Skrillex this, Skrillex that… what about Birthdayy Partyy? The Chicago duo and twin brothers Bryan and Jon celebrated their birthday yesterday with a flip of three Skrillex tracks — two from Quest For Fire and a daring option to remix considered one of his most iconic remixes for “In For The Kill” by La Roux.
These may have very simply been throwaway remixes, performed for shits and giggles, however every of them are certainly licensed bangers. “Rumble” will get flipped right into a raucous drum & bass beat that completely captures the essence of the unique with a brand new time signature and means, means, means extra drums, plus some actually artistic synth work.
“Still Here (with the ones that I came with)” was an enormous observe seeing Skrillex staff up with Porter Robinson for the primary time. This may have ended so poorly if taken within the mistaken path, however the vocal chops with the basic bass home sound actually simply is smart and once more presents a contemporary tackle the gorgeous unique that’s extra geared towards the dance ground.
Finally, the “In For The Kill” remix… famously remixed by not solely Skrillex but in addition by Skream. For Birthdayy Partyy to not simply remix the unique however Skrillex’s personal remix is a daring selection, however as seen within the earlier two flips, they clearly have an ear for the way to take inspiration and put their very own spin on one thing in a artistic and profitable trend. For this entry, they take the unique, heavy brostep remix and as soon as once more flip to drum & bass for the proper double time, energy-filled banger.
All of the tracks vary from between a minute-and-a-half to slightly over two minutes, so that they’re positively meant to be stay edits however that doesn’t imply they don’t nonetheless hit laborious. Happy birthday to Birthdayy Partyy, we positively really feel like partying a bit extra now.