#mau5trap Records

[tourneyposting]

i decided to randomise megamix

see under the cut for sourcelists & fan-names

01 - MAU5TRAP

-Claymation/Stop Motion -Gnarls Barkley & It's members -Snakes, Serpents, & Reptiles -Kero Kero Bonito

02 - Summer Swimming

-Rivals of Aether & flashygoodness -Mysteries, Detective Media, & Puzzles -Royalty & Time -School & Education

03 - Lord Farquaad

-RayWilliamJohnson -Studio Ghibli & Their Image Albums -Pre-2012 Internet Culture & Bait-And-Switch memes (NO SIIVAGUNNER)

04 - Heaven Ascension Dio

-Big Time Rush/Stephen Glickman, Boy Bands & Their solo acts -Jojo's Bizzare Adventure & other Shonen Jump media -Wayforward & ArcSystem

05 - Ace D. Copular

-Smash Mouth & Shrek Artists -Webcomics, Animated Webseries, & Indie Web Animation -Quad City DJs/Space Jam Artists

06 - Maddumb

-90s Hip Hop/Rap -Lofi Hip-Hop & Shiloh Dynasty -Dreamworks -Pokémon & It's mainstay artists

07 - Neil Cipher

-Well-Known Music Producers -Insects & Skeletons -Otaku Culture/Sex -Alt Rock, Britpop, & Post-Britpop

08 - Tomska

-Sleep, Dreams, & Nightmares -Twitch/Esports games -Jojo's major antagonists references -First Person/Class-Based shooters, & Guns

09 - Tord

-Turner Broadcasting Media -Space & Aliens -Danny Baranowsky

10 - Charles "All-Star" Barkley

-Geico Commercials/Made for Ads -Progressive House & Dubstep -Sampled by Neil/Featured in his Mouth albums -Robots, Ghosts, & Felines

11 - Hot Hats

-Lou Bega, Mambo, & Big Band -Skating/Boarding & Skate Punk/Ska -Madeon & His collaboraters

12 - Last Peace

-S3RL/Happy Hardcore -SoundClown sources & SoundCloud rappers -Gears for Breakfast/Indie Platformers & Collectathons -Racing Games, Cars, & Bikes

13 - Scatman John

-Tally Hall & It's members -Christmas, Winter, Snow, & Ice -R&B & Soul

14 - Baba

-War, Explosives, & Flight -Electro Swing -Interscope solo female artists

15 - DARK ONES

-Voxel -Halley Labs -Psychadelic/Drugs

16 - UNCRE/ATIVE

-C418, Minecraft, & Sandbox -Lil Darkie/Spider Gang & Their Producers & Collaboraters -Gangs & Organised Crime -Creepypastas

17 - Oven Beats

-RPGMaker -Hardstyle/Trap Metal -88rising & Their collaboraters

18 - Elliana

-Streamers, Streaming, & Streamer BGM -Arena Fighters & 3D Brawlers (NO ARMS) -Live Action Sitcoms

19 - Sex Rulers

-Mods -The Apocalypse -Snail's House/Kawaii Future Bass

20 - Mettaton EX

-Tyler, The Creator & His collaboraters -Damon Albarn -Eddsworld & It's collaboraters -French Touch/Ed Banger

21 - Bad Snails

-Big Beat, Plunderphonics, & Turntablism -Gigi D'Agostino & Fatman Scoop -Undertale/Deltarune -Eastern European Culture, Food, & Culinary arts

22 - Sleepless Nights

-Deadmau5, his collaboraters, & Mau5trap artists -Bedroom Pop -VGM & Chiptune EDM

23 - The Mutant Enderman

-Beat Em Up -Game & Watch/Other Category -ARGs -Glam-Rock

24 - Rocque Banger

-Industrial, Dark Techno, & IDM -Bodies of Water & Sea Life -80s/90s Nintendo Non-VGM -Valve & It's fancontent

25 - CA7 & MATT

-NES, SNES, & Gameboy -FGC Competitions & 2D Fighting Games -Neil Cicierega -Money & Partying

26 - Cursed ARMS

-Nickelodeon/Nick Records -Vampires & Religion -Synthpop/Synthwave -One-Hit Wonders & 90s Hits (NO RAP/HIP HOP)

27 - Snail's Stream

-YTPs/YTPMVs & Keygen -Disney Channel/Disney XD & Disney child stars -Billboards Top 100 2010 & 2019

28 - Misako

-Newgrounds/Flash & Their creators -Rythm Games -Rick Astley/80s New Wave

29 - Lou Bega

-ARMS/Switch Exclusives -Huey Lewis & The News -Dungeon Crawlers/Roguelikes

30 - The Grinch

-Heat/Fire & Summer -Zombies -Chipzel

31 - Ke$ha

-Murder & Killing -Sports, Training Segments, & Montages -Ke$ha, Billie Eilish, & Their collaboraters

32 - GAME: BEAT: HUNT

-Cowboys, Deserts, & The Wild West -Illumination/Dr Seuss -Scatman John, Eurodance, & Jazz -Monstercat artists

i'm pretty sure i forgot a source in there. don't know what it is though. whatever it is goes to ke$ha.

[nyuudoupee]

new nmixx album came out so i'm gonna put out me thoughts (aka how much can I stop myself from saying change up for the funnies)

- obviously first off it's excellent, i'd argue better than expérgo, probably because all the songs all fit eachother while also having enough sonic differences to stand out AND also show the girls's vocal and genre chops (expérgo did a similar thing but followed the sonic through-line a little too much, still like that album tho) - i gotta give points 2 soñar since like i didn't expect any of the chord progressions that go on in the song (like where the melody goes) - shoutouts to DASH and BOOM for bringing back the mixxpop stuff full force AND also doing the genre mixing like i wanted them to do (BOOM's genre switches is so fucking clean its incredible) - about both of these songs: I think subgenre switching (ie something like how j-edm does it) is easier than full on genre swapping like mixpop is but DASH integrates it very well (has a little dnb deepcut right after the rock stuff) and BOOM's transitions are even cleaner, probably because its more of a rhythm change rather than a full instrumentation change - run for roses totally sounds like young K had a part in writing it (in a good way) and this is also where I'm gonna say NMIXX's use of stuff like violins (this song) and horns sections (DASH) definitely elevate their music since both of those are kinda underutilized in kpop production. very montero esque - i said it already but that switch-up in BOOM to that dark ass mau5trap/EDDIE/No Mana type synthwave beat hit DIFFERENT. also there being tempo speedups and slowdowns in this album YES YES YES YES that's the idea. mixxpop doesn't just have to be genre changes they gotta go CRAZAYYYY - DWILLY produced passionfruit god damn!!!! he's making a lot of bank doing kpop stuff he was on TXT's name chapter freefall AND key's good & great, i love his sound and nmixx slots very nicely into it - XOXO is like DASH and passionfruit had a baby its a good mellow point in the record. i guess nmixx was also built for rnb/hip hop but considering their concept they're built for basically anything - good to know nmixx has their star lost/concert ender with break the wall, makes me feel like waving a lightstick around with confetti coming down from the venue ceiling (just reminds me of the stray kids show again... i gotta see these girls live) all in all very very VERY good work good strives and improvements. the exponential growth is kicking in and it's only been like... 2 years? im very proud of the girlies. anyway ramble over LOL

