OWSLA Recordings « Rager Onions

The creator of OWSLA is back with a brand new BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. Skrillex has taken North America by storm and now he attempts to win over our brethren from across the pond with brand new material from his collaboration with German electro sensation Alexander Ridha aka Boys Noize. If hip-hop influenced, acid disco-house isn’t your thing, do not fret. Sonny has included plenty of jams guaranteed to get your motor running on this hangover of a Monday.

It would appear as if this former Emo artist is changing his style once again, but what did you expect? After conquering the dubstep scene and bringing it to the forefront of mainstream music in the U.S., Skrillex diverges into yet another electronic scene. It is quite clear that he has the production skills to take on almost any genre.

So, how does it sound?

Well, that’s up to you to decide. We think it’s just more great music from Sonny Moore.

Give it and listen and tell us what you think.

Name: Showtek, Sjoerd and Wouter Janssen
Origin: The Netherlands
Genres: Hardstyle, Hard Dance, Electro House, Progressive House
Labels: Musical Freedom, Revealed Recordings, Dutch Master Works, Dim Mak Records, OWSLA Recordings
SAMF Time: Sunday, June 17 | 4:30 – 5:30 | Da Main Stage 1

There’s a new genre of music that’s sweeping dance floors across the US, and it’s known by the critics as Hardstyle (also Hard House, Hard Dance, Hard Trance or Hard Techno). A song categorized in this genre typically consists of a deep, hard-sounding kick drum, some type of faded bassline with an accompanying beat, a synth playing a specific melody, and some distorted and synthesized sound effects. One of the leading acts in this up and coming genre of EDM is the brothers from The Netherlands, Showtek.

Their influence in the world of hardstyle has resulted from years of blood, sweat, and tears behind the decks and in the studio. The energy felt at one of their shows is second to none, and the duo undoubtedly deserves to be playing on the main stage. Some say it’s the next ‘Bro-step’.

And if that’s the case, hand me a neon tank, some ray bans, and a natty light. Let’s make an evening of it.