Skrillex

[glover78]

Apparently this artist puts out good music. Can anyone recommend some good tracks?

[samberkun]

calling skrillex good is like calling justin beiber the godfather of soul... go listen to some REAL electronic music..... Burial, DMZ, Hotflush, Hyperdub ect ect, skrillex makes water down ****** music for the uneducated masses

[angekfire]

He is the closest thing dubstep has to "mainstream".

[samberkun]

^ what does that have to do with anything??? james blake is mainstream and his work is 1000000000% better

[faken]

dubstep become huge in the past year.. It crazy that it's everywhere now. It's used in a lot in automotive videos all around the world now. Skrillex is helping the whole electronic/house/trance industry get into mainstream. He won a Grammy! I actually followed Skrillex from the start of his career. Soo many people bashed him lol. I think he's good at his craft. I prefer normal house though. Deadmau5, Aviici, Nero, Afrojack, Dash Berlin, Seastian Ingrosso, Alesso, Tony Junior, Laidback Luke, etc. Just to name a few. If you like skrillex, go listen to his first album. Then when you have listen to this :D.

Krewella > Skrillex imo lol. 720p it!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM1fY1R2BD8

[Coz4k]

Tried to listen a complete track. This artist was all over facebook. I was thinking it might be good.

Result: wtf is that :lol:

[FunSave22]

Tried to listen a complete track. This artist was all over facebook. I was thinking it might be good.

Result: wtf is that :lol:
I listen to a lot of electronic music and I don't get dubstep.


I'm a bit older now and I'm trying to not become the old man shaking his cane saying "What the hell are the kids listening to today?"

But honestly it's what I'm thinking. :lol:

[gwan]

he won 3 grammys didn't he?

[flashy_mcflash]

I listen to a lot of electronic music and I don't get dubstep.


I'm a bit older now and I'm trying to not become the old man shaking his cane saying "What the hell are the kids listening to today?"

But honestly it's what I'm thinking. :lol:

I don't really know what there is not to 'get'. As a huge fan of jungle/DNB myself, I've been listening to 'dubstep' for over a decade. It's just DNB slowed down to 100bpm and is part of many DNB mixes dating back to 2000 and maybe even before that. Some of the biggest dubstep producers like Noisia and Zinc started off making drum and bass.

People don't like Skrillex because he's too 'mainstream' just as many people hate on deadmau5 for the same thing. Like it or not, they're the ones introducing this music to many many more people and that's a good thing. Someone might say 'hey I've heard of Skrillex', listen to some tracks and mixes, and move on to more 'quality' artists like Noisia or Burial. Speaking personally, I've matured past a point where I hate something just because other people like it. Almost nothing Skrillex makes is objectively bad, it's just marketed well. Haters gonna hate.

[sexyj]

http://chzautocowrecks.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/mobile-phone-texting-autocorrect-dont-forget-the-drop.jpg

[faken]

All the people that went to the Deadmau5 concert back in November will have to disagree with all the haters..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiuACtwyqGs

[samberkun]

it has nothing to do with being mainstream, the quality of work is just terrible, they get terrible reviews. seriously its music for 14 year olds

[Coz4k]

All the people that went to the Deadmau5 concert back in November will have to disagree with all the haters..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiuACtwyqGs

Looks like random sounds to me.

Still trying to figure what is so good.

[Junigenmukyoku]

I'm not a fan of Skrillex, but like some of his songs like these....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOofWzI3flA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cXDgFwE13g

I kinda like these types of songs better though


www.youtube.com/watch?v=16bRiH5zfOY

[mariokarter]

Skrillex is an amazing artist. I don't get why so many people have to actively dislike him. Too me the weird thing is how dubstep is trendy right now. As someone whos listened to electronic music for what feels like forever, dubstep has always just been dubstep, ie just another genre of electronic music, but now its its like dubstep, what all the cool kids are listening to now.

[samberkun]

Skrillex is an amazing artist. I don't get why so many people have to actively dislike him. Too me the weird thing is how dubstep is trendy right now. As someone whos listened to electronic music for what feels like forever, dubstep has always just been dubstep, ie just another genre of electronic music, but now its its like dubstep, what all the cool kids are listening to now.


dubstep has been hijacked by ****** brostep just like how house and techno have been hijacked by **** like david guetta and steve angello.... dubstep is suppose to be ambient and focus on space and sub bass not loud off key sounds that kids listen to in their white ipod speakers

this is dubstep!!


http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=burial&oq=burial&aq=f&aqi=g9g-s1&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=166l367l0l448l4l2l0l0l0l0l220l317l1.0.1l2l0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSwqaV6BCFo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWPE_XvzrTs

[subagear]

^ it's missing the bassdrop and WUB WUUB WUB WUUB WUB WUB....

