Code Oranje Festival

The oddball nature of De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, meaning “Kids These Days”, has led the Dutch group to develop a name for itself across the continent. The band’s often bizarre antics and wordplay also culminate in multiple pseudonyms for the group’s members. De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig is formed of Freddie Tratlehner, otherwise known as 'Vieze Fur', 'Filthy Fur', or 'Vieze Freddie', Pepijn Lanen, a.k.a. 'P. Fabergé', a.k.a. 'P. Droq', a.k.a. 'Peppie', and Ollicio Locadia, otherwise known as 'Willie Wartaal'.

The band earned their first success with the novelty hit single “Watskeburt?!” in May 2005. The single topped the Dutch Singles Chart and peaked at No. 15 in the Flemish “Ultratop” chart. The word “Watskeburt” is a a neologism, a contraction of the Dutch sentence “Wat is er gebeurd?” meaning “What happened? or “What’s up”, and highlights the group’s playful approach to songwriting. Produced by long-time producer Bas Bron, the single was taken from the full-length album “Parels voor de Zwijnen”, also released in 2005. The album subsequently spawned two further singles “Voorjekijkendooropen” and “Ho Ho Ho” featuring Katja Schuurman, both of which charted within the Dutch Top 40.

In 2006 De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig collaborated with the ska/reggae band Luie Hond on the single “Poes in de Playboy”, before releasing the single “Hollereer” ahead of their sophomore album. That album, “De Machine” was issued is 2008 and produced the subsequent singles “Wopwopwop (De Tentbakkers)”, “Datvindjeleukhe”, “Buma In Mijn Zak”, and “Deze Donkere Jongen komt zo Hard”. Two years later the De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig’s third full-length “De Lachende Derde” arrived, the lead single of which, “Sterrenstof”, saw the group return to the higher echelons of the Dutch Singles Chart. “Ja Natuurlijk”, the band’s fourth full length, was released in 2013.