Bomfunk mc's

The group was created in early 1998 by BOW (Raymond Ebanks) and DJ Gismo (Ismo Lappalainen). The debut single “Uprocking Beats” was often played on radio charts, and the group managed to get a contract with Sony Music to release the album In Stereo .

The song “Freestyler” from this album in 2000 won the first positions in almost all MTV dance radio charts and charts , where a video clip was shown. The band received the MTV Award “Best Scandinavian Artist” in the same year.

The second album, Burnin 'Sneakers , was released in 2002, followed by the singles "Live Your Life" featuring Max'C and "Something Goin' On" with singer Jessica Falker . The album was not as successful outside Finland as the previous one.

In 2004, Bomfunk switched to Universal Music , which released the album Reverse Psychology . For the singles "No Way in Hell" and "Hypnotic" with singer Elena Madi, video clips broadcast on MTV were shot.

In 2005, Bomfunk MC arranged a tour in support of their Reverse Psychology album in New Zealand, performing in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton and Auckland.

From the moment of cessation of activity to the announcement of returning to the stage, the group as a whole was not known, only that DJ Infekto and Vile Makinen were separate rabbis as DJs called “Bomfunk DJ's”, and BOW managed to work on a new album with the group Mighty 44 and released a single with the band "Uptown Rockers", called "Everybody Dance".

At the end of November 2018, a tour of five concerts at festivals in Finland was announced. The lineup of BOW, DJ Gismo and JS16 gathered in honor of the band's twentieth anniversary. ^[one]

In February 2019, 20 years later, a new version of the video for the song Freestyler was released with the participation of the main group. March 27, 2019, confirmed the work on the new album. ^[2]

• Raymond Ebanks (Raymond Ebanks aka BOW and BODubb, MS . In 2018, returned to the group.)
• Ismo Lappalainen aka DJ Gismo, DJ, left the band in 2002. In 2018, returned to the band.)
• Jaakko Salovaara (Jaakko Salovaara aka JS16, producer and author of the musical component of In Stereo, Burnin 'Sneakers and half of Reverse Psychology. In 2018, he became a "visible" member of the group.)

Former members: f

• Ari Toikka (Ari Toikka aka AT, drums)
• Ville Myakinen (Ville Mäkinen aka Mr Wily, bass, keyboards)
• Riku Pentti (Riku Pentti aka DJ Infekto aka Rico Tubbs, DJ, keyboards)
• Okke Komulainen (keyboards)

Albums

• 1999 In Stereo (Epidrome)
• 2002 Burnin 'Sneakers (Epidrome / Sony Music Entertainment (Finland) Oy)
• 2004 Reverse Psychology (Polydor / Universal Music Domestic Division)

Singles

• 1998 Uprocking Beats (reissued in 2000)
• 1999 B-Boys & Flygirls (reissued in 2000)
• 2000 Freestyler
• 1999 Other Emcee’s
• 1999 Rocking (Just To Make Ya Move)
• 1999 Sky's The Limit (only limited promotional CD for Finland)
• 2001 Super Electric
• 2002 Live Your Life (feat. Max'C)
• 2002 Back To Back (feat. Z-MC)
• 2002 Something Going On (feat. Jessica Folcker )
• 2004 Hypnotic
• 2004 No Way In Hell
• 2004 Turn It Up (feat. Anna Nordell)

Two Bomfunk MC's songs were featured on the PlayStation "Firebugs" racing game. These were "We R Atomic" and "Put Ya Hands Up." Both songs are from Burnin 'Sneakers album.

• bomfunk.net (" Internet Archive ")
• Unofficial site
• Fan club