released: "There's a Place" in 2001 on the airwaves of Danish national radio, and "40 Days" on Carpark North's 40 Days EP.

The album was used as a soundtrack for the Danish teen-horror hit movie "Midsommer". The first single from the album, "Transparent & Glasslike" was an instant hit on the radio, and the album sold 10,000 units the first week. [2] Over the following months the debut was certified platinum in Denmark, [3] and the following Danish tour was sold out.

<i>Midsommer</i> 2003 film by Carsten Myllerup

Midsommer is a 2003 psychological horror film directed by Carsten Myllerup and written by Rasmus Heisterberg. The story revolves around a group of Danish students who celebrate their graduation in a Swedish forest, when they encounter a supernatural presence seemingly connected to a friend who recently committed suicide. Six months after the film's release in 2003, the film rights were purchased by Bill Block for an American remake. The American version was reset to a Louisiana bayou and released in 2008 with the title Solstice.

In 2005, the song "Homeland" was used in the hit American TV series Alias . [2]

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Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Homeland"5:10
2."Transparent & Glasslike"3:36
3."There's a Place"4:24
4."I and You"5:21
5."In the Dark"2:28
6."Kiss Me"4:51
7."40 Days"3:07
8."Wild Wonders"3:54
9."Spain"4:25
10."The Last End"6:25

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [4] 1

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References

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  4. "Danishcharts.dk – Carpark North – Carpark North". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2014.