Xena is probably the greatest track he’s ever produced IMO. Absolutely insane from start to finish and it’s very strategically placed in the track list too
@@flextamcsignals9116 @J. Thom Fuck yeah, i cant believe i didn't think of KOAN sound. Tsuruda is another one, hes relatively new but his Fubar EP goes so crazy homie. J thom, totally agree with you. Outer Edges is a fucking masterpiece in dnb and bass music.
He is only hated by people that dont listen to dubstep for times when his dubstep songs were in mainsteam. His 2010-2014 songs were mostly really really good but you wont like it if you dont like the genre obviously. And he made way more than just dubstep and electro after that, but people that dont listen to edm music only know skrill as the "dubstep guy"
@@lunecker I listen to EDM and have always hated Skrillex. People don't like him because he made dubstep a dirty word. A laughable genre that doesn't have any semblance of its roots.
@@Truant89 hes barely ever made dubstep tf you mean. he makes brostep, but even then that was years ago and now he makes whatever atlantic tells him to. hes a shell with the rare breakthrough hit when hes allowed to shine
The sub-bass on Hydrate makes me feel like I'm floating on water. If you don't have a subwoofer or decent EQ'd headphones, you're missing like half the song.
true, I played the album on a small room speaker at a friend's and it felt so empty compared to my home setup. its almost risky at this point since most people will be listening on hardware that can't really recreate the sub-bass in the music but I guess that's what DGTC is for
Thank you Antony for reviewing my favorite christian band Skillet with a good 7/10, I will make sure to tell my pastors who would previously diss you for being "biased toward the devil's strums"
4:57 I’ve got no idea why almost all the album reviews I’ve watched criticises supersonic to be “good but not anything special”. Supersonic is absolutely electric in terms of song idea, execution and mixdown. Definitely in my top 3 tracks I’ve heard in my 7+ years of being in the electronic scene. A straight 10/10.
Yeah, it's one of the most badass songs on the album, these reviewers just don't understand heavy electronic music at all. You can tell by Fantano saying Scary Monsters wasn't as "dynamic" and saying Recess was "disappointing"
Anyone not giving this track an 9+ has not experienced it at a live set. Same goes for several of the tracks on this album. I think this is an issue with electronic being judged as a contribution to pop… it’s just not designed for small home listening systems
7/10 in real world, 9/10 in electric house/dub isolation. Those genres have been so cookie cutter the past decade. This is FRESH. Hard to think of a project this big that is composed this good
Sometimes I think about projects in the Bass scene that I think are "10s". and then I think about the greater landscape of music as a whole and I'm like, "yeah, that joints prolly a 7. Maybe an 8 on a good day".
Anybody looking for some bass projects i think are 10 for the scene i got some picks for you. Space laces: vaultage 001,002, and 003 Tipper: forward escape Broken note: exit the void. G jones: illusory tracks
@@JorgeTorres-tl7vo not just in terms of bass music but music in general space laces mad slept on. Even fantano seemed blown away during his review of vaultage 003. I kind of wish critics weren't beholden to reviewing very popular records or records where they expect "great art" to come from. I think if critics weren't looking down their noses at the concept of heavy dubstep, space laces would be fairly well known in underground circles of music discussion.
Feel the point about how Porter was the first OWSLA release and been friends with sonny for such a duration was missed by Melon as this reiterates the titles meaning
Can't believe you didn't mention that Porter Robinson is on the last track. To me, that added so much more to the song considering how far back Skrillex and Porter go. It felt like things were coming full circle since Porter used to be on Skrillex's OWSLA label back in his early career with his Spitfire EP. I just thought it was really nice to see them working on something together after so long. Like they really are still here with the ones that they came with :')
@@rokale7418 yep, we have too many tiktok crying snowlfakes who discovered skrillex throughout covid when they hit puberty and were rejected by a tiktok e girl. Now we have an adience celebrating washed up bullshit pop
Wish he had noticed the Porter Robinson in Still Here (with the ones that I came with) especially with how blatant the Language homage is in that track. Probably the most sentimental cut in the album.
The last track has that "Still here with the ones that I came with" sample because Sonny and Porter Robinson have been friends for more than a decade now. I believe they went on tour together in 2011. This is celebrating that friendship
If anything I think this album shows skrillex has so much potential to create a phenomenal album and explore so many more sounds. I liked it a bit more than fantano, but I'm excited for skrillex's future
Yes, thank you for saying it. It sounds like he cut up Hikaru Utada's vocals and stuck them into a different track. One of the little negs I have with the album, along with Missy Elliot sounding like she wrote and performed her part in five minutes
I was expecting a light 7! :) This album for me is easily a light 9. Been a fan for 10+ years and I’m so happy this is what we’ve been waiting for. It was worth it. Also, I think Hazel Eyes is a BEAUTIFUL track, and the seamless transition into Still Here was incredible. Great way to end the album!
you should've mentioned the UK garage influence on this track! i'd personally give it a strong 8, but i respect your take! thank you for taking the time to listen to both of his albums and provide takes on the major electronic music movements!
