"Earplugs in, seatbelts fastened and face straight forward. Prepare for the most explosive Dutch band for years. Overwhelming like a stampeding herd of elephants, compelling like a whirlpool. After having impressive successes on the internet the band found its base back in Europe. Their music ticks like an atomic bomb and shines like a diamond with the scent of a fresh spring breeze. Overwhelming and explosive, these are the primary keywords for Bagga Bownz"

Gerard van den IJssel
Dutch pop music journalist

Mix hip-hop, metal and urban into a controlled mayhem of sounds and what you get is Bagga Bownz. The distinctive vocals of Mellow-C against the concrete raps of L Rock on a layer of 'Rock your socks off' guitars (XLR, aka Eller van Buuren, brother of the acclaimed number 1 dj of the world, Armin van Buuren), loops and noises of drummer Koen Herfst and bassist Wong Jr. are widely noticed outside the Netherlands, their home base. Not to mention the thousands of downloads in Japan and the U.S., that resulted in an US Billboard 'Hits of the web' Chart position. They performed in the US twice at the Just Plain Folks Awards (2006) and on the International Stage at the Midpoint Music Festival in Cincinnati (2007).




Recently they opened for the Blood Hound Gang, Papa Roach and The Gym Class Heroes while they were noticed earlier by close friend, producer, musician Mike McKnight (Mariah Carey, Madonna, U2 and Earth, Wind and Fire). Undoubtedly you've seen and/or heard him...
They performed live at the bigger venues and festivals, radio- and television shows in the Netherlands. They have been characterized for their live performances as 'as energetic as popcorn', but as recording artists they manage to capture the same vibe in the studio as they do on stage.
Their new album 'Done With The Pain' has just been released (2008) and is now available in stores and on the internet.

"Earplugs in, seatbelts fastened and face straight forward. Prepare for the most explosive Dutch band in years. Overwhelming like a stampeding herd of elephants, compelling like a whirlpool. After having impressive successes on the internet the band found its base back in Europe. Their music ticks like an atomic bomb and shines like a diamond with the scent of a fresh spring breeze. Overwhelming and explosive, these are the primary keywords for Bagga Bownz"

Gerard van den IJssel
Dutch pop music journalist