Bangarang

Critic Score
Based on 9 reviews
User Score
Based on 961 ratings
2011 Ratings: #502
December 23, 2011 / Release Date
EP / Format
Big Beat, Atlantic / Label
Full Credits
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Critic Reviews

70
SPIN
Like cans of Monster Energy Drink, this collection is spracked out and ridiculous and fun and sometimes disposable, just one more shard of debris left in this kid’s wake, and his generation’s.
70
Rolling Stone
“I’m eating Fun Dip right now/Not givin’ a fuck.” Not a bad credo for music that makes a disco sugar high feel downright pornographic.
60
Alternative Press

It’s uncomplicated, catchy fun, the equivalent of 21st-century hair metal—and that’s meant as a compliment.

60
NOW Magazine
It’s not a tasteful formula, but that doesn’t mean it’s not valid.
50
AllMusic

Overall, Bangarang is a disappointingly formulaic affair which hints for the first time that the wheels may soon slowly begin to fall off.

50
A.V. Club

Bangarang is the work of an entertainer still insecure in his ability to hold his audience’s attention without resorting to loud gimmicks.

50
Hot Press
Underwhelming effort from LA dubstep producer.
40
NME

He’s glass-eyed, as nutritional as wood glue, and content to rapidly mash his fists against the buttons marked ‘breakdown’, ‘trance synth’, ‘distorted wobble’ and ‘tuned-up vocal’

30
Sputnikmusic
Skrillex to Darwin: Evolution? I'm not buying it!
zachthesnack
52

My 6th grade self is quaking

squeejie
40

I admit, when dubstep was the zeitgeist in 2013-2014, I fuckin jammed to it. In retrospect, I can’t really see what the appeal in Transformer sex noises were

elitimesfour
79

Skrillex my king

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CasterCaster
80

This shit fire as hell. Listening to the title track again after so many years brings me back.

NothingIsScary
100

One of the most iconic Skrillex EPs, "RIGHT ON TIME" is a very repetitive song but other than that I love every song on here.

My only issue is that the EP has lots of high pitch noises, I have mild hyperacusis so they do bother me, but not enough to ruin the EP for me. "Right In" is a fantastic opening track but suffers from the high pitch noise problem to an extreme degree. Bangarang has this explosive energy (no pun intended) that just hits. Summit is one of the best ... read more

majorfunkshots
97

FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
favourites: bangarang, kyoto
least favourites: right on time

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Track List

1Right In
3:00
81
2Bangarang
3:35
feat. Sirah
90
3Breakn' a Sweat
5:01
78
4The Devil's Den
4:52
78
5Right On Time
4:05
60
6Kyoto
3:20
feat. Sirah
83
7Summit
6:13
82
Total Length: 30 minutes
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