More Monsters and Sprites

More Monsters and Sprites
Extended Play by Skrillex
Publication (s)	2011
admission	October 2010, January to February 2011
Label (s)	Big Beat Records , Atlantic Records
Format (s)	Download, CD
Genre (s)	Dubstep , Progressive House
Title (number)	7 (in iTunes 8, Mortal Kombat 9 Special Edition 9)
running time	33:16 minutes
production	Dirtyphonics , Kaskade , The Juggernaut, Phonat, Skrillex
chronology Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites More Monsters and Sprites Bangarang
Single releases June 7, 2011 First of the Year (Equinox) June 27, 2011 Ruffneck (Full Flex)

More Monsters and Sprites is the third EP from electro , dubstep and brostep producer Skrillex and his first remix album . On June 7, 2011 it was first released on Beatport under the labels Big Beat Records and mau5trap Recordings . On June 21st of this year the EP was released in other online MP3 shops. The EP is the follow-up to Skrillex's second EP Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites , four remixes of songs from this EP are included in More Monsters and Sprites . The remixes are from Dirtyphonics , Phonat , The Juggernauts and Kaskade . In addition, 3 new songs are included. The music style of the EP is mainly dubstep and electro, but there are also influences from reggae .

The album could reach the charts in Australia and in the USA . The first single from this album, First of the Year (Equinox) , became the album's most successful single, reaching the charts in five countries. Another release from this album was Ruffneck (Full Flex) .

Track list

1. First of the Year (Equinox) - 4:22
2. Ruffneck (Flex) - 4:43
3. Ruffneck (FULL Flex) - 3:46
4. Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Dirtyphonics Remix) - 4:51
5. Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Phonat Remix) - 3:40
6. Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (The Juggernaut Remix) - 3:54
7. Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Kaskade Remix) - 8:04

Additionally on iTunes

1. Rock 'N' Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain) (Music Video) - 4:35

Also in the Mortal Kombat 9 Special Edition

1. Reptile's Theme - 3:57
2. Cinema (Skrillex Remix) - 5:04

reception

Chart success

The album hit the charts in the US. In the USA, they reached number 124 on the Billboard Top 200, number three in the Heatseeker Albums and number 5 in the Top Electronic Albums . You could also place yourself in the charts in Australia, the album made it to number 60.

Charts	Top ranking
Heatseeker Albums	3
United States	124
Top electronic albums	5
Australia	60

Critical reception

The album received mostly positive reviews. David Jeffries from Allmusic, for example, said: "Shame the man's debut album got stolen along with his laptop, but this tides things over nicely." And rated the album with 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Web links

• SKRILLEX - MORE MONSTERS & SPRITES PREVIEW on YouTube
• MORE MONSTERS & SPRITES PREVIEW on Skrillex.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Skrillex
2. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002365087/awards
3. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002365087/awards
4. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Skrillex
5. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/canadian-hot-100?order=drop
6. ↑ http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Skrillex
7. ↑ http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Skrillex
8. ↑ SKRILLEX - MORE MONSTERS & SPRITES PREVIEW on YouTube , the official Skrillex channel, with a track list in the description
9. ^ David Jeffries: More Monsters & Sprites. Allmusic , accessed on June 16, 2012 .