[recursive]

Skrillex is derivative but Chicane is original. That's a new one. I say this as a fan of both.

[andrewfelix]

Never said Chicane was original. They're both derivative.

[delackner]

Obviously every song is in some way building on other previous works, but there are degrees of originality and contribution above and beyond the building blocks that a song draws from. Some songs seem to be just "beautiful component" + "harmonious other beautiful component" = "pleasant synthesis resulting in more beauty", while others seem to be "beautiful component" + "rotting vegetables" = "pretty rotting vegetables"...