JUNKIE XL

Real name : Tom Holkenborg
Style : progressive, Electronica
Label : Roadrunner Records, Nebula
Official Web : www.junkiexl.nl

The Amsterdam based live-act Junkie XL started in 1995 and debuted in 1997 with their album Saturday Teenage Kick. Actually, Junkie XL is not a real band, but more a one-man-show by Tom Holkenborg, born on December 8th 1967 in Lichtenvoorde (The Netherlands). Junkie XL's music is a mix of rock and big beats, often compared with the sound of The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers. The power of this music is absolutely best expressed in a live performance. Junkie XL is one of the first bands that plays modern electronic music and combines it with a good live show.

Junkie XL's music is a mixture of styles; alternative dance with a rock-attitude. The real Junkie XL-feel is probably in Saturday Teenage Kick: an uptempo hip-hop beat with a groovy guitar and Rudeboy behind the mic.

Junki Xl Interview in Tokyo (10th December 2004)
"IROMERO presents CLUB IROMERO feat JUNKIE XL @ Womb, Tokyo, (Dec 2004)