Don't get too close is perfectly on brand if you followed his career between being in from first to last and becoming the Skrillex we know today. During that period he released songs like signal, equinox, moss, that all had a very similar energy. I found this song to be a nod to that era in many ways, much like the Pete Wentz warped tour track.
glad you enjoyed (it is a good record) but I think its kinda lame how you just ignored almost all featured artist that aren't on the vocal side. these artists bring a lot to the table and are an integral part of the songs and the whole record - it's kind of skrillex' whole idea to be making music with his friends. people like joker peekaboo noisia porter robinson and everyone else actually are a massive part of this and essential to its critique, I think you could've wasted a few second to mention them at least
i feel like this wouldn't have happened with other genres? just because many of these artists may be outside the mainstream sphere of influence it doesn't mean they don't deserve recognition for their contributions
I do hope this is a return to him just regularly putting out music again, because at its best, this album is pretty stellar with top-notch production and low end.
I love the fact Skrillex got hated endlessly for making "brostep" and not adhering to the classic dubstep sound, now like 10 years later he releases this, full of songs heavily influenced by early dubstep. It really brings his career full circle. Also plenty of reggae influences which again harken back to dubstep's origins. Reading Soundcloud comments hating on the minimal atmospheric more simple dubstep sound now is really some sweet irony from the old comments I used to read about how "Mehh this isn't dubstep" now it's "Mehh this isn't Skrillex" Also not sure you mentioned A Street I Know but I am a sucker for Skrillex vocal chops and that song fills me with joy, even if it's not that ambitious
Ngl I kinda appreciate that you uploaded this after the more negative review to leave it on a high note. Idk why, I just feel that's pretty cool. Kudos for that.
I remember being 16 hearing Skrillex' remix of Cinema and being blown away by that type of sound... Always been a Skrillex fan that fully understood why he got so much hate but still loved his music, right now just happy to get more of his wub wubs
any producer or someone who can appreciate quality sound design should listen to the track tears on that album. sleepnet is also so underrated and definitely looking forward to seeing him grow from noisia
I love how both QFF and DGTC are sister albums. They are interconnected with many vocal samples and motifs. It’s the first I’ve heard something like this.
I loved skrillex as a teen when scary monsters and bangarang came out. I outgrew the whole brostep thing and edm and wasn't sure what to expect when listening to this, but the production is amazing. Like I was listening to it on my way to work and couldn't comprehent what the lower frequencies where doing with my ears.
As someone who hasn't listen to basically any Skrillex music in the past, And only knows him from the "Brostep" that made him famous, Hearing "Still Here" off this album was honestly quite refreshing, As it actually sounded good, And reminded me of styles I like such as UK Garage or the original Dubstep.
The new Skrillex album has two feelings in my first impression. The first is that this album feels like it was the first time Sonny got a 12" bass or something because the sub on these songs is just perfect. The mix feels so clean. It has this minimalism to it that I find hard to fully describe. The second is how this makes me nostalgic for the early 2010s dubstep. I listened to Bangarang, Scary Noise, and Recess before listening to this album; and I found this to feel like similar music but without the hard edges of the previous albums. It goes hard, but it feels lost in the past, worn out by time, pessimism, and change. That's the kind of nostalgia I feel. It's what The Midnight feels like to me as well. All the harsh edges of the past have worn off on me, leaving me tired. 10/10 - Dubstep for Doomscrolling
I would not call myself a Skrillex fan but I have been listening to bass music pretty heavily for a bit more than a decade and I think this album is fantastic. It's rare that an artist in any genre can balance technical proficiency with raw emotion as well as is on display here. I want to give a bit more love to supersonic as well. Listening to it on my studio monitors for the first time was one of the most jaw dropping experiences I have had with music in a long time.
This album slaps imo on repeat listens especially. The vocal for leave me like this has been living in my head rent free since the Fred Again.. boiler room set.
Still here is phenomenal and one of the vibeiest big festival tracks I've heard in a long time. Honestly such a refreshing listen that stays far away from all the boring ass tech house that everyone seems to think is so great.
Supersonic is quite amazing in my opinion you should not relegate it in a generic dubstep zone because It just doesn't belong in that grey category but it is very complex and well put together.
I wasn't aware that Supersonic was a remix! That said, I still think the end result is really good, despite knowing it's not technically an original song
You could argue most of the songs are remxies, in the sense that a lot of the vocals are just from other tracks XENA, Inhale Exhale, RATATA, Too Bizarre (Juked) all use vocals from older songs!
@@Twtching Shit youre right. That's pretty interesting. Such is the nature of electronic music, i guess. Fans of skrillex are coming to this album for his production, and I'm happy there's a lot of effort put on that rather than the vocals or lyrics (good thing skrillex didn't make an album where the production plays second-fiddle to not-very-good vocal performances. It would be a shame if he did that)
I agree that it is not very consistent from track to track but I loved almost every song individually. Some of the songs were absolute fire. Hopefully they will come out with an album in the future that has a greater balance between good individual tracks and a coherent album experience. Still, knowing it is not perfect, I love this album for what it is.
