Denmark
Reptile Youth
ESNS:
2012
"There is an idiot in all of us, and the biggest one is me." Don't let these lyrics fool you, because Esben Valløe en Mads Damsgaard Kristiansen know what they are doing. And that is building up a reputation for being a great live act. You can look for their album in a CD store, but that will be of no use, there is not one song released. Just look at the videos on the internet and you get a sense of what they are doing. In 2010 Reptile Youth went on the longest tour a Danish band has ever been on in China. They were appointed one of the top 5 live acts in all of China, especially making a name for themselves on the punk and alternative scene. The two Danes call their music techno soul. They want their electronic music to give the same energy on stage as a rock concert, and there is yet anyone in the audience to be found who dares to state the opposite. Singer Mads Damsgaard Kristiansen (a sort of mix between Iggy Pop and Jim Morrison) prefers to crowdsurf his way through the audience. And soon it will really happen: an album is going to be released. No, they are not idiots or retarded, they are the band to watch.