[mghiggins]

Breakfast Club Musical 015

“Take me down, and drink me in. Take me, I’m your medicine…”

1.  00:00] Intro

2. [00:24] Jerro & Lizzy Land- Need Somebody {This Never Happened}

3. [03:51] Sultan + Shepard feat Tishmal- Losing Ground {This Never Happened}

4. [08:34] Lane 8 feat Arctic Lake- What Have You Done To Me (Paris Remix) {This Never Happened}

5. [12:09] Aerofeel5- Pjano Magic (Stan Kolev remix) {Enchant Audio}

6. [17:17] deadmau5, Kaskade & Elderbrook feat Kx5- When I Talk {Mau5trap}

7. [21:28] Sian- I Will Wait For You (Grum Remix) {Octopus}

8. [26:06] Tourist- Your Love {Monday Records}

9. [29:38] RIKO & GUGGA & CREEK- Clocks and Coasts {Enormous Chills}

10. [34:25] Evelynka & Jean Vayat- My Soul {Art Vibes}

11. [39:07] Eli & Fur- Night Blooming Jasmine (Rodriguez Jr. Remix) {Anjunadeep}

12. [43:28] Le Youth- Chills {This Never Happened}

13. [48:03] Marsh- Little Darling {Spectrum}

14. [52:56] Parallel Voices- Still {Colorize}

15. [56:45] Double Touch & Reigan- So Free {All Day I Dream}

16. [01:01:09] Noequalgods- Forever {Sommersville}

17. [01:04:48] Lipless- Barely{Colorize}

18. [01:09:19] Franco Leonardini, Gonzalo Sacc & Rodrigo Lapena- Medicine {Songspire}

twitch.tv/djbigdirty livestream schedule:

Fridays [Night Club Musical style Vocal Trance/ Prog House] (11pm Eastern time, 8pm Pacific time, 0400 GMT)

Sundays [Breakfast Club Musical Style/ Melodic House/Techno] (7:30pm Eastern time, 4:30 pm Pacific, 0030 GMT).

Check out this episode of dj bigdirty's night club musical

[asghostwrites]

~A Step Forward~

I've been stagnant with my music for quite some time now. I felt that my music was never good enough for the liking of anyone's ears or attention. I failed to be confident in myself and my music. Saying that, I failed myself.

Now I'm taking a new approach with my music. Instead of producing so much, draining my energy and time, I've decided to start training myself to be the instrument and learn more about myself.

I am now going through vocal lessons through online courses and videos that yes, I did pay for. The way I see it, if I become successful to where music pays the bills, the lessons will pay themselves making it the best investment I've made in my life.

I am excited to start getting things in motion. I am excited to reinvent myself and make things I am proud of.

As for my instrumental and EDM work, I will be using my other project titled LUZRR again. From now on the Tony Ghost will be a vocalist and more. I'm eager to make prideful music and show the world what I'm capable of.

Welcome to my Chaos.

[soundrooms]

d e a d m a u 5   |   mau5trap studios

Even the co-producer gets a nice chair in this place!

[freshmusicfreak]

'Free my Mind' and Take me to the Hot New Music! | Fresh Music Friday

'Free my Mind' and Take me to the Hot New Music! | Fresh Music Friday #FMF @alokoficial @WandWmusic @deadlifecorps @harvysutherland

RAM – ‘Essence of Trance – 25 Years of RAM’

RAM releases his  25 years mix-comp summation, ‘Essence Of Trance’. Running to 4 discs and 320 minutes of music, it’s epic in both size and scope. Highly recognizable names are featured regularly and rarely the artists’ best-known productions or remixes (a ‘greatest hits’, this is not). In the mixing those selected flow together in a captivatingly…

[twentythousandvolts]

Skrillex From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Skrillex Skrillex in 2011 Skrillex in 2011 Background information Birth name Sonny John Moore Born January 15, 1988 (age 33) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres EDM[1]brostep[2]dubstepelectro houseEDM trap moombahtonpost-hardcore Occupation(s) DJrecord producermusiciansingersongwriter Years active 2004–present Labels AtlanticBig BeatOWSLAAsylummau5trapSumerian Associated acts From First to LastJack ÜDiploDog BloodBoys NoizeForeign BeggarsEllie GouldingHikaru UtadaZedddeadmau5IncubusJustin BieberPoo BearTHEY. Website skrillex.com Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ, record producer, musician, singer and songwriter. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and in Northern California, he joined the American post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead singer in 2004, and recorded two studio albums with the band (Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count, 2004, and Heroine, 2006) before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2007.[3][4] He began his first tour as a solo artist in late 2007. After recruiting a new band lineup, Moore joined the Alternative Press Tour to support bands such as All Time Low and The Rocket Summer, and appeared on the cover of Alternative Press' annual "100 Bands You Need to Know" issue.[5]

After releasing the Gypsyhook EP in 2009, Moore was scheduled to record his debut studio album, Bells, with producer Noah Shain. He ceased production of the album, however, and began performing under the name Skrillex, distributing the My Name Is Skrillex EP for free download on his official MySpace page. Subsequently, he released the Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP in late–2010 and More Monsters and Sprites EP in mid–2011, both of which have since become moderate commercial successes. On November 30, 2011, he received five Grammy Award nominations at the 54th Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist and won three: "Best Dance/Electronica Album", "Best Dance Recording", and "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical".[6] On December 5, 2011, the BBC announced that he had been nominated for their Sound of 2012 poll.[7] On December 12, 2011, he was also named MTV's Electronic Dance Music Artist of the Year.[8]

