Five Tracks: Zomboy

Earlier this week, Zomboy gave us a lot to think about, from the state of dubstep to what makes a good artist album. He briefly spoke about transition

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Earlier this week, Zomboy gave us a lot to think about, from the state of dubstep to what makes a good artist album. He briefly spoke about transitioning from a metal head to an EDM lover, and you know how we do every Friday; we like to find out what's influenced the artists that move us.

For this week's Five Tracks, Zomboy breaks down the sounds that drew him in, which mainly fall under two categories: Music that gave him an outlet for aggression, and tracks that contained great melodies. With his "Here to Stay" single due out on Never Say Die's sister imprint No Tomorrow on March 4, let's get an idea of what helped mold the artist who stands before us now. Here are Five Tracks from Zomboy.

Skrillex - "Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites"

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The first track I heard was Skrillex’s “Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites," and I just loved it. It combined a melodic aspect with the aggression of metal and so it was a natural transition. I just love melody so much, so Skrillex opened me up to a whole new world of electronic music and I haven’t really looked back, so he’s had a big influence on my sound; it goes back to this song.

Skrillex - "Kill Everyone (Bare Noize Remix)"

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Again, goes back to Skrillex.

Noisia - "Stigma"

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Another one is Noisia’s “Stigma” on Split The Atom. Noisia’s sound design is just next level. Unfortunately that’s lost on most people, but that’s the way it is. With my background as a studio engineer, I was just blown away by it.

Reso - "Beasts In The Basement"

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It’s very tribal, and originally as a drummer the percussion is what drew me in.

Freestylers - "Cracks (Flux Pavilion Remix)"

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And then on the more melodic side of what drew me in was Flux Pavilion’s remix of "Cracks." It was one of those things that gave me the all the different ideas to realize I can do the melodic side of it and the grimey side of it.

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