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Monday, June 20
A thought on Skrillex + New Song
I was listening to the local electronic station the other day, when a nice sounding dubstep song came on. Within about 10 seconds of hearing it I wagered to my friend Grace that it was without a doubt Skrillex. The reasoning behind this is because Skrillex has trademarked a very distinctive style of dubstep. It starts out with a catchy house beat, builds up in energy, then some crazy voice/sound signals the drop. Think about it... Cinema-DROP THE BASS, Fucking Die I-YOU GIVE ME SHIT AND FUCKING DIIIIIE, Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites-OhhOOhhhOHHHHMYGODDD. And sure enough this new song I heard on the radio was by Skrillex. It follows his tried & true formula... dropping with a clean ARE YOU READY FOR THE RUFFNECK BASS. I like this song but the problem I have with Skrillex is that he has such a small amount of variability. When I saw him live at Sasquatch I had a blast for the first 45 minutes running and jumping into people and screaming out his crazy drops but after a while it just got really repetitive. He has revolutionized dubstep by managing to make it mainstream, putting it in the earphones and speakers of the modern day public. Even my own mom likes Skrillex's remix of Cinema. However, if Skrillex is to remain relevant long-term I would like to see him do something a little different then just relying on his formulaic songs. Check out this song and let me know what you think
