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Post by Pea on Oct 11, 2011 21:17:43 GMT -8
*Hipster glasses on* I actually listened to Skrillex on the day he released his first song. I thought, "I guess this is okay". I had NO IDEA that he would get this big. When he opened for deadmau5 LAST OCTOBER there were maybe 60 people standing in front of the stage...barely moving at all. Now he is selling out small arenas a short year later. It truly is amazing what he has turned into in such a short time.
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Post by Warily on Oct 11, 2011 21:38:22 GMT -8
*Hipster glasses on* I actually listened to Skrillex on the day he released his first song. I thought, "I guess this is okay". I had NO IDEA that he would get this big. When he opened for deadmau5 LAST OCTOBER there were maybe 60 people standing in front of the stage...barely moving at all. Now he is selling out small arenas a short year later. It truly is amazing what he has turned into in such a short time. That's exactly how I feel about Foster The People (sorry, Foster The Nutsack). I still remember them being one of the first bands to get confimed for Sasquatch and we were all like "who the fuck is this?"
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Oct 11, 2011 21:40:22 GMT -8
Now we're all like, "what the fuck is this shit?"
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Oct 11, 2011 21:48:00 GMT -8
I also believe it was your's truly who brought Foster the People's confirmation news to this board with a very skeptical delivery. I HATED THEM FIRST FUCKERS! Thought maybe we could have a single place to keep track of all our drunken conversations with Adam Zacks (guy can't keep a secret), intimate shouting over the rail chats with annoyed Wayne Coyneses, and new fake posters who kick all sorts of ass in the game of "Guessing lineups as good as mine!". Legit rumors/confirmations can also be added here. Maybe this has already been stated (and deservingly celebrated), but CoS has "Foster the People" down as "expected", who you say? Who knows who cares, but the internets is selling them as "Fantasy Barbecue Music", personally I think they are more second wave FBM. I think I am already gonna like Foster the People's ridiculous descriptions better than any of their songs. -NME said: "Blessed with a knack for melody, boogie-time beats, and an ornate electronic detail, Foster The People craft a sound ideal for a fantasy backyard barbecue with The Strokes, Vampire weekend, MGMT, and Daft Punk as guests." What a stupid description.
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Post by Warily on Oct 11, 2011 21:52:49 GMT -8
I also believe it was your's truly who brought Foster the People's confirmation news to this board with a very skeptical delivery. I HATED THEM FIRST FUCKERS! Thought maybe we could have a single place to keep track of all our drunken conversations with Adam Zacks (guy can't keep a secret), intimate shouting over the rail chats with annoyed Wayne Coyneses, and new fake posters who kick all sorts of ass in the game of "Guessing lineups as good as mine!". Legit rumors/confirmations can also be added here. Maybe this has already been stated (and deservingly celebrated), but CoS has "Foster the People" down as "expected", who you say? Who knows who cares, but the internets is selling them as "Fantasy Barbecue Music", personally I think they are more second wave FBM. I think I am already gonna like Foster the People's ridiculous descriptions better than any of their songs. -NME said: "Blessed with a knack for melody, boogie-time beats, and an ornate electronic detail, Foster The People craft a sound ideal for a fantasy backyard barbecue with The Strokes, Vampire weekend, MGMT, and Daft Punk as guests." What a stupid description. Ha that made me smile. I still kind of like them but that fucking shoulder shrug dance bothers the crap out of me and deserve NONE of the fame they're getting especially after one mediocre album.
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Oct 11, 2011 21:55:46 GMT -8
Fantasy Barbecue Music. Ha!
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Post by DeadPunk on Oct 11, 2011 22:40:33 GMT -8
Skrillex is so bad. I can't believe I used to enjoy his music haha What, like last year? His music hasn't changed at all since then so I'm a little confused. Do you not like his music or his popularity/fanbase? When I first started listening to dubstep I was a huge fan of flux pavillion, rusko, skrillex, zeds dead, datsik... all those generic "sick drop bro" dubstep artists. Then after about 3 months I started to realize that there is much better electronic music besides them. If I'm intoxicated I can still get down to those artists, but thats about it. I guess i've just broadened my horizons in regard to edm. Plus I HATE the dubstep fanbase, cept for Bassnectar's. For some reason he attracts a lot of wooks and I get along better with hippies then e-tards. That being said, skrillex is my least favorite out of all of the big named dubstep artists. He just bothers me now, I can't really even explain it.
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Post by Pea on Oct 11, 2011 22:51:31 GMT -8
Fair enough. I still find his stuff entertaining but I see where you're coming from.
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Post by DeadPunk on Oct 11, 2011 23:24:54 GMT -8
I do however enjoy that nero-promises remix he did. I first heard that at sasquatch and I got down like a fool haha
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Post by wompwomp on Oct 12, 2011 6:05:19 GMT -8
He is playing in Calgary next week and it sold out right away. The cheapest tickets I saw on ebay/stubhub/kijiji were $180. I don't get it. Kids these days.
