New EP release by Sonny Moore AKA Skrillex. Get ready for your friends to turn down the track yell "dude check out this drop" then blast the volume. These tracks definitely live up to the dubstep superstar's standards.
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Skrillex- Scary Bolly Dub and… GRILLEX!
A couple of interesting stories have emerged about the prince of dubstep of late. A new track that samples the build up from his previous collaboration with Foreign Beggars known as, "Still Gettin it" has gone viral in the EDM world. "Scary Bolly Dub" definitely delivers the grind for all Skrill fans!
Also here's another piece of information we're trying to figure out if it's official or not. It seems like Sonny Moore is expanding his womb enterprise to the fryer. LA Weekly has reported Grillex a new dubstep themed food truck is making its way through LA under the ownership of our very own local dubstep master! LA Weekly has more here.
12th Planet ‘The End Is Near’ Tour Mini-Documentary + FALL TOUR DATES
12th Planet is blasting through 2012, which started off with a North American tour to celebrate the release of his 'The End Is Near!" EP. To top it off, 12th Planet "Reasons" (Doctor P Remix) was named one of the '30 Greatest Dubstep Songs of All Time" by SPIN Magazine -- after all, "nothing set the tone for domestic bass culture quite like this Planet's orbit," says SPIN. This fall, the American Dubstep King continues his reign with tours that storm through North America (in support of Dada Life and Pretty Lights), as well as his first headlining tour in Asia.
12th Planet has also just re-launched his website, www.12thPlanet2012.com, in a joint venture partnership with ElectroStub and Church of Merch, with plans to integrate ticketing solutions and merchandise with tools to better connect and serve his fans. By self-distributing his own merchandise, show tickets and downloads, this acclaimed DJ is joining the ranks of many forward-thinking pioneers in the entertainment space who understand the importance of owning their own data and keeping service fees low for fans.
Check out exclusive content at www.12thPlanet2012.com -- including a contest to win passes to the SMOG Takeover at Control (with 12th Planet, Flinch, Noah D, Antiserum and The Juggernaut) at Avalon in Los Angeles tonight OR a chance to meet the man himself at Electric Zoo Festival in NYC on Saturday, September 1st!
12TH PLANET FALL 2012 TOUR DATES
August 24 Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon (SMOG at Control)
August 28 Tampa, FL @ Rock the Vote
August 29 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion (with Pretty Lights)
August 30 Charlottesville, VA @ Ntelos Wireless (with Pretty Lights)
August 31 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater (Electric Zoo Afterparty)
Sept 1 New York, NY @ Electric Zoo Festival (Day)
Sept 1 Toronto, Canada @ Guvernment Entertainment Complex (Night)
Sept 2 Jacksonville, FL @ Electric Sun (Day)
Sept 2 Tallahassee, FL @ Coliseum (Night)
Asia
Sept 6 Taipei @ Sparks
Sept 7 Shanghai @ Club Ibiza
Sept 8 Beijing @ Yongongyis
Sept 12 Kuala Lumpur @ Vertigo
Sept 13 Bangkok @ Bed
Sept 14 Cambodia @ Pontoon.
