The Glitch Mob Explained

The Glitch Mob
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Origin:	Los Angeles, California, United States
Years Active:	2006–present
Label:	Glass Air Records
Current Members:	edIT (Edward Ma) Ooah (Josh Mayer)
Past Members:	Boreta (Justin Boreta) Kraddy (Matthew Kratz) Kitty-D (David Altamira)

The Glitch Mob is an American electronic music duo from Los Angeles, California. It consists of edIT (Edward Ma) and Ooah (Josh Mayer). Boreta (Justin Boreta) was a member of the group from its formation until 2023. Chris Martins of LA Weekly noted that they "have undoubtedly found the largest audience of any L.A. beat scene artist yet."^[1]

History

The Glitch Mob, originally a four-piece including Kraddy, was formed within the burgeoning Los Angeles bass-driven 'beat' scene. The group made a name for themselves playing live performances, choosing to perform with laptops and MIDI controllers like the Lemur.^{[2] [3]} They won fans through showcasing their chosen technology during solo performances, and after gaining attention in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the group eventually toured more widely along the West Coast and then to various festivals worldwide.^[4] After citing creative differences, founding member Kraddy left the group in 2009.^[5] After an extended hiatus from touring with the group, core trio member Boreta officially announced his departure on September 1, 2023.^[6]

The Glitch Mob's first album Drink the Sea peaked at number 57 on the CMJ Top 200 Chart for College Radio.^[7] The album's debut led Electronic Musician to run a cover story on the trio.^[8] Their single "Drive It Like You Stole It" was number 2 on XLR8R's Top Downloads of 2010 list.^[9] Their single "Warrior Concerto" was used in the official trailer for The Crew, and was written specifically for the FIAT 500 campaign to launch in the US. The sophomore Glitch Mob album Love Death Immortality debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart^[10] and at number 13 on the Billboard 200.^[11] Their remix for "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes was featured in the trailer for the 2013 film , as well as the trailer for the World War I first-person shooter, Battlefield 1.^[12] Their song "Skullclub" was featured in an advert for Amazon Echo.^[13]

Touring

During their 2014 tour The Glitch Mob performed with a new musical element they called "The Blade." Built by movie set designers, it is a customized, painted set piece that houses both lights and instruments.^[14] In an interview with Sound of Boston Josh Mayer explained, "It really represents who we are and what we’re trying to say, and it’s just a functional thing that lets us play our music the way we want to play our music."

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions
US ^[15]	US Dance ^[16]	US Ind. ^[17]	AUS ^[18]	CAN ^[19]	SCO ^[20]	UK ^[21]
Drink the Sea	Released: May 25, 2010 Label: Glass Air Format: LP, digital download, streaming	—	15	—	—	—	—	—
Love Death Immortality	Released: February 11, 2014 Label: Glass Air Format: LP, digital download, streaming	13	1	1	70	23	95	75
See Without Eyes	Released: May 4, 2018^[22] Label: Glass Air Format: LP, digital download, streaming	89	1	8	—	—	—	—
Ctrl Alt Reality	Released: November 18, 2022^[23] Label: Glass Air Format: LP, digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Remix albums

• Drink the Sea - The Remixes (2011)
• Love Death Immortality Remixes (2015)
• Revisions (2021)^[24]

EPs

• We Can Make the World Stop (2011)
• Piece of the Indestructible (2015)
• Chemicals (2020)^[25]

Singles

• "Episode 8" (featuring D-Styles) (2009)
• "Black Aura" (featuring Theophilus London) (2009)
• "Beyond Monday" (2010)
• "Drive It Like You Stole It" (2010)
• "Warrior Concerto" (2011)
• "We Can Make the World Stop" (2011)
• "Can't Kill Us" (2013)
• "Better Hide, Better Run" (featuring Mark Johns) (2015)
• "How Could This Be Wrong" (featuring Tula) (2018)^[26]
• "Take Me With You" (featuring Arama) (2018)
• "I Could Be Anything" (featuring Elohim) (2018)^[27]
• "Go Light" (2018)
• "Rise" (featuring Mako and The Word Alive) (2018)^[28]
• "System Bleed" (with Lick) (2019)^[29]
• "Lazer Vision" (with Zeke Beats) (2019)^[30]
• "Momentary Lapse" (with 1788-L) (2019)^[31]

