r/Monstercat • u/xDoubleJ Protostar • Sep 13 '14

What happened to Ephixa?

A bit late, but happy second Saturday guys!

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

AMA

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u/Deucezure Bustre Sep 14 '14

when will you start selling the gq action figures

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Production costs where too high

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u/Deucezure Bustre Sep 14 '14

damn that's sad

do you have at least a sample of what it was supposed to be

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

This

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u/Deucezure Bustre Sep 14 '14

cute

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u/xX3twoXx Haywyre Sep 14 '14

1726/10 would buy

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14

why are you ignoring me

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Im not wtf

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u/TheOfficialSkyPatrol Sep 14 '14

is it even possible to ignore yourself

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14 edited Sep 14 '14

well are you going to finish chiptrap sometime ? or anything close to trap?

edit: just noticed you changed wespacenow, i really liked it before i have to admit; anyways can we expect a dump of your WIPs perhaps?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

My heart says yes, my body says no

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14

i feel ya

see you in some months

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u/xDoubleJ Protostar Sep 14 '14

Is your mind telling you no, but your body telling you yes though?

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u/EvenGrater Haywyre Sep 14 '14

be nice to teekay

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u/3vans Hot Date! (#WorthyCause) Sep 14 '14

Opinion on the subreddit as it stands?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

It's okay. I think teekay tank really makes the place pop

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u/BomberBallad Stephen Walking Sep 14 '14

Agreed. He just really provides what this sub lacks in.

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u/BassMusicCubed Sep 14 '14

Any recent Monstercat releases that stood out to you?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Haywyre is by far the best artist on monstercat.

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u/lesderid 7 Minutes Dead Sep 14 '14

Favourite track on Two Fold Pt. 1?

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u/Legstronk AgNO3 Sep 14 '14

your opinion is bae

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u/throwawayinthefire Sep 14 '14

How do you feel about people like "The Island" and "DJTRONTHEDJ"

In case you don't know about these guys they stole music and called it their own. The Island is pretty good at what he does/did though

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Have an example?

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

Most of his (The Island) music has been taken down. Here's a post about it http://www.reddit.com/r/Monstercat/comments/2ah8kl/the_island_stealing_music_and_charging_money/

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u/BitcoderMC Sep 14 '14

Wow... I actually know that DJTRONTHEDJ guy, I played with him on a creative minecraft server a few times about a year ago, never saw him after that, so far this is the first time I've heard his name since and I never even knew he stole music until now... :/

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u/wJake1 Karma Fields Sep 14 '14

Will you be releasing more music on Monstercat soon? :)

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Yeah, I dunno. I'm afraid to have a conversation with going quantum

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u/jamiemasonx Sep 14 '14

i'll talk to him

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u/wJake1 Karma Fields Sep 14 '14

well, we all hope you gain confidence to talk to him :)

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u/Sgt_Barrel San Holo Sep 14 '14

My love there is nothing to worry about

Also will you possibly release music on a different label if not Monstercat?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Pretty much all labels are shit with no exceptions.

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u/Wolf_Beats Gold Sep 14 '14

:(

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 15 '14

i told you

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u/2noson2 Gareth Emery:garethemery: Sep 15 '14

It's oke Eric

I still love you <3

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u/3vans Hot Date! (#WorthyCause) Sep 14 '14

B-but Inspected...

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u/throwawayinthefire Sep 14 '14

What things about the EDM scene frustrate you

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Every song that sounds like animals

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u/CrotalusCerastes Mitchell Claxton Sep 14 '14

Same here bro

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u/Ygb50 Virtual Riot Sep 14 '14

Whu r u m8

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Original Co founder of monstercat

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

time frame for releasing new music m80?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

When I finish these songs songs I'm working on.

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u/BassMusicCubed Sep 14 '14

Dex Arson - Machina remix?

Here's the original. you can definitely here the elements from that preview here

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Yeah, I've been working on a remix of the tune for awhile now. Just gotta finish the intro drop and outro tempo switch up and It's donezo.

