Gypsyhook

Gypsyhook EP is the debut release by Sonny Moore, who would later use the alias Skrillex for future releases. It was recorded summer 2008 and was released on April 7, 2009. On December 12, 2008, Moore posted the track listing on his Myspace. The EP features three songs, two of which he has posted demos for, and four remixes. "海水" (Ocean Water) is a Japanese version of "Mora". "Gypsyhook" contains samples of a previously recorded instrumental track, entitled "Look Over at That", "Copaface2" contains samples of "Float It", and "Mora" contains samples of "I Know Who You Are". The official music video for "Mora" was released on February 3, 2009 and was directed by Shawn Butcher.

Gypsyhook
EP by Sonny
Released	April 7, 2009
Recorded	2008
Genre	Alternative rock pop electro
Length	35:38
Label	Owsla Atlantic
Producer	Sonny Moore Noah Shain
Sonny chronology
Gypsyhook (2009) My Name Is Skrillex (2010)

The physical CD was only available on tour.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(39%)[1]
DecoyMusic.com	[2]

The album was not well received. Joe DeAndrea has been quoted saying, "All in all, you shouldn't judge something based on the cover, but Gypsyhook's art is almost dead on to how the music is: it's of Sonny Moore vomiting."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sonny.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gypsyhook"	4:19
2.	"Mora"	3:37
3.	"Copaface2"	4:12
4.	"Gypsyhook" (vs. DMNDAYS)	4:29
5.	"Mora" (vs. The Toxic Avenger)	5:19
6.	"Mora" (vs. LAZRtag)	5:11
7.	"Copaface2" (vs. Dan Sena)	4:49
8.	"Kai sui" (海水; "Sea water")	3:42
9.	"Mora" (Video; US iTunes bonus)	3:47

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Gypsyhook EP.[3]

• Sean Friday – drums (tracks: two and three)
• Nilesh Patel – mastering
• Leopold Ross – additional programming (tracks: two)
• Noah Shain – producer, recording, mixing
• Sonny – producer, recording, mixing, vocals, programming, guitar, music, lyrics

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label and reference

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United States	March, 2009	CD	Owsla Martin Dodd Atlantic	[4]
Worldwide	April 7, 2009	Digital download	Atlantic Martin Dodd	[5]

References

1. "Sonny Moore - Gypsyhook EP - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
2. "Sonny - Gypsyhook Review". DecoyMusic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
3. Gypsyhook EP (CD liner notes). Sonny. OWSLA, Martin Dodd, Atlantic. 2009. 519086-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
4. "Sonny – Gypsyhook EP". Discogs.com.
5. Various citations concerning the April 7, 2009, release date of Gypsyhook EP:
   • "Gypsyhook EP by Sonny on iTunes". iTunes Store. Australia: Apple Music. April 7, 2009.
   • "Gypsyhook by Sonny on iTunes". iTunes Store. Canada: Apple Music. April 7, 2009.
   • "Gypsyhook EP by Sonny on iTunes". iTunes Store (in French). France: Apple Music. April 7, 2009.
   • "Gypsyhook EP by Sonny on iTunes". iTunes Store (in German). Germany: Apple Music. April 7, 2009.
   • "Gypsyhook EP by Sonny on iTunes". iTunes Store. New Zealand: Apple Music. April 7, 2009.
   • "Gypsyhook EP by Sonny on iTunes". iTunes Store (in Spanish). Spain: Apple Music. April 7, 2009.
   • "Gypsyhook EP by Sonny on iTunes". iTunes Store. United Kingdom: Apple Music. April 7, 2009.
   • "Gypsyhook by Sonny on iTunes". iTunes Store. United States: Apple Music. April 7, 2009.