Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites | ||||
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Released | October 22, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Genre | Dubstep, electro house | |||
Length | 44:02 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Big Beat Records | |||
Producer | Bare Noize, Foreign Beggars, Noisia, Skrillex, Zedd | |||
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Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites is the second EP by American electronic music producer, Skrillex.
Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites was released on October 22, 2010. Skrillex said that he recorded the EP in 2010 at his apartment using a laptop.[1] The EP and song's name was inspired from the 1980 David Bowie album and song Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps).[2]
The EP won two Grammys at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording and for Best Dance/Electronica Album.[3] The EP also received generally positive reviews from music critics and reached #49 on the Billboard 200 as well as #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.