Bomfunk MC’s — финский музыкальный коллектив, исполняющий танцевальную электронную музыку с элементами хип-хопа. Известна своим танцевальным хитом Freestyler.
Группа создана в начале 1998 B.O.W. (Рэймоном Эбенксом) и DJ Gismo (Исмо Лаппалайненом). Дебютный сингл «Uprocking Beats» имел успех в радио чартах, и группе удалось получить контракт с Sony Music на выпуск альбома In Stereo.
Песня Freestyler с этого альбома в 2000 году завоевала первые позиции почти во всех танцевальных радиочартах и хит-парадах MTV, где демонстрировался видеоклип. Группа в том же году получила награду MTV как «Лучший скандинавский исполнитель».
Второй альбом, Burnin' Sneakers, вышел в 2002 году, сопровождаемый синглами «Live Your Life» с участием Max’C и «Something Goin' On» с певицей Джессикой Фолькер. Альбом был менее успешен за пределами Финляндии, чем предыдущий.
Bomfunk перешли на лэйбл Universal Music, на котором выпустили альбом Reverse Psychology. На синглы «No Way in Hell» и «Hypnotic» с певицей Еленой Мади были сняты видеоклипы, транслировавшиеся по MTV.
Состав: Раймонд Ебанкс (Raymond Ebanks B.O.W aka B.O.Dubb), Ари Тойкка (Ari Toikka aka A.T, ударные), Вилле Мякинен (Ville Mäkinen aka Mr Wily, бас, клавишные), Рику Пентти (Riku Pentti aka DJ Infekto aka Rico Tubbs, диджей, клавишные), Окке Комуляйнен (Okke Komulainen, клавишные), Сара Пантера Кауэлл (Sarah Pantera Cowell, скрипка), Ismo Lappalainen aka DJ Gismo (DJ, left in 2002). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Bomfunk MC'S were a Finnish breakbeat and hip-hop supergroup formed in 1997 by Ismo "Gismo" Lappalainen and Raymond "B.O.Dubb" Ebanks, whose hit Freestyler became 1999's best-selling single in Europe. The band were together until around 2005 when they faded from the public eye and ceased to release any work. The current situation of the band is not known for sure, and no certain answer as to whether they are still together or will make music in the future is clear. The band's primary songwriters were it's producer Jaakko "JS16" Salovaara and MC Raymond "B.O.Dubb" Ebanks.
At the time of their disappearance the band consisted of:
Raymond ''B.O.Dubb'' Ebanks - MC, writer.
Previously part of The Master Brothers. His previous nickname B.O.W. means "The Brother of Word".
Ville ''Mr. Wily'' Mäkinen - Bassist, singer, keyboardist.
Has been a bassist in many small Finnish bands, and has released many mixes on his own, mostly under the name of Will Power. Together with Riku and Okke he forms the DJ trio Skillstersplusone.
Riku ''Infekto'' Pentti - DJ, keyboardist.
Infekto is a Finnish breakbeat pioneer mostly known for the record Occam's Razor. Part of the DJ duo Skillsters, famous for their Skills? Plenty record, and of the DJ trio Skillstersplusone. Also known as Rico Tubbs.
Okke Komulainen - Keyboardist.
Famous both on his own, but more so for being part of the Skillsters and Skillstersplusone.
Ari ''A.T.'' Toikka - Drummer.
Has been playing the drums for 20 years, and has played in several smaller bands as well as being a jump-in.
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Previous members:
Ismo ''Gismo'' Lappalainen - Once a famous DJ in Tampere, Finland, DJ Gismo's life took a turn when Raymond Ebanks asked to rap on his records. Together they founded the Bomfunk MCs. In 2001 Gismo left the group to pursue his dreams, while remaining friends with the rest of the group, and joining Stonedeep.
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