Absolutely. I do feel that you missed the incredible details in the sound design, mixing and mastering of this project. Listening to this with a good subwoofer and a good room is out of this world!
I really wish the album had more of a theme, like the artwork is so awesome and implies a particular epic nature that I don't think it had consistently. But I genuinely love so many songs on this album, and I hope Skrillex keeps going down this path.
Bruh I wish the artwork of this album and the ones from the singles that came from it were talked more about, it's pretty epic and I thought he would use that kind of artwork for music videos
Personally I don't mind Skrillex trying to experiment, sticking to the status quo doesn't seem that interesting (sort of like if Skrillex kept doing brostep). That said I do hope some of the DGTC stuff is not indicative of where his music is going in the future (Bad For Me is genuinely horrible imo).
I was wanting a album from skrillex for forever. Quest for fire really fills that need. The album goes so hard and I’ve been listening to it all week in the gym. The other album leaves a lot to be desired but overall with quest for fire. I’m very satisfied
I'm a massive Skrillex fan, and started producing electronic music in 2011 when I was 15 because of him, which at this point is almost a trope of edm producers but it honestly demonstrates how innovative and impactful Skrillex was. I actually very closely agree with your criticisms on both albums, I actually agreed with virtually everything you noted. I think given the context of his hiatus (which he stated was from depression and introspection after years of neglecting his mental health) QFF is actually pretty solid. A ton of the records on that album have been projects from many years ago, and in a sense we're actually listening to a Skrillex from 3-4 years in the past. This does lead me to think of how a more developed Skrillex track after he regularly produces more consistently will sound, if that happens to be the case. In general I wish he was a little more adventurous with his sound design, which is the easiest way I can describe what feels lackluster to me. Beyond that I'm just happy to see him releasing again as well as being in a better state of mind. Edit: I just want to note that I'm happy he's doing his thing, but I actually cannot talk/listen/comment on the other album, it's either a) insanely bad, or b) not my cup of tea. It's more than likely some combination of the two, but o well not everything is gonna be good.
I'm in pretty much the same boat as you. QFF is good in terms of Skrillex releases and great in terms of current EDM releases, but part of me wishes it was a bit more 'wild', kind of like how SMNS was. Agreed though, it's great to see him still making music. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if QFF was already in the works around the end of Jack U. I like to think the DGTC album is more of a 'got to pay the bills' project than a passion project.
I’m surprised he didn’t like it more than a light 7. This project sort of touched all the sounds he was known for while also trying out some new stuff with tracks like Xena. I really would like him and Fred to produce an album together because the flodan tracks and sound need a full project.
Oh so the set I saw he uploaded from his garage had songs from this? I'm gonna listen to it then. Because most of that set was INSANE! I loved Skrillex when he came out. Many were. But then I got bored... like many. And I just moved on honestly. I have phases with genres of music. It comes and goes and I simply embrace it at this point. But his recent video his uploaded of that set + this album review has made me wanna go listen now.
technical skill shouldn’t merit a high score on its own but anyone thats ever produced EDM knows that this album has solidified Skrillex’s place as THE GREATEST sound designer in music right now. His mixing skills are unparalleled. Also this album is a strong 8 to light 9 in my book - i don’t see it being as influential as something like Homework by Daft Punk in its day but it’s imo the best music of its kind.
This album feels like a real return to form for skrillex while paying homage to classic UK dubstep. I haven’t been a big fan of his more pop edm work and this album really serves us fans who miss classic dubstep
roughly 2/3 of this album is brilliant, most of that adventurous - the other 1/3 is a bit too safe by comparison, but solid enough, I spose. Cut it back to those 9 songs (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12) and add something wacky that maybe no one likes at the very end (go REALLY far out there), and you have a fantastic 10/10 album, one to be remembered by. As it stand now, its still great, it's just 'marred' by solid stuff that by comparison doesn't surprise and delight like those three trios. CANNOT believe this is coming along with that other... thing.
from a musicians and producers perspective, these albums are incredible. They're prime examples of using the basic producing and mixing fundamentals to achieve what most struggle with, even with the help of vast libraries that provide shortcuts (copy paste workflow), skrillex has once again flexed his understanding of music production. My Supersonic being the perfect example of how to keep a track fresh from start to finish, most people don't know that almost every bar (every 4 beats) in the track is unique to its previous. from a listeners perspective I can understand the dislike as I originally didn't like either album but after a little bit more of an attentive ear this sh*t is setting the bar for producers right now. also with the features, just because this guy either doesn't know of or like them doesn't mean they're limp features' its refreshing to see new and different features that show love to the lesser known artists involved.
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Don't Get Too Close - 3/10
Quest for Fire - 7/10
It's official, Skrillex has gotten a 10 baby!!!