Sept 15 Hong Kong @ Fly
Sept 18 St. Catharines, Canada @ Barracuda Pretty (Dada Life tour)
Sept 19 Guelph, Canada @ Guelph Concert Theater (Dada Life tour)
Sept 20 London, Canada @ London Music Hall (Dada Life tour)
Sept 21 Pensacola, FL @ DeLuna Fest
Sept 22 San Bernadino, CA @ Nocturnal Wonderland
Sept 23 Portland, Maine @ State Theatre (Dada Life tour)
Sept 26 State College, PA @ Levels (Dada Life Tour)
Sept 27 Revere, MA @ Wonderland Ballroom (Dada Life tour)
Sept 28 Denver, CO @ Beta (Beta Residency)
Sept 29 Fairburn, GA @ Counterpoint Music Festival
Oct 2 Miami, FL @ The Fillmore (with Pretty Lights)
Oct 3 Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena
Oct 6 New Orleans, LA @ Mardi Gras World (with Pretty Lights)
Oct 14 Minneapolis, MN @ Epic Events Center (Dada Life tour)
Oct 15 Winnipeg, Canada @ Garrick Center (Dada Life tour)
Oct 17 Saskatoon, Canada @ Tequila (Dada Life tour)
Oct 18 Calgary, Canada @ Flames Central (Dada Life tour)
Oct 20 Edmonton, Canada @ Edmonton Events Center (Dada Life tour)
Oct 22 Kamloops, Canada @ Cactus Jack’s (Dada Life tour)
Oct 23 Kelowna, Canada @ Level (Dada Life tour)
Oct 24 Victoria, Canada @ Sugar Nightclub (Dada Life tour)
Oct 25 Vancouver, Canada @ Commodore Ballroom (Dada Life tour)
Oct 26 Austin, TX @ Emo's (with Zedd)
Oct 28 Chico, CA @ Senator Theater (Dada Life tour)
Oct 29 Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre (Dada Life tour)
HARD Summer Official Recap Video
Relieve the magic of HARD Summer 2012 with the official recap video released by HARD Events yesterday. Marking the pinnacle of the Los Angeles summer music festival this year, HARD Summer welcomed over 50,000 fans this month (August 3-4, 2012) at the Los Angeles State Historic Park for the event's fifth annual installment. Expanding to a two-day event for the first time, HARD Summer - the largest ticketed music festival in the city of Los Angeles - proved to be one of the year's most stellar celebrations featuring high-octane performance from Skrillex, Bloc Party, Miike Snow (Live), Boys Noize, Bloody Beetroots (DJ set), NERO (Live), Magnetic Man, Squarepusher, James Murphy, Little Dragon and many more.
Boys Noize and Skrillex Form New Side Project?
According to reports, Boys Noize and Skrillex have collaborated on what is being called "300% break-acid-tech-noise."
Earlier this morning, Skrillex posted a teaser video for a track titled "Next Order," attributed to an artist called Dog Blood. The 1:43 video features the logos of both artists' labels - Skrillex's OWSLA and Boys Noize's Boysnoize Records - and is described as "MIDDLE FINGER ACID TERROR from Boysnoize Records and OWSLA".
Having appeared in Boys Noize's set at Tomorrowland, it's no surprise that speculation exists as to whether this is a new band or a side project for the two artists.
So far, neither Skrillex nor Boys Noize have commented on who or what exactly Dog Blood is, but Alex Rhida (BN), in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, did express his desire to explore harder sounds much like Skrillex's, saying "I always love to play jacking stuff and harder stuff... Right now, like in the last two years, a lot of the electronic music, or what you call now EDM, it feels too generic for me sometimes and a bit soulless."
While the entire world speculates and tries to figure out who this Dog Blood really is, be sure to peep the teaser video. From the sounds of it, it would be difficult to contend the strong possibility that the two have actually joined forces.
Deadmau5 prank calls Skrillex [Video]
We have your order for 142 Trigger Fingers...haha!
Skrillex Feat. Ellie Goulding-Summit(Perreo Perreo Moombahsoul Rework)
Here's a VERY interesting remix. Who knew even Skrillex could sound so mellow? Perfect for a lazy summer Thursday. Check it and download for free
Goin’ In (Skrillex Goin’ Hard Remix) – Birdy Nam Nam
Skrillex out with a pair of remixes here, to which I've chosen to feature just one of two in this post. He's remixed Birdy Nam Nam's 'Going In' single, & his "Goin Hard" title to this remix perfectly describes exactly what you get. Enjoy this and GO HARD.
RANDOM TRACKS
Introducing a new feature where we bring you random tracks at a random time.
Ivory (Laidback Luke Edit) - Congorock
Muzik (Bingo Players Remix) - Villanord
Don't Slam The Cinema - Zedd & Skrillex
Kaskade & Skrillex – Lick It (Official Music Video)
The brand new official video for Kaskade and Skrillex’s juggernaut collaboration “Lick It”, released back in October 2011, is finally upon us! Complete with a hefty remix package (out now on Ultra Records) from some of the biggest-hitters to match, Kaskade continues to demonstrate his A&R excellence and prowess as he breathes fresh life into an already exquisite release.
Taken from Kaskade’s critically acclaimed long player ‘Fire & Ice’, “Lick It” serves up a growling slice of electro-infused Skrillex gold, with the strongest sense of musicality and melody that underpins each and every Kaskade production – a stunning record from two of the most in-demand producers on the planet. Ryan explained:
“Collaborating with Skrillex for the track and video of ‘Lick It’ was one of the more unique opportunities I had when recording Fire & Ice,” said Kaskade. “Skrillex and I have different styles but that is part of what made it fun. I like doing the unexpected and this track and video is something truly distinctive.”
