I am starting this review off with the title track, “Bangarang”
– Skrillex ft. Sirah. This song features
Skrillex’s trademark style, vocal cutting and bouncing bass lines. Right off the bat that is not a bad
thing. This song is very difficult to
listen to and not want to move. The
build is stylish and fast, another great quality of Skrillex. So many filthy songs take a long time to
build up enough energy to really do the drop justice. Skrillex always manages the feat quickly and
efficiently.
The next track I am going to write about I will admit is my
favorite off of the EP. “Breakin’ a Sweat” – Skrillex ft. The Doors. It is my
favorite, but I resent that it is one of the few songs that I cannot find any copies
of that are the a) final version b) High Definition, and c) not blocked by
copyright offenses, except for the one uploaded by HyundaiUSA. Copyright laws are very annoying. I am glad I found the one though. This song was produced as collaboration with
some of my favorite human beings in the music industry ever. Undoubtedly a heavy bass line and the build
seems to ooze confidence, border-lining on arrogance. Vocal edits such as “that’s
good”, “okay, play that beat again”, and “let’s kick ass” are the primary
indication of this arrogant style.
Usually I would dispute that kind of attitude, but this song blatantly
does “kick ass”.
“Kyoto” – Skrillex ft. Sirah is bumping on my ear drums
right now. This song, right from the
first beat is aggressive. I had to put
in headphones to listen to this song the first time because I was afraid to
piss off my neighbors with my system.
Skrillex and Sirah are a brutal combination. This song is not as great as “Breakin’ a
Sweat” in my opinion, possibly because I am biased by my love of the Doors,
but, like “Breakin’ a Sweat” it is also pretty confident. “Yo, Skrill’ drop it hard”. I must say Sirah absolutely lays it down on
this track. “Bitch, I kill… beat your
girl up with the drums, as the bass makes that bitch come.” Also you can’t help but admire Skrillex’s
vocal edits.
“The Devil’s Den” – Skrillex ft Wolfgang Garter. This song is evidence of Skrillex’s
background in the hardcore scene. The
track is gruesome in the best possible way.
The entire progression is dark and evil, but that is to be expected,
with a track called “The Devil’s Den”.
My favorite part was right after the first drop, at around 1:47, when
the track started a new build, I much prefer this build to the beginning of the
song’s build. It is a longer build than
the first, which is why I believe it is in the middle of the song, as opposed
to starting the song off with it, favoring a quick filthy build that is just
oh-so-Skrillex, before dropping in the longer builds that permeate the rest of
the song. I, personally, find the second
and third builds much more satisfying than the first. The entire track gets lighter and dance
oriented after that first build and drop, almost as though the first section
were a tip of his hat to his own background.
“Summit” Skrillex ft. Ellie Goulding is up next. Maybe I have a bit of a soft spot for Ellie
Goulding. I love this song. I think this is Skrillex moving towards something
new and beautiful, that doesn’t have to drop in order to be a club smash or a
dance floor favorite. This song seems to
build and relax fluidly and in a gorgeous fashion. Most of Skrillex’s heavy dropping songs kind
of remind me of a person drawing in a lot of air before screaming their lungs
out. “Summit”, on the other hand, seems
to be a fluid inhale and exhale, building tension and emotion before relaxing. Chalk another victory up for both Skrillex
and Ellie Goulding with this track.
I won’t lie; I don’t really have much to say about “Right In”
or “Right on Time”. Neither of these
songs really did it for me. Honestly, I
think it came down to having listened to 5 other very Skrillexy songs, and
these didn’t stand out to me. What I
have to say about this EP boils down to just about how I felt about these last
two songs. It was what we expected. Skrillex is Shaun White. Last time at the X-Games Shaun threw the
highest score in history on the Super Pipe.
This year he topped himself again and threw the first perfect score in
X-Games history. Skrillex’s monster
beginning was totally topped by this new EP, and it is totally what we all
expected from him.
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