Skrillex has won eight Grammy Awards, more than any other electronic dance music artist.[9] Skrillex has collaborated with Diplo and Boys Noize to form the groups of Jack Ü and Dog Blood respectively. It was announced on Moore's 29th birthday, he reunited with From First to Last and released a single named "Make War". In 2017, Skrillex produced and mixed 8, the eighth studio album by rock band Incubus.[10] In July 2017, Skrillex released another single featuring debuting solo artist Poo Bear.[11]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 From First to Last 2.2 Dog Blood 2.3 Jack Ü 2.4 2004–2007: From First to Last 2.5 2008–2013: Solo career and extended plays 2.6 2014: Recess 2.7 2016–present: Collaborations and return to From First to Last 3 Influences 4 Personal life 5 Discography 6 Filmography 7 Awards and nominations 7.1 Grammy Awards 7.2 Kids Choice Awards 7.3 MTV Video Music Awards 7.4 Annie Awards 7.5 DJ Magazine top 100 DJs 7.6 Electronic Music Awards 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Early life Moore lived in the Highland Park neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles,[12][13] but was brought to the Forest Hill neighborhood of San Francisco at the age of 2, where he attended elementary school. At the ages of 9 and 10, Moore attended a boarding school in the Mojave Desert LV, but eventually moved back to Northern California. Both of his parents were Scientologists.[14][15] He was adopted at birth by family friends of his biological parents and did not find this out until he was 15.[16] By the time he was 12,[citation needed] his family moved back to his birthplace of Northeast Los Angeles. There he enrolled in a private academy school specializing in arts, the school used some of L. Ron Hubbard's teachings.[17] Later he was home schooled at the age of 14 due to bullying. In 2004, he learned he was adopted[18] and dropped out of the program when he was 16.[19][20] While a young teenager in Los Angeles, Moore would attend punk gigs in Mexican American neighborhoods in East and South Los Angeles, and later at electro club raves in the downtown's Silver Lake and Echo Park neighborhoods.[21][22]

Career From First to Last

Skrillex's logo Main article: From First to Last From First to Last is an American post-hardcore band based in Los Angeles Area and Tampa, Florida. The band is composed of lead vocalist Moore, lead guitarist Matt Good, rhythm guitarist Travis Richter, bassist Matt Manning, and drummer Derek Bloom.[citation needed]

Dog Blood Main article: Dog Blood Dog Blood, a side project by Skrillex and Boys Noize, was formed in 2012. Their debut single, consisting of the songs "Next Order" and "Middle Finger", was released on August 12, 2012, on Beatport and iTunes. The song "Next Order" managed to top Beatport's Techno chart.[citation needed]

Jack Ü Main article: Jack Ü Jack Ü is a duo made up of Skrillex and Diplo. Jack Ü's debut performance took place at the Mad Decent Block Party in San Diego on September 15, 2013, which is a nationwide tour that record label Mad Decent puts together to showcase different artists signed to the label.[23] Diplo announced the project by releasing the Mad Decent Block Party lineup with Jack Ü playing at multiple stops on the tour. After some guessing by many of who Jack Ü was, Diplo finally came out to reveal that "Jack Ü ... means Skrillex and Diplo together".[23]

2004–2007: From First to Last

Sonny Moore in 2008 In 2004, Moore contacted Matt Good of From First to Last about playing guitar for the band on their debut album. After flying out to Georgia, Moore was heard singing by three studio producers, Derrick Thomas, Eric Dale, and McHale Butler, and was then made lead singer, with Good playing guitar. In June 2004, Epitaph Records released the band's first full-length record with their new bandmate, Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count. After performing on several successful tours, two being the Vans Warped Tour and Dead by Dawn tour, they began recording their second album, Heroine with producer Ross Robinson. The album was released in March 2006 on Epitaph. With high record sales once again, the band found themselves part of many successful tours, until Moore started suffering vocal problems, causing the band to resign from several tours. After going through a successful vocal surgical procedure, Moore informed the band he would be permanently resigning to work on a solo career. FFTL's last show performed with Moore was in their hometown of Orlando at The House of Blues while touring with Atreyu.

Moore announced he had left From First to Last to pursue a solo career. He then launched a Myspace page displaying three demos ("Signal", "Equinox", and "Glow Worm"). This led to Moore's first performance since his leaving From First to Last. On April 7, 2007, alongside harpist Carol Robbins, Moore played several original songs at a local art building. After months of releasing demos via Myspace, Moore played on the Team Sleep Tour with a full band. The tour also featured supporting acts Monster in the Machine and Strata. Moore made several demo CDs available on this tour, limited to about 30 per show. These CDs were tour exclusive and were packaged in "baby blue envelopes", each with a unique drawing by Moore or bandmate.[24]

2008–2013: Solo career and extended plays

Skrillex in 2012 In February 2008, Alternative Press Magazine announced the second annual AP Tour, with All Time Low, The Rocket Summer, The Matches, and Forever the Sickest Kids, as well as Sonny Moore. The tour started in Houston, Texas on March 14 and went through North America, ending in Cleveland, Ohio on May 2, with the majority of the shows being sold out. All bands playing the tour would be featured on the cover of Alternative Press Magazine's annual 100 Bands You Need to Know special, and would be interviewed on the Alternative Press Podcast. During this tour, Moore's line-up consisted of Sean Friday on drums, Christopher Null on guitar, and Aaron Rothe on keyboards. On April 7, 2009, he released Gypsyhook, a digital EP, which featured three songs and four remixes. Also included was "海水" ("Kaisui"), a Japanese version of "Mora". Physical copies of the EP were available at his shows. After going on tour with Innerpartysystem and Paper Route and opening for Chiodos on their European tour, Moore performed at Bamboozle on May 2. He performed on Bamboozle Left's Saints and Sinners stage on April 4. He toured with Hollywood Undead in April 2009 performing under the band name Sonny and the Blood Monkeys, with Chris Null (electric guitar), Sean Friday (drums, percussion, and beats) and Aaron Rothe (keyboards, synthesizers, programming, and turntables). Moore has stated that the album Bells will not be released.[25]

In 2008, Moore began producing and performing under the alias Skrillex at clubs in the Los Angeles area.[26] The name, according to Moore, has no meaning and was "a stupid old online AOL screen name".[27] Previously, he had been known on the Internet as Twipz.[28] On June 7, 2010, Moore released his official Skrillex debut EP, My Name Is Skrillex as a free download.[29] Moore provided programming and vocals for UK metalcore band Bring Me the Horizon on their third studio album, There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret.[30] Later in the year, Sonny began a nationwide tour with deadmau5 after being signed to mau5trap recordings and released his second EP, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.

(L to R:) Porter Robinson, Zedd, and Skrillex performing at SXSW on March 16, 2012 Moore kicked off the "Project Blue Book Tour" in 2011 with support from Porter Robinson, Tommy Lee and DJ Aero as well as appearances from Sofia Toufa for a new song, "Bring Out the Devil". Skrillex unveiled several new songs on this tour including "First of the Year" (formerly known as "Equinox"), "Reptile", and "Cinema" (remix of a Benny Benassi track). "Reptile" was featured in the TV commercial for Mortal Kombat 9, and "First of the Year (Equinox)" is featured on More Monsters and Sprites, his follow-up EP and remix companion to Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites. In April 2011, Spin premiered "Get Up", an exclusive new track from Korn that was produced by Skrillex. Korn made the track available for free download via their Facebook page.[31] On April 15, 2011, KoRn joined Skrillex on stage for his set at Coachella 2011. On April 18, 2011, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEA) development studio Naughty Dog released a trailer[32] for the multiplayer component of their PlayStation 3 game Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, featuring "Kill EVERYBODY" from Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.

