Ex-lovers Ellie Goulding & Skrillex have worked together on quite a few collaborations, like Summit & Bittersweet. Now, as part of Ellie Goulding’s curated, and super chilled “Goodnight Valentine” mix for Annie Mac’s Free Music Monday, she had previewed a never-before-heard collaboration with Skrillex.
The track titled Because is something unlike Skrillex’s usual aggressive dubstep style. It’s got very shlomo-esque future bass aesthetics, along with dashes of Ellie Goulding’s vocals chopped up and sampled throughout the track. All-in-all this makes for uber-chilled IDM, something we aren’t yet quite used to from dubstep’s most widely recognised producers.
After it premiered, Skrillex tweeted:
That track was made in a hotel room 2 years ago…I almost forgot what it sounded like…thanks for droppn this beat @elliegoulding 😊—
SKREEEELAAXXZZXX (@Skrillex) February 17, 2014
The mix, showcasing Ellie’s spectacular taste in music and her fabulous mixing skills, ranges from shoegazing, to hip hop to chill electro-pop. You can stream it below.