Skrillex:Yay, or Nay?

starrynight · 01-06-2012, 01:09 PM

First EP was ok and I could enjoy some of it a lot, second wasn't good at all. Haven't heard the 3rd yet. So I wouldn't say Skrillex is particularly special, but not entirely without worth either. Definitely not worth all the apparent hype though.

Mrd00d · 01-06-2012, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

Skrillex is great, stop trying to be cool.

I mean, you guys do realise how many of you are just saying effectively "Its everywhere[read:popular] now it sucks"?

Skrillex makes some really good stuff. Everyone can point out other dubstep artists that are good, (Fonik, Cyberoptics, Calderon, Curious Kontrol, etc), but to me they're either on the same level or slightly below. Curious Kontrol for example is pretty good, but also nothing incredible. Cyberoptics is incredible, and Fonik is probably my favourite artist right now, but none of them are really better than skrillex, they just emphasise things differently. Skrillex emphasises the drop. Fonik does too, but he also emphasises the samples. etc

Benga, Skream, Distance, Excision are far above Skrillex. Skrillex is sitting one half step below Borgore. And Borgore put himself on a low bar on purpose. What's Skrillex's excuse? He's like the clown of dubstep. Money grab.

GuitarBizarre · 01-06-2012, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrd00d

Benga, Skream, Distance, Excision are far above Skrillex. Skrillex is sitting one half step below Borgore. And Borgore put himself on a low bar on purpose. What's Skrillex's excuse? He's like the clown of dubstep. Money grab.

Really? Because I've never heard any Benga that made me go "WOW"

Admittedly, haven't looked at much, but the point stands. Send me some benga that'll make me **** my pants.

Unrelenting · 01-07-2012, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrd00d

Benga, Skream, Distance, Excision are far above Skrillex. Skrillex is sitting one half step below Borgore. And Borgore put himself on a low bar on purpose. What's Skrillex's excuse? He's like the clown of dubstep. Money grab.

below borgore? Really? I find boregore's stuff to be just terrible..

The Bullet · 01-07-2012, 10:11 AM

New EP isn't that great and I feel like his other stuff is much more original ("Right On Time" is an execption), but aside from that, he's awesome. I really don't think he would get half the hate if he didn't call himself dubstep. The hate comes from people who expect him to sound like Skream, who's also a genius, but Skream is Skream and Skrillex is Skrillex. "My Name Is Skrillex" and "With You, Friends" are a couple of my favorite songs that are actually on his EP's (I really recommend that anyone who hasn't heard his non-brosteppy stuff listens to the later, it's quite an accomplishment of composition as opposed to his usual stuff which is quite an accomplishment of production, soundscaping and replicating the sounds of breaking headphones.) For the songs that are released individually, I have to agree that his older stuff is better.

GB is right that most of you guys are saying "now that he's popular, he isn't good." You guys better get use to him, because I have the feeling he's nowhere near done rising yet, for the better or worse. If he continues to head downhill like he did with this EP, than I can easily see it being for the worse. All that being said, I can't stand the music he made with From First To Last (or almost any screamo for that matter) so he's had his ups and downs in my eyes and I can easily see him rebounding.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-07-2012, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mankycaaant

Someone please tell me this is some internet meme where you can write whatever you like on the guys arm.

Mrd00d · 01-07-2012, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Unrelenting

below borgore? Really? I find boregore's stuff to be just terrible..

I find Borgore's stuff to be terrible too. Borgore finds his stuff terrible I think. And then there's Skrillex, one step below Borgore. That's what I'm saying.

@GB I haven't even been keeping up with dubstep, and to plug some of my favorites of Benga's tunes at this point probably wouldn't give you a WOW reaction... but I'd like to throw up this example anyway. This is the chillin' jam.

Maybe your not looking for chillin. Maybe you want in your face dubstep... My favorite dubstep is the more mellow, like Distance. I get a kick out of crazy drops but I don't listen to that stuff regularly...

Might as well throw this one out.. This is the first dubstep tune that blew me away a few years ago

PoorOldPo · 01-07-2012, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Farfisa

I hope they kill themselves. Rampant fanboyism is what kills music.

Oh come on. Fanboyism is a massive problem. But wishing death on people is just silly and childish. Your not going to make people realise they are wrong by wishing death upon them aggressively stating that you are right.

Unrelenting · 01-07-2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrd00d

I find Borgore's stuff to be terrible too. Borgore finds his stuff terrible I think. And then there's Skrillex, one step below Borgore. That's what I'm saying.

@GB I haven't even been keeping up with dubstep, and to plug some of my favorites of Benga's tunes at this point probably wouldn't give you a WOW reaction... but I'd like to throw up this example anyway. This is the chillin' jam.

Maybe your not looking for chillin. Maybe you want in your face dubstep... My favorite dubstep is the more mellow, like Distance. I get a kick out of crazy drops but I don't listen to that stuff regularly...

Might as well throw this one out.. This is the first dubstep tune that blew me away a few years ago

i realize that's what you're saying. To my ears Boregore sounds so much worse than any dubstep artist I've heard. Like there's nothing redeeming about it. Skrillex is at least decent in my books

GuitarBizarre · 01-07-2012, 05:17 PM

MrD00d - See, I don't actually think that benga track is that great.

Because it doesn't do this.

Scatta - Skrillex (Ft. Bare Noize & Foreign Beggars) (HD) - YouTube

or this.

01-06-2012, 01:09 PM	#21 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	First EP was ok and I could enjoy some of it a lot, second wasn't good at all. Haven't heard the 3rd yet. So I wouldn't say Skrillex is particularly special, but not entirely without worth either. Definitely not worth all the apparent hype though. __________________ non-cliquey member of every music forum I participate on

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The Bullet Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 454	New EP isn't that great and I feel like his other stuff is much more original ("Right On Time" is an execption), but aside from that, he's awesome. I really don't think he would get half the hate if he didn't call himself dubstep. The hate comes from people who expect him to sound like Skream, who's also a genius, but Skream is Skream and Skrillex is Skrillex. "My Name Is Skrillex" and "With You, Friends" are a couple of my favorite songs that are actually on his EP's (I really recommend that anyone who hasn't heard his non-brosteppy stuff listens to the later, it's quite an accomplishment of composition as opposed to his usual stuff which is quite an accomplishment of production, soundscaping and replicating the sounds of breaking headphones.) For the songs that are released individually, I have to agree that his older stuff is better. GB is right that most of you guys are saying "now that he's popular, he isn't good." You guys better get use to him, because I have the feeling he's nowhere near done rising yet, for the better or worse. If he continues to head downhill like he did with this EP, than I can easily see it being for the worse. All that being said, I can't stand the music he made with From First To Last (or almost any screamo for that matter) so he's had his ups and downs in my eyes and I can easily see him rebounding.