In June 2011, "More Monsters and Sprites" was released on Beatport, an EP consisting of three original tracks, including "First of the Year (Equinox)" and two versions of his original track "Ruffneck". The track "Ruffneck Bass" had been leaked on the internet months prior which used the same sample as in the new "Ruffneck" tracks on the EP. Skrillex released a music video for "Rock n' Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain)" on his official YouTube page on June 20, 2011.[33] On August 17, 2011 Skrillex announced his label, OWSLA.[34]

Skrillex performing live at the 2011 Ottawa Bluesfest "The label's first releases will come from Bristol-based dubstep producers KOAN Sound, electro-house newcomer Porter Robinson from North Carolina, singer-songwriter Alvin Risk, and San Francisco-based M Machine (formally Metropolis)."[35] Skrillex released a music video for "First of the Year (Equinox)" via Spin.com on August 19, 2011. In late August 2011 it was released that he would be appearing Knife Party's first release, collaborating on "Zoology", a Moombahton style track. A preview was released on YouTube. In late September 2011 he created the track "Syndicate" as promotion for the video game of the same name. Kaskade's 2011 album Fire & Ice features "Lick It", a collaboration between Kaskade and Skrillex. The video for Skrillex's song "First of the Year (Equinox)" appears on the first episode of the Beavis and Butt-head revival.

On November 8, Skrillex stated that he intended to release an album, Voltage. Skrillex gave fans more info about Voltage in RockSound Magazine after a photoshoot for the cover and doing an extensive interview on his tour.[36] For unknown reasons, however, the album was never released, however on December 21, 2011, Skrillex unveiled the Bangarang EP for a Beatport release on December 23, then on August 12, 2012, his new side-project formed with Boys Noize called Dog Blood released an EP called Next Order/Middle Finger. On November 6, 2012, Skrillex released a limited edition triple vinyl box set.[37] Skrillex composed the song "Bug Hunt" for the 2012 animated film Wreck-It Ralph, as well as making a brief cameo as a DJ in the film's first act, and in December 2012, "Make It Bun Dem" is used in as a looped variant during the single-player mission 'Kick the Hornets Nest' in the video game Far Cry 3. He composed the score for Spring Breakers with Cliff Martinez.

2014: Recess Skrillex confirmed at a show in January 2013 that he would release a new LP in the summer.[38] On January 2, 2013, Skrillex released his 7th EP, Leaving, on the OWSLA subscription service, Nest IV.[39] He later released the single "Try It Out" with Alvin Risk.

On March 7, 2014, an App titled "Alien Ride" was put up on Apple's App Store which contained a secret folder with 11 hidden objects and a countdown ending March 10 at 6:30EST. Moore's website was updated with the App's picture on the front page and it was later revealed the folder contains Google Play and iTunes url's which eventually were revealed to be 11 new songs available to stream that comprised his debut LP, titled Recess. The album was made available for pre-order at midnight and was released on March 18, 2014.

2016–present: Collaborations and return to From First to Last Skrillex was getting into the K-pop industry by collaborating with the girl group 4Minute. On January 25, 2016, Cube Entertainment released the tracklist and individual teaser images for the members. The first track, "Hate", was composed and arranged by Skrillex.[40]

On January 15, 2017, Moore tweeted "Happy Birthday" with a link to a new From First to Last song which featured Moore on vocals.[41] He later joined the band in Emo Nite LA for the first time in nearly a decade.[42] In 2017, he released the songs "Chicken Soup" with Habstrakt, "Would You Ever" with Poo Bear, "Saint Laurent" with DJ Sliink and Wale and "Favor" with Vindata and NSTASIA.

In July 2018, Skrillex teased fans by collaborating with Missy Elliott on a snippet nicknamed "ID", a release date for the single has yet to be announced.[43]

On October 8, 2018, Skrillex uploaded a photo to Twitter showcasing a collaboration between him and English DJ and producer Joyryde, later posting a video teaser of the song to Instagram.[44][45] The collaboration, "Agen Wida", was officially released on October 19, 2018.[46][47] On October 24, 2018 on Instagram, he previewed the song "Arms Around You", a collaboration featuring XXXTentacion, Lil Pump, Maluma and Swae Lee. The full single was released on October 25, 2018.[48]

Skrillex, Poo Bear, and Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada collaborated on "Face My Fears", an opening song for the video game Kingdom Hearts III. The single was released on January 18, 2019.[49][50]

On July 18, 2019, Skrillex released a two-track EP, Show Tracks, consisting of "Fuji Opener" featuring Alvin Risk and "Mumbai Power" featuring rapper Beam.[51][52]

Influences Moore has cited Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails[53] and the Doors[54] as early influences. Moore stated in an online interview that he is a longtime fan of Warp, a label whose roster includes notable electronic artists such as Aphex Twin and Squarepusher.[55] In an interview for Daft Punk Unchained, a 2015 documentary about the French electronic music duo Daft Punk, Moore said he was first exposed to electronic dance music after attending the duo's highly praised 2006 Coachella set.

Personal life In a 2015 interview, Moore stated that although his parents practiced Scientology, he does not. He explained that music consumes most of the time he could theoretically devote to religion.[14] His mother died in June 2015.[15]

Discography Main article: Skrillex discography Studio albums Recess (2014) Filmography Let's Make a Spaceship (2014) Moore partnered up with Red Bull to produce a documentary titled "Let's Make a Spaceship". It premiered on October 11, 2014, at 10 p.m. CT at the ACL Festival after his headline performance.[56] His performance and documentary, and others' performances are available for stream at Red Bull TV's website.[57]