Mixtapes

• Local Area Network (2008)
• Crush Mode (2009)
• Drink the Sea Part II: The Mixtape (2010)
• More Voltage (2011)
• Do Lab Mix 2016 (2016)

Remixes

• Matty G – "West Coast Rocks" (2008)
• Evil Nine – "All the Cash" (2008)
• Coheed and Cambria – "Feathers" (2008)
• STS9 – "Beyond Right Now" (2008)
• TV on the Radio – "Red Dress" (2009)
• Nalepa – "Monday" (2009)
• Linkin Park – "Waiting for the End" (2010)
• Krazy Baldhead – "The 4th Movement" (2010)
• Daft Punk – "Derezzed" (2011)^[32]
• The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army" (2011)
• Bassnectar – "Heads Up" (2012)
• The Prodigy – "Breathe" (2012)
• Metallica – "Lords of Summer" (2015)
• Ray Lynch – "Celestial Soda Pop" (Boreta Remix) (2015)^[33]
• Illenium – "Crawl Outta Love" (2018)^[34]
• Odesza featuring Sasha Sloan – "Falls" (2018)^[35]

Music videos

• "Beyond Monday" (2010)
• "Between Two Points" (2011)
• "We Can Make the World Stop" (2011)
• "Can't Kill Us" (2013)
• "Love Death Immortality" (album, 2014)^[36]
• "See Without Eyes" (album, 2018)^[37]
• "Drink the Sea" (album, songs: 2010, visual: 2020)^[38]

