18 Swedish Dance Music Acts That Are Not Swedish House Mafia

If we asked you to name five Swedish dance music acts other than Robyn or Swedish House Mafia, could you do it? Most of you probably couldn't. We'll have you know that despite its lily-white reputation, Sweden is actually a musically diverse little country with a big output.

The neutral bastion of Vikings has a prolific "global bass" scene; underground techno artists abound; electronic pop is unstoppable; and urban music is adored. So before you write the Scandinavian nation off as land of the EDM replicas and radio pop, take a listen to some of these other artists doing big things out there.

Cocotaxi

Global bass stalwarts Cocotaxi are a great start to speak on the range of Swedish music.

Marcus Price

Using any style that'll get your booty moving, from juke to trap, this Carli collaborator and

co-founder goes hard.

Yung Gud

The young god, AKA Miley Cyrus, is a

beatsmith and does production for

.

Matsermind

From Baltimore club to trapcore, to "man house," this is one diverse producer. A few years back, his

of a Dave Chapelle skit went viral.

Skudge

These sleek underground techno producers also run a label of the same name, releasing artists like Alex Cortex and October.

Niva

Electronic dream pop artist Christian Niva blends a range of beats from rap to UK garage with effervescent synths and melodic vocals.

Compadre

These are Middle Eastern bass aficionados. Allah is their favorite artist. Their singer sounds very much like MIA, who can apparently bite their burka...

Farkas

This bass music producer keeps it dark and UK oriented.

Regeringskansliet

Regeringskansliet means "government offices." These two are a lot more fun than their name. Global steez like kuduro and whatnot.

Henry Rodrick

Another member of Svenk Bas, this Grover Washington-sampling footwork producer seems to stay out of the limelight.

Odiggity

The

label founder got his start DJing reggae and hip hop but prefers stuff like UK funky and garage these days.

Cristian Dinamarca

Is it cheating to single out each of the Svenk Bas members? Whatever. Homie's hypercolor rap beats are too good.

Comic Sans

Hard to pin these two down as anything other than housey and great.

Makks

Makks is another one of those names that's been floating about the tropical bass scene for years.

Daniel Savio

OG still slaying it.

Yung Sherman

Another Sad Boy conspirator like the Gud, producing footwork, Tumblr rap and the like.

Mash Up International

From soca to cumbia to baile funk, this trio keeps the bass internationally flavored.

Carli

Dance music extraordinaire DJ Carli moves between pop, global bass, house and more. He's also a producer for Robyn. And kind of a big deal.

If we asked you to name five Swedish dance music acts other than Robyn or Swedish House Mafia, could you do it? Most of you probably couldn't. We'll have you know that despite its lily-white reputation, Sweden is actually a musically diverse little country with a big output.

The neutral bastion of Vikings has a prolific "global bass" scene; underground techno artists abound; electronic pop is unstoppable; and urban music is adored. So before you write the Scandinavian nation off as land of the EDM replicas and radio pop, take a listen to some of these other artists doing big things out there.

Cocotaxi

Global bass stalwarts Cocotaxi are a great start to speak on the range of Swedish music.

Marcus Price

Using any style that'll get your booty moving, from juke to trap, this Carli collaborator and

co-founder goes hard.

Yung Gud

The young god, AKA Miley Cyrus, is a

beatsmith and does production for

.

Matsermind

From Baltimore club to trapcore, to "man house," this is one diverse producer. A few years back, his

of a Dave Chapelle skit went viral.

Skudge

These sleek underground techno producers also run a label of the same name, releasing artists like Alex Cortex and October.

Niva

Electronic dream pop artist Christian Niva blends a range of beats from rap to UK garage with effervescent synths and melodic vocals.

Compadre

These are Middle Eastern bass aficionados. Allah is their favorite artist. Their singer sounds very much like MIA, who can apparently bite their burka...

Farkas

This bass music producer keeps it dark and UK oriented.

Regeringskansliet

Regeringskansliet means "government offices." These two are a lot more fun than their name. Global steez like kuduro and whatnot.

