Erik Sjöstrand, known professionally as Bossfight, is an electronic music producer. He first began releasing to the label in late 2017, with his first single, Subside which is a part of Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 4.
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Timeline[]
2017[]
December
- December 13, 2017: Bossfight released his debut single on Monstercat, Subside, in collaboration with Ephixa. The track is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 4 and Monstercat - Best of 2018.
2018[]
April
- April 16, 2018: Bossfight released his second Monstercat single, and first solo track on the label, Work. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 5 and Monstercat - Best of 2018.
June
- June 25, 2018: Bossfight released his third Monstercat single, and second solo track on the label, Sovereign. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 5 along with Work.
July
- July 19, 2018: Bossfight released his fourth single on Monstercat, Comeback, in collaboration with Falcon Funk. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 5 along with Work and Sovereign. This is Bossfight's second and Falcon Funk's first collaboration on Monstercat.
August
- August 27, 2018: Bossfight's song Charge, which is his third solo track on the label, was released. It appears on Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 4.
December
- December 24, 2018: Bossfight released Carol of the Cartels, which appears on the Holiday Hits compilation.
2019[]
January
- January 28, 2019: Bossfight released his fifth Monstercat single, U Got Me, which is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 6 and on his Next Wave EP.
February
- February 11, 2019: Bossfight released his sixth single on Monstercat, Badmash, which is featured on his Next Wave EP and on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 6, along with U Got Me.
- February 25, 2019: Bossfight released his debut EP on Monstercat, Next Wave EP.
- The EP is the only Monstercat appearance of Virus Syndicate. U Got Me and Badmash were featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 6, and No Sleep is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 7.
May
- May 27, 2019: Bossfight released his seventh single on Monstercat, Overdose, featuring vocals from Philip Strand. The song is featured on Monstercat - Best of 2019, and features on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 7 along with No Sleep.
August
- August 15, 2019: Bossfight released his eighth single on Monstercat, Beat Down. This song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 8.
October
- October 31, 2019: Bossfight released his ninth single on Monstercat, Evil Inside, in collaboration with Dirtyphonics. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 8.
December
- December 16, 2019: Bossfight released his tenth Monstercat single, No Sleep VIP. This song is featured on Monstercat - Best of 2020.
2020[]
April
- April 15, 2020: SLANDER & Bossfight created a remix (VIP) of SLANDER & Said The Sky's track Potions (feat. JT Roach).
August
- August 3, 2020: Bossfight released his eleventh Monstercat single, Voices in collaboration with Philip Strand. This song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 10 and Monstercat - Best of 2020.
October
- October 28, 2020: Bossfight released his twelfth Monstercat single, Evil Inside VIP in collaboration with Dirtyphonics. This song is featured on Monstercat - Best of 2020.
November
- November 11, 2020: Bossfight remixed REAPER's track BARRICADE. The remix is featured on the BARRICADE (REMIXES) EP.
2021[]
January
- January 18, 2021: Bossfight released his thirteenth Monstercat single, Mercy in collaboration with F.O.O.L. This song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 11.
March
- March 29, 2021: Bossfight released his fourteen Monstercat single, Endgame. This song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 11 and Rocket League x Monstercat.
June
- June 21, 2021: Bossfight released his fifteenth Monstercat single, The Pit. This song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 11.
Monstercat uploads[]
- Subside (with Ephixa)
- December 13, 2017
- Work
- April 16, 2018
- Sovereign
- June 25, 2018
- Comeback (with Falcon Funk)
- July 19, 2018
- Charge
- August 27, 2018
- Carol of the Cartels
- December 24, 2018
- U Got Me
- January 28, 2019
- Badmash
- February 11, 2019
- No Sleep
- February 25, 2019
- Overdose (feat. Philip Strand)
- May 27, 2019
- Beat Down
- August 15, 2019
- Evil Inside (with Dirtyphonics)
- October 31, 2019
- No Sleep VIP
- December 16, 2019
- SLANDER & Said The Sky - Potions (SLANDER & Bossfight Remix)
- April 15, 2020
- Voices (with Philip Strand)
- August 3, 2020
- Evil Inside VIP (with Dirtyphonics)
- October 28, 2020
- REAPER - BARRICADE (Bossfight Remix)
- November 11, 2020
- Mercy (with F.O.O.L)
- January 18, 2021
- Endgame
- March 29, 2021
- The Pit
- June 21, 2021
Trivia[]
Other[]
- Bossfight started out as a chiptune or bitpop project in 2010 with Erik alongside Sebastian Persson and Robin Jensen, but the project later became a duo with Robin where they began making more bass-influenced music of different genres, before Erik went solo under the Bossfight name and eventually started releasing music under the Monstercat label.