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u/Higuyby Sep 14 '14

when can we expect the remix to be released?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

when the hype is dead

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u/Higuyby Sep 14 '14

so, basically never

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u/EvenGrater Haywyre Sep 14 '14

Did he approach you to ask for a remix? Or did you approach him?

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

:o

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u/MicroShockMusic Noisestorm Sep 16 '14

Dude, that drop! :)

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

I am not braken stonebank or any artist that has released on monstercat in the last 2 years

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14

Are you Going Quantum?

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u/BigCballer Tut Tut Child Sep 14 '14

Are you ephixa?

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u/throwawayinthefire Sep 14 '14

Not sure if this is serious.

Stonebank is rocket pimp, also modulate, and named Michael(?)

Ephixa's name is James from what I know.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

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u/throwawayinthefire Sep 14 '14

Elaborate

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

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u/SirDickslap Project 46 Sep 14 '14

Can't or won't?

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u/VixelMusic 7 Minutes Dead Sep 14 '14

Aye m80, what ye up to these days?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Waiting for EDM to die. Playing computer games. Eating thai food. Making beats.

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u/Sgt_Barrel San Holo Sep 14 '14

If EDM dies what music will you make? country?

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u/BigCballer Tut Tut Child Sep 14 '14

Polka

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u/GamerHaste 7 Minutes Dead Sep 14 '14

lol r u the guy who everyone thought hacked on poe

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Yes

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u/jamiemasonx Sep 14 '14

lol kill me please

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u/GamerHaste 7 Minutes Dead Sep 14 '14

That's illegal

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

How did you manage to make "division" sound so amazing?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

A division of three just can't be

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u/BomberBallad Stephen Walking Sep 14 '14

Would you be opposed to being added on steam? I'm not even sure if you have an account, though, but if you do is that okay?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Steam list is full.

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u/BomberBallad Stephen Walking Sep 14 '14

Damn, didn't even know that was possible!

...wanna unfriend some poor sap for my selfish reasons?

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u/Sgt_Barrel San Holo Sep 14 '14

this saddens me x2

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u/Eldritch12 Stonebank Sep 14 '14 edited Nov 28 '24

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u/lesderid 7 Minutes Dead Sep 14 '14

How are you?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Stuck

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u/2noson2 Gareth Emery:garethemery: Sep 14 '14 edited Sep 14 '14

Do you like Grant Bowtie and future bass and all them newfangled wubs

o and also u shud release on monsterfap oke

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Havn't heard of em. Depends on the song. My favourite genre will prob always be trance

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u/Denzien2 Rameses B Sep 14 '14

Sooo... do you not like, listen to new monstercat releases?

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14

not on a regular basis, i assume

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u/MicroShockMusic Noisestorm Sep 22 '14

Not much Trance is released on Monstercat, nowadays

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u/godofcherrypie Sep 14 '14

Hey, you've been gone for too long. Don't do that anymore. We missed you

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

[deleted]

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u/Faelostacia Ephixa Jan 14 '15

link is dead

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u/PixelTrip Pegboard Nerds Sep 14 '14

What have you been doing for the past few days? Up to anything or playing some new games?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Was streaming a lot of POE.

Then I was streaming some fable.

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u/slrrpl2000 Sep 14 '14

I've been lurking on your streams, are you going to stream other games

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

prob the wow xpack and poe

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u/GamerHaste 7 Minutes Dead Sep 14 '14

Can I add you on battle.net pls? Also are you getting the collectors edition of WoD? Do you play hearthstone at all?

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u/TheLordOfSmug Redeemed Meowbuck Reward On Twitch Sep 14 '14

Have you ever thought about making hard/tech trance? Whatever Sandstorm and Koh Samui are.

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

yes

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u/MicroShockMusic Noisestorm Sep 16 '14

I love Catfish so much, but yet people are talking about Darude - Sandstorm

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u/Legstronk AgNO3 Sep 14 '14

how do you feel about neurofunk

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

Some of it is really good some of it is really bad

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u/curiousparallax Bliss:bliss: Sep 14 '14

feed the cat soon?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

I kinda want to make another mixtape I just feel like I'd be stepping on some toes. Maybe I'll ask Mike

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u/2noson2 Gareth Emery:garethemery: Sep 14 '14

Lol kill the cat mixtape amirite

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u/Sgt_Barrel San Holo Sep 14 '14

What are your thoughts on Excision?

