The Spotlight: Swedish House Mafia

You may be thinking this is an extremely obvious feature to do and all their songs are so well known already as it is so what’s the point in doing this. I’m going to be writing about the less obvious things and that you probably don’t know about the biggest act in dance music as well as a few tracks from each of the individual members that you may not have heard.

Consisting of Seb Ingrosso, Steve Angello and Axwell. Three of whom are head honcho’s of their own respective music labels called SIZE, Axtone and Refune Records. Now spitting out some of the biggest artists in the industry. Steve started off as a Hip- Hop DJ, Seb’s first gig was in a pizzeria (although his dad owned 2 record labels) and Axwell was a producer trying to get his tracks out. They each have flourishing individual careers and together they became even bigger. What people don’t understand is that Swedish House Mafia was never a planned thing or group. It was actually used as an insult against the group in Stockholm, parading around the city as if they could do what they liked, thinking they were all that, hence the word ‘Mafia’. What started off as a group of friends asking each other for tips and opinions slowly evolved to the 3 of them DJ’ing together as a group, and that’s when they decided to call themselves the Swedish House Mafia.

What I bet you didn’t know was that there were 4 members of the group until around 2005, Eric Prydz was actually the 4th member but decided to leave the group because he was going in a different direction with his music (a more underground side of house). 

Here are a bunch of tracks by the trio which you may not have heard! 


Axwell ft. Sebastian Ingrosso - Together

Skip to 2:50


Swedish House Mafia - Save The World (Alesso Remix) 


Swedish House Mafia - Greyhound
One of the biggest tracks of the Miami 2012 season!

Sebastain Ingrosso - Kidsos Vs. We Are Your Friends 


Axwell Ft. Errol Reid - Nothing But Love For You (Axwell's Remode)

Swedish House Mafia ft. Laidback Luke - Leave The World Behind 
The first ever big SHM track to hit the scene!