Analysis+of+First+of+the+Year+(Equinox)+by+Skrillex

'CALL 911' to go back to Dubstep in popular music media type="custom" key="23560736"

__**Instruments:**__ Electric Drum Kit Modified Vocals Keyboard Piano Bass Guitar Croud of Vocalists Synthesisers Strings Symbols __**Intro**__ 8 bar intro in a reggae style Heavy Drums Electric Snare with heavy reverb Keys Strings accompany keys Reversed Reverbed vocals lead into Verse 1 __**Verse 1**__ 16 bar verse Same Instruments as intro Cymbals Pitched shifted vocals accompany all the instruments in the intro stuttered synthesiser in triplets Heavily reverbed drums play a straight beat using the kick drum and snare Drum fill at the end of the verse In the second half, the strings play long sustained notes __**Linking Section**__ 8 bar linking section Instruments cut Keyboard and reverberated crowd joined by drums __**Pre - Chorus**__ 8 bar pre chorus Vocals come back in Bass wubs are added Triplet Synthesiser joins In the last four bars the drums change to a series of fills All Instruments cut and vocals say "Call 911 Now" __**Chorus**__ 32 bar chorus All Instruments come back Call and response between bass and lead synthesiser Lead synthesiser slides up into the notes Cut up sections of vocals are played First section is repeated Drums keep their same rhythm More reverb is added to the synthesisers Synthesisers slide to abnormal notes Melody's are played by the synthesisers, followed by a series of non melodic sounds The second melody played is shifted a whole octave up __**Linking Section**__ Linking section is the same as the previous one Reversed reverbed vocals used towards the end __**Pre - Chorus**__ Pre chorus is the same as the previous one __**Chorus**__ Chorus is the same as the previous one Drums play on the beat, alternating between the kick and snare After 8 bars of the drum beat, the drums return to a slower and more syncopated beat The chorus finishes the same as the previous one __**Verse 2**__ The same as verse 1 The bass continues to play the same pattern as in the chorus The bass plays the same rhythm as the vocals __**Outro**__ All instruments cut except for drums, strings, and keyboard Reverse reverbed cymbal The outro continues to play the same as the intro with strings playing long sustained notes The outro ends with a drum fill