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Campfire Kansas

A struggle between poetry and non-sense

About Me



.. .. http://www.joachimdrageland.no/

Said about Campfire Kansas:

"Trenchcoat-misere med uvanleg treffsikkerheit: ”Everything After” er en åpenbar Joy Division-hommage. Men med sin særeigne fiolin og små ”feil”-vokal skil Campfire Kansas seg ut frå dei andre utøvarane i postpønk-køa"
-Urørt, P3

About the Professor Murder support: "Oppvarming kommer i form av fire alvorlige unge menn som også kaller seg Campfire Kansas. Og som vi garantert kommer tilbake til senere. Dette er nemlig bra saker!"
-www.smuglesning.no

"Du har kanskje sett ham som den dansende gitaristen som spilte med Accidents Never Happen før deres exodous til England, og som den ja, dansende keyboardisten som har spilt med hiawata!. Vi snakker ikke om et medlem av Superfamily, men en av landets frekkeste new-wave artister, Bjørn Inge Engebretsen aka Campfire Kansas."
-Furore I Harare
"Campfire Kansas kommer fra Norge/England, og spiller en meget tiltalende gothrock/new romantic-inspirert nyveiv. Det vil si at bandets lydbilde ligger et sted mellom The Cure, Joy Division, The Human Leauge, og tam tam tam, ABC. Musikalsk tar Campfire Kansas altså utgangspunkt i en dunkel kjeller, der det er tett luft og mye innesperret desperasjon, samtidig som de ikke er fremmede for å ta småturer ut på dansegulvet. Ta for eksempel låta "Rendezvous with Babar" som er et magisk stykke dansegulvsfyller. Krast og bestemt, men også lekent og dansete. Slik liker vi dansemusikken vår tilbredt"
-Plan B Magazine, Norway.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/10/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/campfirekansasband
Band Members: Bjorn Inge Engebretsen: Vocals, rythm guitar and synth - Maarten Haug: Lead guitar - Sondre Steffen Tangstad Imseth: bassguitar, basssynth. - Martin Bekkevold: Synth, Guitar, Programming.
Influences: Massive Attack - J.M Coetzee - Smashing Pumpkins - Portishead - Matthew Barney - Public Enemy - The Cure - Radiohead - Franz Kafka - Blur - Depeche Mode - Hugo Ball - Patrick Wolf - Jackson Pollock - Hedi Slimane - Clash - Joy Division - Jean Luc Godard.
Sounds Like: Robert Smith singing with Ian Curtis, who borrowed a drum machine from New Order, played a little while with Billy Corgan, finally kicked him out of the band, but couldn't get him away for good though, so he stills hang around even though you can't hear him that good anymore, David Byrne joined the team with spasms and energy, and Dave Gahan got a shot in the end to, but he was told to limit himself because he was beeing way to dark all the time, cause Campire Kansas felt that they had transcedended through all that gloomy everythings black stuff, because that is only a escapistic mode that keeps you away from the real greyness of everything.
Record Label: Johnston & Halifax and Bolibompa Recorords
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Campfire Kansas hits front page.

Campfire Kansas hits front page as the main picture in the newspaper Lokalavisen St.Hanshaugen after playing at the Kongene på Hagen Festival at St. Hanshaugen. Check it out!
Posted by Campfire Kansas on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:12:00 PST

Furore I Harare Interview

Here..s an interview with Furore i Harare. Unfortunately for many of you its still in norwegian, but if you cannot read it, you can always enjoy the pictures;-)Furore i Harare Interview...
Posted by Campfire Kansas on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:05:00 PST

Pictures from Musikkfest Oslo at Blaa from Smuglesning

Here is some pictures from the brilliant Smuglesning from our gig at Blaa in Oslo on Musikkfest Oslo the 7. of june 2008.Enjoy!-Bjorn Inge-Smuglesning pictures musikkfest at Blaa, Oslo...
Posted by Campfire Kansas on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:27:00 PST

3rd hottest act on myspace at the moment, according to Plan B magazine.

In the norwegian edition of the Plan B Magazine, Campfire Kansas is referred to as the 3rd hottest act on myspace, and that as the the only norwegian act as well. Plan B wrote (in norwegian):"Campfire...
Posted by Campfire Kansas on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:53:00 PST

Artist of the week on Norways P3 Urørt!

Campfire Kansas is artist of the week in the norwegian radio show Urørt at P3. A interview is posted at this adress:Artist of the week P3 UrørtFor those of you who don..t read norwegian, Bjorn talks a...
Posted by Campfire Kansas on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:59:00 PST

Farewell, Goodbyes, and liverpudilan musicians look here!

I, Bjorn Inge, is moving for good to Liverpool now, but the bandmates consisting of Mårten, Pekka and Martin will be staying in Oslo. Therefore we will have a concert saying goodbyes to these lads in ...
Posted by Campfire Kansas on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:37:00 PST

The Hugo Ball Sessions EP At Big Dipper at Øya.

The Hugo Ball Sessions EP will be sold at Big Dipper at the Øya Festival this weekend, for u festivalgoers lucky enough to be there. Campfire Kansas will also play a miniset at 1530 on the Camp Indie ...
Posted by Campfire Kansas on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:01:00 PST

Furoreiharare review

There´s a review of the concert at Garage, Oslo, Norway 11/05 at furoreiharare.com for the ones of you who comprehends the norwegian language. http://www.furoreiharare.com/page4/konserter/campfire.ht...
Posted by Campfire Kansas on Fri, 18 May 2007 11:03:00 PST

Campfire Kansas song for Sprite Zero Ski and Snowboard Festival

Sprite Zero Ski & Snowboard Festival
Posted by Campfire Kansas on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:34:00 PST

What´s up Campfire?

After a long silent period from Campfire Kansas, there will again be created sounds! I´ve written a lots of new songs, and in lots of new styles as well. Be ready to be shocked! A new song called "res...
Posted by Campfire Kansas on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 10:06:00 PST