The ever eclectic three-track remix package, featuring unique re-licks from rising dubstep star Datsik, French house maestro Norman Doray and Italy’s very own Alex Kenji is available to buy now from iTunes.
Donned by The New York Times as the “new face of electronic dance music,” Kaskade recently wowed the EDM world with his brand new stage set up at California’s legendary Coachella festival, headlining the iconic Sahara tent on Saturday night to a truly immense reception. Continuing from this he’s just announced that this summer he’ll be taking on his biggest ever tour, with more than 50 North American shows across venues of all sizes; from ballrooms and theatres to arenas and festivals. The initial 35 dates announced for the “Freaks of Nature” Summer 2012 Tour will begin on May 25!
With other recent news that he will be performing at the globally-renowned Lollapalooza fest in August at Grant Park in Chicago and a handful of high profile European tour dates, 2012 is shaping up to be quite the year for Ryan.
Peep the PECULIAR music video below:
2012 Dance Grammy Nominees
Best Dance Recording
Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech - "Raise Your Weapon" - Ultra Records
Duck Sauce - "Barbra Streisand" - Downtown Records
David Guetta & Avicii - "Sunshine" - Virgin
Robyn - "Call Your Girlfriend" - Interscope Records
Skrillex - "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites" - Big Beat/Atlantic
Swedish House Mafia - "Save The World" - Astralwerks
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Cut/Copy - Zonoscope - Modular Recordings
deadmau5 - 4x4=12 - Ultra Records
David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat - Virgin Records
Robyn - Body Talk, Pt. 3 - Interscope Records
Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites - Big Beat/Atlantic
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Benny Benassi - "Cinema" (Skrillex Remix) - Ultra Records
Daft Punk - "End Of Line" (Photek Remix) - Walt Disney Records
Foo Fighters - "Rope" (Deadmau5 Mix) - RCA / Roswell Records
Leona Lewis - "Collide" (Afrojack Remix) - RCA Records
Rihanna - "Only Girl (In The World)" (Rosabel Club Mix) - Island/Def Jam
The Daze Vol. 11
Back from hiatus with fresh new bootlegs for you all. Sorry it's been a few weeks, hope everyone's had a great start to 2012. A little bit of old school mixed in with this pack, along with the newest mashup by our very own Skipper aka BlackBlueGold. Back with a vengeance, hope these get your week started right. Cheers.
Ruffneck Bass Official Video
Relatively newish video for Skrillex's 'Ruffneck Bass'.
Skrillex – Bangarang EP
New EP! Now go buy the full thing [Beatport]
Tracklist :
1. Right In
2. Bangarang (feat. Sirah)
3. Breakin' A Sweat (Skrillex & The Doors)
4. The Devil's Den (Skrillex & Wolfgang Gartner)
5. Right On Time (Skrillex, 12th Planet & Kill The Noise)
6. Kyoto (feat. Sirah)
7. Summit (feat. Ellie Goulding)
A Dubstep Christmas House
Sonny loves christmas, did you know that he was the frontman for a terrible emo band called From First To Last?
Track:
Skrillex - First of The Year (Equinox)
Levels (Skrillex Remix) – Avicii
The Daze Vol. 9
Much like for the SSP, making it up to everyone for missing a week. Mash on mash on mash on mash-- mashes for days. And with finals coming up with this week for some and in the next coming weeks for the the rest, these are definitely coming at the most crucial of times. Good luck on those amigos.
DxE Exclusive Interview with Jonathan Davis of KoЯn!!!
With the release of rock legend KoЯn's new album 'Path of Totality' a new era and genre of electronic music has begun - a fusion between rock and dubstep in what the band's lead singer Jonathan Davis calls "future metal." Their new album features a variety of electronic producers, including Skrillex, Feed Me, Noisia, Excision, and many many other big names. Back at home after hitting the east coast, DxE had the honor and pleasure of talking with Jonathan on the phone getting the full scoop on what this new beginning in the EDM scene is all about --
DxE: Your new album 'Path of Totality' is about to be the band's 10th album in only around 19 years of existence.. how much time do you guys actually spend in the studio getting prepared and everything done?