Henry Rodrick

Another member of Svenk Bas, this Grover Washington-sampling footwork producer seems to stay out of the limelight.

Odiggity

The

label founder got his start DJing reggae and hip hop but prefers stuff like UK funky and garage these days.

Cristian Dinamarca

Is it cheating to single out each of the Svenk Bas members? Whatever. Homie's hypercolor rap beats are too good.

Comic Sans

Hard to pin these two down as anything other than housey and great.

Makks

Makks is another one of those names that's been floating about the tropical bass scene for years.

Daniel Savio

OG still slaying it.

Yung Sherman

Another Sad Boy conspirator like the Gud, producing footwork, Tumblr rap and the like.

Mash Up International

From soca to cumbia to baile funk, this trio keeps the bass internationally flavored.

Carli

Dance music extraordinaire DJ Carli moves between pop, global bass, house and more. He's also a producer for Robyn. And kind of a big deal.

If we asked you to name five Swedish dance music acts other than Robyn or Swedish House Mafia, could you do it? Most of you probably couldn't. We'll have you know that despite its lily-white reputation, Sweden is actually a musically diverse little country with a big output.

The neutral bastion of Vikings has a prolific "global bass" scene; underground techno artists abound; electronic pop is unstoppable; and urban music is adored. So before you write the Scandinavian nation off as land of the EDM replicas and radio pop, take a listen to some of these other artists doing big things out there.

Cocotaxi

Global bass stalwarts Cocotaxi are a great start to speak on the range of Swedish music.

Marcus Price

Using any style that'll get your booty moving, from juke to trap, this Carli collaborator and

co-founder goes hard.

Yung Gud

The young god, AKA Miley Cyrus, is a

beatsmith and does production for

.

Matsermind

From Baltimore club to trapcore, to "man house," this is one diverse producer. A few years back, his

of a Dave Chapelle skit went viral.

Skudge

These sleek underground techno producers also run a label of the same name, releasing artists like Alex Cortex and October.

Niva

Electronic dream pop artist Christian Niva blends a range of beats from rap to UK garage with effervescent synths and melodic vocals.

Compadre

These are Middle Eastern bass aficionados. Allah is their favorite artist. Their singer sounds very much like MIA, who can apparently bite their burka...

Farkas

This bass music producer keeps it dark and UK oriented.

Regeringskansliet

Regeringskansliet means "government offices." These two are a lot more fun than their name. Global steez like kuduro and whatnot.

Henry Rodrick

Another member of Svenk Bas, this Grover Washington-sampling footwork producer seems to stay out of the limelight.

Odiggity

The

label founder got his start DJing reggae and hip hop but prefers stuff like UK funky and garage these days.

Cristian Dinamarca

Is it cheating to single out each of the Svenk Bas members? Whatever. Homie's hypercolor rap beats are too good.

Comic Sans

Hard to pin these two down as anything other than housey and great.

Makks

Makks is another one of those names that's been floating about the tropical bass scene for years.

Daniel Savio

OG still slaying it.

Yung Sherman

Another Sad Boy conspirator like the Gud, producing footwork, Tumblr rap and the like.

Mash Up International

From soca to cumbia to baile funk, this trio keeps the bass internationally flavored.

Carli

Dance music extraordinaire DJ Carli moves between pop, global bass, house and more. He's also a producer for Robyn. And kind of a big deal.

If we asked you to name five Swedish dance music acts other than Robyn or Swedish House Mafia, could you do it? Most of you probably couldn't. We'll have you know that despite its lily-white reputation, Sweden is actually a musically diverse little country with a big output.

The neutral bastion of Vikings has a prolific "global bass" scene; underground techno artists abound; electronic pop is unstoppable; and urban music is adored. So before you write the Scandinavian nation off as land of the EDM replicas and radio pop, take a listen to some of these other artists doing big things out there.

Cocotaxi

Global bass stalwarts Cocotaxi are a great start to speak on the range of Swedish music.

Marcus Price

Using any style that'll get your booty moving, from juke to trap, this Carli collaborator and

co-founder goes hard.

Yung Gud

The young god, AKA Miley Cyrus, is a

beatsmith and does production for

.

