Kasabian

The Early Years (1997-2002)

The band was formerly called Saracuse and began recording music at Bedrock Studios in Leicester, where Chris Edwards worked as an engineer. All the original members of the collective came from and , and the group formed during a visit to Pizstorno, Meigan and Edwards ^{[5] [6] [7]} . The recording of the debut EP Kasabian was produced by Scott Gilbert, and it was transferred to the group on December 24, 1998. Three songs were recorded live: “What's Going On,” “Life of Luxury,” and “Shine On.” Kasabian's first public appearance was at the Vipers Rugby Club in honor of celebrating the eighteenth birthday of Edwards with his family and friends. ^[8] Then the group, with the help of London DJ and producer Sam Young, signed a contract with BMG , after which the band members changed its name to Kasabian by the name of , a member of the Family commune, Charles Manson . In an interview with bassist Chris Edwards explained how former guitarist Chris Karloff chose the name. When Karloff read about Charles Manson, the name Caseibian cut into his memory. “He just thought that the word was cool, and literally within a minute after the rest of us heard this ... the decision was made,” Edwards said ^[9] . Kaseibian (Kasabyan) is a typical Armenian surname derived from the dialect Armenian word ղասաբ (ġasab), derived from the Arabic word قصّاب (qaṣṣāb), which translates as “butcher” or “executioner”, and common among Armenian surnames ending in -yan , indicating affiliation to the family. Sam Young worked for a small independent label, Concept Music, and the band manager presented him with a Saracuse demo. Concept wanted to sign a contract with the team, and the agreement was signed, but Sam took on managerial duties and immediately signed a contract with BMG, because he had an old friend Darren Dixon, who had recently started working in the label department to find and promote new artists ( English A&R ). EMI was also interested in collaborating with the group. Subsequently, the members of the group quarreled with Sam Young. According to Young, they never thanked him or were not grateful for what he did, changing their life forever.

Kasabian (2003-2005)

Their self-titled debut album was released on September 13, 2004 in the UK, sold well and received generally positive reviews from critics ^[10] . At the time of recording, the band members lived in a farmhouse near Rutland Water to focus entirely on work ^[11] . In 2005, Kasabian performed at the Glastonbury Festival on the Additional Stage (Other Stage) ^[12] .

Despite the earlier release of two other singles - “ Processed Beats ” and “ Reason Is Treason ”, it was the release of the third single “ Club Foot ” that led Kasabian to success in the UK Singles Chart ^[13] . It was written in the early years of Kasabian and continued to enjoy both critics' success and commercial success. “Club Foot” has become one of the group’s most loved songs by the public, and since its release it has been performed at almost all the band’s live performances.

Various drummers played with Kasabian during this period, including current keyboard player , DJ Dan Ralph Martin, brothers Mitch and Ryan Glovers and others. While recording in Bristol, the band met , who participated in the recordings of “ Processed Beats ”, “Butcher Blues”, “Beneficial Herbs” and, probably, other songs from the debut album and other compositions. In 2004, he was invited to join the tour, and in April 2005, Matthews became a regular member of the group. The album was produced by .

Empire and the departure of Karloff (2006-2007)

During the recording of Kasabian’s second album, Empire , one of the main songwriters Christopher Karloff, according to the band’s website, had creative disagreements with other members of the band and was asked to leave ^[14] . At the same time, there is reason to believe that Christopher left the group due to personal circumstances. He participated in the recording of three songs from the album Empire .

Work on Empire was carried out jointly with Jim Abbiss, he was released in the UK on August 28, 2006. " " was published as the first single of the album and took ninth place in the UK Singles Chart , the single "Shoot the Runner" took seventeenth position in the same charts. The third single, " ", was released on January 2, 2007.

In 2007, at the NME Awards ceremony, Kasabian received an award in the nomination "Best Concert Band" ^[15] .

West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2008-2010)

At the end of 2007, Kasabian released the EP , which included the songs “Fast Fuse” and “Thick as Thieves” ^[16] . However, the EP did not receive any promotion or advertising. Modified versions of both tracks are featured in their third album.