- One considerable contribution to Bossfight gaining popularity was the game Geometry Dash, where songs from Erik's Newgrounds profile were used to create in-game levels.
- On Newgrounds, Erik was known as Holyyeah where he uploaded his own music and the Bossfight music. He considered it his personal account, while the musical group Bossfight was a separate project. In 2016 he changed the account name to "bossfightofficial". On January 31, 2021, his account was renamed to "bossfight".
- He did not upload songs to Newgrounds from January 3, 2018, onwards, thinking it would be breaching Monstercat music licensing.[1] However, on January 29, 2021, he started uploading his music from Monstercat and other labels when he realized FWLR got permission from Monstercat to upload on Newgrounds.[2][3]
- Between 2013 and 2017, Erik was part of the Swedish band Dunderpatrullen, whose music is influenced by chiptune and retro games. As of 2021, Erik still helps produce Dunderpatrullen music behind the scenes.
- Dunderpatrullen was his main inspiration to start making music.
- On March 29, 2021, 10 years after the start of his career, Bossfight made a deanonymize, posting his self-portrait on all social media.[4][5][6]
Collaborated with[]
- Dirtyphonics (2)
- Ephixa (1)
- Falcon Funk (1)
- F.O.O.L (1)
- Philip Strand (1)
- SLANDER (1)
Artists featured[]
- Philip Strand (1)
- Virus Syndicate (1)
Artists remixed[]
- REAPER (1)
- Said The Sky (1)
- SLANDER (1)
Featured Artists in artist's remixes[]
- JT Roach (1)
Off-Monstercat Releases[]
- En Saga För De Stora (2010)
- Det Börjar Såhär
- Epileptiskt Spasmiskt Hela Natten Lång
- Nedrans Dörtbäg
- Flyger Med Vinden
- Det Er Nesten For Vildt
- Med Fingret I Stavmixern
- Ta Mig Till Småland
- Nice Catch Biggy! (2011)
- Dr. Finkelfracken's Cure
- Grabben Grus Har För Sig Bus
- Rymdhest
- Nice Catch Biggy!
- Captain Cool
- Under Sker I Mörka Gränder
- Plocka Svamp
- Let Me Be Your Fluffer
- Shiny Suits For Shiny Gents
- Jag Mötte Henne I Fredags
- I'll Show You How To Dodge Snowflakes
- Caps On, Hats Off (2012)
- Jack Russel
- Be Gone Mr. Gawne
- Leaving Leafwood Forest
- The Cave, The Treasure
- The Maze of Mayonnaise
- Partyt Är Igång!
- Steampunk Warlord
- Pirate Manners
- Milky Ways
- Helmut Haunter
- Commando Steve
- Caps On, Hats Off
- Flirt Flirt Oh It Hurts
- Farbror Melker Fixar Fiskdamm (Fastbom Cover)
- Starship Showdown
- Takashi Tateishi (Megaman 2) - Dr. Wily's Castle: Stage 1 (Bossfight Remix)
- Bronco Space Program EP (2015)
- Glitch Gremlin
- Jet Stream Beam
- Okiba Crackdown
- Pomodoro
- Meganeko - Milkshake (Bossfight Remix)
- Milky Ways Redux (w/Couzare)
- Sonder
- Elevatia
- Meganeko - Delete (Bossfight Remix)
- Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy VII) - Prelude Remix [With NG+]
- Heks EP (2017)
- Adust
- Nowise
- Mescalink
- Shadrew - Wake Up! (feat. Piper Olsen) [Bossfight Remix]
- Dex Arson - Bipolar (Bossfight Remix)
- Nock Em
- Panda Eyes - Isolate (Bossfight Remix)
- Snails and Kompany - System Overload (feat. Virus Syndicate) [Bossfight Remix]
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References[]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DanilCupcha/status/1355302231155892227
- ↑ https://twitter.com/FWLRmusic/status/1355205342402113540
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DanilCupcha/status/1355294825025777664
- ↑ https://twitter.com/bossfightswe/status/1376574192389402625
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Bossfightswe/photos/a.152915851396649/4007997579221771/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CNAnWXvhWTW/