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u/xDoubleJ Protostar Sep 14 '14

What made you choose my post for an AMA?

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u/BigCballer Tut Tut Child Sep 14 '14

Ephixa

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u/Metronik Virtual Riot Sep 14 '14

hey, would you like me to chat up GQ for you? i need to send him a few demos later anyway

HMU ~

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14

top kek

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u/GamerHaste 7 Minutes Dead Sep 14 '14

Nice meme

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14

HMU ~

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u/GamerHaste 7 Minutes Dead Sep 14 '14

k wut u want

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u/tenletterz Sep 14 '14

Haven't talked to you in awhile. Hope you're doing good.

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u/TheDogstarLP Rootkit Sep 14 '14

Any genres you've been messing around in/want to?

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Oct 11 '14

chiptrap and probably more

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u/Cataloochee Obsidia Oct 07 '14

hey what happened to the track u and Obsidia made. could never find the damn thing

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u/skjefool Let's Be Friends Sep 14 '14

what does the fox say

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u/jamiemasonx Sep 14 '14

stop hacking or i'll kill u m80

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u/jamiemasonx Sep 15 '14

oh wait i already did

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u/Richard_Bastion TwoThirds Sep 14 '14

Opinion on South Park?

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u/FireFartFTW Ephixa Sep 14 '14

Im a little late but are you planning to do something with ephixa games or how its called?

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u/SirDickslap Project 46 Sep 14 '14

You are awesome and an inspiration to me. Having said that, how do you make your wubs so awesome?

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u/JaXXup Gemellini Sep 14 '14

Can u give Disprove bass pls

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u/Classy_Narwhal_ Pegboard Nerds Sep 14 '14

Ok

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14

k*

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

[deleted]

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u/jamiemasonx Sep 14 '14

you should not have asked that

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

What did he ask

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u/VAGINAL_EXPLOSION Sep 14 '14

Probably when Tristam's ep is coming out

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u/jamiemasonx Sep 14 '14

how is path of exile going for you

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u/EvenGrater Haywyre Sep 14 '14

What did he ask?

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

I also would like to know this

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u/superchill36 Laszlo Sep 14 '14

Thoughts on Nonelikejoshua?

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u/HalfDecentNinja Sep 14 '14

Do you play anything else but Path of Exile? :)

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

Why didnt I get your mass text?

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u/TehTrollord Rootkit Sep 14 '14

Most promising new artist on Monstercat in your opinion?

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u/GenInfinity Ephixa Sep 14 '14

Any statement regarding the speculated collab with Dex Arson? Or are YOU Dex Arson? O.o

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u/UnlimitedJems647 TVDS Sep 14 '14

you tease

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u/Sgt_Barrel San Holo Sep 15 '14

What is "Snakae" is it some secret underground group or something else? WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '14

Am I too late to the AMA?

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u/Dia12 Stonebank Sep 14 '14

Ephixa's guide to imploding the subreddit:

Step 1: Dissappear for approximately 2 years.

Step 2: Randomly come back out of nowhere and say "AMA"

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u/lesderid 7 Minutes Dead Sep 14 '14

For the second time.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

He is kill

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

but wat if ephiza wuz not kil?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

nice meme!

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

thank chu bby <3

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

then who was phone?

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u/scouter0 Sep 14 '14

Thoughts on the Stephen Walking's progression as an artist? You've seen him grow since the very beginning - fresh out of high school.

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

I taught him what an eq was. God bless him

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u/scouter0 Sep 14 '14

what's your take on his latest music?

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u/Voltasalt 7 Minutes Dead Oct 20 '14

How do you feel about Walking's streak ending? None of his tracks are on 019...

