Rosario Arros Saavedra
La historia de
KINGS OF CONVEN NIENCE
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La historia de
KINGS OF CONVEN NIENCE
CRÉDITOS Historia de Kings of Convenience Copyright © Rosario Arros Saavedra, 2016 Primera Edición: 2016 Diseño portada: Rosario Arros Saavedra Retoque fotográfico: Rosario Arros Saavedra Impreso y hecho en Chile ISBN 190-1-6889-1190-1
La historia de
KINGS OF CONVEN NIENCE Rosario Arros Saavedra
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3 SINGLES Pรกgina 26
4 GALERร A Pรกgina 34
“El silencio es el tercer miembro de Kings of Convenience”
-Erlend Øye y Eirik Glambek Bøe
1BIOGRAFÍA
Biografía
Al estilo de dúos folk pop de los años 60 como Peter and Gordon, Simon and Garfunkel o Chad and Jeremy, los noruegos Erlend Oye y Eirik Glambek Boe unieron sus voces en armonías y melodías que también poseen ciertas resonancias bossa nova con expresiones
melancólicas, delicadas y sofisticadas. Kings Of Convenience es un proyecto creado en Bergen, importante ciudad de Noruega en la que Erlend y Eirik comenzaron a tocar formando parte de Skog, un grupo tan influenciado por el pop 60’s como por los sonidos de Joy Division. 14
Tras la publicación de un EP titulado “Tom Tids Tale” (1996) la banda decidió romper. Eirik se centró en sus estudios universitarios de Psicologia y Erlend se trasladó a Inglaterra para probar fortuna en la escena rock de la capital británica. Sin suerte, regresó a su país y volvió a hacer
equipo con Eirik para crear Kings Of Convenience. Después de darse a conocer en directo, el dúo consiguió un contrato discográfico con Astralwerks, sello que les editó su debut, “Quiet Is The New Loud” (2001), un álbum producido por Ken Nelson que incluía los singles
“Winning A Battle, Losing The War” y “Toxic War”. El mismo año de “Quiet Is the New Loud”, Kings Of Convenience publicaron un disco con nuevas mezclas electrónicas de las canciones de su debut titulado “Versus” y un EP, “Magic In The Air”, en donde realizaban 15
una versión de la canción “Manhattan Skyline” de sus paisanos A-Ha. Meses más arde Erlend Oye se instaló en Berlín, donde grabó una sesión para la serie DJ Kicks y un disco en solitario titulado ‘Unrest’, donde cambiaba los sonidos acústicos por el Synth pop.
Biografía
En 2004 apareció su segundo disco de estudio, ‘Riot On Empty Street’. Disco que obtuvo excelente acogida tanto por prensa especializada como por el público, precedido del single ‘Misread’, donde incidían en la línea acústica y melódica de su debut. El álbum contó con la
colaboración de la cantautora Feist en varias de sus canciones. El vídeo de su segundo sencillo, ‘I’d Rather Dance with You’ fue elegido como mejor vídeo europeo del año por la cadena MTV. Erlend creó un proyewcto paralelo a Kings Of Convenience con base en Berlín, Alemania, llamado
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The Whitest Boy Alive, grupo que ha editado dos discos desde su gestación, “Dreams” (2006) y “Rules” (2009). “Declaration Of Dependence” (2009) es el último trabajo de Kings Of Convenience. Disco repleto de grandes canciones como “Boat Behind”, “Mrs. Cold”, “Rule My world”, “24-25”, hacen
que el disco sea sencillamente encantador. El punto fuerte de Kings Of Convenience es su presentación en vivo. Siempre cargado de emotividad y ritmo que transmiten encima de un escenario; logrando implicar al público asistente en una especie de fiesta primaveral.
Algunas veces se les ha comparado y dicho que son los nuevos Simon & Grafunkel del siglo XXI debido a la línea acústica y melódica que poseen.
