New Artist
At 22 years of age Sonny Moore has accomplished quite a bit in the music industry. At age 16 he took the position of vocalist for the successful post-hardcore band From First to Last. After resigning from the band and a short solo career Moore started DJing under the moniker Skrillex in LA. In June of 2010 he released the EP My Name is Skrillex for free download. Later in the year Moore signed with Deadmau5′s label Mau5trap and released a second EP Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.
While Skrillex is definitively electronic, categorizing the sound past such a broad genre is difficult. Listening to a Skrillex track often feels like a greatest hits of subgenres as he seamlessly flows between glitch, ambient, house, and dubstep. Moore initially caught our ears with the track off his second EP “With You, Friends (Long Drive)”. The six and a half minute epic begins glitchy yet ambient and builds gradually through the addition of piano and synths–including a solo Daft Punk would be proud to claim–culminating in a heavy dance beat payoff.
Listen to a track off My Name is Skrillex and “With You, Friends (Long Drive)” after the jump. Head HERE to download Skrillex’s first EP.
Skrillex – “WEEKENDS!!! (ft. Sirah)”
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