The Early Bedroom Sessions is a second compilation album of electronic music that was recorded by Swedish musician Basshunter. The album is composed of 23 tracks in Swedish and English taken from his earlier releases. It was first released digitally on the Rush Hour label from 3 December 2012 and was later released as a double CD album on Ultra Records on 29 January 2013.
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| Released | 3 December 2012 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 1:52:56 | |||
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| Producer | Basshunter | |||
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Release and reception
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Basshunter's previous compilation album The Old Shit was released in 2006.[2] On 27 October 2012 Basshunter announced he would release old material he recorded before he signed to a record label.[3] In November Basshunter announced his tracks would be released in the United States that month.[4] The compilation was released digitally on 3 December by Rush Hour[5] and on 23 January 2013 Ultra Records released the album as a double CD package.[6]
The album contains 23 tracks in Swedish and English[7] and has a running time of 112 minutes and 56 seconds. "Bass Worker" is the opening track and "Wizard Elements" is the closing track. The longest song on the album is "Syndrome de Abstenencia", which runs for six minutes and 35 seconds. "The Bass Machine" is the shortest track, lasting two minutes and 24 seconds.[8] Ten of the album's songs were originally released on previous studio album The Bassmachine (2004);[9] seven songs are from The Old Shit (2006),[10] one song "Go Down Now" was released on the single "Angel in the Night" (2008),[11] "Trance Up" is from promotional single "Syndrome de Abstenencia" (2004),[12] and the promotional single "Wacco Will Kick Your Ass" (2005).[13] The tracks "Rainbow Stars", "Try to Stop Us" and "Wizard Elements" had not been released previously. Track "Counterstrike the Mp3" was dedicated to his Counter-Strike clan.[14] "Wacco Will Kick Your Ass" is also dedicated for his Counter-Strike clan Waccos.[15]
David Jeffries from AllMusic, who also reviewed Basshunter's album Bass Generation,[16] said The Early Bedroom Sessions is dedicated to loyal fans because the tracks it includes are barely connected stylistically and because of problems with the availability of The Bassmachine and The Old Shit.[1] Release of album was also covered by Swedish newspaper Hallandsposten.[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bass Worker" (from The Bassmachine, 2004) | Jonas Altberg | 6:16 | |
| 2. | "Contact By Bass" (from The Bassmachine, 2004) | Altberg | Altberg | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Festfolk" (from The Bassmachine, 2004) | Altberg | Altberg | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Go Down Now" (from "Angel in the Night", 2008) | Altberg | Altberg | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Här kommer Lennart" (from The Old Shit, 2006) | Altberg | Altberg | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Moon Trip" (from The Old Shit, 2006) | Altberg | Altberg | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Rainbow Stars" | Altberg | Altberg | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Smells Like Blade" (from The Old Shit, 2006) | Altberg | Altberg | 4:30 |
| 9. | "Stay Alive" (from The Old Shit, 2006) | Altberg | Altberg | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Syndrome de Abstenencia" (from The Bassmachine, 2004) | Altberg | Altberg | 6:35 |
| 11. | "The Bass Machine" (from The Bassmachine, 2004) | Altberg | Altberg | 2:24 |
| 12. | "The Big Show" (from The Bassmachine, 2004) | Altberg | Altberg | 5:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Celtic Harmony & the Chilling Acid" (from The Old Shit, 2006) | Altberg | Altberg | 4:36 |
| 2. | "The Night" (from The Old Shit, 2006) | Altberg | Altberg | 5:03 |
| 3. | "The True Sound" (from The Bassmachine, 2004) | Altberg | Altberg | 5:25 |
| 4. | "The Warp Zone" (from The Bassmachine, 2004) | Altberg | Altberg | 5:17 |
| 5. | "Train Station" (from The Bassmachine, 2004) | Altberg | Altberg | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Trance Up" (from "Syndrome de Abstenencia", 2004) | Altberg | Altberg | 6:34 |
| 7. | "Transformation Bass" (from The Bassmachine, 2004) | Altberg | Altberg | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Try to Stop Us" | Altberg | Altberg | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Wacco Will Kick Your Ass" (from "Wacco Will Kick Your Ass", 2005) | Altberg | Altberg | 6:04 |
| 10. | "Waiting for the Moon" (from The Old Shit, 2006) | Altberg | Altberg | 4:58 |
| 11. | "Wizard Elements" | Altberg | Altberg | 5:39 |
| Total length: | 1:52:56 | |||
Release history
edit| Date | Format | Label |
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| 3 December 2012 | Rush Hour[5] | |
| 4 December 2012 |
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Extensive Music[17] Ultra Records[18] |
| 16 December 2012 |
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3Beat Productions[19] |
| 23 January 2013 |
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Ultra[6] |
References
edit- ^ a b David Jeffries. "Basshunter – The Early Bedroom Sessions". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ Release of The Old Shit:
- "Basshunter". Basshunter. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "Welcome to a new experience!". Basshunter. Archived from the original on 7 November 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Requires Adobe Flash Player software.
- "Boten Anna". Basshunter. Archived from the original on 8 July 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Basshunter (27 October 2012). "Basshunter". Facebook. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Basshunter (16 November 2012). "Basshunter". Twitter. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ a b "The Early Bedroom Sessions – Basshunter" (in Swedish). Apple Music. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Basshunter – The Early Bedroom Sessions". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Basshunter släpper ny skiva" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b c The Early Bedroom Sessions (Media notes). Basshunter. Ultra Records. 2013. UL 3632-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Bassmachine (Back cover). Basshunter. Alex Music. 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2019 – via Discogs.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Basshunter". basshunter.se. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Angel In the Night - Single – Basshunter" (in Swedish). Apple Music. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Syndrome de Abstenencia (Media notes). Basshunter. Alex Music. 2004. ALM0978.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Wacco Will Kick Your Ass (Media notes). Basshunter. Self-released. 2005.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Christopher Friman (10 October 2009). "Ett bedårande barn av sin tid" [An adorable child of his time]. Filter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Basshunter chattade!" [Basshunter chatted!]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 23 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ David Jeffries. "Basshunter – Bass Generation". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "The Early Bedroom Sessions – Basshunter". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Basshunter – The Early Bedroom Sessions". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "The Early Bedroom Sessions – Basshunter". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 March 2019.