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The Early Bedroom Sessions
Electronic · 2012 · 17 tracks

The Early Bedroom Sessions

A massive 23-track archive of raw, high-BPM Eurodance and trance recorded in a Swedish bedroom before the global fame. Pure, unpolished digital energy.

December 3, 2012 · Ultra Music

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The Early Bedroom Sessions is a time capsule of a very specific era of the internet, sounding like a neon-lit cyber cafe in 2005. This is Basshunter before the massive budget and the polished radio edits; it is the sound of a young producer in Sweden pushing the limits of early digital audio workstations. The tracks are characterized by relentless, driving kick drums and bright, sawtooth lead synths that feel both dated and incredibly vital. There is an unpretentious joy in these recordings, a sense of a creator making music specifically for the gaming communities and IRC channels where he first found his audience.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks
01
Bass Worker
6:15
02
Contact by Bass
3:09
03
Festfolk
4:34
04
Go Down Now
5:07
06
Moon Trip
4:14
07
Rainbow Stars
4:30
10
Syndrome de Abstenencia
6:35
11
The Bass Machine
2:24
12
The Big Show
5:38
15
The True Sound
5:25
16
The Warp Zone
5:17
17
Train Station
5:49
18
Trance Up
6:34
19
Transformation Bass
5:04
20
Try to Stop Us
4:07
21
Wacco Will Kick Your Ass
6:04
23
Wizard Elements
5:39
Moments Worth Listening For
The moment in The Bass Machine where the kick drum finally locks into a steady 140 BPM gallop after the introductory synth swell
The transition in Syndrome de Abstenencia where the track shifts from a dark, brooding trance atmosphere into a bright, melodic hook
Hearing the raw, less-processed vocal takes on the Swedish tracks that reveal the artist's DIY origins before major label polish
Reviews

How does The Early Bedroom Sessions sound next to the rest of Basshunter's catalogue?

Bedroom Production+1.6σ

The production is pushed notably harder into bedroom production than this artist usually allows.

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