Damn it, I was just about to make this joke
perfect math
see, math can be our heroes guys
Mathboys in the chat
loool facts
Skrillex now holds the Guinness World Record for quickest comeback of all time
he released quest for fire 1st, it’s the quickest fall off of all time
@@7polar7 They are catering to different audiences so its hardly a fall off
@@7polar7 Didn’t exist until Fantano Reviewed it
@@isaacjones5687 what?
Actually the opposite. This was before the bad one
I really feel like the album covers of these two projects alone tells you all you need to know
definitely feels intentional. one looks like a painting you'd see in a museum, other looks like a cocomelon creepypasta
yeah lmao Dont Get Too Close literally looks like an NFT
@@ColeTanaka "cocomelon creepypasta" Lmao.
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@@ColeTanaka cocomelon creepy pasta lmaonnaise
I think a 7 is fair for anyone who is not deep into electronic music, but as a daily electronic music listener this album was VERY refreshing
simply yes
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a 7/10 for an EDM album is like a 9/10 at least
I go deep into electronic music and 7 is the right score for this album.
@@rokale7418 agree, 7 is very fair here, not really revolutionary but banger nonetheless
Xena is probably the greatest track he’s ever produced IMO. Absolutely insane from start to finish and it’s very strategically placed in the track list too
I was scrolling and scrolling to find this comment. Track deserves more love.
My favorite as well
Here here.
i thought the arrangement was kinda weak honestly but im glad he put out the track to the world
Same it hits so different I didn’t know he had that in him
One of the most novel and well mixed bass albums I've heard in recent memory
you might like Closer by Noisia
@@creepkilla007 or Culprate's latest album Number Four
@Scabs Them and KOAN Sound are always going to be in the conversation. The Chronos EP is still the most insane thing I've heard.
@@creepkilla007 that album’s awesome, but Outer Edges is probably one of the greatest sounding electronic music albums in history imo
@@flextamcsignals9116 @J. Thom Fuck yeah, i cant believe i didn't think of KOAN sound. Tsuruda is another one, hes relatively new but his Fubar EP goes so crazy homie. J thom, totally agree with you. Outer Edges is a fucking masterpiece in dnb and bass music.
Skrillex is an incredible producer who’s been beyond overhated
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He is only hated by people that dont listen to dubstep for times when his dubstep songs were in mainsteam. His 2010-2014 songs were mostly really really good but you wont like it if you dont like the genre obviously. And he made way more than just dubstep and electro after that, but people that dont listen to edm music only know skrill as the "dubstep guy"
Hollywood loves that you believe he does everything by himself. He does he does the art and all. NOT
@@lunecker I listen to EDM and have always hated Skrillex. People don't like him because he made dubstep a dirty word. A laughable genre that doesn't have any semblance of its roots.
@@Truant89 hes barely ever made dubstep tf you mean. he makes brostep, but even then that was years ago and now he makes whatever atlantic tells him to. hes a shell with the rare breakthrough hit when hes allowed to shine
This album has possibly the best low end I’ve ever heard. The subs and 808s are absolutely massive
The sub-bass on Hydrate makes me feel like I'm floating on water. If you don't have a subwoofer or decent EQ'd headphones, you're missing like half the song.
the harmonics in every bass sound, sound like every frequency was crafted by hand. Unreal..
true, I played the album on a small room speaker at a friend's and it felt so empty compared to my home setup. its almost risky at this point since most people will be listening on hardware that can't really recreate the sub-bass in the music but I guess that's what DGTC is for
yeah very few producers doing it like Skrill. Olswel has some crazy 808s on his last project, but its so hard to find interesting ones nowadays.
This whole album is crazy on headphones. The Soundstage is massive, almost Dolby atmos level.
Thank you Antony for reviewing my favorite christian band Skillet with a good 7/10, I will make sure to tell my pastors who would previously diss you for being "biased toward the devil's strums"
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4:57 I’ve got no idea why almost all the album reviews I’ve watched criticises supersonic to be “good but not anything special”. Supersonic is absolutely electric in terms of song idea, execution and mixdown. Definitely in my top 3 tracks I’ve heard in my 7+ years of being in the electronic scene. A straight 10/10.
Yeah, it's one of the most badass songs on the album, these reviewers just don't understand heavy electronic music at all. You can tell by Fantano saying Scary Monsters wasn't as "dynamic" and saying Recess was "disappointing"
I have to agree
The synth harmony on the first drop is just sooo satisfying, I’m with you boss
Completely agree
Anyone not giving this track an 9+ has not experienced it at a live set. Same goes for several of the tracks on this album. I think this is an issue with electronic being judged as a contribution to pop… it’s just not designed for small home listening systems
7/10 in real world, 9/10 in electric house/dub isolation. Those genres have been so cookie cutter the past decade. This is FRESH. Hard to think of a project this big that is composed this good
Sometimes I think about projects in the Bass scene that I think are "10s". and then I think about the greater landscape of music as a whole and I'm like, "yeah, that joints prolly a 7. Maybe an 8 on a good day".
