What's The Story?
Pretty Lights is Derek Vincent Smith, a DJ/producer from Colorado. Known for his intense all-nighter live shows featuring big sounds and (what else) pretty lights, he actually releases all his material for free with a suggested donation because of his extensive sampling habits. This one's from his most recent 2009 full album, Passing By Behind Your Eyes.
Who's To Blame?
Fuck it, he'll have a root beer.
Why ♥ It?
World of Illusion kicks off the album, and it's in the ideal slot as an opener. The beat glitches itself into reality; thirty-five seconds of stutter-step groove before a horn sample that Mike Tyson could enter the ring to. The beat tapers again for another few seconds, before re-entering with a solid groove that's not dubstep, but still pretty dirty. It doesn't have the hooks of a Daft Punk or a Justice, but it'll still hold attention for 3 minutes plus without issue.
One of the shortest tunes by Pretty Lights, World of Illusion acts as a perfect intro: to an album, to an artist, to a genre, whatever. This song is the start of something, and it's up to you to determine what.
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