[totheh8ters]

this thread is full of hipsters

[faken]

I can't believe you guys actually think this is bad. It has such a good beat.. I prefer this over skrillex anyday though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoMXJayEw_Q

[mariokarter]

dubstep has been hijacked by ****** brostep just like how house and techno have been hijacked by **** like david guetta and steve angello.... dubstep is suppose to be ambient and focus on space and sub bass not loud off key sounds that kids listen to in their white ipod speakers



David Guetta has unquestionabbly stylistically changed. His first 3 albums really are pop-house though. Now hes just top 40 pop. I imagine his live shows are still mostly house though. Don't know what there isn't to like about Steve Angello. Skrillex isn't even entirely dubstep though. Much of his work is hard electro. Some people even will argue to death that he isn't dubstep at all.

[samberkun]

David Guetta has unquestionabbly stylistically changed. His first 3 albums really are pop-house though. Now hes just top 40 pop. I imagine his live shows are still mostly house though. Don't know what there isn't to like about Steve Angello. Skrillex isn't even entirely dubstep though. Much of his work is hard electro. Some people even will argue to death that he isn't dubstep at all.

none of these artists are any good though they are just the product of clever marketing and their music is utter trash.... go read residentadvisor.com if u want to learn about real EDM

[archdemon]

http://s14.postimage.org/so6k7v1gd/397020_297820486941884_100001418065952_856346_53.j pg (http://postimage.org/image/so6k7v1gd/)


First of all, get off this fruity poppy remix-laden youtube artist finding 'DUBSTEP' and LISTEN TO DRUM AND BASS FIRST

Prolix, Raiden, Andy C, SKC, Dillinja, Mampi Swift, Renegade Hardware. Make sure you have good quality headphones like Sennheiser, Grado or even Portapros ... or atleast a subwoofer, and crank it. Ride the bassline.There is a reason its called 'drum' and 'bass'... There's intro (drum track), bassline drop, middle, next bassline drop...etc... Mixing sounds together into one continuous set is the work of DJ. Skrillex and the like are really DJs by trade, and making the tracks for commercial release is just for fun really (and hollywood$$$)...
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Skrillex CREATES dubstep tracks, but his overall 'genre' of *music* is electro(dub). He has maybe 6 songs that are dubsteppy.

You HAVE TO see him LIVE IN CONCERT to understand the hype. Absolutely skull crushing bass that is more DUB then electro most of the time. Very, very heavy.

I saw his WEMF set and was absolutely floored. He took the weekend away. He dropped Nero - Promises --- GOOGLE "Promises Skrillex HD" around 2am @ WEMF... HOLY MY GOD............................................... ....................

Check out his setup. He CREATES the music live using samples/loops/etc using audio pads and synths,etc (not an expert on terms, but I know how it works).

He's a total gimmick, and image leech right now, but he knows music that's for sure. Alot of people *hate* because of some genre battle and image thing. See him live and just enjoy music and a great time.

[samberkun]

^^ lol Drum and Bass, there is a reason that genre died due it just becoming ****** noise and no longer jungle influenced, and if ur idea of amazing dubstep is nero i pray for you, but at a event like WEMF ****** brostep seems up ur ally

[superock]

I always laugh at the EDM elitist saying how SHM and Deadmau5 are garbage, get your head out of your ***** , anybody that has seen them live can attest to the fact that those guys are amazing at what they do

[MkmBandit]

^^ lol Drum and Bass, there is a reason that genre died due it just becoming ****** noise and no longer jungle influenced, and if ur idea of amazing dubstep is nero i pray for you, but at a event like WEMF ****** brostep seems up ur ally

I'm sorry, what? Drum n' Bass is far from dead. Try not listening to what the kids listen to and you'll be enlightened by the epicness of releases this year. John B, Rollz, Sigma, D Minds, TC, Fred V, Camo & Krooked, Counterstrike, D Bridge, Netsky, etc etc etc have all dropped monster tunes this year. Even Tech Itch is in on the action ( clicky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_34THCoA0I) ). Heck, I know someone who just got signed to RAM a few weeks ago. :facepalm:

As for Skrill, no need to hate.. he's just doing what old school DJ's used to do from scratch. I'm not even sure if I would consider it real dubstep, that's just what the mainstream seems to have labelled it. It's an insult to true Dubstep producers like Rusko, Russo, Monty, Doctor P, etc. But in the end everyone should be thanking Skrillex for what he's done for the scene, MANY incredible producers have taken cues from him and IMO pulled it off far better then him. Right now The Chaotic Good ( clicky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDm6WTj_qTM) ) is someone I'm watching closely. Heads up!

