Cartonnage (band)

Last updated

Cartonnage
Origin Prague, Czechia
Genres Electronic music
Years active2001—present
MembersVanda Choco
Armin Effenberger

Cartonnage is a Czech electronic music band formed in 2001 in Prague. It is made up of Vanda Choco (vocals/synthesizers) and Armin Effenberger (production/programming/synthesizers).

Contents

Their debut album, CD1, released in 2004, was nominated by Expres Radio for the Golden Ear award and by Óčko for the Discovery of the Year award. Four songs from the album were used in the soundtrack to Dan Svátek's movie Close to Heaven.

Their musical success continued with the 2007 single "Patisserie" and their second album, the critically acclaimed Curiously Connected, which was released in 2008. [1] Cartonnage were once again nominated for the TV Óčko awards as well as an Anděl Award. [2]

In 2008, Cartonnage collaborated with Moby on a vocal edit of the track "257.zero" from his album Last Night . [3] [4]

Their third album, I'm Not Your Computer, was released in 2011. [5]

In 2012, Cartonnage supported Duran Duran on their All You Need Is Now world tour. [6]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moby</span> American musician (born 1965)

Richard Melville Hall, known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Streets</span> British alternative hip hop music group

The Streets is an English musical project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner. The project was founded in the early 90s, while Skinner was still a teenager; however, no music would formally eventuate until the early 2000s. In the initial run of The Streets, the project released five studio albums: Original Pirate Material (2002), A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004), The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living (2006), Everything Is Borrowed (2008) and Computers and Blues (2011). The Streets also released a string of successful singles during this time, which reached the Top 40 on the UK Singles chart – including "Has It Come to This?", "Fit but You Know It", "Dry Your Eyes", "When You Wasn't Famous" and "Prangin' Out". After disbanding The Streets in 2011, Skinner pursued several other musical projects before ultimately reviving the moniker in 2017. A mixtape, None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive, was released in 2020. The Streets' sixth studio album, The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light, was released in September 2023.

Vocal trance is a subgenre of trance music that focuses on vocals and melodies. The subgenre came into existence in the early 1990s, when trance was still developing. Although many early trance records used vocal samples mixed in with the beats, the earliest examples of the style appeared in 1992–93.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dirty Harry (song)</span> 2005 single by Gorillaz featuring Bootie Brown

"Dirty Harry" is a song from British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz' second studio album, Demon Days (2005).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Higher Love</span> 1986 single by Steve Winwood

"Higher Love" is a 1986 song by English singer Steve Winwood. It was the first single released from his fourth solo LP, Back in the High Life (1986). It was written by Winwood and Will Jennings and produced by Russ Titelman and Winwood. The background vocals were performed by Chaka Khan, who also appeared in the music video.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Talk (Coldplay song)</span> 2005 single by Coldplay

"Talk" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay. Built around a motif from Kraftwerk's 1981 song "Computer Love", it was written by all members of the band and appeared on their third album, X&Y. In the United States, the song entered at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 and elsewhere in the world its success varied. It peaked at number one in the Netherlands on both the Dutch Top 40 and Single Top 100 charts, becoming the band's first number-one single there.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dear Mr. President (Pink song)</span> 2006 single by Pink

"Dear Mr. President" is a song recorded by American singer Pink, featuring the Indigo Girls, for her fourth studio album I'm Not Dead (2006). It was written and produced by Pink and Billy Mann. The song is an open letter to the then-President of the United States, George W. Bush, criticizing several areas of his administration and terms in office, including the Iraq War, No Child Left Behind Act, opposition to same-sex marriage and the LGBT rights in general, perceived lack of empathy for poor and middle-class citizens, and his drinking and drug usage in college. Pink felt that it was one of the most important songs she had ever written.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lenka Dusilová</span> Czech musician (born 1975)

Lenka Dusilová is a Czech singer-songwriter and multiple-Anděl Award winner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mr Hudson</span> English musician from Birmingham

Benjamin Hudson McIldowie, better known by his stage name Mr Hudson, is an English musician from Birmingham, England. First rising to prominence in 2006 with Mr Hudson and the Library, Hudson later embarked on a solo career in 2008, when he signed a record deal with American musician Kanye West's GOOD Music label. He was subsequently featured as a prominent composer on West's 808s & Heartbreak (2008). Hudson later appeared on American rapper Jay-Z’s top 10 single "Young Forever", from The Blueprint 3 (2009). He would find more solo success on his 2009 album, Straight No Chaser, which spawned the hit single "Supernova".