Anybody looking for some bass projects i think are 10 for the scene i got some picks for you.
Space laces: vaultage 001,002, and 003
Tipper: forward escape
Broken note: exit the void.
G jones: illusory tracks
Nailed it! Can’t agree more
@@andrewgreene4631 yes, yes and fuck yes for not saying Subtronics. Space Laces is fantastic.
@@JorgeTorres-tl7vo not just in terms of bass music but music in general space laces mad slept on. Even fantano seemed blown away during his review of vaultage 003. I kind of wish critics weren't beholden to reviewing very popular records or records where they expect "great art" to come from. I think if critics weren't looking down their noses at the concept of heavy dubstep, space laces would be fairly well known in underground circles of music discussion.
The closing song with porter is definitely my favorite track on the album. I love the "language" sounding synths that play halfway through the track
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Feel the point about how Porter was the first OWSLA release and been friends with sonny for such a duration was missed by Melon as this reiterates the titles meaning
the most unporter song of all time
@@ChewS7ARnot to mention that they use chord progressions that are similar to their work from that time
Dear Melon, how can you not even mention Porter on the last song? You can definetely hear his influenece on the track.
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Bump.
Absolutely agree
Can't believe you didn't mention that Porter Robinson is on the last track. To me, that added so much more to the song considering how far back Skrillex and Porter go. It felt like things were coming full circle since Porter used to be on Skrillex's OWSLA label back in his early career with his Spitfire EP. I just thought it was really nice to see them working on something together after so long. Like they really are still here with the ones that they came with :')
i actually saw both of them live back in the days (around the time spitfire released) and this modern collab is giving me feels on another level.
THANK YOU
It shows that this guy has no clue what he is talking about and has no room to speak with this stuff lmao
Skrillex really gave us one great album and one shitty to compensate for almost a decade without music
7 pfp
Quest For Fire is top tier but Dont Get Too Close is still good imo
@@SplashinOnYourFace No, Don't get too close is absolute rubbish and it's exactly the kind of music that he must stop producing.
@@rokale7418 Nah
@@rokale7418 yep, we have too many tiktok crying snowlfakes who discovered skrillex throughout covid when they hit puberty and were rejected by a tiktok e girl. Now we have an adience celebrating washed up bullshit pop
If this album was called Don’t Get Too Close you would give it a 3.
if Quest For Fire was called Don't Get Too Close he would give it a 3 too
Wish he had noticed the Porter Robinson in Still Here (with the ones that I came with) especially with how blatant the Language homage is in that track. Probably the most sentimental cut in the album.
Skrillex knew he’d get a 7 on this so he released Quest for Fire to bump him up to a 10. That’s GOAT behavior right there.
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Skrillex tried to pull off a Cudi with these 2 albums but was 3 points short on both.
Interesting
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Speedin Bullet 2 Close and Kids See Fire
Album is "Quest For Fire", description is "He found quite a bit"
BARS ANTHONY 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The last track has that "Still here with the ones that I came with" sample because Sonny and Porter Robinson have been friends for more than a decade now. I believe they went on tour together in 2011. This is celebrating that friendship
Best snares, low end, and mixdowns I've heard in a while. From a production standpoint the album is honestly incredible
If anything I think this album shows skrillex has so much potential to create a phenomenal album and explore so many more sounds. I liked it a bit more than fantano, but I'm excited for skrillex's future
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If this album was called “Quest for Water,” then you would’ve given it a 10.
If the album was called "a tribe called quest for fire" he would have given it a ten.
@@Foeisudhxj Kid named Quest For Fire:
Hydro homie
He even had a song called Hydrate on the album. Should've just committed smh
@@NRobbi42 all that fire makes you thirsty, gotta stay hydrated
Just because flowdan wasn’t on every track doesn’t mean you can dock points off
i loved porters influence on the closing track
Nobody's said this, but the Good Space chorus is literally Face My Fears from Kingdom Hearts 3 (which is also by Skrillex).
Yes, thank you for saying it. It sounds like he cut up Hikaru Utada's vocals and stuck them into a different track. One of the little negs I have with the album, along with Missy Elliot sounding like she wrote and performed her part in five minutes
Said it before but I’ll say it here as well:
THIS. RECORD. IS. LITERALLY. FIRE.
One of the best electronic albums of the decade so far. Shoulda got at least an 8
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I was expecting a light 7! :) This album for me is easily a light 9. Been a fan for 10+ years and I’m so happy this is what we’ve been waiting for. It was worth it.
Also, I think Hazel Eyes is a BEAUTIFUL track, and the seamless transition into Still Here was incredible. Great way to end the album!
Hazel theme
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you should've mentioned the UK garage influence on this track! i'd personally give it a strong 8, but i respect your take! thank you for taking the time to listen to both of his albums and provide takes on the major electronic music movements!
album* (not just one UK garage track) sorry!
Beyond being just a super impressive album from a production standpoint, I’m really glad Skrillex is highlighting Palestinian voices, especially now.