“Una de las cosas que más me gustan en la vida es hacer bailar a la gente”
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2 DISCOGRAFÍA
Discografía
Quiet is the new loud 2001 1. Winning a Battle, Losing the War 2. Toxic Girl 3. Singing Softly to Me 4. I Don’t Know What I Can Save You From 5. Failure 6. The Weight of My Words 7. The Girl from Back Then 8. Leaning Against the Wall 9. Little Kids 10. Summer on the Westhill 11. The Passenger 12. Parallel Lines 20
Versus (Remix Album) 2001 1. I Don’t Know What I Can Save You From (remix by Röyksopp) 2. The Weight of My Words (remix by Four Tet) 3. The Girl from Back Then (remix by Riton) 4. Gold for the Price of Silver (collaboration with Erot) 5. Winning a Battle, Losing the War” (remix by Andy Votel) 6. Leaning Against the Wall” (remake by Evil Tordivel) 7. Toxic Girl” (string arrangement by David Whitaker) 8. Failure” (remake by Alfie) 9. Little Kids” (remix by Ladytron) 10. Failure” (arrangement by Kings of Convenience) 11. Leaning Against the Wall” (remix by Bamboo Soul) 12. The Weight of My Words” (instrumental remix by Four Tet)
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Riot on an empty street 2004 1. Homesick 2. Misread 3. Cayman Islands 4. Stay out of Trouble 5. Know-How (Eirik Glambek Bøe ft. Feist) 6. Sorry or Please 7. Love Is No Big Truth 8. I’d Rather Dance with You 9. Live Long 10. Surprise Ice 11. Gold in the Air of Summer 12. The Build-Up (Eirik Glambek Bøe ft. Feist)
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Declaration of Dependence 2009 1. 24-25 2. Mrs. Cold 3. Me in You 4. Boat Behind 5. Rule My World 6. My Ship Isn’t Pretty 7. Renegade 8. Power of Not Knowing 9. Peacetime Resistance 10. Freedom and Its Owner 11. Riot on an Empty Street 12. Second to Numb 13. Scars on Land 23
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Playing live in a room (EP) 2000 1. Toxic Girl 2. Singing Softly To Me 3. Into The Ring Of Fire 4. Parr-A-Pluie 5. Until You Understand
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Magic in the air (EP) 2001
1. Winning A Battle, Losing The War 2. Manhattan Skyline (A-ha cover) 3. Riot On An Empty Street
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3 SINGLES
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Toxic Girl Quiet is the new loud 2001 In the sky the birds are pulling rain In your life the curse has got a name Makes you lie awake all through the night That’s why She’s intoxicated by herself Everyday she’s seen with someone else And every night she kisses someone new Never you You’re waiting in the shadows for a chance Because you believe at heart that if you can Show to her what love is all about She’ll change She’ll talk to you with no one else around But only if you’re able to entertain her The moment conversation stops she’s gone Again
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Failure Quiet is the new loud 2001 Using the Guardian as a shield, to cover my thighs against the rain, I do not mind about my hair. Your jacket may be waterproof, but I know the moment you get home you’re gonna get your trousers changed. Failure is always the best way to learn, retracing your steps untill you know, have no fear your wounds will heal. I wish I could travel overground to where all you hear is water sounds, lush as the wind upon a tree. I wish I could travel overground to where all you hear is water sounds, to capture and keep inside of me. Failure is always the best way to lean, retracing your steps untill you know, have no fear your wounds will heal.
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Winning a battle, losing a war Quiet is the new loud 2001 Even though I’ll never need her, even though she’s only giving me pain, I’ll be on my knees to feed her, spend a day to make her smile again Even though I’ll never need her, even though she’s only giving me pain As the world is soft around her, leaving me with nothing to disdain. Even though I’m not her minder, even though she doesn’t want me around, I am on my feet to find her, to make sure that she is safe and sound. Even though I’m not her minder, even though she doesn’t want me around, I am on my feet to find her, to make sure that she is safe from harm. The sun sets on the war, the day breaks and everything is new... 30
Know-How Riot on an empty street 2004 Riding on this know-how Never been here before Peculiarly entrusted, possibly that’s all Is history recorded, does someone have a tape? Surely, I’m no pioneer, constellations stay the same
What is there to know? All this is what it is Oh You and me alone, sheer simplicity What is there to know? All this is what it is Oh You and me alone, sheer simplicity What is there to know? All this is what it is Oh You and me alone, sheer simplicity
Just a little bit of danger, when intriguingly, our little secret, trusts that you trust me ‘Cause no one will ever know, that this was happening, so tell me why you listen, when nobody’s talking
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Singles
I’d rather dance with you Riot on an empty street 2004 I’d rather dance with you than talk with you so why don’t we just move into the other room there’s space for us to shake, and hey, I like this tune
The music’s too loud and the noise from the crowd increases the chance of misinterpretation so let your hips do the talking I’ll make you laugh by acting like the guy who sings and you’ll make me smile by really getting into the swing
Even if I could hear what you said I doubt my reply would be interesting for you to hear because I haven’t read a single book all year and the only film I saw, I didn’t like it at all
I’d rather dance than talk with you
I’d rather dance than talk with you
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Boat behind Declaration of Dependence 2009 So we meet again after several years Several years of separation Moving on, moving around Till we spend this time Chasing the other’s tail Whoah, whoah whoah, whoah whoah I could never belong to you
You’re the up tip toe ballerina In the chorus line Singing Whoah, whoah whoah, whoah whoah I could never belong to you River and sea (river and sea) picking up sound (picking up sound) Through the air there’s a fluffly cloud Falling down as rain.
Winter and spring (Winter and spring) Summer and fall(Summer and fall) You’re the wind surfer crossing the ocean on the boat behind Skiffle and ride (Skiffle and ride) shuffle and walk (shuffle and walk)
I could never belong to you
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Kings of Convenience tocando en vivo
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Kings of Convenience en Chile
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Algunas veces se les ha comparado y dicho que son los nuevos Simon & Grafunkel del siglo XXI debido a la línea acústica y melódica que poseen. Así es como Kings of Convenience, dúo noruego formado por Erlend Øye y Eirik Glambek Bøe, componen e interpretan canciones que oscilan entre el pop/rock alternativo y el más sensible y delicado pop indie, a lo que se añade una más que evidente simpatía por la vertiente más folk del rock.