One upon a time, there was a boy named Sonny Moore, and he managed to get the job of lead singer for an up-and-coming post-hardcore band called From First To Last at the tender age of sixteen. They were pretty popular, but after two albums, years of touring, and being quoted in countless AIM away messages, Moore left the band in early 2007 to pursue a solo career. He embarked on the Alternative Press Tour 2008 in support of All Time Low and The Rocket Summer.
Then he kind of went away for a while, purportedly working on a solo album… and now he’s back. As Skrillex.
Moore has put out two EPs under the Skrillex moniker, the aptly titled My Name Is Skrillex and Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites. Let me get one thing out of the way – this is nothing like what we’ve heard from Moore before. This is electronic music. And, believe it or not, the former screamo kid is blowing up in a very real way. He’s currently on tour, opening for arguably the biggest DJ around, Deadmau5, who apparently talks up Moore’s DJ abilities pretty frequently.
But it all comes down to what Skrillex sounds like. And that’s really really hard to describe. I mean, you could download the EP, or you could just listen to this remix of Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro”:
That’s a pretty accurate description of Skrillex’s sound. It’s fast and upbeat, with high-pitched samples. Lots of scratches and wobbles. Is it dubstep? Is it techno? Honestly, I’m not well-versed enough in the electronic music world to even try to put a genre on this. It’s not always danceable, and it’s very often INSANE. I mean, just listen to where it comes in at 1:30 on that Lady Gaga remix. It’s all over the place! There are lazer gun noises! The eponymous first track on My Name Is Skrillex features a Daft-Punk style vocal repeating that title, then static, then a wall of sheer Fuck Buttons-style noise. That’s just in the first minute, before what sounds a Japanese woman screaming in horror is dubbed in over video-game soundtrack strings.
Yeah, this is insane, and I must admit, I love it. Looking for something different? You found it.
Download the My Name Is Skrillex EP for free!
Buy Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites!
Tags: deadmau5, dubstep, From First To Last, Lady Gaga Remix, My Name Is Skrillex, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, Skrillex, Sonny Moore
Evan
Mariam
Spencer
hes alright, not as filthy as you imply