There are two artists with the name Bel Esprit 1) An Indie-Rock band from Southampton, UK 2) A Danish Rock band 1) Taking their name from the fund Ezra Pound made for T.S Eliot to get him out of his day job and write poetry full time, Bel Esprit are a hyper-literate Indie Rock band from Southampton. Taking their cue from the likes of The Velvet Underground, Patti Smith and Television they merge live energy with ambitious lyrics. They have put out a demo CD entitled 'Is This The Night?' and launched their first song 'Midnight, Midnight' in May of 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dCUtGRSXww On 4th August 2014 the band released their debut single 'Lose My Mind' backed with 'The Mad Ones' across the internet. https://soundcloud.com/bel-esprit-uk/sets/lose-my-mind-single 2) At the core of the Bel Esprit’s wry and melodious rock music is the band members’ shared playfulness. The band was formed in 2008, and since then they’ve been darlings in DR’s rock talent competition and played 40 gigs in Denmark and a promo tour in Norway – organized by the band and Norwegian Goldlog. Plenty of talent, message, determination and nerve create the drive that characterizes Bel Esprit. Niels Thorhauge: Guitar, vocal. Lucas Illanes: Guitar & backing vocals. Simon Stadsholt: Bass & backing vocals. Martin Krarup: Drums Links: www.myspace.com/belespritband www.belesprit.mymusic.dk www.belesprit.dk
