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adriangl · 2012-02-29 22:13:35

EDM (electronic dance music) is my favorite genre of music. Ranging from electro house to dance to dubstep, it is just great in my opinion. 3 years ago I saw a video called "Weekends" by Skrillex. I checked it out, and it was a good song. I found out that Skrillex was a new dubstep/electro house producer, and I really liked him. I continued liking his music until about last year.

With the release of some singles, and the eventual release of Bangarang EP, Skrillex has gotten pretty bad. I guess when he went mainstream, he changed his music to appeal to people who don't know good EDM.

Do you agree? Disagree? Do you think this has happened in a different case in the EDM world?
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veggieman001 · 2012-02-29 22:16:45

i've never liked dubstep
but i like electronic music such as idm like aphex twin, autechre, etc.
actually i've not liked most very recent electronic music except like new chiptune

adriangl · 2012-02-29 22:28:06

veggieman001 wrote:
i've never liked dubstep
but i like electronic music such as idm like aphex twin, autechre, etc.
actually i've not liked most very recent electronic music except like new chiptune

No idea what any of that is, sorry tongue

CheeseMunchy · 2012-02-29 22:28:06

veggieman001 wrote:
i've never liked dubstep
but i like electronic music such as idm like aphex twin, autechre, etc.
actually i've not liked most very recent electronic music except like new chiptune

veggieman001 · 2012-02-29 22:34:14

adriangl wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
i've never liked dubstep
but i like electronic music such as idm like aphex twin, autechre, etc.
actually i've not liked most very recent electronic music except like new chiptune
No idea what any of that is, sorry

lool
okay so aphex twin is like a genius and stuff
he's from the nineties

autechre are these other british guys

chiptune is self explanatory

technoguyx · 2012-02-29 22:35:02

Here in Chile pretty much anyone who listens to Skrillex is a poser who only knows that artist (it's not a group, amirite?). So yeah, I have to agree.

adriangl · 2012-02-29 22:37:03

technoguyx wrote:
Here in Chile pretty much anyone who listens to Skrillex is a poser who only knows that artist (it's not a group, amirite?). So yeah, I have to agree.

Yes, an artist, and thank you.

Looking up the aphex guy now....

veggieman001 · 2012-02-29 22:38:23

if you are a fan of electronic music and you don't know and (at least) respect his contributions to the genre then you aren't an electronic music fan

adriangl · 2012-02-29 22:43:20

veggieman001 wrote:
if you are a fan of electronic music and you don't know and (at least) respect his contributions to the genre then you aren't an electronic music fan

Looks like we have another discussion topic tongue (BTW listening to him right now, really good tbh)

And going back, just because I haven't heard of him doesn't make me not an EDM fan. I've heard songs by guys like Daft Punk and Black Dog that many fans haven't. I know a lot about the genre as well, so I can only really thank you for letting me know about a legend.

veggieman001 · 2012-02-29 22:43:59

well its like not knowing uh
the beatles
or the beach boys

Liru · 2012-02-29 22:45:59

Eh, I like DJ zinc's techno stuff, crack house was an awesome album. Most dubstep sounds really weird and there's not much bass in there compared to other stuff.

Ecliptic · 2012-02-29 23:02:59

Yeah Skrillex used to be really good. Now it's just "eh".

banana500 · 2012-03-01 15:52:15

I actually like the song "Bangarang" on the new EP.

But still, Skrillex is kind of overrated. In my opinion, the most underrated dubstep/techno musician and producer is probably Excision.

Keep in mind, though, Skrillex doesn't only do dubstep.

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Harakou · 2012-03-01 18:46:03

I can't say I've ever been a fan of Skrillex, although I haven't heard much of his work. hmm

All4one · 2012-03-01 19:04:25

I've never heard his work before, but I looked him up on Wikipedia just now, and found out he collaborated with The Doors on "Breakn' a Sweat". :D

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adriangl · 2012-03-01 20:15:38

banana500 wrote:
I actually like the song "Bangarang" on the new EP.

But still, Skrillex is kind of overrated. In my opinion, the most underrated dubstep/techno musician and producer is probably Excision.

Keep in mind, though, Skrillex doesn't only do dubstep.

Excision is pretty good, but yes, underrated. And the thing about Skrillex, is yeah, he doesn't really make much dubstep. Technically, most of his songs are electro house.

bananaman99 · 2012-03-01 20:33:31

Yeah, bands would rather go mainstream and make money rather than good music hmm

avastuk · 2012-03-02 05:44:56

Well, personally I like one of the newest tracks - Skrillex - First of the Year (Equinox)

adriangl · 2012-03-02 21:18:31

bananaman99 wrote:
Yeah, bands would rather go mainstream and make money rather than good music

My thoughts exactly, as soon as Skrillex went mainstream, his music seemed to get worse hmm

brettman98 · 2012-03-02 21:56:27

I don't really listen to electronic, my knowledge of skrillex is that they/he/she featured on a new Korn song.

sanddude · 2012-03-02 22:44:47

I enjoyed the Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP.

Other stuff is meh, except for a few songs.

adriangl · 2012-03-03 17:29:15

sanddude wrote:
I enjoyed the Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP.

Other stuff is meh, except for a few songs.

Yeah, that EP was good, but Scary Monsters the song is waaaaay overrated.

CylonToast · 2012-03-03 17:30:35

Dubstep isn't music, sorry.

Just putting that out on the table.

brettman98 · 2012-03-03 17:32:00

CylonToast wrote:
Dubstep isn't music, sorry.

Just putting that out on the table.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubstep
notice how it says dubstep is a genre of music in the first sentence.

veggieman001 · 2012-03-03 17:32:51

dubstep is definitely music, but it's not necessarily enjoyable for all

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