Kasabian began work on the album at the end of 2007 in collaboration with producer Daniel Nakamura, also known as . In March 2009, it became known that it would be called West Rider Pauper Lunatic Asylum and will be released on June 8 of that year. The song “Vlad the Impaler”, released as an album announcement, was available for free download for four days ^[17] . A promotional video was also published, the main role in which was played by Noel Fielding , known for participating in the comedy group " Mighty Bush " ^[18] . He is a big fan of Kasabian; Noel later appeared on the cover of the NME with the band ^[19] .

On June 1, 2009, the band released their first official single, “ ”. It was used as the musical theme of the English Premier League in the 2010/11 season, as well as some subsequent seasons. The second single was the song “ ”, the third is“ ”, used in the film“ Boys Raiders ”(2010) ^[20] .

On June 14, 2009, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum reached the first position in the UK Albums Chart and remained there for two weeks. The album also entered the 2009 Mercury Prize finalist list and won the Best Album nomination at Q Awards of the same year. Kasabian won the Best Group nomination at the 2010 BRIT Awards . At the 2010 Q Awards , the team was named "The Best Group of Our Time" ^[21] .

In 2010, the first three albums came out in the form of a box set called The Albums .

Velociraptor! (2011-2012)

Kasabian began work on their fourth album, Velociraptor! , in November 2010, together with producer Daniel Nakamura. After several interviews, it became known that some songs from the album were already written. The composition “Green Fairy”, used as the soundtrack for the film “The Bodyguard ”, is presented in the album under the name “La Fée Verte”, and the album version differs from the soundtrack. In June 2011, Kasabian performed at the final part of the Isle of Wight festival. They were also headlining the festival and played at the in July 2011. Members of the group confirmed that the album will be released on September 19 of that year ^[22] .

“Switchblade Smiles”, the first uploaded song from the Velociraptor album ! June 7, 2011 was played exclusively for the show on the British radio station BBC Radio 1 ^[23] . The show also confirmed the name and release date of the fourth album ^[24] . The first released composition from the album was available to visitors to the Kasabian website for listening, and those who pre-ordered the album were given the opportunity to download it ^[24] . Two tracks from the album (“Velociraptor!” And “Switchblade Smiles”) were first performed during the warm-up tour, including during performances before the RockNess and Isle of Wight festivals at the concert venue in June 2011 ^{[ 25]} . The song "Days Are Forgotten" was supposed to go on the radio on July 22, 2011, but the day before the track surfaced on the Internet. Unlike the previous ones, the album did not enter the Billboard 200 in the first week after its release in the United States ^[26] .

November 27, 2011 Kasabian performed "Goodbye Kiss" at the close of the Formula 1 season on the BBC . In the same month, the group went on a UK tour, which included two performances at the in Nottingham with the support of Miles Kane and the Australian band . On December 31, 2011, Kasabian played in a New Year’s concert called NYE: Rewired at the in London. The event was broadcast live on YouTube ^[27] .

At the end of their performances in early 2012 in Japan, Australia and Europe, Kasabian went on a North American tour, which began with a performance in Dallas on March 12, included 19 performances in the United States and Canada, and lasted until the end of April. On May 16, the Kasabian website announced that their show, shot December 15, 2011 at the O2 concert venue in London, will be shown on May 30, 2012 in more than 60 movie theaters in the UK and Ireland. A movie called Kasabian Live! Live at the O2 , distributed by Altive Media and Eagle Vision ^[29] . On June 29, 2012, Kasabian performed at the festival in Arras . At the end of the performance, Tom Meigan returned to the stage without a band and performed The Beatles song “ She Loves You ” without accompaniment, which he also did three days earlier in Athens and on June 16 at the festival in Denmark. On July 8, 2012, the band acted as a headliner at the British ^[30] , as well as at the Reading and Leeds festivals on August 24 and 25, 2012 ^{[31] [32]} .

