Guest Blogger: Alex 2

Another artist I really enjoy listening to is Jonas Erik Altberg, otherwise known as Basshunter. He is a Swedish Techno and Electronica Artist who made his first appearance in the music industry in 2006. However, his songs became a major hit on Youtube starting in early 2004 (which is actually how I found out about him). The emotions evoked through his songs are feelings of happiness, love, drama and most of his songs are very fast paced and uplifting which is why I enjoy listening to him. He also tends to talk about a woman in his life that he has feelings for in a lot of his songs and she could even be his girlfriend but we as the audience don’t know that. He creates all of his songs using a program on the computer called FL Studios (Fruity Loop Studios). He is a genius when it comes to creating beats, trills, transitions and other items necessary to make a techno song what it is. Another artist I would compare Basshunter to would have to be Armin Van Buuren. He is a Dutch Electronica/Trance music producer and is far more superior to Basshunter in terms of popularity and song appeal with the general public but I appreciate them both equally for what they do. One of my favorite songs by Basshunter is called “All I Ever Wanted” which actually has the same beat/background music that “DoTA” (one of his first songs he wrote) has if you listen very carefully. In the middle of “All I Ever Wanted” the music dulls down to a quiet melody and a few beats are heard here and there. Here are the following lyrics sung by Jonas –
“I'm so alone
here on my own
and I am waiting for you to come
I want to be a part of you
think of all the things we could do

And every day, you're in my head
I want to have you in my bed
you are the one, you're in my eyes
all I ever wanted in my life.”
In this part of the song, Jonas is referring to a girl he has met recently and how she had him falling for her when they first met. Overall, I believe if you are someone who enjoys Techno or Rave music you will definitely be interested in hearing what Basshunter has to offer. I’ve haven’t had the chance to go out to one of his concerts but I think it would be an experience of a lifetime to say the least. In total, he has 5 albums out so if you are a person who prefers listening to CD, go purchase one at a Best Buy or Wal-Mart even and give his music a shot! Basshunter can be found on iTunes as well if you prefer downloading music.