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will this be the end of the Israelites?
Anthony you can't just give this a 10/10 cause Skrillex gave you enough music to profit off two different videos
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Melon really glosses over the quality of production in these tracks, supersonic especially sounds absolutely fantastic.
can't believe the two album scores combined are a 10/10, skrillex is back
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Don't call it a comeback
Don't get too close is perfectly on brand if you followed his career between being in from first to last and becoming the Skrillex we know today. During that period he released songs like signal, equinox, moss, that all had a very similar energy. I found this song to be a nod to that era in many ways, much like the Pete Wentz warped tour track.
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Glad I wasn’t alone on this feel
glad you enjoyed (it is a good record) but I think its kinda lame how you just ignored almost all featured artist that aren't on the vocal side. these artists bring a lot to the table and are an integral part of the songs and the whole record - it's kind of skrillex' whole idea to be making music with his friends. people like joker peekaboo noisia porter robinson and everyone else actually are a massive part of this and essential to its critique, I think you could've wasted a few second to mention them at least
i feel like this wouldn't have happened with other genres? just because many of these artists may be outside the mainstream sphere of influence it doesn't mean they don't deserve recognition for their contributions
Skrillex is definitely a crazy good producer and I'm glad he's still actively making stuff
I do hope this is a return to him just regularly putting out music again, because at its best, this album is pretty stellar with top-notch production and low end.
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Congratulations to Skrillex on a perfect 10/10 for these two albums 🙌
10/20
@@FisherofAirborneMarsh Nah dude, you don't add the denominator, were you even paying attention in school??
I love the fact Skrillex got hated endlessly for making "brostep" and not adhering to the classic dubstep sound, now like 10 years later he releases this, full of songs heavily influenced by early dubstep. It really brings his career full circle. Also plenty of reggae influences which again harken back to dubstep's origins. Reading Soundcloud comments hating on the minimal atmospheric more simple dubstep sound now is really some sweet irony from the old comments I used to read about how "Mehh this isn't dubstep" now it's "Mehh this isn't Skrillex"
Also not sure you mentioned A Street I Know but I am a sucker for Skrillex vocal chops and that song fills me with joy, even if it's not that ambitious
Ngl I kinda appreciate that you uploaded this after the more negative review to leave it on a high note. Idk why, I just feel that's pretty cool. Kudos for that.
Surprised he didn’t mention porter Robinson featured in the last song
I remember being 16 hearing Skrillex' remix of Cinema and being blown away by that type of sound... Always been a Skrillex fan that fully understood why he got so much hate but still loved his music, right now just happy to get more of his wub wubs
Oof that Benny Benassi remix awoke something in me
Why would he get so much hate tho
@@tumultuousv probably because of his image, the sound of his music and the high pitched vocals on it, also he was hated by dubstep purists
@@he96765 I mean he did singlehandedly ruin dubstep
@@goldenirie And revolutionized electronic music at the same time
any producer or someone who can appreciate quality sound design should listen to the track tears on that album. sleepnet is also so underrated and definitely looking forward to seeing him grow from noisia
One of the best mixed albums in recent memory
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Quest for Fire = 7/10
Don’t Get Too Close = 3/10
7+3=10
Thank you Melon for giving Skrillex a 10
Giving Skrillex a 7 cause “he’s hot now.” isn’t a review.
Bro I didn’t see this until now. Bro became a hunk 😭.
I love how both QFF and DGTC are sister albums. They are interconnected with many vocal samples and motifs. It’s the first I’ve heard something like this.
i dont think its THAT unique, skrillex himself has already done something similar with like his first 2 ep's
So true
if you play both of them at the same time they line up. it's kinda crazy
@@daft8090 what? Fr?
I loved skrillex as a teen when scary monsters and bangarang came out. I outgrew the whole brostep thing and edm and wasn't sure what to expect when listening to this, but the production is amazing. Like I was listening to it on my way to work and couldn't comprehent what the lower frequencies where doing with my ears.
How can you not even talk about the best song on the album, supersonic it's actually one of the best pieces of EDM i've heard in awhile
Unfortunately the vocals and lyrics let it down. Sounds like they were written and performed by a moody teenager who's just found out life isn't fair
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Supersonic alone has as many hits as the rest of the album combined lol
As someone who hasn't listen to basically any Skrillex music in the past, And only knows him from the "Brostep" that made him famous, Hearing "Still Here" off this album was honestly quite refreshing, As it actually sounded good, And reminded me of styles I like such as UK Garage or the original Dubstep.
The new Skrillex album has two feelings in my first impression.
The first is that this album feels like it was the first time Sonny got a 12" bass or something because the sub on these songs is just perfect. The mix feels so clean. It has this minimalism to it that I find hard to fully describe.
