OneToThirtySix Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Is this guy just gimmick, or does he have actual talent for maintaining listener's interest with surprise rhythmic upsets and melodic shifts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bUUhUU Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I'll go with gimmick, these are very boring, repetitive, trendy sounds, arranged in a highly commercial fashion that seems to attract a LOT of listeners in the US. Saw his metal band live a few years ago and that was much more appealing and creative music, at least from a listeners persective. Maybe he chose this path for money and fame, I don't know the dude. For me, there is just no appealing factor with Zedd, skrillex and the other poster boys. I guess it's just different in Europe.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest isaki Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 haha yeah, his music sucks dick. he relies on remixes too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encey Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I have only heard 'Spectrum,' and think it's a pretty crappy tune, BUT -- if he made a whole album that sounds like the interlude to that song (a sort of chipstep freakout), I would totally buy that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneToThirtySix Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 I'm not hearing any dynamic on his album, either. It's mostly lackluster house with featured vocals from established artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeantk Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 maybe i just live under a rock, but who the fuck is Zedd? and why should i care? wait i remember now, oh yeah that guys music sucks... my friend remixed a track of zedd's and it was a grotesque listen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneToThirtySix Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 He's been doing remixes for a little while, I liked his take on Swedish House Mafia's "Save the World". His first original album was released recently, and I came here to complain about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeantk Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 music like Zedd's is soulless unintelligent wankery... maybe I'm just a pretentious bitter electronic musician but goddamnit they are ruining the art form of synthesizers /wanker rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneToThirtySix Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 I think I have the winner in that category here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeantk Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 GODDAMNIT HOW WILL I SLEEP TONIGHT she is a scary person... if beauty is in the eye of the beholder there, than the beholder needs a reality check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest isaki Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 lol love this thread already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneToThirtySix Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Jus sayin. There are worse examples of shitty music, but this is no excuse for a let-down album after a series of AT LEAST interestin remixes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest isaki Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 does the grammy's really have an EDM category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 is this the guy that remixed Paradise Circus which the original I was like hell yeah no way this could be used for a commercial it's just way too dark but then the remix worked somehow for that one car commercial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 oh somebody else did the car commercial remix but he still remixed paradise circus and it makes it all fun/commercial/clubby so same point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encey Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 It's called punctuation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendly Foil Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Looked him up on youtube. Worst bullcrap I've heard all week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bUUhUU Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 music like Zedd's is soulless unintelligent wankery... maybe I'm just a pretentious bitter electronic musician but goddamnit they are ruining the art form of synthesizers /wanker rant Probably more the art of tweaking NI massive in a way that has been done a thousand times before. But these guys are entertaining ten thousands of people at the biggest dance events, so I guess there has to be something between plastic pad sounds and glossy bass drops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneToThirtySix Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Now, is it a strength or a weakness that I can't always distinguish one track from the next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmanyo Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneToThirtySix Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 who the fuck is Zedd? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Zedd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7Yp2L6c2KM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audioblysk Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Bleh. My roommate listens to this type of music. Some of it I don't mind, but it saddens me greatly that when I take over mixing at our parties and drop braindancey/older tunes that people look at me like I'm a fucking old man or something. They immediately lose the ability to dance unless its got drops and that particular sound that 85% of popular producers have now. Power chords, NI Massive, Drum beats that belong in Nu Metal songs, and glitches to distract you from the fact that you just listened to the same buildup and breakdown for 4 minutes without a single shred of emotion other than. the future is bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 oh somebody else did the car commercial remix but he still remixed paradise circus and it makes it all fun/commercial/clubby so same point That's Gui Buratto, he's actually signed to Kompakt Quick skimming on youtube and I think this Zedd guy is not bad. Not good either. It reminds me of why I used to like French electro-house in the mid-00s (Ed Banger label) but also why I grew bored of it. Conclusion: "meh" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Dunno why you guys are getting all wound up about this. It's just dance music. And he seems to have an ear for melody; Spectrum has some nice chord progressions and melodic content going on. It could be worse—at least it's not god damn Katy Perry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.