Matsermind

From Baltimore club to trapcore, to "man house," this is one diverse producer. A few years back, his

of a Dave Chapelle skit went viral.

Skudge

These sleek underground techno producers also run a label of the same name, releasing artists like Alex Cortex and October.

Niva

Electronic dream pop artist Christian Niva blends a range of beats from rap to UK garage with effervescent synths and melodic vocals.

Compadre

These are Middle Eastern bass aficionados. Allah is their favorite artist. Their singer sounds very much like MIA, who can apparently bite their burka...

Farkas

This bass music producer keeps it dark and UK oriented.

Regeringskansliet

Regeringskansliet means "government offices." These two are a lot more fun than their name. Global steez like kuduro and whatnot.

Henry Rodrick

Another member of Svenk Bas, this Grover Washington-sampling footwork producer seems to stay out of the limelight.

Odiggity

The

label founder got his start DJing reggae and hip hop but prefers stuff like UK funky and garage these days.

Cristian Dinamarca

Is it cheating to single out each of the Svenk Bas members? Whatever. Homie's hypercolor rap beats are too good.

Comic Sans

Hard to pin these two down as anything other than housey and great.

Makks

Makks is another one of those names that's been floating about the tropical bass scene for years.

Daniel Savio

OG still slaying it.

Yung Sherman

Another Sad Boy conspirator like the Gud, producing footwork, Tumblr rap and the like.

Mash Up International

From soca to cumbia to baile funk, this trio keeps the bass internationally flavored.

Carli

Dance music extraordinaire DJ Carli moves between pop, global bass, house and more. He's also a producer for Robyn. And kind of a big deal.

If we asked you to name five Swedish dance music acts other than Robyn or Swedish House Mafia, could you do it? Most of you probably couldn't. We'll have you know that despite its lily-white reputation, Sweden is actually a musically diverse little country with a big output.

The neutral bastion of Vikings has a prolific "global bass" scene; underground techno artists abound; electronic pop is unstoppable; and urban music is adored. So before you write the Scandinavian nation off as land of the EDM replicas and radio pop, take a listen to some of these other artists doing big things out there.

Cocotaxi

Global bass stalwarts Cocotaxi are a great start to speak on the range of Swedish music.

Marcus Price

Using any style that'll get your booty moving, from juke to trap, this Carli collaborator and

co-founder goes hard.

Yung Gud

The young god, AKA Miley Cyrus, is a

beatsmith and does production for

.

Matsermind

From Baltimore club to trapcore, to "man house," this is one diverse producer. A few years back, his

of a Dave Chapelle skit went viral.

Skudge

These sleek underground techno producers also run a label of the same name, releasing artists like Alex Cortex and October.

Niva

Electronic dream pop artist Christian Niva blends a range of beats from rap to UK garage with effervescent synths and melodic vocals.

Compadre

These are Middle Eastern bass aficionados. Allah is their favorite artist. Their singer sounds very much like MIA, who can apparently bite their burka...

Farkas

This bass music producer keeps it dark and UK oriented.

Regeringskansliet

Regeringskansliet means "government offices." These two are a lot more fun than their name. Global steez like kuduro and whatnot.

Henry Rodrick

Another member of Svenk Bas, this Grover Washington-sampling footwork producer seems to stay out of the limelight.

Odiggity

The

label founder got his start DJing reggae and hip hop but prefers stuff like UK funky and garage these days.

Cristian Dinamarca

Is it cheating to single out each of the Svenk Bas members? Whatever. Homie's hypercolor rap beats are too good.

Comic Sans

Hard to pin these two down as anything other than housey and great.

Makks

Makks is another one of those names that's been floating about the tropical bass scene for years.

Daniel Savio

OG still slaying it.

Yung Sherman

Another Sad Boy conspirator like the Gud, producing footwork, Tumblr rap and the like.

Mash Up International

From soca to cumbia to baile funk, this trio keeps the bass internationally flavored.

Carli

Dance music extraordinaire DJ Carli moves between pop, global bass, house and more. He's also a producer for Robyn. And kind of a big deal.

