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Y U Mad?

Four Tet, XXYYXX and A-Trak make this list of the saltiest DJ/producers this week.

The world seems to think DJ life is an endless vacation, but it's not easy. Hours and hours in the studio, uncomfortable press situations, lonely travel, and homesickness definitely even out the endless partying, travel, money… oh, and girls. So many girls. But at the end of the day, DJs have it pretty good. Yet they complain more than anyone. It's dance music. It's supposed to be fun, right? In this column we cover the saltiest electronic music gossip of the week. Y U so mad?!

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DJ SNEAK VS. EUROPE
Chicago's DJ Sneak is really mad at everything all the time. People that like house music, people that hate house music, other DJs. This week, he's mad at b.o. So mad that he even spells "odour" like a British person. And somehow he finds a way seem like he's stereotyping all Europeans as smelly in 140 characters or less. Poor Sneaky. It really must suck up there in first class. We feel for you. #prayforsneak

SURPRISE! ZOMBY IS MAD
This will be a huge surprise to everyone but Zomby was really mad after Michaelangelo Matos reviewed his album on Spin. You can tell he is really mad because he calls Michelangelo "mate."

OPENING DJ VS. DROP THE LIME
Now why would you want to do a thing like that? Kicking the headliner off is probably not the best way to move up in the DJ world.

LEAVE MACHINEDRUM ALONE
People seem to get really mad at Machinedrum, even at his t-shirts. What did his IDM moustache ever do to you? Maybe someone is upset that they didn't get top billin' on the flyer or some fan got his girlfriend stolen, but someone's been going around Berlin crossing out Travis' name on club posters. Come clean! Tell us why you are so mad!

AVICII FLIPS THE SCRIPT
We are pretty sure he is trying to make his fans mad with this new song. Also the comments on there are looking very suspicious.

ATRAK VS. SAMSUNG
How is A-Trak, who is sponsored by like five different brands, getting his fedora in a bunch because of some smartphone ads. Do you hate HOV? Are you bummed because you weren't involved? Or do you just really ride for your iPhone?

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FOUR TET IS NOT BURIAL OK???
Like UZ, fans have been obsessed with learning the real identity of Burial for some time. This week, a bunch of people thought Four Tet is responsible for Burial's music and it's somehow ruining his life. Regardless of what the obviously fake press tells you, he is not Burial, okay? Okay????!!!  Anyway, according to Grenier's Facebook, Burial is a dude named Will, as seen in this picture of dubstep's founding DJ/producers.

THE MADDEST ONE OF ALL
And last but not least. The moment you have all been waiting for. The maddest producer of the week goes to…