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Post by Pea on Oct 12, 2011 7:24:41 GMT -8
Ecstasy is a hell of a drug.
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Post by misterl on Oct 12, 2011 8:57:59 GMT -8
I can totally relate to your opinion on Skrillex, deadpunk. When I first heard it I was like 'Oooh this is so awesome." I don't dislike his music now, but it didn't stand the test of time for me. Like a movie you watch once and think is amazing but simply isn't good upon repeat visits. I got down like a fool at his Sasquatch set though and I woulnd't mind seeing him again, but I don't think he has anywhere near the diversity of someone like Bassnectar. Skrillex was one of the first dubstep 'groups' I was introduced to and It blew my mind initially. I don't hate his music now but he was a stepping stone for me into dubstep. I don't go out of my way to listen to his music anymore. My favorites right now are Bassnectar, Nero, and the Glitch Mob, plenty of others I listen to, but those 3 stand out for me. Just saw Bassnectar on the 30th with his new stage set up and it was awesome.
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Post by Warily on Oct 12, 2011 10:10:57 GMT -8
It's the douchey crowd that I really don't like about Skrillex shows :S I really hope he won't be having a late night set or something next year.
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Post by DeadPunk on Oct 12, 2011 14:26:32 GMT -8
My favorites right now are Bassnectar, Nero, and the Glitch Mob, plenty of others I listen to, but those 3 stand out for me. Just saw Bassnectar on the 30th with his new stage set up and it was awesome. Yessssss! Those 3 + Big Gigantic and Pretty Lights are my favorites right now. I'm seeing the nectar in Vancouver in a month and I am beyond excited. I love how he said he is tweaking a lot of his older stuff as of recently, which excites me greatly. Can't wait to see that live. ps gang warily can you pm me a link to your avatar. The video for that got closed on youtube unfortunately so I can't watch it anymore.
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Post by Geoff on Oct 12, 2011 15:22:43 GMT -8
ps gang warily can you pm me a link to your avatar. The video for that got closed on youtube unfortunately so I can't watch it anymore.
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Post by misterl on Oct 12, 2011 16:32:48 GMT -8
Bassnectar played for over 2.5 hours when we saw him at the Roy Wilkins Ampitheater in St Paul. It felt like he dug pretty deep into his catalogue as he busted out Cozza Frenzy and a few other tracks from that Album. Also got to hear an untainted Timestretch which blew me away. His new light/video show was awesome. The glowpacalypse ruled, but I was too far back to get the full appreciation of the Nectarspectrum! Haha. Plus It felt like his Sasquatch set was really short.
Glitch Mob is suppose to be cutting new tracks and releasing it soon, there is a Bassnectar remix! I'm dying to hear it. Their set at Sasquatch changed me. I have a friend who just saw Pretty Lights and they seem to well liked. I've downloaded him on Zune but haven't given it a listen yet. Nero's 'Welcome Reality' melted my face off
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Post by Cbats on Oct 12, 2011 17:41:40 GMT -8
Bassnectar played for over 2.5 hours when we saw him at the Roy Wilkins Ampitheater in St Paul haha what? Why were you in the Twin Cities? God I hate Roy Wilkins auditorium though, I hope bassnectar sounded alright though
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Post by J-Dawg on Oct 12, 2011 20:23:02 GMT -8
Nero was disappointing live to say the least, but I do enjoy his/their recorded stuff.
Skrillex is on a whole other level of awful, at least live. His recorded stuff I actually enjoy, but live he has to be just about the worst EDM artist I've ever seen.
By contrast, I'm so excited to see Bassnectar again in November I could almost pee my pants. I also really want to see Pretty Lights live. One of the local DJs (Slim Pickins) dropped a couple of his tracks when he opened for Datsik / Aoki. I went nuts, the people around me on the dance floor were like WTF. I guess they didn't get it. Mind you, they were also clearly unhappy for most of Datsik's set, so fuck 'em.
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Post by misterl on Oct 13, 2011 15:28:37 GMT -8
My glomies and I were in the twin cities to see the Nectar. We drove from Minot. I think the Roy Wilkins is fantastic for a 5000 person venue. Bassnectar totally crushed it. He sounded great and the new light show mesmerized my ultra. I was 3the people from the front. His set was so good. He was impressive at Sasquatch but that performance left me unfulfilled. EOTO opened for him and they REALLY surprised me. I didn't like their studio work at all and I've since found their studio work compares not at all with their live stuff. They would be cool to see at Sasquatch.
That was my second show at Roy Wilkins this year, we went to A Perfect Circle there this summer. I wish I lived closer id go broke seeing shows. Tiesto and Black Keys both played there this year and Pretty Lights played this week I think?
I would go see Bassnectar again in a heartbeat. Anyone want to lay down odds of Sasquatch booking him, glitch mob, and sleighs bells again next year?
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Post by misterl on Oct 13, 2011 15:57:05 GMT -8
A little off subject here but one of my reasonable suggetionss was a band called Floater. Anyone else listen to them or seen them live? They are not well known outside of the west coast. I think alot of you folks on the board would like them.
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