External links

• • Glass Air Records

Notes and References

1. News: Martins. Chris. Beat Music Goes Big Time: Glitch Mob & Fighting Gravity Make Semi-Finals on America's Got Talent. 23 February 2011. LA Weekly. 1 September 2010.
2. News: Brown. August. The Glitch Mob swims in a vast, ominous 'Sea'. 23 February 2011. Los Angeles Times. 11 June 2010.
3. Web site: Kirn. Peter. The Glitch Mob: Tour, Free Single Download, Multiple Laptops + Lemurs. Create Digital Music. 25 March 2010. 23 February 2011.
4. Web site: Levine. Noah. Live Review: The Glitch Mob @ Double Door (05.01.10). URB. 3 May 2010. 23 February 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100924152233/http://www.urb.com/2010/05/03/live-review-the-glitch-mob-double-door-05-01-10/. 24 September 2010.
5. News: Marston. Jennifer. Kraddy Departs from The Glitch Mob. 23 February 2011. XLR8R. 4 June 2009.
6. Justin Boreta . boreta . 1697704309511905381 . I'll be leaving @theglitchmob to focus all of my attention on my solo work .
7. Web site: Nonagon. The Glitch Mob's music aids disaster relief. Controllerism. 8 November 2011.
8. Web site: Levine. Mike. The Glitch Mob Controller Freaks. eMusician. Penton Media, Inc.. 16 June 2010. 23 February 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100823033643/http://emusician.com/interviews/feature/glitch_mob_controller_freaks/. 23 August 2010.
9. Web site: Taylor. Ken. Grab XLR8R's Top Downloads of 2010. XLR8R. 10 December 2010. 23 February 2011. 23 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110223211442/http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2010/12/grab-xlr8rs-top-downloads-2010-p. dead.
10. Murray. Gordon. Glitch Mob Grabs Top Spot on Dance/Electronic Albums Chart. Billboard. 21 February 2014. 15 April 2014.
11. Billboard 200 Chart History for The Glitch Mob 'Love Death Immortality'. Billboard. 12 October 2018.
12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F0LKs4sYFo Battlefield 1 trailer music
13. https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7Uir/amazon-echo-controlled-by-your-voice-song-by-the-glitch-mob Alexa Commercial at ispot.tv
14. Web site: Kastritis . Thanasi . Interview: Josh Mayer of The Glitch Mob . Sound of Boston . 27 October 2014 . 29 October 2014.
15. The Glitch Mob Chart History: Billboard 200 . May 21, 2023 . Billboard.
16. The Glitch Mob Chart History: Dance/Electronic Albums . May 21, 2023 . Billboard.
17. The Glitch Mob Chart History: Independent Albums . May 21, 2023 . Billboard.
18. Web site: The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 February 2014 . May 21, 2023 . Australian Recording Industry Association.
19. The Glitch Mob Chart History: Canadian Albums . May 21, 2023 . Billboard.
20. Web site: February 16, 2014 . Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 . May 21, 2023 . Official Charts Company.
21. Web site: GLITCH MOB full Official Chart History . May 21, 2023 . Official Charts Company.
22. Web site: See Without Eyes (Deluxe) by The Glitch Mob on Apple Music . May 21, 2023 . Apple Music.
23. Web site: Ctrl Alt Reality by The Glitch Mob on Apple Music . May 21, 2023 . Apple Music.
24. Web site: Powell . Karlie . 3 September 2021 . The Glitch Mob present Revisions featuring mashups of their finest works . https://web.archive.org/web/20210904121517/https://www.youredm.com/2021/09/03/the-glitch-mob-revisions/ . 4 September 2021 . 11 September 2021 . Your EDM.
25. Web site: The Glitch Mob deliver Chemicals EP [Stream] ]. Levin . Harry . 21 March 2020 . Dancing Astronaut . https://web.archive.org/web/20200325073700/https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/03/the-glitch-mob-deliver-chemicals-ep-their-first-new-music-since-2018-stream/ . 25 March 2020 . 25 March 2020.
26. Web site: The Glitch Mob Release Atmospheric First Single Off of Upcoming Album . EDMSauce . 23 February 2018 . 2018-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180223073748/https://www.edmsauce.com/2018/02/22/glitch-mob-release-atmospheric-first-single-off-upcoming-album/ . 2018-02-23.
27. Web site: The Glitch Mob Reveal a Lustrous Music Video for 'I Could Be Anything' . Holbrook . Cameron . 2018-04-06 . Mixmag . https://web.archive.org/web/20180407053117/http://mixmag.net/read/the-glitch-mob-reveal-a-lustrous-music-video-for-i-could-be-anything-news . 2018-04-07 . 2018-04-07.
28. Web site: The Glitch Mob, Mako, and the Word Alive Create New Song for League of Legends Worlds 2018 . Meadow . Matthew . 2018-09-26 . Your EDM . https://web.archive.org/web/20180926205126/https://www.youredm.com/2018/09/26/the-glitch-mob-mako-and-the-word-alive-create-new-song-for-league-of-legends-worlds-2018/ . 2018-09-26 . 2018-09-27.
29. Web site: The Glitch Mob & LICK team up for epic bass monster 'System Bleed' . Meadow . Matthew . 2019-10-05 . Your EDM . https://web.archive.org/web/20191006053049/https://www.youredm.com/2019/10/05/the-glitch-mob-lick-team-up-for-epic-bass-monster-system-bleed/ . 2019-10-06 . 2019-10-11.
30. Web site: Glitch Mob and ZEKE BEATS team up for 'Lazer Vision' . Dancing Astronaut staff . 2019-10-27 . Dancing Astronaut . https://web.archive.org/web/20191105004641/https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/10/glitch-mob-and-zeke-beats-team-up-for-lazer-vision/ . 2019-11-05 . 2019-11-09.
31. Web site: The Glitch Mob teams with 1788-L for new collaboration, 'Momentary Lapse' . Meadow . Matthew . 2019-11-08 . Your EDM . https://web.archive.org/web/20191109073826/https://www.youredm.com/2019/11/08/the-glitch-mob-teams-with-1788-l-for-new-collaboration-momentary-lapse/ . 2019-11-09 . 2019-11-09.
32. Web site: TRON: Legacy Reconfigured on Itunes. iTunes. January 2011.
33. News: Ray Lynch - Celestial Soda Pop (Boreta Remix) [Free Download]]. March 26, 2017. That Drop. May 21, 2015.
34. Web site: The Glitch Mob Drops Unbelievable Remix of Illenium's 'Crawl Outta Love' . EDMSauce . 2 March 2018 . 2018-03-02.
35. Web site: Odesza's 'Falls' gets an all-star remix pack from Kaskade, TOKiMONSTA, and more . Norris . Asher . 2018-10-21 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022053321/https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/10/odeszas-falls-gets-star-remix-pack-kaskade-tokimonsta/ . 2018-10-22 . 2018-10-22.
36. Web site: Love Death Immortality [STREAMING] - YouTube. YouTube.
37. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: The Glitch Mob - See Without Eyes (Full Album) . YouTube. 10 May 2018 .
38. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: The Glitch Mob - Drink the Sea (10 Year Anniversary Full Album Visual) . YouTube. 25 May 2020 .