JD: It varies per record, you know. We’ve been on the road for about 18 years so basically what happens is we go on the road for about a year or two, come back, and then we go in the studio. And then writing can take anywhere from a month, two months, and then another two months to record it and mix it, and then we’re back off on the road. We did “Issues” in 4 months – wrote, recorded and mixed that in 4 months. And then when we did the album “Untouchables” it took 2 years so it just depends.
DxE: So now that you’ve started working with electronic producers how has that process changed?
JD: It's changed a lot, it was a different experience for us in a bunch of different ways. [For example] I used to write a lot of music on the road and then I’d bring the band and we’d rock it out [live]. “Munkey” (one of Korn’s two guitarists) has his thing where he’ll change stuff and we’ll just do stuff [live] in the studio writing. One time we had the producers come in, they came in with a basic idea, with a beat, then Munkey would jam out on guitar and give them an idea, and then they’d start writing the patches and treating the bass around it. That’s what we did for all the producers except for Noisia and Feed Me [because] they were in London and then [immediately travelled to] Netherlands. Noisia sent us five 32-bar ideas and I picked my favorite three. I put them in song form and then I sang on them. We did the guitars and mixed it and sent it back to Noisia. Then they did their thing to it and we mastered it. With Feed Me, he just sent me a track and I had to cut it all up and rearrange it. Basically I was working with all these guys to come up with parts and it was my job to arrange them into song form because it’s different from electronic music. [With electronic productions] it’s all about the drop and the build and I needed to have verses and pre-choruses, then a chorus...etc. Stuff like that; so that was the difficult part.
DxE: How’d you guys first come up with the idea to integrate electronic artists into your album?
JD: That’d be me. I’ve been a huge electronic fan forever.
DxE: Always dubstep?
JD: No not always. I started DJing when I was 16 so my cup of tea was the electro-hop sound like Egyptian Lover or Afrika Bumbata and then I started getting into freestyle music and Miami Bass. After that I really got into drum n’ bass stuff and that’s why I was really excited to have Noisia onboard because they're gods in drum n’ bass. Especially having Kill The Noise and Feed Me was awesome because Kill The Noise was Ewun and Feed Me was Spor and they were one half of that group Lifted so that shit was amazing. Then I started listening to dubstep about a year and half ago, first thing I heard was Excision, Skream, stuff like that with more dub influence, you know more reggae. Listening to Excision I think he’s the one that invented heavy dubstep. Along with Datsik and Downlink he started taking their bass pack and they could distort them and make that shit heavy and sound like guitars and I really loved it. And then I called Sonny [Moore aka Skrillex] when his EP dropped and I was blown away by all the multi-genres he mixed together. I played the band two songs – an Excision song and a Skrillex song – cuz they had never heard that stuff before and their jaws hit the floor. And then I told them I have this idea of molding these two genres of music together and they’re like “Let’s do it!” So there it began.
DxE: So you reached out to all these guys individually and threw the idea at them yourself?
JD: Yeah, I picked out all the producers myself; I had a wishlist. When we started out we were gonna do an EP, just a couple of songs with with Skrillex and Excision. The first dubstep song we did was with Excision, Datsik, and Downlink and it’s on the album called “Tension”. That was just straight dubstep – no guitars, no nothing it’s just me singing. And that got me really hooked and so I called Skrillex in the meantime and he came down for 3 days, we wrote 3 songs and we did “Get Up!” in like 3 and a half hours. We were having so much fun and being so creative and feeling like we were pioneering into creating like a completely different genre of music that we just kept going. I had a wishlist and I just kept calling these producers and asked if they’d be down to work with us and they were like “fuck yes, we’re huge fans” which made me freak out again because I didn’t know these people knew my band. My last freakout was when we played New York and they took me to a Nero show and the Nero guys came in the dressing room going “holy shit, Jonathan Davis.. we’re huge fans!” so I was like oh my god and they’re one of the pioneers.
DxE: You mentioned the song “Get Up!” was that the first song to preview from the album? Cuz we were at Coachella in 2011 and saw the crowd go absolutely ape shit…
JD: You saw the reaction right? Yeah that one we debuted because we had that song in the can for like 6 months and I kept bitching at my manager like if we don’t get this single out right now someone else is gonna be doing this shit, we need to make our stamp and we made this song and it’s great and it represents both sides – the integrity of KoЯn is there and the integrity of Skrillex is there – lets drop it. So we dropped it that day that we did Coachella
DxE: So right now you’ve got the Path Of Totality tour going on.. your first West Coast stop is this upcoming Tuesday at the Hollywood Palladium (which is the same day as the release of the album). How are the shows different actually performing with the DJs?
