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(2 weeks ago)
http://www.A3Netw... Skrillex "First Of The Year" (Equinox). D...
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http://www.A3Netw... Skrillex "First Of The Year" (Equinox). Director: Tony T, Producer: HKCORP. "I've been deep into electronic music my entire life. The first records I ever owned were 'Fat of Land' by the Prodigy and 'Come To Daddy' by Aphex Twin," raves Sonny Moore, better known as emerging electronic visionary SKRILLEX. "Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails were also early influences. I've been dabbling in making electronic tracks on programs like Fruity Loops since I was 14 years old."
SKRILLEX is part of a new generation of artists that refuse to be restricted by preconceived notions or outside expectations. "Genre has never been important to me," he insists. "I've never thought about music that way."
Describing his current sound as "a mix of dubstep, electro and glitch all thrown together," new SKRILLEX release "SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITES" reflects all of the above and beyond. The uplifting post-trance synth melodies of "ALL I ASK OF YOU" (featuring the soaring vocals of Penny) stands in stark contrast to the face-melting electro bass blasts of the massive electro-dubstep hybrid "ROCK N' ROLL (WILL TAKE YOU TO THE MOUNTAIN)."
"I've listened to so much music for so long, it's more about instinct than influence," Moore explains about his sonic inspirations. "Coming up, I was into a lot of artists on the Warp record label like Autechre, Squarepusher, and Aphex Twin, so SKRILLEX tracks are inclined to have more changes than most dance tracks normally have. I can draw influences from almost anything. I just like to mess around and create cool new sounds and noises. I just go where the music takes me."
After just one hugely successful independent release, "SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITES" is the first SKRILLEX release on Big Beat Records, in conjunction with fellow electronic revolutionary Deadmau5's freshly minted Mau5trap record label.
"For years, the artists needed the record labels. I don't feel that way at all," Moore stresses. "SKRILLEX has been 100% independent until now. I think it's so important to be self-sufficient as an artist. Working with Atlantic / Big Beat, and cooperating with Mau5trap, allows us all to work as a team and expand on what's already been built."
Following its release on Beatport, the 9-song EP dominated the charts on the site, with the title track claiming the site's #1 slot (the first time a dubstep track has ever done so), 8 songs breaking into the top 10, and multiple tracks claiming the #1 slots on several of the site's subgenre charts, including Dubstep, Electro House, Progressive House.
Aside from the immediate success of "SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITES," SKRILLEX has also made a name for himself as a highly sought-after remixer. He's already produced officially commissioned remixes for such A-list artists as the Black Eyed Peas ("Rock That Body"), Lady Gaga ("Bad Romance" and "Alejandro"), and La Roux ("In For The Kill").
SKRILLEX stands not only at the vanguard of electronic dance music, but the perpetually evolving new music industry as a whole.
"For me, it's important to believe in and love the music you're making. I gave away my first EP on my manager's website, just so people could hear the music," he enthuses. "It was downloaded by the thousands in just a couple of months, and it hasn't let up since. That's all the inspiration I need to keep making music.
"SKRILLEX can be anything I want it to be," he continues hopefully. "There are so many different avenues for music now. Video games, movie scores — the possibilities are endless, and I'm excited to be a part of it."
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As requested by Youmakemesick321, okGfunk, and many, many...MANY...other...
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As requested by Youmakemesick321, okGfunk, and many, many...MANY...others, a rap remix to Skrillex's "First of the Year (Equinox). I tried to encompass my lyrics around the title and the music video, and decided to write about the cycle of growing up into adulthood. I thought it fit pretty well. Please comment, share, and subscribe! And check out my new downloadable orginal song at: http://youtu.be/A...
Skrillex
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None Like Joshua
http://nonelikejo... (Merch, Custom Songs, Rap Lessons, and Downloads!)
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Full lyrics at: http://nonelikejo...
Maybe you
Never saw the cycle ever bend but
I made it through
Another year of finding who I am and
I say I do
Understand the life and the death of the
One that I began and the one that I will end so I
Say to you
This is when the monsters will defend when you
Change into
Adults, from a child to a man or a
Lady too
Never sure of what appears
Protect yourself with a shield
From the birth to
Every first of the year
-nobody's looking out for you
-The crooked and the fallible
-You know they're coming after you
-So tell me what you're gonna do?
-You're not a child anymore
-You know the silence is abhorred
-You're not a child anymore
-And now it's time to fight the war like
This is the for all of the boys and girls that would never grow up
Changing the way we used to live our lives, that's enough
the poisonous world and the villains will never be able to know us
You don't know us
Maybe you
Had the thought the world would bring us to our knees
Played it cool
As we grew into what we were meant to be the
Days are through
When we cursed the tears
That we shed
through our fears
Now it ends
At the first of the year it begins
(Repeat)
You're not a child anymore
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(2 weeks ago)
As requested by Youmakemesick321, okGfunk, and many, many...MANY...other...
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As requested by Youmakemesick321, okGfunk, and many, many...MANY...others, a rap remix to Skrillex's "First of the Year (Equinox). I tried to encompass my lyrics around the title and the music video, and decided to write about the cycle of growing up into adulthood. I thought it fit pretty well. Please comment, share, and subscribe! And check out my new downloadable orginal song at: http://youtu.be/A...
Skrillex
http://skrillex.com
http://facebook.c...
http://twitter.co...
None Like Joshua
http://nonelikejo... (Merch, Custom Songs, Rap Lessons, and Downloads!)
http://youtube.co... (Original Music)
http://facebook.c...
http://twitter.co...
Full lyrics at: http://nonelikejo...
Maybe you
Never saw the cycle ever bend but
I made it through
Another year of finding who I am and
I say I do
Understand the life and the death of the
One that I began and the one that I will end so I
Say to you
This is when the monsters will defend when you
Change into
Adults, from a child to a man or a
Lady too
Never sure of what appears
Protect yourself with a shield
From the birth to
Every first of the year
-nobody's looking out for you
-The crooked and the fallible
-You know they're coming after you
-So tell me what you're gonna do?
-You're not a child anymore
-You know the silence is abhorred
-You're not a child anymore
-And now it's time to fight the war like
This is the for all of the boys and girls that would never grow up
Changing the way we used to live our lives, that's enough
the poisonous world and the villains will never be able to know us
You don't know us
Maybe you
Had the thought the world would bring us to our knees
Played it cool
As we grew into what we were meant to be the
Days are through
When we cursed the tears
That we shed
through our fears
Now it ends
At the first of the year it begins
(Repeat)
You're not a child anymore
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-Noah Sife