E-Type

Bo Martin Erik Eriksson, known as E-Type in the music world, is a somewhat creepy looking Swedish musician who released his first album in 1994 and is still going strong. His music is upbeat Eurodance, which logically is simply called dance when one actually is in Europe. Most of the songs are very clean sounding due to the bright instrumental sound and the clearly defined notes. They also sound rather epic and grand in a futuristic way because of the well chosen and used chord progressions as well as the powerful choruses, which have entrancing melodies and are sung by Nana Hedin, who is also from Sweden. Interestingly, essentially all of E-Type's vocal contributions to his songs are monotonous twanging in a rap sort of fashion that works sometimes but often just sounds weird. The only real problem I have with the music is that in general all the songs sound pretty much the same.

My favorite songs by E-Type:

• This Is the Way
• Olympia
• Africa
• Campione 2000 (The theme song for the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship that continues to be a popular soccer chant to this day)
• Dans La Fantasie
• If Heaven Were To Fall
• Russian Lullaby
  

“This Is the Way” stands apart from the others because of its heavy and powerful feel as well as the great vocals. I find the words rather inspiring, and the melody of the vocals fits the strength of the song. I especially like the subtle up-down-up-down sound of a plucky sort of instrument that follows along throughout key sections of the song, namely the chorus, which are followed up by a sighing “oh-oh-oh...” that really encapsulates the mythic quality of the composition. Overall the song feels rather timeless, as in that it doesn't have a specific time it belongs to, whether ancient times before humankind walked upon the ground or the extreme future when the Earth has dried up and withered away. It has always been playing and always will be playing.

You can listen to “This Is the Way” here.

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