48:13 (2013—2015)

In March 2013, Sergio Pizzorno confirmed on Facebook that rhythm guitarist Jay Meler, who performed with the band at concerts, left Kasabian and joined the band of former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, Beady Eye, as a concert bass player ^[33] . Pizza said: “Jay is our brother, and the past six years have been excellent. He moves on and will be incredible in the Beady Eye ” ^[33] . Tim Carter joined the group as a concert guitarist, performing with the band for the first time on March 6, 2013 at a concert at Wembley Arena ^{[34] [35]} . Carter is a sound engineer and producer who collaborated with Daniel Nakamura, who produced West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum and Velociraptor! ^[36] .

After a small number of concerts and festival performances during the year, in November 2013 Kasabian posted a teaser, announcing that they had been working on new material in the past six months ^[37] . The album was produced by Sergio Pizzorno ^[38] . Also in June 2014, Kasabian performed in Leicester in front of 60 thousand spectators at a concert in honor of the 10th anniversary of the release of their first album ^{[39] [40]} . On June 29, 2014, Kasabian were headlining the Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury Festival ^[41] .

On April 28, 2014, members of the group said that the album will be called 48:13, and on June 9, 2014 it was released ^{[42] [43]} . The first single to promote the album, “Eez-eh”, was released on April 29, 2014 ^[44] . The group performed it at the 2014 Glastonbury Festival along with other tracks from 48:13 and previous albums. The show also featured cover versions of Gnarls Barkley's “Crazy” and Fatboy Slim “Praise You” songs, which for some time has been used as an introduction to the song “LSF”.

At the 2015 NME Awards ceremony , Kasabian were nominated for 9 awards, thereby breaking the 2009 Oasis record (7 nominations) ^{[45] [46]} .

For Crying Out Loud (2016 - Present)

В мае 2016 года группа отправилась в небольшой тур ^[47] , два важнейших концерта которого прошли на стадионе футбольного клуба «Лестер Сити» « Кинг Пауэр » с целью празднования победы клуба в Премьер-лиге . На первом из этих концертов Kasabian представили новую песню «Put Your Life On It», посвящённую городу и тем, кто больше не с нами и не может увидеть недавние спортивные достижения города, под аккомпанемент хора ^[48] . 16 мая в ходе парада победы «Лестер Сити» они выступили в парке Виктория ^[49] . Были перечислены многочисленные источники вдохновения для шестого альбома, включая Nirvana , Брюса Спрингстина и Дэвида Боуи ^{[50] [51]} . 8 сентября было подтверждено, что трек «Comeback Kid» войдёт в музыкальное сопровождение игры FIFA 17 от компании EA Sports ^[52] . В декабре 2016 года появилась информация запланированном выступлении группы в 2017 году на фестивалях Рединг и Лидс , а также о том, что Kasabian заканчивают работу над новым альбомом ^[53] . Позже были объявлены выступления группы на нескольких фестивалях летом 2017 года, включая Рединг и Лидс в августе ^[53] .

В январе 2017 года в интервью NME Пиццорно рассказал, что в альбом войдёт трек под названием «Bless This Acid House», который, по мнению музыканта, является одной из лучших записей, которые он когда-либо писал ^[54] .

В марте 2017 года было подтверждено, что шестой альбом группы будет назван For Crying Out Loud и выйдет 28 апреля ^[55] , однако позже дата была перенесена и альбом вышел 5 мая 2017 года ^[56] . На обложке For Crying Out Loud представлена фотография технического сотрудника группы Рика Грэма ^[57] . Группа отправилась в мировое турне в поддержку альбома, включавшее выступления на фестивалях Рединг и Лидс и фестиваль TRNSMT в Глазго ^[58] .

Текущий состав:

Временная шкала

Studio albums

• Kasabian (2004)
• Empire (2006)
• West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009)
• Velociraptor! (2011)
• 48:13 (2014)
• For Crying Out Loud (2017)

• Joe Shooman. Kasabian: Sound, Movement and Empire . — John Blake Publishing Ltd, 2008. — 176 с. — ISBN 9781906191009 .

• Официальный сайт Kasabian (англ.)