Thunderheist

Canadian club-rap duo Thunderheist, beatsmith Grahm Zilla, and Nigerian songstress Isis, are one of the unlikeliest combinations in dance music. Initially a web collaboration through mutual musical friends, the group became a fully-fledged performing unit in 2006 on the strength of synth-heavy mash-ups like the Eurythmics-sampling "Suenos Dulces." On the band's self-titled debut, Thunderheist draw on the entire history of club music, from modern-day hip-hop and booty music to classic synth pop, disco, and R&B--venturing into uncharted waters with a finely crafted mix of lyrical swagger and electro-flipped beats.