Cartonnage (band)
Cartonnage | |
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| Origin | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Genres | Electronic music |
| Years active | 2001—present |
| Members | Vanda Choco Armin Effenberger |
Cartonnage is a Czech electronic music band formed in 2001 in Prague, Czech Republic. It is made up of Vanda Choco (vocals/synthesizers) and Armin Effenberger (production/programming/synthesizers).
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
- CD1 (2004)
- Curiously Connected (2008)
- I'm Not Your Computer (2011)
Singles
- "Patisserie" (2007)
References
- ^ "Cartonnage: Táhlo nás to do elektro-popu". iDNES. 17 March 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Rozhovor s Arminem Effenbergerem ze skupiny Cartonnage" [Interview with Armin Effenberger from Cartonnage]. scena.cz (in Czech). 10 November 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Moby chce točit s Cartonnage" [Moby wants to film with Cartonnage]. ireport.cz (in Czech). 8 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cartonnage". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Cartonnage rozproudí publikum pro Duran Duran" [Cartonnage gets crowd going for Duran Duran]. musicweb.cz (in Czech). 6 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2020.