An electric machine!

So, were talking yesterday about Hip Hop with electro beats, and I'm going to keep talking about it.

This new genre is massive in the cold country up north where I'm from, Sweden. It's been going on underground for quite a while but it was with the success of Adam Tensta a couple of years ago that it almost got out of proportion.

In November 2007 Maskinen dropped their first single called Alla som inte dansar (är våldtäktsmän), and set the tone for what was about to come. The track became a bit hit in the clubs, and the group, consisting of Afasi of Hip Hop duo Afasi & Filthy and Frej Larsson of the electro band Slagsmålsklubben (Swedish for Fight Club) went touring, doing gigs in clubs all over Sweden, following the releases of singles as Pengar (Money) and Segertåget (the Victory train).

To know what I'm talking about, have a look at THIS. Probably one of the best live performances ever made.

Two years after the first single came out, Maskinen's first album, named Boys II Men, came out, proving that this sub-genre was here to stay. It includes songs bound to be played heavily in the clubs, such as Buffalo Blues - so crank up the volume on those speakers and tune in!

Maskinen - Alla som inte dansar


Maskinen - Segertåget


Maskinen - Buffalo Blues


Maskinen - Gatan upp


Maskinen - Undan för pundarn