JD: Well we play all the tracks live. [The DJs] open up for us; [for example] Downlink opened up with a 30 minute set then Datsik did a 30 minute set and then we came out and did our set. The actual dubstep stuff we do live where we have over 30 drum sets and they’re all automated triggers so they’ll be playing the verse and then when the chorus comes up the triggers change to chorus triggers. We got a keyboard player playing all the lead lines. Only thing that’s on tape is all the percussive stuff and all the bass wobbles cuz they’re tempo sensitive. Pretty much it’s all live.
DxE: So in your opinion is KoЯn the same band it was when you guys started or have you evolved into something new?
JD: I think over the years we’ve evolved, but we’re still the same band. We still have the goal to try and pioneer and do different kinds of music so each of our records is different. But I think over the years, after being together for almost 19 years, we’ve matured and we’re a lot better at what we do and this album we finally got to actually experiment with something we really like doing and it shined through.
DxE: Are you guys still focused on the same target audience or what’s the focus with it all?
JD: We’re branching out to electronic fans and we’re still embracing our fans. We still remember where we came from when we were a metal band. A lot of those fans hate [the new stuff] but we still play all our old songs so, you know, you lose some and you gain some. But we’re getting a lot of new electronic fans because of this new genre we’ve created.
DxE: Have you come up a name for that genre yet?
JD: No… I call it future metal.
DxE: Haha I like it. So now that this future metal hast started, where do you see it going from here?
JD: Oh I can guarantee people are gonna start doing it. It happened it to us in ’94 when that album dropped, how we fused funk and hip-hop together and then we had all the bands that came after.. I can guarantee you’re gonna start hearing bands put dubstep in their music.
DxE: And what’s the next step for KoЯn after this album?
JD: Keep it going man, we love playing together and we’re already 19 years deep so why stop? I mean I don’t do this shit for money or any of that, I do it cuz I love to play and I love to make art. And if that stopped then I wouldn’t do it, so that’s why this album is so important to me – we created art and we didn’t give a fuck what anybody thought.
DxE: I think that pretty much summed it up right there haha is there anything else you’d like to say to electro fans who may apprehensive about listening to KoЯn or a heavy metal rock band?
JD: I just want to thank all the electro fans that have accepted us, I want to thank the electro fans that have come out to my DJ shows cuz I’m a crazy electro head. I love the genre, I love to rage and I just want them to all know that I’m not a bandwagon jumper I’ve been in this game a long time and love the music. It just now, at this time, is starting to shine.
DxE: Awesome, alright Jonathan, on behalf of all of us from Death by Electro, wanted to thank you for taking the time to talk with us.
JD: Sure thing brotha.
KoЯn continues their tour with a stop this coming Tuesday, December 6 at the Hollywood Palladium. As Jonathan mentioned, they'll be joined once again with some of the best in the dubstep business - Datsik, Downlink, and 12th Planet, just to name a few - in what will no doubt be a show for the record books. Tickets are still available right HERE! And make sure to grab your copy of 'Path of Totality' also, set to release in the US on the same day as the show 
Kaskade – Fire and Ice
Yesterday, Kaskade released exclusively on itunes his new album "Fire & Ice", and I must say that he just keeps getting better and better! For this album, Kaskade created two different mixes for 10 new original tracks: the fire mix, and the ice mix. While the Ice mixes are more mellow and reminiscent of Kaskade's original style, the Fire mixes are all bangers, and are sure to be heard in clubs and festivals all around the world. In addition, Kaskade brings us some great collaborations with artists such as Dada Life, Skrillex, Skylar Grey, and of course the beautiful Haley. I've been playing this album on repeat for the last 24hrs , and I'm sure you will love this album as much as I do. To get you started, here are a couple of my favorite tracks on the album:
Kaskade - Turn it Down
Kaskade & Skrillex - Lick it
Kaskade & Dada Life - ICE
Support the artist and buy the album on Itunes. Its only 10$ for 20 tracks, I promise it's worth the buy:
The Daze Vol. 4
Hell week has finally arrived and I'm sure for those of you who are also on the UC system, midterms are starting to roll through waiting to terrorize us and our social lives. Figured I'd throw in a couple extras in their honor, splitting it up into house/electro mashes first and then some of the filthy dub ones. Hope you enjoy and good luck to all those in the same predicament as myself.