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

Ruffneck Bass-Skrillex DOWNLOAD

-K

Sorry Mitch, It's A Manifesto

It’s hardly ever that I post anything that even resembles a mash-up, I usually find the genre trite and lacking in creativity. This being said every once in a while an artist can transcend their genre and produce something truly spectacular, although I wish Mitch had left Kelis out of the mix on this one. These two mashes hail from FAMUELS and an artist simply listed as Mitch-Mash, who might just have received his break through Earmilk’s weekly #mashupmonday promotion. I cannot follow proper copyright protocol on this post but I don’t think they’ll mind, as they cannot either.

These Dudes Don't Like Skrillex

“I think you’d like me better,” if we went together. Amanda Blank…you’re all probably drawing a blank, which is too bad for her because you are probably hearing her sing right now. Listen to the two samples and tell me that Dj Vaski’s remix doesn’t elevate Blank’s song infinitely. While she may not reap the profits of Vaski’s remix it increases her fame and promotional abilities at a rate making it beneficial for her to be apart of the remix, a la La Roux. Showing how important illegal remixing and copyright infringement is to the electronic movement.

By violating copyright infringement the advancement of music has been most felt by the electronic movement. I would expect Mau5trap Records of all companies to understand this, which is why I was very surprised to hear about a string of litigations launched by the company against artists and blogs. It was not long ago that Skrillex’s “In For The Kill” Mix illegally entered the headphones of millions of Americans not only paving the way for the now Mau5trap artist, but for Dubstep in America.