LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) deadmau5's fourth studio album, "> album title goes here <" (Ultra Music), made a stellar debut yesterday (October 3) on Billboard charts across the board coming in at #6 on the Top 200, #1 on the Dance/Electronic Album chart, #2 on the Independent album chart and #5 on the
Digital Albums chart. This marks his highest charting album ever, topping the debut of his 2010 album 4×4=12 which entered the Top 200 at #47.
The album, released
September 25, also made its debut at #1 on iTunes' Dance chart and at #4 on iTunes' Overall Album chart. It features singles "Professional Griefers" with
Gerard Way of
My Chemical Romance and "The Veldt," a hypnotic homage to Ray Bradbury featuring vocalist Chris James. There's also "Take care of the proper paperwork," a gritty guitar track into a haunting dance movement, and "Failbait," which yields cybernetic rap with
Cypress Hill terminating their verses on sight.
Everything culminates on the ethereal bliss of "Telecommunications," a collaboration with one of the world's most intriguing voices Imogen Heap.
The top selling individual track from > album title goes here < is deadmau5 and Wolfgang Gartner's "Channel 42," which Billboard's
Digital Songs chart lists at #117 in the Top 200 with over 14,500 units sold. The Hot
Digital Tracks chart also lists three tracks—"Channel 42,""Superliminal" and "There might be coffee"-from the album.
Critical accolades have greeted the album release. "Outspoken EDM iconoclast continues to march to his own pulsing beat. He builds bridges to rock and rap with name guests," wrote Brian Mansfield of USA Today (9/25/12), "while drawing from science-fiction past with tracks inspired by Ray Bradbury and Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Adds
Lauren LipsayofElektrodaily(9/25/12),"The tracks are impeccably produced and detailed, the kind of music that always leaves something to discover on future listens. What's more, > album title goes here < offers the experience every deadmau5 fan craves: a guided tour through his complex, brilliant mind." Says Megan Farokhmanesh, Paste Magazine (9/26/12) "> album title goes here < is nothing short of infectious. With one taste you'll crave more, until every song is frantically thumping through your head at all hours of the night. Armed with a collection of adrenaline-pumping beats and diverse vocal appearances, it's a musical force that continues to establish Zimmerman's place among the house music greats."
Meanwhile, as something extra special for his fans, deadmau5 created a limited run of a lenticular album cover for > album title goes here <. Only 150,000 pieces, featuring the face of deadmau5's famed cat Professor Meowingtons PhD in a 3D placement inside his trademark mau5head, have been made. The lenticular technology used mostly with novelty items is created by lenticular lenses producing a printed image with an illusion of depth, or the ability to change or move as the image is viewed from different angles.
The track listing for deadmau5's > album title goes here < is:
01. Superliminal
02. Channel 42 (deadmau5 + Wolfgang Gartner)
03. The Veldt (feat. Chris James) [8 minute edit]
04. Fn Pig
05. Professional Griefers (feat. Gerard Way)
06. Maths
07. There might be coffee
08. Take care of the proper paperwork
09. Closer
10. October
11. Sleepless
12. Failbait (feat. Cypress Hill)
13. Telemiscommunications (deadmau5 + Imogen Heap)
Videos:
"Professional Griefers" https://youtu.be/Hr2Bc5qMhE4
"
The Veldt" https://youtu.be/xvtNS6hbVy4
About deadmau5
Joel Zimmerman, more commonly known as deadmau5 (pronounced 'dead mouse'), is one of the world's most respected electronic music producers of modern times.
Enjoying international chart success with his singles "Professional Griefers," "Sofi Needs A Ladder," "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" and "I Remember," he has also released four critically acclaimed albums: >album title goes here<, 4×4=12, For Lack Of A Better Name and
Random Album Title.
The multiple JUNO Award-winning and Grammy-nominated artist performed at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards as part of its first ever telecast performance highlighting electronic music. His ability to push the boundaries of his talent grows at an equal rate to his fan base, which counts over 6.6 million on his Facebook page.
A major touring act, he has headlined Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Sonar, Virgin
Mobile FreeFest, Ultra
Music Festival and Electric
Daisy Carnival, and sold out Rogers Centre in Toronto and PETCO Park in San Diego, as well as multiple consecutive nights at legendary venues like the Roseland Ballroom in NYC and the Palladium in Los Angeles.
In 2013, he will embark on a major world tour that includes headlining slots at Lollapalooza Chile and Lollapaloza Brazil. He recently appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone (summer double issue, 2012), marking him as the first electronic artist to do so.
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