The second is how this makes me nostalgic for the early 2010s dubstep. I listened to Bangarang, Scary Noise, and Recess before listening to this album; and I found this to feel like similar music but without the hard edges of the previous albums. It goes hard, but it feels lost in the past, worn out by time, pessimism, and change. That's the kind of nostalgia I feel. It's what The Midnight feels like to me as well. All the harsh edges of the past have worn off on me, leaving me tired.
10/10 - Dubstep for Doomscrolling
i clicked faster than the drop on RATATA
I would not call myself a Skrillex fan but I have been listening to bass music pretty heavily for a bit more than a decade and I think this album is fantastic. It's rare that an artist in any genre can balance technical proficiency with raw emotion as well as is on display here. I want to give a bit more love to supersonic as well. Listening to it on my studio monitors for the first time was one of the most jaw dropping experiences I have had with music in a long time.
Xena absolutely blew my mind! Raw energy in a song
Supersonic is like one of the best songs I've heard in years. Remix or not, it's so so so good
This album slaps imo on repeat listens especially. The vocal for leave me like this has been living in my head rent free since the Fred Again.. boiler room set.
Still here is phenomenal and one of the vibeiest big festival tracks I've heard in a long time.
Honestly such a refreshing listen that stays far away from all the boring ass tech house that everyone seems to think is so great.
I love the sound design on this album every sound is so full and warm
Supersonic is quite amazing in my opinion you should not relegate it in a generic dubstep zone because It just doesn't belong in that grey category but it is very complex and well put together.
All My Homies Love Skrillex
skrillex 10/10????
I wasn't aware that Supersonic was a remix! That said, I still think the end result is really good, despite knowing it's not technically an original song
You could argue most of the songs are remxies, in the sense that a lot of the vocals are just from other tracks
XENA, Inhale Exhale, RATATA, Too Bizarre (Juked) all use vocals from older songs!
@@Twtching Still Here also
@@chroma-agogo oh yeah course!
it's a Noisia remix and instandly turned into their most streamed song ever lol
@@Twtching Shit youre right. That's pretty interesting. Such is the nature of electronic music, i guess. Fans of skrillex are coming to this album for his production, and I'm happy there's a lot of effort put on that rather than the vocals or lyrics (good thing skrillex didn't make an album where the production plays second-fiddle to not-very-good vocal performances. It would be a shame if he did that)
I like how some people realized that Skrillex is a great producer. Like cmon he's produced almost all genres with his own spin to it.
People are just now coming around to Skrillex? I thought he was a great producer when I first heard him in 2010.
Easily Skrillex’s best project! I’m so excited to see where he goes from here, especially knowing he’s a massive Aphex Twin fan.
Aphex twin is your favorite dj's favorite dj
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eh maybe one day when he stops caring about being mainstream he can try doing more experimental stuff. as of now hes definitely not going for it
I agree that it is not very consistent from track to track but I loved almost every song individually. Some of the songs were absolute fire. Hopefully they will come out with an album in the future that has a greater balance between good individual tracks and a coherent album experience. Still, knowing it is not perfect, I love this album for what it is.
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Absolutely. I do feel that you missed the incredible details in the sound design, mixing and mastering of this project. Listening to this with a good subwoofer and a good room is out of this world!
I really wish the album had more of a theme, like the artwork is so awesome and implies a particular epic nature that I don't think it had consistently. But I genuinely love so many songs on this album, and I hope Skrillex keeps going down this path.
Bruh I wish the artwork of this album and the ones from the singles that came from it were talked more about, it's pretty epic and I thought he would use that kind of artwork for music videos
Personally I don't mind Skrillex trying to experiment, sticking to the status quo doesn't seem that interesting (sort of like if Skrillex kept doing brostep). That said I do hope some of the DGTC stuff is not indicative of where his music is going in the future (Bad For Me is genuinely horrible imo).
@@solizemusic that song is so fucking bad lol
He changed his shirt real quick
Singing Bangarang is not a review, Anthony.
I was wanting a album from skrillex for forever. Quest for fire really fills that need. The album goes so hard and I’ve been listening to it all week in the gym. The other album leaves a lot to be desired but overall with quest for fire. I’m very satisfied
SKRILLEX is rlly in the 10 club now😮
Two reviews for the same artist in the same day? This must be a record
I'm a massive Skrillex fan, and started producing electronic music in 2011 when I was 15 because of him, which at this point is almost a trope of edm producers but it honestly demonstrates how innovative and impactful Skrillex was. I actually very closely agree with your criticisms on both albums, I actually agreed with virtually everything you noted. I think given the context of his hiatus (which he stated was from depression and introspection after years of neglecting his mental health) QFF is actually pretty solid. A ton of the records on that album have been projects from many years ago, and in a sense we're actually listening to a Skrillex from 3-4 years in the past. This does lead me to think of how a more developed Skrillex track after he regularly produces more consistently will sound, if that happens to be the case. In general I wish he was a little more adventurous with his sound design, which is the easiest way I can describe what feels lackluster to me. Beyond that I'm just happy to see him releasing again as well as being in a better state of mind.