Awards and nominations Grammy Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result 2012[58] Himself Best New Artist Nominated "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" Best Dance Recording Won Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites Best Dance/Electronica Album Won Benny Benassi featuring Gary Go – "Cinema (Skrillex Remix)" Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical Won "First of the Year (Equinox)" Best Short Form Music Video Nominated 2013[59] "Bangarang" Best Dance Recording Won Bangarang Best Dance/Electronica Album Won Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix) Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical Won 2016[60] "Where Are Ü Now" (with Diplo and Justin Bieber) Best Dance Recording Won Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü (with Diplo) Best Dance/Electronic Album Won 2017[61] Purpose (as a featured artist, producer & engineer) Album of the Year Nominated "Purple Lamborghini" (with Rick Ross & Beat Billionaire) Best Song Written for Visual Media Nominated 2019[62] "Midnight Hour" (with Ty Dolla Sign & Boys Noize) Best Dance Recording Nominated Kids Choice Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result 2017 Himself Favorite DJ/EDM Artist[63] Nominated MTV Video Music Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result 2012 "First of the Year (Equinox)" Best Electronic Dance Music Video[64] Nominated Best Visual Effects[65] Won 2013 "Breakn' a Sweat" Best Visual Effects[66] Nominated 2015[67] "Where Are Ü Now" (with Diplo featuring Justin Bieber) Best Visual Effects Won Best Art Direction Nominated Best Editing Nominated Song Of The Summer[68] Nominated Annie Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result 2013 Wreck-It Ralph Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production[69] Won DJ Magazine top 100 DJs Year Position Notes Ref. 2011 19 New Entry [70] 2012 10 Up 9 2013 11 Down 1 2014 9 Up 2 2015 9 No Change 2016 9 No Change 2017 16 Down 7 2018 21 Down 5 2019 21 No Change 2020 15 Up 6 Electronic Music Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result 2017 "Purple Lamborghini" (with Rick Ross) Single of the Year[71] Nominated See also List of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists

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[caribouv]

Best of 2020

If it's not first it's last, unless I write otherwise. Subjective to me not what's objectively good. Like how fast I am on a bike.

ALBUM

Dogleg - Melee Record Setter - I Owe You Nothing Daniel Avery - Love + Light Caspian - On Circles Soccer Mommy - Color Theory Age Sixteen - Discography Gabriel & Dresden - Remedy Ratboys - Printer's Devil Kill Lincoln - Can't Complaint Touche Amore - Lament

SONG

Soccer Mommy - Royal Screw Up Dogleg - Wartortle Georgia - Never Let You Go Le Youth - Waves Mild Minds - EMBRACER + FORMATIONS Lane 8 - Shatter + Don't Let Me Go ATTLAS - Shatter (Yes they're both called Shatter) Washed Out - Paralyzed + Reckless Desires Caribou - You and I Gulfer - Nature Kids

RECORD/COVER

Worst Party Ever - Ganon Main [Dogleg] 3LAU feat. XIRA - Tokyo [Le Youth] No Mana & Eddie - Fragile Human [mau5trap] A*S*Y*S - The Acid [T78] Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam [NightFunk] Ellen Allien - Bowie In Harmony [FJAAK]

SET/MIX/SHOW

The year of fucking sets. No one can play shows, so endless streams. Without exaggeration I listened to like 8 streams per week and bookmarked probably 70 of them for keeps.

Solarstone's 303+808+909=2020 mix. Once you get past Voodoo Ray, every song on this is a banger. It's a great historical primer of the god-tier Roland instruments.

After listening to this I spent an entire weekend reading about the 303 and the other Roland instruments. About Detroit Techno and Juan Atkins and Derrick May.  About drum machines and synths and Aphex Twin. About Richie Hawtin, Plastikman, and acid. About electronic music genres from Techno to House to Trance and all the sub-genres within each.

I've got this whole new appreciation and foundation with which to enjoy the music that makes up 60% of my listening time, and it's all and only because Solarstone put together this mix.  

Lane 8's Guest Mix from Group Therapy 370.  

Lane 8's Sunrise Set at Grand Lake, CO. Really fun to watch, even better to listen to, but best is my boy's on point totally awkward dancing. After this set Lane 8's instagram was full of selfies bike riding around Colorado. Hella.

Really just further cements my appreciation for Lane 8. While you've got all these Euro Trash DJs doing sets in plush Miami beach side mansions pushing the money money bling bling brand, Lane 8 is floating around in the middle of a fucking mountain lake.

Caspian with The Losander Chamber Orchestra. SAX MAN CENTER STAGE.

Goldfinger at The Roxy Theatre. I love punk ska. Thank you for reminding me I love punk ska.

Anything Paula Temple did this year tbh.

Anjunabeats 692 with Amy Wiles: Classic Mix. Simple and straight forward classic bangers. All the Connected vinyl classic mixes with the Thrillseekers were good too.

HOR mix by Courtesy.

Sol Ortega + E110101 did a bedroom mix. Really good music on a simple mixer. No dumb fuck twisting of knobs or any of that horseshit. Just a great selection of chill music to listen to. Also, relationship goals.

BEST MOVIE

All of like ten movies came out this year, soooo seems silly. And yet, Another Round and Nocturne were phenomenal. So yes, those two. If I had to pick a third maybe The Devil All the Time. I don't think anyone is allowed to like that movie though. Maybe I'm Thinking of Ending Things?

TV SHOWS

UTOPIA except the end was just atrocious. Bly Manor except I didn't understand why everyone was the same character. The Good Lord Bird except why is everyone a buffoon?

So I don't know. Either Locke and Key or Lovecraft County. Probably Lovecraft Country.

ACTOR

Mikkelsen. Without a doubt.

VIDEO GAME

Dead By Daylight. I think in time Night in the Woods will eventually pass this, but this was the year of Dead By Daylight for me. I played so much of this game.

Night in the Woods. I can't stop thinking about how perfect this game is. Gregg rulz ok.

Pillars of Eternity 2. I hated the ship combat, but the game is still so good. Having the entire cast of Critical Role for voice acting is an insane addition. Yet another timeless masterpiece from Obsidian.

Phasmophobia. Still one of the most insane video game experiences I've ever had.

Enemy on Board. I ended up getting banned for impersonating another player... in a werewolf style game where deception is the primary mechanic... I had such a blast with this game. It's too bad the developers are such tools.

BOOK

I read more literature this year than the last seven years combined.

Lightbringer by Brent Weeks. Really hard to get into because of how complicated the magic system is, and whole thing seems like Catholics v. MLK with magical Navy Seals thrown in... Which, okay... but the writing is so fucking remarkable. I don't have the literary knowledge or vocabulary to properly articulate the credit these books are due other than simply say the author is a poet. Also... I'm the FUCKING TURTLE BEAR.

I actually ended up reading some Dean Koontz book after finishing these. And just fucking lol. It really demonstrates how good Brent Weeks' writing is or how bad Dean Koontz's writing is. Or both.

Ascendant by Craig Alanson. Stereotypical and predictable and written for teenagers - which is everything I wanted from a medieval fantasy book this year.

Prisoner of Azkabananas. This book is good book. JK Rowling is a cunt.

Dungeon Born. Trash fantasy with surface value themes and motifs, but still enjoyed it.

Kingdoms and Chaos. Fun low fantasy though not much more to it no matter how serious it tries to be.  

