Slagsmålsklubben

Biography

Slagsmålsklubben (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈslâksmoːlsˌklɵbːɛn]; often abbreviated as SMK) was a Swedish electronic music group from Norrköping, Östergötland. The group's name is a comically literal Swedish translation of the title of the novel and film Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. They have released five studio albums so far. Along with their side projects 50 Hertz and Häxor och porr (Witches and Porn), they were featured on Björk's 2005 remix album Army of Me: Remixes and Covers.
SMK's members are Björn Anders Nilsson, Hannes Stenström, Joakim "Beebop" Nybom, Joni Mälkki, Kim Nilsson and Frej Larsson. The members of the band have many side projects, such as 50 Hertz, which features many of SMK's members, Din Stalker, Hannes' solo project, and Offerprästers orkester, one of Frej's solo projects.
In 2005, the entire band moved to Berlin. As of 2011, all members have returned to Stockholm, and now share a mansion together with an on-site recording studio where they have recorded and mastered their fourth studio album, The Garage×The Garage4 April 2012 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Opening the Garage1:042Snälla TV Plz4:433Come On Anybody4:144Snakes in Tokyo2:485Yrsel 6064:556Show Me Your Pizza2:017Stora E5:198Sväng om du kan2:379Tuktuktack3:4410Uteliggarjazz2:1211Jake Blood5:5712Closing the Garage0:05.

History

Slagsmålsklubben was formed on 2 November 2000 in Norrköping, Sweden by Joakim "Beebop" Nybom, Björn Anders Nilsson and Joni Mälkki, former members of the punk rock band The Solbrillers.
The idea of forming a synthpop band occurred to them at a band practice with The Solbrillers. Since the singer of the band wouldn't show up, they decided to plug in Joni's old synthesizer into his guitar amplifier. The three recorded a few songs, which eventually led to the forming of SMK.
Hannes Stenström joined the band one year later, in 2001, because he had good synthesizers. Frej Larsson joined the band in 2003 after they had made the 7" Hyreshusklossar together and in 2004 Kim Nilsson joined the band, finalizing their current line-up.

Studio albums

Den svenske disco (2003)
Sagan om konungens årsinkomst (2004)
Boss for Leader (2007)
The Garage (2012)

EPs

"Hit Me Hard×Hit Me Hard2004 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Hit Me Hard2:072Supermaskinen3:313Intresseklubben intecknar3:004Alla dessa galaxhjältar3:075Kölhalning pågår1:46" (2004)
"Den Officiella Os-Låten×Den officiella OS-låten24 May 2004 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Den officiella OS-låten4:042Kiosken är vidöppen2:553L är standard men inte du2:114Den officiella OS-låten (Psilodump remix)9:33" (2004)
"His Morning Promenade×His Morning Promenade15 June 2005 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1His Morning Promenade3:542Fixa halvljuset3:513En förlägen sipp ur den härliga skålen4:084His Morning Promenade (Bauri remix)7:06" (2005)
"Malmö Beach Night Party×Malmö Beach Night Party7 March 2007 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Malmö Beach Night Party4:082Lär Henrik fel2:573När jag låg i solen3:55" (2007)
"Brutal Weapons×Brutal Weapons23 November 2009 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Brutal Weapons5:282Smedby Eyes4:47" (2009)
"Jake Blood×Jake Blood14 March 2012 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Jake Blood6:002Barcelona5:103Placebo Domingo2:02" (2012)
"Snälla TV Plz×Snälla TV plz1 June 2012 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Snälla TV plz4:4425 cider är fler än 4 elefantöl6:093Flodavatten5:444Nytt golv2:535Snälla TV plz (Dra åt helvete mix)4:146Distilerium5:027Sober Prostitutes4:168Aelisha5:269Rymdimperiska flätor3:46" (2012)

Other albums

Fest I Valen
Live in Rødby
LittleBigPlanet Vita Soundtrack