An unmistakable duo from the
Jylland (aka
Jutland) countryside of Northern
Denmark. Together they've bent the musical rulebook in creating an unusual hybrid of equal parts
soul,
pop,
punk,
disco and
hilarity.
Junior is thin,
Senior is fat. Junior is straight, Senior is gay. Juniors real name is
Jesper Mortensen, Seniors real name is
Jeppe Breum Larsen. They are both quite shy. Their broad influences range from the
Cramps,
B52s, through
Lamont Dozier and the varying soul and garage sounds of
Detroit to the classic
British indie sound of the 90s.
Famous for their debut hit "
Move your feet" from the album "
D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat" which entered the
UK singles chart at number 4 on 3rd March 2003. It has to be said that the music video for "Move your feet" is very funny and features not only themselves as
pixelated
sprites but also a manic orange
squirrel.
Rumour has it that
Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) tried to sign Junior Senior to his Southern Fried label after hearing "Move your feet" for the first time.
Mercury beat him to it.
Office website at http://www.juniorsenior.com
Thanks to Carthag for the location update