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Skrillex destroyed our perception of the beauty of Dubstep with his obnoxiously American, over-maximalist approach to a genre that achieves maximalism through minimal gear. Original Dubstep is proper life changing. There are a few great documentaries on Youtube, but I also keep a playlist of the stuff on deck because of how incredible it is.
May 7, 2024
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Dubstep was the first genre that I really got nerdy about and made a part of my identity. My favorite era was what you might call āSecond Wave Dubstep,ā (the kind of stuff put out by OWSLA, Circus Records, Never Say Die, Inspected Records, UKF, MTA, etc.) which I will arbitrarily say lasted from 2009 to 2013. TheĀ UKF Dubstep 2011Ā andĀ GetDarker Presents: This is Dubstep 2011Ā compilations are perfect representations of the Second Waveās beginnings, as SkrillexāsĀ Scary Monsters and Nice SpritesĀ EP influence was changing the genre forever. I stopped following the scene when Dubstep stagnated in its Riddim era (2015-ish) and stopped hitting the same for me. Right now Iād say weāre seeing a post-Dubstep wave where the kids who grew up idolizing Sonny Moore and learning Fruity Loops in their bedrooms are making music which draws influence from 2010s electronic music (underscores, 100 Gecs, Frost Children, Food House, etc.), and thatās made me nostalgic for the old days. I think my highest calling in life is to write Skrillexās biography.Ā
Jul 13, 2025
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my dad had a friend who kept up with music and wasnāt stuck in the 70s/80s like my dad is and he was showing Technologic by Daft Punk to my dad in our living room and I remember little 6 year old me going absolutely feral to it. iād never heard anything like it before and I just kept asking them to play it again so I could ābreak danceā (flail around wildly) to it. thatās the first time I remember being captivated by a song like that
years later my brother showed me Kill Everybody by Skrillex and I remember asking him if it was Daft Punk because thatās the only thing I could think of that sounded remotely similar. ended up getting super into skrillex and between ages 11-13 I pretty much exclusively listened to skrillex, and mostly rips from youtube of old/unreleased stuff. skrillex got me into a bunch of other artists through his label OWSLA thatās defunct now but had a sick lineup between 2012-2016 that was super foundational to my music tastes.
years later my brother showed me Kill Everybody by Skrillex and I remember asking him if it was Daft Punk because thatās the only thing I could think of that sounded remotely similar. ended up getting super into skrillex and between ages 11-13 I pretty much exclusively listened to skrillex, and mostly rips from youtube of old/unreleased stuff. skrillex got me into a bunch of other artists through his label OWSLA thatās defunct now but had a sick lineup between 2012-2016 that was super foundational to my music tastes.
May 3, 2024
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Feb 6, 2025
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A.Gās record is his best to date, but lengthy. Had he cut out some of the slower cuts it would be undeniably incredible. Really great stuff all around tho.
Its finally getting warm enough to enjoy Turnstile, too. Glow On is a record that radiates warmth through meaty punk riffs, surf rock melodies and intensive drumming.
Its finally getting warm enough to enjoy Turnstile, too. Glow On is a record that radiates warmth through meaty punk riffs, surf rock melodies and intensive drumming.
May 10, 2024
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I moved to London a couple months ago. Last week, I saw The Dare live & in person for the first time, so I wrote about it for my blog. Give it a read if you got a couple minutes :)
Dec 2, 2024