If we asked you to name five Swedish dance music acts other than Robyn or Swedish House Mafia, could you do it? Most of you probably couldn't. We'll have you know that despite its lily-white reputation, Sweden is actually a musically diverse little country with a big output.

The neutral bastion of Vikings has a prolific "global bass" scene; underground techno artists abound; electronic pop is unstoppable; and urban music is adored. So before you write the Scandinavian nation off as land of the EDM replicas and radio pop, take a listen to some of these other artists doing big things out there.

Cocotaxi

Global bass stalwarts Cocotaxi are a great start to speak on the range of Swedish music.

Marcus Price

Using any style that'll get your booty moving, from juke to trap, this Carli collaborator and

co-founder goes hard.

Yung Gud

The young god, AKA Miley Cyrus, is a

beatsmith and does production for

.

Matsermind

From Baltimore club to trapcore, to "man house," this is one diverse producer. A few years back, his

of a Dave Chapelle skit went viral.

Skudge

These sleek underground techno producers also run a label of the same name, releasing artists like Alex Cortex and October.

Niva

Electronic dream pop artist Christian Niva blends a range of beats from rap to UK garage with effervescent synths and melodic vocals.

Compadre

These are Middle Eastern bass aficionados. Allah is their favorite artist. Their singer sounds very much like MIA, who can apparently bite their burka...

Farkas

This bass music producer keeps it dark and UK oriented.

Regeringskansliet

Regeringskansliet means "government offices." These two are a lot more fun than their name. Global steez like kuduro and whatnot.

Henry Rodrick

Another member of Svenk Bas, this Grover Washington-sampling footwork producer seems to stay out of the limelight.

Odiggity

The

label founder got his start DJing reggae and hip hop but prefers stuff like UK funky and garage these days.

Cristian Dinamarca

Is it cheating to single out each of the Svenk Bas members? Whatever. Homie's hypercolor rap beats are too good.

Comic Sans

Hard to pin these two down as anything other than housey and great.

Makks

Makks is another one of those names that's been floating about the tropical bass scene for years.

Daniel Savio

OG still slaying it.

Yung Sherman

Another Sad Boy conspirator like the Gud, producing footwork, Tumblr rap and the like.

Mash Up International

From soca to cumbia to baile funk, this trio keeps the bass internationally flavored.

Carli

Dance music extraordinaire DJ Carli moves between pop, global bass, house and more. He's also a producer for Robyn. And kind of a big deal.

If we asked you to name five Swedish dance music acts other than Robyn or Swedish House Mafia, could you do it? Most of you probably couldn't. We'll have you know that despite its lily-white reputation, Sweden is actually a musically diverse little country with a big output.

The neutral bastion of Vikings has a prolific "global bass" scene; underground techno artists abound; electronic pop is unstoppable; and urban music is adored. So before you write the Scandinavian nation off as land of the EDM replicas and radio pop, take a listen to some of these other artists doing big things out there.

Cocotaxi

Global bass stalwarts Cocotaxi are a great start to speak on the range of Swedish music.

Marcus Price

Using any style that'll get your booty moving, from juke to trap, this Carli collaborator and

co-founder goes hard.

Yung Gud

The young god, AKA Miley Cyrus, is a

beatsmith and does production for

.

Matsermind

From Baltimore club to trapcore, to "man house," this is one diverse producer. A few years back, his

of a Dave Chapelle skit went viral.

Skudge

These sleek underground techno producers also run a label of the same name, releasing artists like Alex Cortex and October.

Niva

Electronic dream pop artist Christian Niva blends a range of beats from rap to UK garage with effervescent synths and melodic vocals.

Compadre

These are Middle Eastern bass aficionados. Allah is their favorite artist. Their singer sounds very much like MIA, who can apparently bite their burka...

Farkas

This bass music producer keeps it dark and UK oriented.

Regeringskansliet

Regeringskansliet means "government offices." These two are a lot more fun than their name. Global steez like kuduro and whatnot.

Henry Rodrick

Another member of Svenk Bas, this Grover Washington-sampling footwork producer seems to stay out of the limelight.

