My name is Skrillex

In the past six months, I've heard several friends talk about Skrillex.  The name sounded really interesting to me, and I wondered what kind of music he played but never came around to listening to it.  Recently, singer and YouTube sensation, Christina Grimmie (who everyone should check out!) made a video for Skrillex.  I watched it and got a little taste of the music, and it pushed me to want to listen to more.
So Skrillex is a dubstep DJ from Los Angeles.  The first time I heard dubstep...I couldn't get into it, but I listened to Skrillex with open ears.  I went to Skrillex's Music Facebook page and listened to the three most-played songs: "First of the  Year," "Ruffneck (Full Flex)" (below), and "Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites (Dirtyphonics Remix)".

I like Skrillex.  The way I could tell is that I found myself nodding muh head to the music.  Skrillex not only includes the dubstep sound, but he also incorporates elements of techno/trance, which I used to listen to a lot in middle school - he brings it back for me.  I like the combination of the two.  I also like the different sound sequences he uses.  There are no lyrics to the songs, but the songs still embody a "verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus" structure so for each section of the song, he uses different sounds.  I didn't know what kind of sound to expect, so it was nice to be surprised.  Most people say that there isn't a distinct beat to dubstep songs, but I felt like there is a good beat to Skrillex's songs.  One con I could say about Skrillex is that the sound elements in his songs are repetitive and could possibly get boring and maybe even certain sounds could get annoying.  Other than that, I recommend giving a listen to Skrillex, and I would recommend listening to "Ruffneck (Full Flex)" first - it was muh favorite!

If you like what you hear, you can download his free EP , which is what I did and will probably be listening to for awhile.  And for anyone going to Austin City Limits this year, Skrillex will be playing Saturday September 17th at Zilker Park!