[samberkun]

I always laugh at the EDM elitist saying how SHM and Deadmau5 are garbage, get your head out of your ***** , anybody that has seen them live can attest to the fact that those guys are amazing at what they do

so pressing a button on a laptop and having a bunch of fancy lights go off impresses u?


"It's an insult to true Dubstep producers like Rusko, Russo, Monty, Doctor P"

wow, you just summed up your knowledge of the genere right there.... non of those artist are true dubstep producers either, stop talking about **** u dont understand

[MkmBandit]

"It's an insult to true Dubstep producers like Rusko, Russo, Monty, Doctor P"

wow, you just summed up your knowledge of the genere right there.... non of those artist are true dubstep producers either, stop talking about **** u dont understand

Out of curiosity, are you high?

How about explaining where you get off saying Drum n' Bass is dead before you question what I know about which genre. *waiting*

[faken]

Out of curiosity, are you high?

How about explaining where you get off saying Drum n' Bass is dead before you question what I know about which genre. *waiting*

+1. how is Drum n' Bass dead?

[samberkun]

drum and bass is dead when it got way to agressive for its own good, it was only ever good because of its jungle influence, once they got rid of that it kind of went to hell, then a lot of of people moved over to dubstep to fight away form that, now it is all coming full circle with the whole "post dubstep" housey jungleishly juke whatever u call it these days, but a lot of crap as been passed of as drum and bass like anything from UKF dubstep of D&B which is all crap

[glover78]

lol hope I didn't open up a can of worms here. I have no idea who this Skrillex is, I was reading my most recent edition of Men's Health and they said the three artists you should be aware of (and might do big things) for 2012 is Wiz Khalif, Adele, and Skrillex. I'm feeling Wiz and Adele so I'm somewhat under the assumption that Skrillex has some pretty good tunes as well.

Edit: just went through some of the YouTube videos y'all posted. Wow this $h*t sucks...What am I doing wrong? Do I need to be on MDMA to actually enjoy this? :D

[mariokarter]

lol hope I didn't open up a can of worms here. I have no idea who this Skrillex is, I was reading my most recent edition of Men's Health and they said the three artists you should be aware of (and might do big things) for 2012 is Wiz Khalif, Adele, and Skrillex. I'm feeling Wiz and Adele so I'm somewhat under the assumption that Skrillex has some pretty good tunes as well.

Edit: just went through some of the YouTube videos y'all posted. Wow this $h*t sucks...What am I doing wrong? Do I need to be on MDMA to actually enjoy this? :D

Your having a taste in music wrong I guess. Electronic music isn't for everyone.

[faken]

lol.. this is probably the dirtiest song I've had in my collection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lGfmRnV9BKw#!

Listen to this song and tell me what you think of Dubstep again..This music isn't for everyone.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5GVtzW7dqE

[cmge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5GVtzW7dqE


<3 amon tobin

[caRpetbomBer]

After listening to that Amon Tobin track^ i think skrillex should pack his bags and go on vacation forever. I'm sorry but Skillex is cheese. I remember a few months back some girl came up to my friend and asked him if he knew who deadmau5 was. I laughed and said yeah he sucks. So does skiillex.

[samberkun]

here is some real electronic music by talented producers who are recognized within the scene


House:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpY9lxI8axo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md3TxjTH2tI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEJHueJiBvc

Bass/Dubstep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdUINbi4wSY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7c3wRzUUjs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVgEaDemxjc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlEkvbRmfrA

[faken]

^I can see why you dont like the new sub category of dubstep from just listening to your tunes. I like your house music, but it kind of makes me tired.. I like something a bit harder. I prefer house over dubstep.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZNWZyaTKo0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fB-lNgk4jN0#!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yocPyVFwTLs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SZW7cW2QKf0

[MkmBandit]

drum and bass is dead when it got way to agressive for its own good,

It's called evolution..


it was only ever good because of its jungle influence, once they got rid of that it kind of went to hell, then a lot of of people moved over to dubstep to fight away form that,

The jungle influence is still very prominent in recent releases. Don't let a few newcomers skew your opinion of the genre..


now it is all coming full circle with the whole "post dubstep" housey jungleishly juke whatever u call it these days,

