Swedish house mafia leave the world behind
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The sheer degree of devotion that fans had for these three men – they never had a complete album release, and they only had eight releases over a six year career. Matt: There was a whole scene where Sebastian was just reading tweet replies to the news – calling him names like faggot and asshole, saying their lives were over or that their favorite thing in the world had just died. Why end something so good just as they were exponentially becoming more popular? They sold out Madison Square Garden in just 9 minutes! Throughout the film, fans were floored at the idea of their breakup. They rose to the top just as EDM really boomed around the world. The one that stands out most to me was India – a crowd of nearly 20,000 people, somewhere that we wouldn’t think EDM is as big.ĭiane: That is what makes Swedish House Mafia so iconic – they became the face of mainstream EDM merely by being not only talented but, as they mentioned in the movie, at the right moment with electronic music at the right time with their own music. At least, I thought… The energy and community that was demonstrated at every single one of their shows was staggering. I know their singles, of course, but I think I would feel out of place at one of their shows. And to be honest, I am not really a huge SHM fan.
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Matt: And so Leave The World Behind focuses primarily on their relationship as they embark on this absolutely massive 50 show world tour. Not only did they have to focus on their musical careers, as they grew up they took on other responsibilities. In Leave The World Behind, you were able to catch an insider glimpse of the other aspects of their lives these guys were more than just DJs, they were fathers and husbands spending months away from their children and wives. They were rarely even physically together while making music- they were unable to fully commit to the group. During the film, they mentioned how SHM fans deserved more than they were able or willing to give them at that point in their careers. They weren’t all living in Sweden, they all had wives and children, and the stress and expectations of a world-class DJ group on top of that became too much.ĭiane: They each had their own agendas to fulfill. Matt: It’s hard to stress enough how much dedication that a team like that required, and when it came down to it, all three – Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello – had their own solo careers and their own lives.
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How lucky they are to be able to have worked together to create something so much larger than themselves”, but as the movie progressed, it became clear that their friendship was deeply affected by the strain Swedish House Mafia put on them. It’s interesting that the opening scene is completely counter to the theme of the whole movie.ĭiane: When it first began I thought to myself, “Wow- look at these three best friends. SHM are in it, looking like they’re having a great time, being bros and all that.
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Matt: So the very first thing you see in the film is this beautiful speedboat.
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With both myself and Matthew Meadow being at premieres on different sides of the country, we thought it might be interesting to take this opportunity to have a somewhat lengthy conversation regarding our thoughts on the film – its merits, faults and any other interesting bits. Instead, we were forced to read between the lines of the wonderfully choreographed cinematography, the subtext of the artists’ conversations, as well as other external factors to try and understand why such an iconic group would call it quits so early in their career. Leave The World Behind beautifully chronicled the group’s break up, without ever digging too deep into the actual causes. Swedish House Mafia manager Amy Thompson spoke with Leave The World Behind’s director Christian Larson before the NYC premiere to explain that this was not a love story showing three best friends who rose to the top through teamwork and dedication it was a divorce story. The attendees weren’t quite as rambunctious, but there was no lack of fandom as the crowd was dressed to the nines in support of SHM. On the west coast, the Arclight Theater in Hollywood was having a premiere of its own. We were all bound together at this premiere by our love for three individual artists who worked together and became the face of mainstream EDM, Swedish House Mafia. Rather than previews, there was a solitary message “Tell Us What You Think” inviting the audience to submit Twitter and Instagram reviews of the documentary.
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The Ziegfeld theatre in NYC wasn’t full of quiet murmuring the way a typical night at the movies would be before a film began it was full of girls dancing around by the screen, holding up signs, singing along to iconic electronic songs.