ISBN: | 978-5-5143-8736-6 |
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites is the second EP by American electronic music producer Skrillex. It was released exclusively through Beatport on October 22, 2010 through mau5trap and Big Beat Records, while being released on December 20 for digital download via other online retailers and on March 1, 2011 as a physical release. Recorded in 2010 at his apartment using a laptop, the EP is prominently a electro house record (Rock n Roll, Kill Everybody, All I Ask of You and With You, Friends are all electro house) while also using elements of dubstep and progressive house. ""Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" use a sound clip of Rachael Nedrow (also known as "speedstackinggirl") shouting "Yes, oh my Gosh!" The EP features guest contributions from Penny, Foreign Beggars and Bare Noize while also featuring remixes done by Noisia, Zedd and Bare Noize. It won two Grammys at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards; one for Best Dance Recording, and the other for Best Dance/Electronica Album.