With the illuminated big head and all, Canadian producer Joel Zimmerman's Deadmau5 alias is a blast to see live, but you can also bring quite a bit of that tech-house-meets-slammin'-electro excitement home with 4x4=12.
As bad as the masked one is at math, he's conversely just as good at making you dance, as this unmixed but almost non-stop set of big room tunes throbs and snaps with that Daft Punk sense of style.
Rabid fans should be warned, though, that they've already heard the big highlights, as tracks like "Some Chords," "Sofi Needs a Ladder," the wicked "Animal Rights," and others had been previously released on 12"s, but the remaining cuts are hardly filler.
Unheard numbers such as the creepy "Cthulhu Sleeps" and the Wendy Carlos-like "Right This Second" help to turn a club-oriented set of tunes into a well-rounded album, and when the one-two punch of "Raise Your Weapon" and "One Trick Pony" introduce the Mau5's newfound love of dubstep, you've got just enough variety.
Miss Sofi (Sofia Toufa) and Greta Svabo Bech contribute vocals, while producers Wolfgang Gartner and Michael Woods skillfully help with the knob twiddling.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Some ChordsJoel Zimmerman | Deadmau5 | Play | 08:04 | 18 MB | 56 MB |
| 2 | Sofi Needs a LadderSofia Toufa, Joel Zimmerman | Deadmau5 | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 3 | A City in FloridaJoel Zimmerman | Deadmau5 | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 4 | Bad SelectionChester Deitz PKA DJ Aero, Joel Zimmerman | Deadmau5 | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | Animal RightsJoey Youngman PKA Wolfgang Gartner, Joel Zimmerman | Deadmau5 | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 6 | I Said [Michael Woods Remix]Chris Lake, Joel Zimmerman | Deadmau5 | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 7 | Right This SecondJoel Zimmerman | Deadmau5 | Play | 07:23 | 16 MB | 48 MB |
| 8 | Raise Your WeaponSonny Moore, Cydney Sheffield, Joel Zimmerman | Deadmau5 | Play | 08:15 | 18 MB | 52 MB |
| 9 | One Trick PonySofia Toufa, Joel Zimmerman | Deadmau5 | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Everything BeforeJoel Zimmerman | Deadmau5 | Play | 06:06 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 11 | Cthulu Sleeps | Deadmau5 | Play | 09:59 | 22 MB | 65 MB |
| 69 mins | 160 MB | |||||
| 69 mins | 474 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deadmau5 | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Chester Deitz PKA DJ Aero | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 3 | Chris Lake | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Sonny Moore | Composer |
| 5 | Cydney Sheffield | Composer |
| 6 | Sofi | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 7 | Greta Svabo-Bech | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 8 | Sofia Toufa | Composer |
| 9 | Joey Youngman PKA Wolfgang Gartner | Composer |
| 10 | Joel Zimmerman | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |