Celebrating five years of his own imprint, Mau5trap, the double-disc set 5 Years of Mau5 rounds up most of the previous hits from EDM producer Joel Zimmerman, aka Deadmau5.
Disc one features the straight-up versions, and with the focus on the label; off-Mau5trap numbers like "Move with Me" with Kaskade are missing, but getting "Ghosts 'n' Stuff," "I Remember," and "The Veldt" in one go makes for a lot of prime, spacy, and melodic EDM.
Disc two offers many of these same numbers but in remix form, with Dillon Francis' take on "Some Chords" being the new, stark twerker to cherish, while the tried-and-true award ends in a tie with Eric Prydz's work on "The Veldt" (heavenly, ever ascending future disco) and Nero's remix of "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" (perfectly paced and bottomless bass; it must be where the term "awesome drop" came from) sharing the prize.
Laid end to end, these EDM favorites paint Deadmau5 not as an innovator, but as a solid craftsman with a love of the bold (slamming basslines, speaker-ripping noises) and the beautiful (soaring, melodic vocals, and/or melodies).
Those already familiar with the DJ will find 5 Years of Mau5 an easy pick-up or portable hits collection with only a few bits of new.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Some Chords [Dillon Francis Remix] | Deadmau5 | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | Ghosts 'N' Stuff [Chuckie Remix] | Deadmau5 | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 47 MB |
| 3 | Maths [Botnek Remix] | Deadmau5 | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 36 MB |
| 4 | Raise Your Weapon [Madeon Remix] | Deadmau5 | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Ghosts 'N' Stuff [Nero Remix] | Deadmau5 | Play | 06:55 | 15 MB | 49 MB |
| 6 | The Veldt (Deadmau5; Eric Prydz Edit) | Deadmau5 | Play | 06:27 | 14 MB | 49 MB |
| 7 | Strobe (Michael Woods 2014 Remix) | Deadmau5 | Play | 07:11 | 16 MB | 55 MB |
| 8 | I Remember (Shiba San Remix) | Deadmau5 | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 9 | Raise Your Weapon (Wax Motif Remix) | Deadmau5 | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 10 | Sofi Needs A Ladder (Pig And Dan Remix) | Deadmau5 | Play | 07:40 | 17 MB | 53 MB |
| 58 mins | 132 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 424 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deadmau5 | Primary Artist |
| 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). |