<i>Gipsy.cz</i> Czech Romani hip hop group

Gipsy.cz is a Czech Romani hip hop group. They performed at the Glastonbury Festival in 2007 and represented their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, with the song "Aven Romale". The band plays a combination of hip hop and traditional Romani music, sung primarily in the Romani language, with some lyrics in Czech and English. As of 2013, they have released four studio albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dara Rolins</span> Slovak recording artist and entrepreneur

Dara Rolins is a Slovak recording artist and entrepreneur. Her music career began at the age of nine, after being cast in the television musical Zázračný autobus (1981). The early role established a formula for her regular assignments as a child singer, and resulted in recording her debut album Keby som bola princezná Arabela (1983) on OPUS Records. By her late teens, Rolins appeared in a number of made-for-TV films of varying quality, as well as managing to deliver a series of teen pop-orientated albums, such as Darinka (1986), Čo o mne vieš (1988) and soundtrack Téměř růžový příběh (1990), all released by Supraphon. Along with Karel Gott, she experienced a one-off success in the German-speaking region in 1986, peaking with their duet "Fang das Licht" at number seven on the Austrian Singles Chart, and number fifteen in Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomáš Klus</span> Czech musician

Tomáš Klus is a Czech musician and songwriter from the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.

Tomáš Pechlák, professionally known as DJ Wich, is a Czech deejay, record producer and audio engineer, who works on the Czech and Slovak hip hop scenes. He is a former member of Czech hip hop duo Indy & Wich together with Andreas "Indy" Christodoulou. He started DJing in 1998.

The Anděl Awards is a Czech music award ceremony organized by the Czech Academy of Popular Music. It is a successor to the Annual Czechoslovak Music Award established in 1991 in Czechoslovakia. Between 1992 and 1995, it was known as Gramy, with award categories matching the American Grammy Awards and the prize being represented by a ceramic gramophone statuette. Since 1997, it bears the current name, with the prize including a statuette of an angel with open wings playing a horn, designed by sculptor Jaroslav Róna.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rudebox (song)</span> 2006 single by Robbie Williams

"Rudebox" is song by English musician Robbie Williams from his seventh studio album of the same name (2006). It interpolates the 1987 song "Boops " by Sly and Robbie. The single was released on 4 September 2006, although download purchases allowed it to reach number 30 on the UK Singles Chart on 3 September. After the release of the CD single, it ascended 26 places to number four, selling 24,821 copies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Run Run Run (Celeste Buckingham song)</span> 2012 single by Celeste Buckingham

"Run Run Run" is a 2012 song by the Slovak recording artist Celeste Buckingham. Released on April 4, 2012, the singer herself wrote the song, with assistance from producers Andrej Hruška and Martin Šrámek.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Xindl X</span> Czech musician

Ondřej Ládek, known professionally as Xindl X, is a Czech singer-songwriter and screenwriter. In his music he combines pop, folk, hip hop, jazz and blues.

<i>Skeletons</i> (Brothers Osborne album) 2020 studio album by Brothers Osborne

Skeletons is the third studio album by American country music duo Brothers Osborne. It was released by EMI Records Nashville on October 9, 2020. The album includes the singles "All Night" and "I'm Not for Everyone".

<i>Future Past</i> (Duran Duran album) 2021 studio album by Duran Duran

Future Past is the fifteenth studio album by English rock band Duran Duran, released on 22 October 2021. It is the band's first album to be released through BMG, and their first since 2015's Paper Gods six years prior.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mandrage</span> Czech pop rock band

Mandrage was a Czech pop rock band from Plzeň, active between 2001 and 2020. The group consisted of Vít Starý Matyáš Vorda (drums), Josef Bolan, Michal Faitl (bass), and František Bořík (keyboards). Their biggest hits include "Šrouby a matice", "Františkovy lázně", "Hledá se žena", "Na dlani", and "Motýli".

References

  1. "Cartonnage: Táhlo nás to do elektro-popu". iDNES . 17 March 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. "Rozhovor s Arminem Effenbergerem ze skupiny Cartonnage" [Interview with Armin Effenberger from Cartonnage]. scena.cz (in Czech). 10 November 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. "Moby chce točit s Cartonnage" [Moby wants to film with Cartonnage]. ireport.cz (in Czech). 8 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. "Cartonnage se předvedou na prestižním festivalu Europavox" [Cartonnage will perform at the prestigious Europavox festival]. musicserver.cz (in Czech). 14 April 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. "Cartonnage". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. "Cartonnage rozproudí publikum pro Duran Duran" [Cartonnage gets crowd going for Duran Duran]. musicweb.cz (in Czech). 6 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2020.