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CRAZY TOWN
“Not only is every band member on fire - with the Danish bassist throwing himself around the stage in manic fashion - but the rap-metal songs sound far better than you would imagine. They are delivered with a dirty, scratchy twist, creating a rowdy, high-energy environment that's driven by Seth waving a towel and shaking around the stage as if he was on steroids or something. "Toxic", for instance, sees him start by kneeling to the audience, before exploding off the bottom to a mental display of energy.”
AIR + STYLE
“Their music was thrashingly visceral, with enough raw noise and punk to get the adrenaline pumping in the athlete’s veins. While many of the spectators were watching the action on the slopes, I was transfixed on bassist Philip Nielsen’s possessed playing. He was a man consumed by the music and a pleasure to photograph…”
KIRLIN CABLE
“Philip Nielsen is a bass player based in Los Angeles but a native of Copenhagen Denmark. Best known as recording and touring member of punk rock outfit The Birth Defects, rap rockers CrazyTown and upright bass player for Nickelodeon star Drake Bell. You can find him in Drake Bell's music video Bitch Craft. Other notable work includes extensive North America and European touring, Shaun White’s Air + Style Festival, Punk Rock Bowling Festival, BezViz Festival in Ukraine, and Belgrade Beer Fest in Serbia…”
“The EP also features a few guest shred appearances from Juan Montoya (Moon Destroys/Torche/Killer be Killed), who also did the artwork (see, above), Arian Shafiee from Guerilla Toss (Sub Pop), Phil Neilsen from Birth Defects and Crazy Town (Yes that Crazy Town with “Butterfly”), and Elad Muhayas from Halidom”
NEW NOISE MAGAZINE
TINSEL TOWN NEWS NOW
“Aside from Nielsen’s vast knowledge of music, the commanding nature of his stage presence not only helps to raise the energy of the audience, but it ensures that all of his shows, regardless of which band he is playing with, are consistently exciting and never boring. While a band’s front man, or woman for that matter, generally gets the most attention in the media, the spotlight was never a factor for Nielsen; it has always been about the love of the bass…”