![]() ![]() In the years after Swedish House Mafia, EDM moved on. Instead of waiting for the next 19-year-old wunderkind, festivals could fight over a trio of seasoned DJs who were somehow much less magical on their own. Swedish House Mafia nailed the formula better than anyone. Supergroups and superduos like Skrillex and Diplo’s Jack Ü offered some relief from the same old, same old. Throughout the 2010s, EDM festivals essentially chose from the same shallow pool of big-name DJs. In the merry-go-round of dance music headliners, novelty sells. ![]() If nothing else, the trio was a marketing triumph. If nothing else, the trio was a marketing triumph.Īxwell Λ Ingrosso’s more moderate success speaks to the power of the Swedish House Mafia brand. (Angello, meanwhile, happily returned to life as a solo artist.) On the main stage at Ultra and elsewhere over the next few years, Axwell Λ Ingrosso rolled out new mash-ups of ‘Save The World’ and ‘Don’t You Worry Child’, wringing every last drop from past glories. As Axwell Λ Ingrosso, the pair dealt in the same emotive big-room house as the project they’d just retired - only this time without Steve Angello. Just two years after their teary Ultra farewell, Axwell and Ingrosso were back headlining the festival in a newly branded duo. After three sold-out nights at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, the Swedes packed out Sydney Showground - a feat previously only achieved by Daft Punk in 2007.Īfter One Last Tour, the three DJs got back to business as usual. The next summer, Future’s rival Totem Onelove staged the Australian leg of One Last Tour. In 2012, Future Music Festival backed up the money truck to secure the group’s first-ever Australian shows. (Their friend and unofficial ‘fourth member’ Eric Prydz would later work very hard to distance himself from Swedish House Mafia associations.) Their first releases as a trio, in collaboration with fellow Dutch producer Laidback Luke, were billed as Axwell/Ingrosso/Angello.Īt this time, Swedish House Mafia were legitimately huge. The trio came up in Sweden’s close-knit scene, throwing parties in tiny clubs and making mischief. The rise of Swedish House Mafia is an ‘only in dance music’ story. With so much change in dance music since Swedish House Mafia’s peak years, it begs the question: why now? Every Supergroup Starts Somewhere Fan reactions online have ranged from ecstatic to wary to hostile. “WE ARE BACK FOR A LIFETIME,” the trio promised on Facebook. With The Weeknd’s manager Wassim “Sal” Slaiby now in their corner, Swedish House Mafia’s debut studio album is coming in 2021. The new era kicked off last week with ‘It Gets Better’, a curious swerve from their old sound into a kind of Chemical Brothers karaoke, followed by the slick synth-pop of ‘Lifetime’, featuring Ty Dolla $ign and 070 Shake. All this hype led, unsurprisingly enough, to Swedish House Mafia’s first new music since 2012. ![]()
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