Society of the Sword Trilogy. So many things wrong with this series. Damsel in distress, enemies have inconsitent challeges which make no sense, why the fuck is he worshipping the society that would've had him dead at age 16 but for a random stroke of luck? Yet... I still enjoyed it.

POLITICIAN

No one. Not a single one. They all get the fucking guillotine.

Instead, I think Michael Osterholm from CIDRAP takes it. He always strove to tell the truth about what he knew about covid and, more importantly: what he didn't know. Anytime he ended up wrong about something he would own it, wouldn't make excuses, and moved on. The honesty was super fucking refreshing given all the bullshit (from both scientists and Republicans) surrounding covid this year.

FOOD

Every single thing my friend made for me back in August/September.

Buddha bowls. No restaurants from like March to June and so... I made a buddha bowl board with with endless combinations written on it and choosing from to make same became my nightly routine.

TRIP

I went fucking absolutely nowhere this year.

MOMENT

June's BLM riots.

General catch-all for my cats.

Iran not retaliating after Trump tried to start WW3 back in January.

Trump losing the election.

Trump's wild corona ride.

It's funny how almost all of these have nothing to do with me. I legit lived vicariously through outside events. What a fucking wasted year.

ATHLETE: I think I watched all of like two sporting events this year, both NWSL games. Soooo, Jane Campbell.  

BIGGEST LETDOWN: Covid. Just fucking covid. I joke about how I'm never going to leave the house and it rocks, but it sucks. It really sucks. I miss going to restaurants with friends and I miss going to the movies with friends and I miss doing group rides with friends.

So many moments this year I felt like all I am doing is staying alive so I can work. That my entire existence is solely for legal analysis with everything else: food, sleep, etc. goes only to make sure I keep doing that.

I broke my lumbar spine amongst many other general fuckeries and I'm lucky to be alive. Excruciating pain for a month straight, but I'll take that shit again without question over covid loneliness. Easily. No debate.

THEME OF THE YEAR: Don't suck coughs. And remember to cook your raw kidney beans.

Goals for 2021: Same shit, different year. Keep on keeping on. Setting specific goals proved more effective than general ideals. I wrote a bunch of shit to accomplish month to month. 

[sndmusic]

Progress Report (Friday, 7 February)

Objectives

“Uneven Design” will feature seven tracks.

The tracks will describe a character’s internal moral struggle since his arrival into a new city, leading him to the experience of different psychological issues.

The artwork of the album and a new logo will involve the collaboration of graphic designer Angelica Palmisano.

The mastering process will feature the collaboration of drum and bass producer and mastering engineer “Spektiv”.

Progress

Composition is going well. Two tracks have been fully mixed and arranged and will be sent to producer Daniel Goodier (”Spektiv”) with whom arrangements have been made to work on the mastering process of the album. Two more songs are in progress. 

A lot of time has been spent shaping the story of the character and creating an idea of what the tracks will sound like. The notable elements of the work done so far involve a research in sound with the aim to build a coherent sonic narrative throughout the album, taking inspiration from composers such as Hans Zimmer (“Inception”) and Trent Reznor (“The Social Network”) and electronic music records, in particular “4x4=12” (Deadmau5), “22” (Boris Brejcha), “Variations” (Gesaffelstein) and “Biocellulose” (Current Value). 

Since the album will be entirely realised in the box for practical reasons, several production techniques have been researched regarding the achievement of professional sounding violins using Logic Pro X. 

An experimentation with plugins has been done to realise creative effects suitable for the different themes of the tracks.

Although the initial intention was to realise the logo myself, the contact with a professional graphic designer was made. Yet, the working relationship ended up being very brief because of budget issues. 

Arrangements have been made with an Italian graphic designer student to work on a new definitive version. 

The final stages for the realisation of the new logo are happening these very days and it will be ready by February 14.

Now that all the themes have been clearly identified and the structure of the album has been precisely defined, the next step will be to undertake a deeper exploration in sound in order to express at best the themes of the album such as alienation, anxiety, and moral values. This experimentation will be driven by research focused on  the psychological and moral issues approached in the project and the artist’s influences. The next phase also includes the work on some early concepts and images for the artwork of “Uneven Design”.

Reference List

Brejcha, B (2016). 22. Fckng Serious

Current Value (2016). Biocellulose. Critical Music

Deadmau5 (2010). 4x4=12. Virgin Records, Ultra Records, Mau5trap

Fincher, D. (2010). The Social Network. Sony Pictures Releasing

Gesaffelstein (2010). Variations. Turbo Recording

Nolan, C. (2010). Inception. Warner Bros. Pictures

[thepermanentrainpress]

SHOTTY HORROH RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM

Known as a deep lyricist, the artist behind the music, Adam Rooney, pours his heart and mind into the record, speaking out against the government, staying loyal to personal ambitions, and the lies of others. Witty, but honest and critical (“Look buttercup we don’t care about all your likes / Holla at us when you figure out there’s more to life”), Rooney offers the swagger and ambition, mirrored with the character of a fighter, a survivor bringing light to a greater issue. 

Unrelenting in delivery, his rapper’s flow built with the defining guitar heavy sound of 80′s and 90′s Manchester rock, Shotty Horroh brings opinion and prowess to Salt of the Earth. Listen to track “Shudehill” below.

Posted by: Chloe Hoy

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

New Audio: Morgin Madison Teams up with L.A.'s Dominque on Nostalgic and Sensual New Bop "Drifter"

New Audio: Morgin Madison Teams up with L.A.'s Dominque on Nostalgic and Sensual New Bop "Drifter" @morginmadison @mau5trap @iiLayEggs @dkimprojects @itsdominique

https://soundcloud.com/mau5trap/morgin-madison-drifter-feat-dominique?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Rising  Boise–based electronic music artist and producer Morgin Madison initially started his professional life as a lobbyist before pursuing music full-time. He released his first singles in late 2017. That first batch of original material found the Boise-based…

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We are friends vol. 5

[thebiggaylion]

Mercer @ EDC Orlando 2018 (Part 1 of 2)

Hey everyone!  Yes, I am in fact still alive!  A lot has been happening to the guy behind The Big Gay Lion, and a lot has happened in the past few weeks for me as well!  But before I say too much, I've a need to split this post! You're reading the first half now, but make sure you check out the second half when you're done. Don't worry, I'll remind you! Both parts in one post can be found right here, if you'd prefer that instead! So, perhaps the most relevant news for the moment is the EDC Orlando 2019 lineup announcement that came last week on Night Owl Radio, and then the promotional imagery that confirmed the names we all knew from the broadcast.  Just in case I just happen to be the only line of news you have into the EDC world (I’m honored, by the way!), here’s that flyer below:

You may remember how jazzed I was with the 2018 lineup, as it was the best I had ever seen for our area’s event... this one, however, outdoes even that strong showing.  It always surprises me when artists make back-to-back appearances in Orlando, but it looks like we’ll be graced with the likes of Alison Wonderland, ADIN, Dombresky, Kaskade, and more... and no, Fury + MC Dino don’t count haha!  But, doesn’t this read like a “Best Of” for previous years?  Orlando hasn’t seen Afrojack in forever, since 2012!  Steve Aoki, Arty, and 3lau haven’t been around since 2014, and DJ Snake hasn’t been here since right after his car accident with Mercer in 2015 (remember that?)!  I’m also quite surprised that Deadmau5 is making an appearance, after all that heat he generated a few years ago with Pasquale.  I kinda figured REZZ was going to be what put Mau5trap back on Insomniac’s good graces.  I’ll let the big cat out of the big bag and give you some clues as to what I hope to post about in the future, and say that I was really hoping to get another shot at seeing Above & Beyond perform, and if I’m in the same mood as I’ve been these past few months, they’re going to be a must-see for me!   Also, I am SUPER excited to get the chance to see Charlotte de Witte, Da Tweekaz, and Nora En Pure, all for the first time!  I’m also eager to see Eric Prydz, Party Favor, Timmy Trumpet yet again (whoops, uh... spoilers!).  Finally, I’ve heard great things about EDX and Fisher from the guy behind The Big Gay Lion, so I’d like to be able to see them for myself!  I’ll be crossing everything I can from now until November that the set times don’t cause a large number of conflicts for me, but with one additional fixed venue / stage this year, that means one more opportunity for a schedule conflict... not to mention the unannounced boomboxARTCAR artists that Pasquale mentioned in his broadcast!  It’s a good problem to have, don’t get me wrong!

And before we get into this, the life of the guy behind The Big Gay Lion has gotten busier than it has been in the past, and I can’t promise I’ll be able to do weekly #TBT’s like I used to... but, the life of the guy behind The Big Gay Lion has made some things happen recently, and that’s going to mean some exciting stuff is on the way for me as a result!  Nothing to talk about yet, but I need to get going on sharing my life before any more life happens!  Is that cryptic enough for you?  Haha.  Now, how’s about we start out my grand revival of #ThrowbackThursday with my favorite set from 2018?  It’s time for Mercer!

Find this photo on Instagram | Find this photo on Facebook Photo by James Dechert, originally posted by Orlando Weekly So right when I got there and took my position in a conservative location within circuitGROUNDS, I noticed that some Insomniac videographers were nearby.  I figure I’d make myself not look busy in case they decided to put me in the 2018 trailer haha.  They did not approach me (but the cameraman could not stop staring!), but I did get approached by a random photographer.  As it turns out, I was feeling exceptionally good that day!  I was able to get ready in record time, and it resulted in me arriving at the festival earlier than I had ever arrived before!  I was very much looking forward to this set, and then... this photographer rolls up.  I didn’t have to adjust much to get ready for him to snap a pic, and when he walked away quietly, I just knew... I KNEW, “that was the one”.  That was the pic I was going to love the most from 2018... and just LOOK AT ME!  I look SO GOOD!  Yes, you can see how my necklace stretched out a bit on that one delicate spot between the “H” and the “@”, but my new hair is so much easier to dance with, that I went pretty hard on Day 1!  Don’t worry, it’ll be in tip top shape for Day 1 of 2019!  This pic shows everything, though... hair’s looking right, you can see my Pulse ribbon (which I always forget to wear!), my nails are looking good... I am a very proud lion! 🏳️‍🌈🦁❤️  Okay, okay, now on with the good stuff!

YouTube | Facebook | Instagram So, right after the surprise photo shoot (which is a commonplace for me, of course!), I returned my water bottle to it’s screw cap, and started feeling the groove.  I knew what to expect with Mercer, and every minute was super fun!  I never knew exactly what the second song in this video’s lyrics were.  Apparently I was thinking too... narrowly, I suppose... to realize what the word before “control” was! Mercer - Studio 54 https://soundcloud.com/mercer/studio-54 Patrick Hagenaar - Boob Control https://soundcloud.com/patrickhagenaar/boob-control-original-mix

YouTube | Facebook | Instagram Like I said, I knew what to anticipate from a Mercer set, and this song was probably the most anticipated one for me.  I suppose it’s just the gay in me that loves ABBA! Charles J - Voulez Vous (Do You Want) https://soundcloud.com/charlesj/do-you-want-original-mix

Right! So, that's the end of part one. Make sure you check out the remaining bits in part two. If you're sick of this split post stuff, you can always try to view the full post here.

It really feels good to be back! Make sure to follow me! Facebook | Tumblr (Index) | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Web

[trespeak]

What's your favorite house album?

Wow, that’s a toughie. Might just have to give you a list instead.

This ended up being pretty long so I’ve put all the big descriptions I wrote for each of ‘em under the cut, but here’s the gist:

Daft Punk, Discovery (2001)

Kaskade, Fire and Ice (2011)

deadmau5, For Lack of a Better Name (2009) and 4x4=12 (2010)

Phantoms, Phantoms (2017)

Justice, † (2007) 

Lazy Rich’s singles

Porter Robinson/Virtual Self – Spitfire (2011) and Virtual Self (2017)

I like a lot of deep house and electro house, so most of my picks here are within either or both of those subgenres (as well as progressive house, in deadmau5′s case).

For more of my thoughts (and there are many!), see below.

Daft Punk, Discovery (2001)

Accept no substitutes. For Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo and Thomas Bangalter, making quality tunes seems to just be second nature. Their second album replaces the underground, city-street feel of Homework with a shiny, discotheque-ready sound that stands on the shoulders of giants but does so as a means of updating and widening the reach of their own influences (with “Harder Better Faster Stronger”’s use of “Cola Bottle Baby” as a perfect example thereof). My favorite track on the record, “Digital Love,” perhaps only barely qualifies as house, but between the earnestness of the vocoded lyrics and the heart-stopper of a guitar solo, I don’t even mind – who cares about genre conventions when you’re a smitten robot? It’s utterly brilliant and its era exists as the gold standard for many DP fans, myself included among them.