Odiggity

The

label founder got his start DJing reggae and hip hop but prefers stuff like UK funky and garage these days.

Cristian Dinamarca

Is it cheating to single out each of the Svenk Bas members? Whatever. Homie's hypercolor rap beats are too good.

Comic Sans

Hard to pin these two down as anything other than housey and great.

Makks

Makks is another one of those names that's been floating about the tropical bass scene for years.

Daniel Savio

OG still slaying it.

Yung Sherman

Another Sad Boy conspirator like the Gud, producing footwork, Tumblr rap and the like.

Mash Up International

From soca to cumbia to baile funk, this trio keeps the bass internationally flavored.

Carli

Dance music extraordinaire DJ Carli moves between pop, global bass, house and more. He's also a producer for Robyn. And kind of a big deal.

If we asked you to name five Swedish dance music acts other than Robyn or Swedish House Mafia, could you do it? Most of you probably couldn't. We'll have you know that despite its lily-white reputation, Sweden is actually a musically diverse little country with a big output.

The neutral bastion of Vikings has a prolific "global bass" scene; underground techno artists abound; electronic pop is unstoppable; and urban music is adored. So before you write the Scandinavian nation off as land of the EDM replicas and radio pop, take a listen to some of these other artists doing big things out there.

Cocotaxi

Global bass stalwarts Cocotaxi are a great start to speak on the range of Swedish music.

Marcus Price

Using any style that'll get your booty moving, from juke to trap, this Carli collaborator and

co-founder goes hard.

Yung Gud

The young god, AKA Miley Cyrus, is a

beatsmith and does production for

.

Matsermind

From Baltimore club to trapcore, to "man house," this is one diverse producer. A few years back, his

of a Dave Chapelle skit went viral.

Skudge

These sleek underground techno producers also run a label of the same name, releasing artists like Alex Cortex and October.

Niva

Electronic dream pop artist Christian Niva blends a range of beats from rap to UK garage with effervescent synths and melodic vocals.

Compadre

These are Middle Eastern bass aficionados. Allah is their favorite artist. Their singer sounds very much like MIA, who can apparently bite their burka...

Farkas

This bass music producer keeps it dark and UK oriented.

Regeringskansliet

Regeringskansliet means "government offices." These two are a lot more fun than their name. Global steez like kuduro and whatnot.

Henry Rodrick

Another member of Svenk Bas, this Grover Washington-sampling footwork producer seems to stay out of the limelight.

Odiggity

The

label founder got his start DJing reggae and hip hop but prefers stuff like UK funky and garage these days.

Cristian Dinamarca

Is it cheating to single out each of the Svenk Bas members? Whatever. Homie's hypercolor rap beats are too good.

Comic Sans

Hard to pin these two down as anything other than housey and great.

Makks

Makks is another one of those names that's been floating about the tropical bass scene for years.

Daniel Savio

OG still slaying it.

Yung Sherman

Another Sad Boy conspirator like the Gud, producing footwork, Tumblr rap and the like.

Mash Up International

From soca to cumbia to baile funk, this trio keeps the bass internationally flavored.

Carli

Dance music extraordinaire DJ Carli moves between pop, global bass, house and more. He's also a producer for Robyn. And kind of a big deal.

If we asked you to name five Swedish dance music acts other than Robyn or Swedish House Mafia, could you do it? Most of you probably couldn't. We'll have you know that despite its lily-white reputation, Sweden is actually a musically diverse little country with a big output.

The neutral bastion of Vikings has a prolific "global bass" scene; underground techno artists abound; electronic pop is unstoppable; and urban music is adored. So before you write the Scandinavian nation off as land of the EDM replicas and radio pop, take a listen to some of these other artists doing big things out there.

Cocotaxi

Global bass stalwarts Cocotaxi are a great start to speak on the range of Swedish music.

Marcus Price

Using any style that'll get your booty moving, from juke to trap, this Carli collaborator and

co-founder goes hard.

Yung Gud

The young god, AKA Miley Cyrus, is a

beatsmith and does production for

.