Edit: I just want to note that I'm happy he's doing his thing, but I actually cannot talk/listen/comment on the other album, it's either a) insanely bad, or b) not my cup of tea. It's more than likely some combination of the two, but o well not everything is gonna be good.
I'm in pretty much the same boat as you. QFF is good in terms of Skrillex releases and great in terms of current EDM releases, but part of me wishes it was a bit more 'wild', kind of like how SMNS was. Agreed though, it's great to see him still making music. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if QFF was already in the works around the end of Jack U.
I like to think the DGTC album is more of a 'got to pay the bills' project than a passion project.
@@A_Friendly_Robot The majority wished for it. We CRAVE the heavy sounds he was known for...
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I’m surprised he didn’t like it more than a light 7. This project sort of touched all the sounds he was known for while also trying out some new stuff with tracks like Xena. I really would like him and Fred to produce an album together because the flodan tracks and sound need a full project.
are u sane? Please listen to SMNS again and then delete your comment
First a 3, now a 7. 3+7= 10.
Melon gave skrillex a 10
Whatever your thoughts are on him, he is one of the most influential edm artists of this generation and this album is just a reminder of that.
A Skrillex x Corey Feldman project would kill. So disappointing that didn't happen here 😕
You would've given it a 10 if it was called Quest for Hair melon
Oh so the set I saw he uploaded from his garage had songs from this? I'm gonna listen to it then. Because most of that set was INSANE! I loved Skrillex when he came out. Many were. But then I got bored... like many. And I just moved on honestly. I have phases with genres of music. It comes and goes and I simply embrace it at this point.
But his recent video his uploaded of that set + this album review has made me wanna go listen now.
Yeah it was a set mixing the album's songs. Was a fun video
I love how you chose to do the negative review first. Classic melon
Personally the VIP version of supersonic on the Noisia album from last year is the better version. The drum and bass section is way too good
I wish fantano had talked about noisia at some point.
Eh. It's okay.
You should review Knock2’s latest EP Room 202. I love when you dive into EDM but remember we offer more than just Skrillex and Porter! ❤
Quest for fire and don't get too close are both good albums
technical skill shouldn’t merit a high score on its own but anyone thats ever produced EDM knows that this album has solidified Skrillex’s place as THE GREATEST sound designer in music right now. His mixing skills are unparalleled.
Also this album is a strong 8 to light 9 in my book - i don’t see it being as influential as something like Homework by Daft Punk in its day but it’s imo the best music of its kind.
"strong 8 to light 9 in my book ",yup and with some edited that track list down, a 10/10 electronic album
Surprised he didn’t mentioned A Street I Know, it’s one of my favorites. The outro is pure bliss.
The album Don't get for fire is officially a 10
album of the year so far for me
This album feels like a real return to form for skrillex while paying homage to classic UK dubstep.
I haven’t been a big fan of his more pop edm work and this album really serves us fans who miss classic dubstep
oh man im starving for good old uk dubstep to be new again
roughly 2/3 of this album is brilliant, most of that adventurous - the other 1/3 is a bit too safe by comparison, but solid enough, I spose.
Cut it back to those 9 songs (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12) and add something wacky that maybe no one likes at the very end (go REALLY far out there), and you have a fantastic 10/10 album, one to be remembered by. As it stand now, its still great, it's just 'marred' by solid stuff that by comparison doesn't surprise and delight like those three trios.
CANNOT believe this is coming along with that other... thing.
Wrong - solid 8 that could have been a 10 - editing is an amazing thing, just look at the first star wars film from 1976 or whatever.
Skrillex came back when the world needed him most
the vocal chops on Good Space are **chef's kiss**
Getting a 7 is basically like getting a 10 with Anthony.. the album has some fun songs 👍
why is no one talking about the Anthony appearance more??? His voice just appeared and I lost my shit on first listen
Fun fact: the Navi sample on tears isn’t actually the original from ocarina of time it was a recreation by an artist named salamimeats
RATATA is officially track 1 on my ass throwing playlist
from a musicians and producers perspective, these albums are incredible. They're prime examples of using the basic producing and mixing fundamentals to achieve what most struggle with, even with the help of vast libraries that provide shortcuts (copy paste workflow), skrillex has once again flexed his understanding of music production. My Supersonic being the perfect example of how to keep a track fresh from start to finish, most people don't know that almost every bar (every 4 beats) in the track is unique to its previous.
from a listeners perspective I can understand the dislike as I originally didn't like either album but after a little bit more of an attentive ear this sh*t is setting the bar for producers right now.
also with the features, just because this guy either doesn't know of or like them doesn't mean they're limp features' its refreshing to see new and different features that show love to the lesser known artists involved.
How does fantano not get oversaturated with music? He's so busy
he *IS* the busiest music nerd!!
Anthony's front bit of hair mirrors his tache
supersonic was my fav track of last year even though it dropped in 21. absolute killer
Appreciate the review! I think it’s better than a light 7, but you certainly justify your rating of it! I give it an 8.5. Very exciting stuff.