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Axwell & Ingrosso‘s turn in the New York Times last week did not go quite as the Swedes intended.
While most of the article concerned the duo’s push for post-Swedish House Mafia dance dominance, one sound bite from Sebastian Ingrosso overshadowed it all.
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“Underground dance music — in the nicest way possible — it’s amateur,” Ingrosso is quoted as saying.
The dance-scene backlash was swift and searing, as legends like Derrick Carter and Sasha took to Twitter to criticize the reported comments.
On Saturday (April 4), Axwell responded with a tweet claiming that the duo’s “amateur” comments got lost in translation and were referring only to their own early releases, rather than a sweeping condemnation of an entire dance scene.
Read Axwell’s full statement on the matter below:
“Underground dance music — in the nicest way possible — it’s amateur,” Sebastian Ingrosso
Fuck these dudes…. http://t.co/1fqFCc5qkY
— Derrick L. Carter (@blucu) April 5, 2015
@eats_everything @Axwell @Ingrosso total wankers.
— Sasha (@sashaofficial) April 4, 2015