Drum & Bass, Dubstep | Birdy Nam Nam – Defiant Order (Phuture Doom Remix)
Posted by Mach on January 10, 2013
Damn Skrillex and his OWSLA Nest. To top it off, Phuture Doom is probably the alter-ego of a member of OWSLA seeing as he only has 300 likes on Facebook, literally had created the page on the 1st of this month. Frustration, confusion, and this remix still owns. It is an interesting take on Drumstep, not as speedy as some would imagine but nonetheless one of the sickest tunes of the month. One day we will figure out who Phuture Doom is but until then I hope to enjoy every release from he/she/them. The remix will be available January 22nd of you can grab it on The Nest now.
The Nest: Birdy Nam Nam – Defiant Order (Phuture Doom Remix)
Albums | Skrillex – Leaving EP
Posted by Spice on January 3, 2013
For those of you who have been lamenting the lack of new Sonny Moore material in recent months, the wait is now over: we’ve got a brand spankin’ new EP from The Little Guy to blast, compare to his past productions, and generally over analyze (“But why doesn’t this sound more like ‘Reptile?’ Ugh, I hate the direction he’s going in now.”) The only catch? To download it, you have to sign up for The Nest, OWSLA’s recently announced digital subscription service that gives you access to early downloads, VIPs, unreleased material, and much more from Team OWSLA.
The EP itself is short but quite diverse. It opens on its most high energy note with “The Reason,” a hard and catchy four minutes of electro house that make heavy use of those trademark choppy vocals. We also get a funky, midtempo trap-influenced breakdown — since trap is officially the most ubiquitous thing happening in electronic music at the moment. From there, it’s onto “Scary Bolly Dub,” a dub reboot of “Scary Monsters” which will be immediately familiar to anyone who’s caught Skrillex live in the past few months. Finally, the title track, which is restrained, darkly melodic, and downtempo; thanks to garage-influenced breakbeats, it’s illustrative of Skrillex’s range as a producer. Yes, to gain access to this EP you must take on the monthly subscription fee to The Nest, but if you’re a serious fan of OWSLA’s work it will be a small price to pay.
Download via The Nest: Skrillex – Leaving EP
Stream on YouTube: Skrillex – Leaving EP
Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Electronic | Monsta – Monsta EP
Posted by Sev on October 30, 2012
OWSLA is in full force this year cranking out release after release and showing no signs of stopping. Having just released Seven Lions new EP not more than two weeks ago and now releasing Monsta’s new EP and planning on releasing Kill The Noise’s EP during the first week of November, what label is going to be able to catch up to all these gigantic releases? You have nothing out of the usual remixes from this superstar lined up squad featuring Alvin Risk, Kill Pairs, Dillon Francis, and none other than Skrillex alongside Nero. Monsta’s originals on the EP are geared more toward the electronic style rather than the heavier Dubstep and DnB remixes. The EP contains a little bit of both spectrums and is well rounded for everyone. Grab the EP off of iTunes HERE.
Dubstep, Electro-House, Review | Seven Lions – Seven Lions EP
Posted by Mach on October 16, 2012
People have been saying Seven Lions is very lucky to have been signed under OWSLA, I disagree, it is OWSLA that is lucky to have Seven Lions. This EP may be one of the most amazing things to release through the label. I want to cry listening to these 4 tracks, they are that incredible. Seven Lions, the man behind our bass filled emotions.
The first track, “Days to Come,” is absolutely beautiful. Despite the fact that he runs with the same producing strategy for his melodic work, his style is still one of a kind and no matter how many times he uses it on a track he will still dominate with tracks like “Days to Come.” “The Truth” is actually Electro-House which came to be quite a surprise seeing as Seven Lions is known for his Dubstep/Trance. It is awesome to see him go out of his comfort zone to come out with a cool track like this. Third, “Fractals,” which might be my favorite track on this EP. Again he went out of his comfort zone of Dubstep and delivered an Electro-House track, but this time he went hard, like, oh my god the heavy bass on this track made me poop my pants. In other words, he went H.A.M. His last track he actually gave away for free a few days ago, what a class act. Anyways, “She Was” is a Glitch-Hop/Break Beat track that I could easily compare to the level of Haywyre’s great Glitch-Hop productions. This is why this EP is one of the greatest things to release on OWSLA, because everyone expected to get an EP full of Seven Lions’ usual, clearly not the case. All in all, this EP is a must have, and I would go as far to say this is my EP of the year 2012. Simply the best.
Dubstep, Trance | Seven Lions EP Teaser (Release on 10/16)
Posted by Sev on October 6, 2012
After having two monster remixes released in the past two weeks, Seven Lion’s is back again with a big announcement. The Seven Lions EP has been signed by one of the biggest EDM labels around currently, OWSLA, and set to be released on 10/16. I definitely didn’t see this coming, but I am ecstatic for him. Showing us that no matter what label wants to release his music, he stays true to his style and what he does best, which we see a showcase of in this teaser video. The Trance infused dubstep style seems to have appealed to Skrillex enough for him to sign this magnificent artist’s EP in what is going to be one of the top releases on the label in the past few months. There isn’t much else to say that we already haven’t about Seven Lions, but the wait for the next 10 days is going to a long and eager one. With that said, we also got a sneak peak at one of the tracks from the EP courtesy of Spin Magazine and it is surely a promising one.
Electro, Preview | Dog Blood – Next Order (Teaser Video)
Posted by Spice on August 8, 2012
Well, well, well.
Now this is some interesting news.
According to a number of sources, Sonny Moore and Alex Ridha — better known as Skrillex and Boys Noize — are joining forces in a mysterious side project dedicated to creating “300% break-acid-tech-noise.” The more I think about this particular pairing, the more it makes total sense; both possess a dark, grimy and hard-hitting aesthetic and both maintain an uncompromising commitment to their respective musical visions. Check out the above teaser vid if you aren’t fully convinced that these two will make a totally awesome team, and keep your eyes peeled for more details — both Skrillex and Boys Noize have been taking to Facebook and Twitter to gin up interest. The duo’s debut EP is set to drop on Boysnoize Records and OWSLA on August 13th.