Kaskade, Fire and Ice (2011)

Ryan Raddon’s seventh album and the one I hold the most nostalgia for. An ambitious effort on Kaskade’s part, Fire and Ice is a double album, with original tracks on one side and remixed, chilled-out versions of the same songs on the other (geddit?). The ICE mixes are something of a mixed bag, with some having more reason to exist than others, but the Fire side of the album earns it a place here on its own, with Skrillex and Raddon giving us their own brilliant take on a classic track from Guy Manuel de Homem Christo on “Lick It,” as well as the smooth vibes of Ryan’s collaboration with his band Late Night Alumni and Inpetto on “How Long.” Another standout track: “ICE,” a big, bumping jam Ryan made with Dan Black and Dada Life.

deadmau5, For Lack of a Better Name (2009) and 4x4=12 (2010)

Oh, Joel. These days he’s earned a controversial status as full-time internet troll alongside his career as a musician, but he’s still had a palpable impact on the industry at large (pop juggernaut Marshmello more or less owes his entire career to the allure of the man in the cute mask, and while Daft Punk did it first, Mello’s own interpretation is particularly and explicitly influenced by the way deadmau5 did it). These two albums dropped when I was twelve/thirteen and still opening my eyes to the wide world of electronica, and I think they’re particularly significant as the point where I went from being a casual fan of it to a devotee, sparking an investment in the Scene® that I still have to this day. The degree of control Joel flexes over his work at its peak was unprecedented for the time and still holds up now – “Strobe,” the album closer on For Lack Of, is particularly notable in how it makes ten minutes feel like no time at all in how it builds and shifts with just a few simple, powerful elements in play at a time. “Ghosts ‘n Stuff” earned Joel and vocalist Rob Swire a crossover hit, and “Raise Your Weapon” stands as an early illustration of what the North American take on dubstep would sound like in the years to come. 

Phantoms, Phantoms (2017)

Kyle Kaplan and Vinnie Pergola’s debut record is a clever mission statement for their work. Their deep house tunes are infused with pop sensibilities, placing them in company with contemporaries like Jamie xx and Disclosure as house DJs making an effort to bridge the gap between the radio airwaves and the dance floor. My favorites include “Just a Feeling” with Verite, a modody track called “Downtown,” and the utterly brilliant “Need You Closer,” a collab with Hayley Kiyoko that easily converted me into the Church of Lesbian Jesus. (Their recent work is also worth a nod as well – they’ve been building up singles to drum up interest in a new EP, including one of their best tracks to date, a driving progressive house tune called “Designs for You.”)

Justice, † (2007)

Gaspard Auge and Xavier de Rosnay’s debut record remains their best. There’s so many iconic tracks on this one: The slick vibes of “Genesis” and “Newjack,” the ever crowd-pleasing “D.A.N.C.E.,” the pumping “Phantom” and its sequel, the nu-disco sleaze of “DVNO”, and the ear-splitting delight of “Waters of Nazareth.” The record earned them a positive, if daunting, comparison to fellow French house pioneers Daft Punk, and while their work on it shares an obsession with taking diverse samples and reconfiguring them into their own image, Justice’s fascination with the macabre aesthetic of 70′s horror films and the rock ‘n roll ethos of T. Rex earned them a distinct spot in the pantheon of electronic acts with this record (as well as its followup, the different-but-still-great Audio, Video, Disco).

Feed Me - Feed Me’s Big Adventure (2011) and Calamari Tuesday (2013)

Jon Gooch was one of the earliest musicians to emerge under deadmau5′s mau5trap label, and still shines as one of its leading acts today (High Street Creeps, released earlier this year, has jams for days). While he started his career making drum ‘n bass tracks as Spor, the bulk of his work since 2009 has been under the Feed Me alias, where he’s dabbled in all manner of electronic but mostly hews close to the realm of electro house. Gooch’s experience in making complex tunes meant that Feed Me came out swinging, with tracks like “Grand Theft Ecstasy” and “Muscle Rollers” exhibiting a confidence and technical skill from the outset that most producers would kill for on their first record. By the time his first proper full length released two years later, he’d developed a consistent feel that made collaborations with indie bands (”Love Is All I Got,” with Crystal Fighters) and soulful singers (”Last Requests,” with Jenna G) feel as natural as hard-hitting bangers (”No Grip” and “Death by Robot”). Mix in a little bit of both and you get “Ophelia,” a anthemic ballad made with YADi – my favorite song from the record, and a earworm that still sticks with me six years on. Love, don’t let me drown…

and some honorable mentions!

Lazy Rich’s singles! Richard Billis is a Canadian DJ who retired from producing tunes in 2017, but for the decade or so he was releasing music, the electro house singles he released were nothing short of iconic. Songs like “Blast Off” (with Hirshee and Lizzie Curious) and “Flash” (with Hot Mouth) are energetic, breezy and danceable. There’s nothing quite like a good Lazy Rich drop; his beats hit the dance floor with the weight of a truck, and have a sonic diversity among them that would predict the electronic scene’s shift toward the dynamism of future bass. It makes me sad that we won’t get any more of them, but Billis left behind such an evergreen catalog of singles that it’s hard to be down for very long. (I used to use his remix of Zedd’s “Stars Come Out” as a theme song of sorts on an old website where you could be a DJ with your friends. The fond memories are strong with this one.)

Porter Robinson/Virtual Self – Spitfire (2011) and Virtual Self (2017) – Leave it to Porter Robinson to carve out a completely separate musical persona just to hearken back to his halcyon days as a young producer. My initial introduction to him was just after he’d emerged from the hands-up scene, while he had his eyes set on stardom through what he called “complextro,” and it was surprising to find that his work not only lived up to its genre classification but actively carved out a market for its sound, even before Porter had dropped an album. If the dubstep and house feel of Spitfire was a revelation, the DDR vibes of the Virtual Self EP are a revitalization; similar in ethos, but with an owned, Serial Experiments Lain-styled technological aesthetic. Porter does a lot of work to keep the two projects separate (even going as far as to delineate live shows between the aliases), but rather than fragmenting his work the distinction only ends up strengthening his catalog, in much the same way Jon Gooch’s work as Feed Me complements his earlier collection as Spor.

JOYRYDE’s singles and upcoming album - John Ford Jr. is an English DJ who knows what he likes: fast cars, bumping house beats, mean-muggin’ rap jams, and making tunes that blend all of the above in one way or another. His JOYRYDE project is only a few years old, emerging in 2016, but it’s very much the culmination of years of diggin’ in the crates and building a sound that blends the hip-hop influences of trap with the boogie-bounce sensibility of house. No sooner is this evident than the “parental discretion is advised” warning (and subsequent punchy opening bars) that welcomes you into “HOT DRUM,” though his other tracks (including “MAXIMUM KING” and the Rick Ross-assisted “WINDOWS”) share that kinetic energy. He’s one to watch!

Also worth your time:

Oliver’s Mechanical EP and their album Full Circle

Mord Fustang’s All Eyes On… compilations

Botnek’s singles from 2016 onward

Chris Lake’s releases with his label Black Book Records

Self Help by Walker and Royce

pretty much everything by Ellie Herring and Chrissy (Murderbot)

Fantasmas by Zavala

anything Wolfgang Gartner has made (particularly his early 2010s singles)

That’s all I got for now. If you made it this far, you’re an angel. Thanks for indulging me :)