"housey jungleishly juke"? You mean Breaks? You can thank producers like DaVIP and Kid Digital for that. Breaks IMHO is the future of electronic music. Way too many people fail to recognize Breaks as the genre when they listen to a track.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=793gZUgUsdw


but a lot of crap as been passed of as drum and bass like anything from UKF dubstep of D&B whicah is all crp

So you're against 'mainstream', yet UKF is the standard you've set for yourself? Dude.. might I suggest, if you want a YouTube channel to take examples from, check out jsaltzz (http://www.youtube.com/user/jsaltzz?feature=watch) or even NeuroFunkGrid (http://www.youtube.com/user/NeurofunkGrid/videos). You'll see Dn'B is not only alive and well, it's thriving.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXNn7WRcGqo&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Vh5SgBxtw&feature=plcp&context=C3e9a92bUDOEgsToPDskKSOSR7ow44e2vc_lsTJ6Ey

[Mysteek]

dubstep become huge in the past year.. It crazy that it's everywhere now. It's used in a lot in automotive videos all around the world now. Skrillex is helping the whole electronic/house/trance industry get into mainstream. He won a Grammy! I actually followed Skrillex from the start of his career. Soo many people bashed him lol. I think he's good at his craft. I prefer normal house though. Deadmau5, Aviici, Nero, Afrojack, Dash Berlin, Seastian Ingrosso, Alesso, Tony Junior, Laidback Luke, etc. Just to name a few. If you like skrillex, go listen to his first album. Then when you have listen to this :D.

Krewella > Skrillex imo lol. 720p it!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM1fY1R2BD8

^ THIS.

Whatever this genre is (is it really dubstep?), I really want more of it. Would this be classified as house?

[MkmBandit]

^ THIS.

Whatever this genre is (is it really dubstep?), I really want more of it. Would this be classified as house?

Like that? Subscribe to DropThatBassline (http://www.youtube.com/user/dropthatbassline) for more. Most everything on that channel is copyright free and download links are provided.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j0eD6NEvrU&feature=channel_video_title

[faken]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXNn7WRcGqo&feature=related


^I'm feeling this track!



^ THIS.

Whatever this genre is (is it really dubstep?), I really want more of it. Would this be classified as house?

^Ask and you shall receive!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csjbMgaak-I&feature=related

I prefer just straight up house remixes usually though. Stars Above is so unknown, but he's brilliant!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrhQeWGnmP0

Here's some more of the dubstep stuff.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EZ9-1WD-rBA#at=40


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMwCXhjmBkY


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iUuWK0jgHk

[Buggy166]

i like soft vocals to offset hard bass hits


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CrrsrAyQ9w

[faken]

i like soft vocals to offset hard bass hits


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CrrsrAyQ9w

what the heck.. that song is actually Choose Me II..

[ssbtech]

A significant portion of my music is electronic, but to me, Dubstep is just noise a robot makes during its pre-suicidal mental breakdown.

It sounds like the computer it was mixed on crashed half-way through and instead of saving the music to the file, it saved the contents of a scrambled memory dump as audio.

[flashy_mcflash]

A significant portion of my music is electronic, but to me, Dubstep is just noise a robot makes during its pre-suicidal mental breakdown.

It sounds like the computer it was mixed on crashed half-way through and instead of saving the music to the file, it saved the contents of a scrambled memory dump as audio.

You sound old. I'm sure this is exactly what old people say when they hear an electric guitar.

[ssbtech]

You sound old. I'm sure this is exactly what old people say when they hear an electric guitar.

I'm 28, and as I said a good portion of my music is electronic. Dubstep is just garbled noise.

[flashy_mcflash]

Sorry about your terrible opinions then?

[MkmBandit]

Sorry about your terrible opinions then?

lol how are you going to call someones musical opinion terrible? To be fair, he's not far off.. you ever seen a dubstep track produced from start to finish? It's literally synths gone wrong. :confused:

[flashy_mcflash]

lol how are you going to call someones musical opinion terrible? To be fair, he's not far off.. you ever seen a dubstep track produced from start to finish? It's literally synths gone wrong. :confused:

I think of it as basslines gone right and have done a little tinkering with the tracks myself (not professionally, but I know my way around production software). I admit, that last post of mine was just as terrible but proclaiming something as a mess is pretty short-sighted.

If you were ever a fan of DNB and can't find any dubstep to like, I feel bad for you son. Not gonna lie, a lot of dubstep is garbage but as with every genre, there's lots of gems in there. How can you not love Noisia's Machine Gun (www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Waqn0jBG58) or, on the more melodic tip, Flux Pavilion's mix of Cracks (www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8T-mUUuaWo)?

