Röd
''Röd'' (Swedish for ''Red'') is the eighth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released as digital download exclusively through the band's website on 5 November 2009 and physically on 6 November 2009. The first single from the album, " Töntarna", was released as digital download on 5 October 2009. The song "Svarta linjer" was performed on the television talk show Skavlan on 30 October. ''Röd'' is available in a standard edition and a deluxe edition box. The deluxe edition box version features the 11-track CD, a USB flash drive with high quality MP3 files as well as AIFF files, three 10" records which between them contain the whole album, and a 118-page book containing lyrics, abstract pictures and photographs. Due to distribution difficulties the deluxe edition was delayed until 11 November 2009. Background Lead singer Joakim Berg announced on Kent's forum on 21 April 2009, that the band had started writing songs for the album in 2008 until the begin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kent (band)
Kent was a Swedish rock-pop band, formed in Eskilstuna in 1990. With members Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld, Sami Sirviö and Markus Mustonen, the band had numerous radio hits throughout Sweden and Scandinavia and consecutive number-one studio albums on the Sweden top list (Sverigetopplistan) beginning with the release of ''Verkligen'' (1996) and led by the single "Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)". With origins rooted in distorted rock, they found mainstream success through their alternative rock albums of the mid-1990s, 2000s and 2010s, the latter decades during which they adopted elements of synthpop. With eleven number-one albums, five number-one singles, 23 Swedish Grammy Awards, and over 3 million record sales, Kent is considered the most popular rock/pop group within Sweden and throughout Scandinavia. ''Vapen & ammunition'' (2002) topped the Swedish charts for 95 weeks. Kent is often compared to bands like U2 and Coldplay. As Kent's songs are primarily performed in Swedish, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Idioter
"Idioter" is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released as the third and final single from the band's eight studio album, ''Röd'', digitally on 8 March 2010, and physically on 10 March. The single contains a single and a demo version of "Idioter", a remix of "Taxmannen" by Andreas Tilliander, and the song "Ensamheten" with remixes by Andrea Parker and Erase. "Idioter" peaked at number thirty-three in Sweden, the band's lowest chart position since "Halka", which peaked at number thirty-six in 1996. Track listing Charts References External linksIdioterat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... Kent (band) songs 2009 songs 2010 singles Song recordings produced by Joshua (record producer) Songs written by Joakim Berg Songs writt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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En Plats I Solen (Kent Album)
''En plats i solen'' (Swedish for ''A Place in the Sun'') is the ninth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 30 June 2010, just eight months after the release of their previous album, ''Röd'', but was released exclusively as digital download on the band's website on 23 June. The album is produced primarily with Swedish producer Stefan Boman, who worked with the band on ''Du & jag döden'' from 2005. The lead single, "Gamla Ullevi" / "Skisser för sommaren", was released on 14 June 2010, the same day as the band announced the album details. ''En plats i solen'' has peaked at number one in Sweden and Finland, number two in Norway and number four in Denmark. The album was written and recorded in the early spring of 2010, and was finished on 8 June. Some of the songs are leftovers from the recording of ''Röd''. Lead singer Joakim Berg told ''Svenska Dagbladet'' that they wanted to record the songs "while they were still fresh". Track listing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Box 1991–2008
''Box 1991–2008'' is a summary of Swedish alternative rock band Kent's career. The Box contains almost everything the group has ever recorded between 1991 and 2008. It contains every B-side, many demo recordings and every studio album. It also contains the first official live recording the group has ever made of a concert, a live recording of a new, previously unreleased song called "Håll ditt huvud högt" (''Hold your head high'') made during a concert in the band's hometown of Eskilstuna in July 2008. Content The Box contains every studio album the band has ever recorded, except for their English releases of '' Isola'' and ''Hagnesta Hill'' and their respective singles, and also every B-side released after 2000 (all pre-2000 B-sides were released on the compilation CD ''B-sidor 95–00'', which is also included in the box). It also include some demo recordings and four songs that were recorded pre-Kent. Two songs that were released when the band went under the name of Havsä ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joshua (record Producer)