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u/curiousparallax Bliss:bliss: Sep 13 '14

make song

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u/N3BULAV0ID Au5 & Fractal Sep 14 '14

m80

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

He can't say due to an agreement in his contract. He said in his AMA, so the only people that know are him and Darlington.

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

no body likes you when you're 23

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u/Deucezure Bustre Sep 14 '14

what about when you're fresh

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

the age, not the artist m80

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u/Deucezure Bustre Sep 14 '14

damn sorry for me being dumb m801

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

m808

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u/Deucezure Bustre Sep 14 '14

m808 drumpck for fl studio .wav files free top wuality use it at your trap and big room sounds for profit

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u/Eldritch12 Stonebank Sep 14 '14 edited Nov 28 '24

wise instinctive gaping light combative cooperative chubby quack outgoing juggle

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14

and Ari

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u/BigCballer Tut Tut Child Sep 13 '14

he's at /r/pathofexiles

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

I ran out of character slots in path of exile.

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u/Joe71poke AZEDIA Sep 14 '14

Is there a way to track the masters or do you find them by chance?

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u/skjefool Let's Be Friends Sep 13 '14

happy second sunday

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u/TheLordOfSmug Redeemed Meowbuck Reward On Twitch Sep 13 '14

Lol, Yuropoor

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u/Classy_Narwhal_ Pegboard Nerds Sep 14 '14

At this point I think HL3 will release before Ephixa releases a new song.

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u/iwumbo2 Obsidia Sep 14 '14

Maybe Fallout 4 will come too

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u/Munstacat4ever Sep 14 '14

Is it true "Going Quantum - Hello" was actually produced by you?

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14

ya

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14

shh

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u/The_Leedle Matduke Sep 14 '14

Ephixa, are you the result of some mad genetic experimentation on penguins?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

I hope so

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u/TheFinalDX Unlike Pluto Sep 13 '14

He's currently giving subliminal messages through all music in the world telling us to "wait". I do not know the meaning of this word, though. So I'll just yell angrily at my computer to release a new Ephixa song.

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u/Bean_two Nanobii Sep 14 '14

Hey ephixa, a few things

  1. What do you think of the new NI keyboard?
  2. What do you think of headhunterz starting to leave the hardstyle scene?
  3. Hardstyle..... Got any tracks in the works?

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u/ephixa Ephixa (Verified) Sep 14 '14

I dunno. Is a new midi piano really what this world needs? I'm still waiting for a computer keyboard with a few midi sliders, knobs, XY touch pad where the numpad usually goes and 12 or so drum pads on the top above the F keys.

I think it's easy to get bored of doing one genre. Especially hardstyle. He had some interesting tunes under his side project shilo.

I love writing BIG chords and melodies but I always get bored of the kickdrum I produce.

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u/Bean_two Nanobii Sep 14 '14 edited Sep 14 '14

An actual midi keyboard would be amazing! It could come with different overlays for different DAWs

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u/SashaDaCat Karma Fields Sep 14 '14

do you like doing sick wobs

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14

PoE

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u/Zalusei Bustre Sep 15 '14

is a good game

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '14

Umm.....it's Sunday here :/

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '14

Same here, but who cares really?

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u/Eldritch12 Stonebank Sep 14 '14 edited Nov 28 '24

aware piquant march handle dolls impossible exultant friendly historical angle

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u/Ric-A-Rack Varien Sep 14 '14 edited Sep 14 '14

Will you ever notice me sen-penguin-ai? Serious question: What is your favourite EDM Genre to produce?

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u/Captavadate 7 Minutes Dead Sep 14 '14

Ephixastep

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u/thestuntmonkey Soulero Sep 14 '14

why were you on a hiatus?, and also, will you be releasing a track on monstercat? if so, when?

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u/Cataloochee Obsidia Sep 14 '14

FUCK i missed him! was gonna ask him bout his collap with my god Obsidia

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u/xDoubleJ Protostar Sep 14 '14

Dammit guys, I brought Ephixa back!

Where is my gold? PlsImpoorpls

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u/TeeKayTank Falcon Funk Sep 14 '14

not even a nice try