[MkmBandit]

lol don't worry about me, son, I'm a fan.. to me dubstep is high IQ electronic music, as is Dn'B and breaks. Electro is getting there..

And yeah I've heard both those tracks, I have a rare vinyl press (whitelabel) of the original Machine Gun which, for the record, I like better then the 16bit remix. But they're both floor killers.

[flashy_mcflash]

I have a rare vinyl press (whitelabel) of the original Machine Gun which, for the record, I like better then the 16bit remix.

This is the original version from the album? Yeah, this is a straight up banger for sure. Forget the kiddie in here talking about how DNB's too hard for him ;)

[MkmBandit]

Yeah it was on the Split the Atom CD? Though the EP is actually Division (DVSN004) with Red Heat on the B-side. I wanted to use it as part of a 7 minute turntablist set but have yet to make proper use of it. Soon, hopefully. My mixer is fubar. :o

[MkmBandit]

Figured I'd post this, literally tore my headphones to pieces. Brand new. Kind of like the original better but this is still a monster remix.

Free DL -> http://soundcloud.com/dubstep/antidote-by-swedish-house-mafia-knife-party-schoolboy-remix


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FFkPDNCkJE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

edit: btw Dubsteppers, sub this guy. Vanoo's got some killer uploads. Free DL's on all his ups.

[flashy_mcflash]

FILTH. I love it.

I maintain that dubstep is the best electronic music for running/exercising. Perfectly paced.

Just found this on a compilation I was listening to. Loving this one too.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZfkCHd9yfc

[matthewleggett11]

personally Skrillex is not my taste, but he appeals to teenagers, and teenagers usually like music that annoys their elders!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRg5CY-4NKw

btw this video is not Skrillex dropping noisy midrange, it's Skrillex dropping Burial.... lol

[faken]

I can't how you guys can't see this kind of style awesome.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq4Q4ZMZHnk


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XG_0iV2B40

http://soundcloud.com/adventureclubdubstep/do-i-see-color

http://soundcloud.com/adventureclubdubstep/metric-collect-call-adventure-club

[TodayHello]

Cool - vids are great

People are just getting annoyed when the music they've been listening to for years and 'discovered' like 5yrs ago is now all of a sudden becoming mainstream and hipster douche bags are listening and can relate to it ..... the specialness is gone

[samberkun]

I'm 28, and as I said a good portion of my music is electronic. Dubstep is just garbled noise.

so this is "garbled noise"??? stop lumping in ****** brostep with real dubstep


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWPE_XvzrTs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FlVrJOeD80


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7ljMp7WLmQ

and I was calling UKF dubstep / d&b a joke, along with the rest of those garbage youtube channels..

read Resident Advisor if you want to learn something about Electronic music thats all I have to say

[MkmBandit]

and I was calling UKF dubstep / d&b a joke, along with the rest of those garbage youtube channels..

read Resident Advisor if you want to learn something about Electronic music thats all I have to say

Good tunes you posted.

Shame you'd be so short sighted when it comes to a YT channel, you'd be surprised to find out who runs some of those channels.

As for RA, I've been reading it for almost a decade. But my knowledge and experience comes from being involved in the scene long before there was an RA. Infact if you were raving in the late 90's you've probably seen me live alongside some of the most legendary DJ's/MC's ever.. so, yeah. Get over your sense of entitlement. :confused:

[ali123]

I'm 19 and Skrillex sounds like **** to me. I mean even my friend who said it was good has become bored of it. It's extremely repetitive and ******** sounding. You need to be drunk out of your a$$ to understand the rhythm. I'm super into electronic music and there's way more better sounding songs out there with awesome rhythm and a variety of tunes. This is like the lil wayne of electronic music.

[flashy_mcflash]

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/407414_10150568203708601_653378600_9136051_2063497 482_n.jpg

[marcopolo85]

prepare your ears for win.


http://www.youtube.com/embed/aHjpOzsQ9YI

[cmge]

prepare your ears for win.


http://www.youtube.com/embed/aHjpOzsQ9YI

win indeed!

[aaronl3e7]

I love Skrillex, I have followed him for a while now, and although his first two albums were not my cup of tea his latest work is more my style.
A good showcase of his music are the live sets that he throws down at clubs. Here is one of my favorites this is a bit old though (there's a bit of chatter in this, but that aside it is pretty good) http://soundcloud.com/alphanu22/skrillex-live-ultra-2011

and as a little something extra a Skrillex inspired orchestral suite
http://youtu.be/ryR9A8-Nl0Q

[drumboz79]

Dubstep is just garbled noise.

agreed!