Joshua (born Jon Schumann in 1971) is a Danish and Swedish Grammy-awarded music producer and mixing engineer from Denmark. He has produced for bands such as Kent, Kashmir, Mew, D-A-D and Carpark North. Joshua produced the 1999 breakthrough album by the Danish rock band Kashmir, '' The Good Life'', which gave him the "Danish Producer of the Year" award at the 2000 Danish Grammy Awards. He produced the albums ''Tillbaka till samtiden'' and ''Röd'' by the Swedish alternative rock band Kent, released in 2007 and 2009, respectively. For the latter he was awarded "Producer of the Year" at the 2010 Swedish Grammy Awards. In the spring of 2010 he produced three tracks on the band's ninth studio album '' En plats i solen'', released on 30 June. He currently resides in London, UK. '' Selective production discography References External links Joshuaat MySpace Joshuaat Facebook Joshuaat Twitter Joshuaat Discogs Joshuaat WordPress WordPress (WP or WordPress.org) is a free a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Töntarna
"Töntarna" is a song by the Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released as the lead single from their eighth studio album, ''Röd'', on 5 October 2009. Two additional remixes by Punks Jump Up and Familjen were released on Kent's digital download store at their website on 9 October 2009, while a CD single was released on 12 October 2009. 8 October 2009 Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References External links *Töntarna ' at [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hjärta
"Hjärta" is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released as the second single from the band's eighth studio album, ''Röd'', on 21 December 2009 as digital download. The single contains the album version of "Hjärta" including two additional remixes. Music video Kent made a music video for the song in collaboration with TV3's ''Efterlyst'', where at the end of the video information was shown about a number of people who had been missing for a long time. ''Dagens Media'' The video shows a number of naked people lying outside in the cold, holding a red thread. Track listing Charts References External links [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Meistersaal
The Meistersaal is a historic concert hall in Berlin, Germany. Built in 1910 as a chamber music concert hall, the building today enjoys protected building status. It is located in Berlin-Mitte near Potsdamer Platz. Its major claim to fame stems from the times when it was ''Studio 2'' of Hansa Tonstudio. Since the 1990s, the Meistersaal has found use as a location for all manner of events. History 1910–1913: Foundation In 1910 the ''Real Estate Association of Berlin'' and its Suburbs – which later became the ''Guild of Maisons'' – bought the plot of land on the Köthener Straße 38, with the view to building there a head office for the association. After three years of construction the building was completed with offices for the association together with some solicitors' offices as well as a bookshop and was officially opened by the association’s chairman, Otto Heuer, in October 1913. Even in its early days many small meetings and concerts were held within its chambe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Metro International
Metro International is a Swedish global media company based in Luxembourg that publishes the ''Metro'' newspapers. Metro International's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 41 percent since launch of the first newspaper edition in 1995. It is a freesheet, meaning that distribution is free, with revenues thus generated entirely through advertising. This newspaper is primarily intended for commuters who move daily in and out of big cities' business areas, mainly during rush hours. The company was founded by Per Andersson and started as a subsidiary of the Modern Times Group along with Viasat Broadcasting. It is now controlled through the Mats Qviberg owned investment company Custos. The first edition of the newspaper was published as ''Metro Stockholm'' and distributed in the Stockholm metro. , all European editions (except for the Hungarian one) have been sold, reportedly so that Metro International can focus on Latin America, considered the la ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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USB Flash Drive
A USB flash drive (also called a thumb drive) is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface. It is typically removable, rewritable and much smaller than an optical disc. Most weigh less than . Since first appearing on the market in late 2000, as with virtually all other computer memory devices, storage capacities have risen while prices have dropped. , flash drives with anywhere from 8 to 256 gigabytes (GB) were frequently sold, while 512 GB and 1 terabyte (TB) units were less frequent. As of 2018, 2 TB flash drives were the largest available in terms of storage capacity. Some allow up to 100,000 write/erase cycles, depending on the exact type of memory chip used, and are thought to physically last between 10 and 100 years under normal circumstances ( shelf storage timeUSB flash drives allow reading, writing, and erasing of data, with some allowing 1 million write/erase cycles in each cell of memory: if there were 100 uses ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Skavlan
''Skavlan'' was a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television (SVT) in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson Hans Göran Persson (; born 20 January 1949) is a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Persson was first elected to the Swedish Parliam ... and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that ''Skavlan'' had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; ''Skavlan'' would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). The first twelve episodes of ''Skavlan''s second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway. It is now produced by Monkberry, who too ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |