Music / Basshunter

Basshunter is the stage name of Jonas Erik Altberg (born December 23 1984) who is a Dance music producer and singer. He is famous for his songs “Dota” “Boten Anna” as well as “All I Ever Wanted” and “Now You’re Gone”. They have charted in numerous European countries.

Discography

Albums

• The Bassmachine (2004)
• LOL (2006)
• Now You’re Gone (2008)
• Bass Generation (2009)
• Calling Time (2013)

The tropes in Basshunter include:

• Early-Installment Weirdness:
  • He originally sung all in Swedish. But this changed once he became more universally recognized when he started singing fully in English.
  • His music was more simplistic and stylized like internet memes.
• Europop
• Genre Shift: He creates music that is Pop-sounding and has abandoned his Dance music persona.
  • In “Angels Ain’t Listening” it sounds like an 80s new wave song.
• I Need a Freaking Drink: “Beer in the Bar” is about him having a drink for the sake of looking stylish while posting music for his fans online.
• Multilingual Song: He sometimes sings in Swedish and German.
• Shout-Out:
  • "Counterstrike the Mp3" contains sound effects from (mainly) Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament and The Simpsons.
  • The original version of “Dota” contains sound effects from Warcraft III, for which a user map the song is based on was created.
  • The song “Life Speaks to Me” appears to be a tribute to Avicii in terms of musical style.
• Trance: Of the Eurotrance-type.