Bomfunk MC's

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Name = Bomfunk MCs


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Origin = Finland
Genre = Robot hip hop
Hip hop
Electro
Electronic
Years_active = 1997-present
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Past_members = The Bomfunk MCs are a robot hip hop and hip hop act, formed in 1997 in Finland. The group's front man is B.O. Dubb (formerly known as B.O.W., born Raymond Ebanks) and the main producer is Jaakko "JS16" Salovaara.

The debut release was the 1999's album "In Stereo" (Sony Music) with the singles "Freestyler", "Uprocking Beats" and "B-Boys & Flygirls", all big hits in Finland. The success led to the release of "Freestyler" in Scandinavia and Germany.

By 1999, "Freestyler" had become a big hit in Europe and it was the year's biggest-selling single in Europe. The single reached number one in Australia, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany, and number two in the UK. Also in 2000, they won Best Nordic Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.Nevertheless, the single did spark a little controversy. The line "Who the fuck is Alice, is she from Buckingham Palace?" was censored on the UK radio version, and the video featured a lot of product placement by Sony.

In 2002, the group released the album "Burnin' Sneakers", spawning the singles "Super Electric", "Live Your Life" featuring Max'C, and "(Crack it!) Something Goin' On" with Jessica Folcker. This album gained less attention internationally, though selling well in Finland. "Something Goin' On" reached the German top 20.

In September 2002, DJ Gismo decided to leave the band (shortly afterwards joining the band Stonedeep), and was promptly replaced by Riku Pentti (DJ) and Okke Komulainen ("Hypnotic" featuring Elena Mady). Half of the album was produced by JS16, and the other half by The Skillsters Plus One.

"Reverse Psychology" and its singles did not garner much attention outside the Nordic countries. Both of the singles reached the German top 100, but did not chart elsewhere in Western Europe. Even fan reception was extremely mixed.

The band was extremely popular in several Eastern European and former Soviet states during 2001-2005. The eastern European market is/was rife with bootlegs of Bomfunk MC's records- with many regularly surfacing on eBay. In the early 2000s, this became somewhat of a standing joke among fans.

Despite being on a major label, Bomfunk MC's music has been extremely hard to find in most record stores across the globe since 2001. Also, the Bomfunk MCs website is notorious among fans of the band for its lack of updates. As of 2007, both the official Bomfunk MCs [http://www.bomfunk.net website] and the band's largest [http://www.bomfunkers.com fansite] appear to be offline, with many smaller fansites also disappearing.

As of 2007, nothing is known of the current situation of the band, or if the band is indeed still active or not. Many of the band's collaborators have dedicated themselves to other (musical) projects or activities or faded into obscurity. The bands' main producer and mentor, JS16, is still musically active as a solo artist (2007 saw the release of his first solo track in over half a decade, "Rosegarden", which achieved significant club play) and as half of the successful dance act Dallas Superstars.

Members

*Raymond Ebanks B.O.W aka B.O.Dubb (MC)
*Ari Toikka aka A.T (drums)
*Ville Mäkinen aka Mr Wily (bass/keyboards)
*Riku Pentti aka DJ Infekto (DJ, keyboards)
*Okke Komulainen (keyboards)

Former members

Ismo Lappalainen aka DJ Gismo (DJ, left in 2002)

Discography

Albums

*"In Stereo" (Sony Music/Epidrome) 1999
*"In Stereo (Tour Edition)" (Sony Music/Epidrome) 2000
*"In Stereo (Special 2 Disc Edition)" (Sony Music/Epidrome) 2000
*"Burnin' Sneakers" (Sony Music/Epidrome) 2002
*"Burnin' Sneakers (2nd Edition)" (Sony Music/Epidrome) 2002
*"Burnin' Sneakers (Special 2 Disc Edition)" (Sony Music/Epidrome) 2002
*"Reverse Psychology" (Universal Music/Polydor) 2004

ingles

*"Uprocking Beats (CD Single)" 1998
*"Uprocking Beats (CD Maxi)" 1998
*"Uprocking Beats (12" Vinyl)" 1998
*"B-Boys & Flygirls (CD Single)" 1999
*"B-Boys & Flygirls (CD Maxi)" 1999
*"B-Boys & Flygirls (12" Vinyl)" 1999
*"Sky's The Limit (Finland Promo)" 1999
*"Rocking Just To Make Ya Move (CD Maxi)" 1999
*"Freestyler" (Scandinavian Edition) 1999
*"Other Emcees" 1999
*"Freestyler" (European Re-Release) 1999
*"Freestyler" (United Kingdom Edition) 1999
*"Freestyler" (Australian Edition) 1999
*"Freestyler" (United States Edition) 1999
*"B-Boys & Flygirls (Y2K Mix)" 2000
*"B-Boys & Flygirls (Y2K Mix German Edition)" 2000
*"B-Boys & Flygirls (Y2K Mix Danish Edition)" 2000
*"Uprocking Beats (JS 16 Radio Mix)" 2000
*"Uprocking Beats (JS 16 Radio Mix UK Promo)" 2000
*"Uprocking Beats (JS 16 Radio Mix UK Edition CD1)" 2000
*"Uprocking Beats (JS 16 Radio Mix UK Edition CD2)" 2000
*"Uprocking Beats (JS 16 Radio Mix UK Master Promo)" 2000
*"Uprocking Beats (JS 16 Radio Mix US Edition 12" Vinyl)" 2000
*"Super Electric (CD Single/Maxi)" 2001
*"Super Electric (European Edition 12" Vinyl)" 2002
*"Live Your Life" (feat. Max'C CD Single/Maxi) 2002
*"Live Your Life" (European Edition 12" Vinyl) 2002
*"Live Your Life" (Germany Re-edition CD Maxi) 2002
*"Live Your Life" (Finland Promo) 2002
*"(Crack It!) Something Goin' On" (feat. Jessica Folcker CD Single/Maxi), partial cover of a track by Anni-Frid Lyngstad 2002
*"Back To Back" (feat. Z-MC CD Single) 2002
*"No Way In Hell (CD Maxi)" 2004
*"No Way In Hell (European Edition 12" Vinyl)" 2004
*"No Way In Hell (European Promo)" 2004
*"Hypnotic" (feat. Elena Mady CD Single) 2004
*"Hypnotic" (CD Maxi) 2005
*"Turn It Up" (feat. Anna Nordell Radio Promo) 2005

Video

*"Uprocking Beats" 1998
*"B-Boys & Fly Girls" 1999
*"Freestyler" 1999
*"B-Boys & Fly Girls Y2K Mix" 2000
*"Uprocking Beats JS 16 Radio Mix" 2000
*"Super Electric" 2001
*"Live Your Life (song)|Live Your Life" 2002
*"(Crack It!) Something Goin' On" 2002
*"Back To Back" 2002
*"No Way In Hell" 2004
*"Hypnotic" 2005

Firebugs

Two of the Bomfunk MC's songs have been inserted into the Play Station One game: Firebugs. These two songs were 'We R Atomic', and 'Put Ya Hands Up', both from the album 'Burnin' Sneakers'.

External links

*Discogs artist|artist=Bomfunk+MC's
*MySpace|bfmcs|Bomfunk MC's