I think it’s so important to be self-sufficient as an artist. “SKRILLEX has been 100% independent until now. I don’t feel that way at all,” Moore stresses. “For years, the artists needed the record labels. I just go where the music takes me.”Īfter just one hugely successful independent release, “SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITES” is the first SKRILLEX release on Big Beat Records, in conjunction with fellow electronic revolutionary Deadmau5’s freshly minted Mau5trap record label. I just like to mess around and create cool new sounds and noises. I can draw influences from almost anything. “Coming up, I was into a lot of artists on the Warp record label like Autechre, Squarepusher, and Aphex Twin, so SKRILLEX tracks are inclined to have more changes than most dance tracks normally have. “I’ve listened to so much music for so long, it’s more about instinct than influence,” Moore explains about his sonic inspirations. The uplifting post-trance synth melodies of “ALL I ASK OF YOU” (featuring the soaring vocals of Penny) stands in stark contrast to the face-melting electro bass blasts of the massive electro-dubstep hybrid “ROCK N’ ROLL (WILL TAKE YOU TO THE MOUNTAIN).” “I’ve never thought about music that way.”ĭescribing his current sound as “a mix of dubstep, electro and glitch all thrown together,” new SKRILLEX release “SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITES” reflects all of the above and beyond. “Genre has never been important to me,” he insists. SKRILLEX is part of a new generation of artists that refuse to be restricted by preconceived notions or outside expectations. I’ve been dabbling in making electronic tracks on programs like Fruity Loops since I was 14 years old.” “Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails were also early influences. The first records I ever owned were ‘Fat of Land’ by the Prodigy and ‘Come To Daddy’ by Aphex Twin,” raves Sonny Moore, better known as emerging electronic visionary SKRILLEX. “I’ve been deep into electronic music my entire life.
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