Matsermind

From Baltimore club to trapcore, to "man house," this is one diverse producer. A few years back, his

of a Dave Chapelle skit went viral.

Skudge

These sleek underground techno producers also run a label of the same name, releasing artists like Alex Cortex and October.

Niva

Electronic dream pop artist Christian Niva blends a range of beats from rap to UK garage with effervescent synths and melodic vocals.

Compadre

These are Middle Eastern bass aficionados. Allah is their favorite artist. Their singer sounds very much like MIA, who can apparently bite their burka...

Farkas

This bass music producer keeps it dark and UK oriented.

Regeringskansliet

Regeringskansliet means "government offices." These two are a lot more fun than their name. Global steez like kuduro and whatnot.

Henry Rodrick

Another member of Svenk Bas, this Grover Washington-sampling footwork producer seems to stay out of the limelight.

Odiggity

The

label founder got his start DJing reggae and hip hop but prefers stuff like UK funky and garage these days.

Cristian Dinamarca

Is it cheating to single out each of the Svenk Bas members? Whatever. Homie's hypercolor rap beats are too good.

Comic Sans

Hard to pin these two down as anything other than housey and great.

Makks

Makks is another one of those names that's been floating about the tropical bass scene for years.

Daniel Savio

OG still slaying it.

Yung Sherman

Another Sad Boy conspirator like the Gud, producing footwork, Tumblr rap and the like.

Mash Up International

From soca to cumbia to baile funk, this trio keeps the bass internationally flavored.

Carli

Dance music extraordinaire DJ Carli moves between pop, global bass, house and more. He's also a producer for Robyn. And kind of a big deal.

If we asked you to name five Swedish dance music acts other than Robyn or Swedish House Mafia, could you do it? Most of you probably couldn't. We'll have you know that despite its lily-white reputation, Sweden is actually a musically diverse little country with a big output.

The neutral bastion of Vikings has a prolific "global bass" scene; underground techno artists abound; electronic pop is unstoppable; and urban music is adored. So before you write the Scandinavian nation off as land of the EDM replicas and radio pop, take a listen to some of these other artists doing big things out there.

Cocotaxi

Global bass stalwarts Cocotaxi are a great start to speak on the range of Swedish music.

Marcus Price

Using any style that'll get your booty moving, from juke to trap, this Carli collaborator and

co-founder goes hard.

Yung Gud

The young god, AKA Miley Cyrus, is a

beatsmith and does production for

.

Matsermind

From Baltimore club to trapcore, to "man house," this is one diverse producer. A few years back, his

of a Dave Chapelle skit went viral.

Skudge

These sleek underground techno producers also run a label of the same name, releasing artists like Alex Cortex and October.

Niva

Electronic dream pop artist Christian Niva blends a range of beats from rap to UK garage with effervescent synths and melodic vocals.

Compadre

These are Middle Eastern bass aficionados. Allah is their favorite artist. Their singer sounds very much like MIA, who can apparently bite their burka...

Farkas

This bass music producer keeps it dark and UK oriented.

Regeringskansliet

Regeringskansliet means "government offices." These two are a lot more fun than their name. Global steez like kuduro and whatnot.

Henry Rodrick

Another member of Svenk Bas, this Grover Washington-sampling footwork producer seems to stay out of the limelight.

Odiggity

The

label founder got his start DJing reggae and hip hop but prefers stuff like UK funky and garage these days.

Cristian Dinamarca

Is it cheating to single out each of the Svenk Bas members? Whatever. Homie's hypercolor rap beats are too good.

Comic Sans

Hard to pin these two down as anything other than housey and great.

Makks

Makks is another one of those names that's been floating about the tropical bass scene for years.

Daniel Savio

OG still slaying it.

Yung Sherman

Another Sad Boy conspirator like the Gud, producing footwork, Tumblr rap and the like.

Mash Up International

From soca to cumbia to baile funk, this trio keeps the bass internationally flavored.

Carli

Dance music extraordinaire DJ Carli moves between pop, global bass, house and more. He's also a producer for Robyn. And kind of a big deal.