Basic Element (band)

Basic Element

Basic Element is a Swedish Eurodance rap hip hop group of the mid 1990s, which returned in 2005 and is still releasing new material.

From Malmö in Sweden the group originally consisted of rapper/singer Peter Thelenius (Petrus), and keyboardist Cesar Zamini, accordion Branko Nuss, and vocalist Zetma Prembo. Later vocalists were Saunet Sparell, Marie Fredriksson (not to be confused with the Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson) and Andrea Myrander. Currently, the band exists out of Peter Thelenius (Petrus) and Jonas Wesslander.

History

Peter Thelenius and Cesar Zamini started the group in 1992, searched for a singer through the employment office and found Zetma. In 1993, they made a record deal with EMI Records, thus releasing their first single "Move Me". In 1994, "Move Me" was followed up by hits like "The Promise Man", reaching number 1 in the Swedish charts.

In 1995, Zetma left the band (because of her pregnancy) and Saunet Sparell replaced her. The new album "The Ultimate Ride" (including the singles "The Ride" and "The Fiddle") was released. Also, Peter and Caesar started to have disagreements about the band's future, this causing Cesar to leaving the band. Peter has since then continued with the band itself. The group's third album ("Star Tracks") sounded and became more like the 1970s disco. Then Sparell left because, she sais, Thelenius only cared about being famous, so the project was put on ice. In 1997, Peter released a solo album ("Trust Then Pain") under the name "Petrus". In 1998, Basic Element returns with a new album (which includes the original eurodance sound) and Marie Fredriksson (not to be confused with the singer of Roxette) as the new singer.

From 1999, the two members took a long break from Basic Element, but in 2005, the group returned with a remake of their 1995 hit "This must be a dream", and with Mathias Olofson as a new member of the band. In February 2006, they released a new single called "Raise the Gain" with a slightly different sound. On 7 February 2007, the group released its comeback album "The Empire Strikes Back". Later in 2007, Marie Fredriksson left the group and was replaced by Andrea Myrander as a singer and Jonas Wesslander as a rapper. In 2008 another album, called "The Truth", was released. The band has also released a new song called "Got U Screaming" (2010). In January 2011, it was announced on the group's home page that Andrea Myrander had officially left. A few months later, in May 2011, a new single called "Turn Me On" was announced during a concert. It was posted on YouTube on May 27th.

Discography

Albums

• Basic Injection (1994)

1. Intro 0:58

2. The promise man 4:05

3. Leave it behind 3:46

4. I want U 3:23

5. Touch 3:43

6. Lights'n fire 4:11

7. Move me 3:46

8. Another day 3:39

9. How to come close to U 4:43

10. Move dat body 3:31

11. The promise man ( Rod JJ euroclub mix) 4:24

12. Touch ( extended remix) 6:52

• The Ultimate Ride (1995)

1. The Fiddle 3:52

2. This Must Be A Dream 3:48

3. Spit It Out 3:35

4. The Ride 4:08

5. Respect 3:20

6. Vision Of My Mind 3:57

7. Revolution 4:27

8. Somebody Watchin' 3:34

9. Queen Of Love 4:16

10. The Cross 4:41

11. Who's That Boy 5:03

12. The Ride (sex-ride mix) 5:40

13. The Fiddle (rippin' fiddle mix) 6:05

14. Rule Your World 4:02

• Star Tracks (1996)

1. Boys 4:10

2. Shame 4:02

3. Take Me Up 4:11

4. Talk To Me 4:10

5. Night Eyes 4:21

6. If I Had Wings 4:11

7. Rule Your World 4:03

8. Give Me The Vibes 4:11

9. Heaven Cant Wait 4:50

10. Cant Forgive You 4:10

11. Shame (Dog Shit Nasty Club Mix) 5:46

• The Earthquake (1998)

1. Secret Love 4:01

2. Love 4 Real 3:22

3. Life In Vain 4:19

4. Deep Down 3:21

5. Meant To Be 4:10

6. Trippin' On A Fantasy 3:55

7. Strike It Up 3:46

8. Rok The World 3:47

9. Do You Believe 4:07

10. Earthquake Theme 4:26

11. A Prayer For The Dying 3:23

12. China In Your Hand 4:17

13. Listen To Your Heart 4:10

14. Rok The World (Overdrive Mix) 5:08

15. Rok The World (Back To Basic Mix) 3:54

16. Rok The World (Instrumental) 4:18

17. Love 4 Real (Latin Mix) 4:41

• The Empire Strikes Back (2007)

1. Intro (Intro-Wire) 1:03

2. I'll Never Let You Know 3:50

3. Entourage 3:36

4. Raise The Gain 3:24

5. To You 3:10

6. Nowhere To Run 4:01

7. Devotion 4:12

8. Why 4:18

9. Out Of This World 3:34

10. Chance 3:44

11. Alive 4:58

12. Hot Wire 3:15

13. The Empire Strikes Back Mix-Tape (Basic Element Vs. Alex Moreno) 9:26

• The Truth (2008)

1. The Truth Interlude 1:07

2. Touch You Right Now 3:14

3. Rage 2:32

4. Game Over 2:55

5. Turn Around 3:07

6. Not With You 3:25

7. Feelings 3:23

8. You're Gone 3:56

9. The Bitch 3:08

10. To You 2008 3:09

11. I'll Never Let You Know 2008 3:48

12. Raise The Gain 2008 3:21

13. The Truth 3:37

Singles

• Move Me (1993)
• The Promise Man (1993)
• Touch (1994)
• Leave It Behind (1994)
• The Ride (1995)
• The Fiddle (1995)
• This Must Be A Dream (1995)
• Queen Of Love (1995)
• Shame (1996)
• Rule Your World (1996)
• Heaven Can't Wait Just For Love (1996)
• Rok The World (1998)
• Love 4 Real (1999)
• This Must Be A Dream (re-issue) (2005)
• Raise The Gain (2006)
• I'll Never Let You Know (2006)
• To You (2007)
• Feelings (2008)
• Touch You Right Now (2008)
• The Bitch (2009)
• Got U Screaming (2010)
• Turn me on (2011)

References

Swedish Wikipedia