Deadmau5 - 4 x 4 = 12 reviews
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| Sputnikmusic |
 There's something about Joel Zimmerman that just really irks me. Giving credit where credit's due, the man knows how to write a catchy beat, but they're all just so deceptively simple yet infuriatingly catchy that I just want to grab him and shake him around a little bit for being so damn good at what almost seems like the easiest of tasks. It's no understatement to say that it takes very little to please the house crowd; give them a steady beat and throw a few bells and whistles to accompany the apparently faulty lighting system and you're generally away flying. And even though Joel has firmly ensconced himself in his mau5 alter ego he doesn't hide behind any pretense or subtlety, there's nothing to peel back, no dissection required with his music. Everything's all out in the open for show, presented as is, wholesale and on display. There's no romanticized images of European landscapes to signify his isolation from his craft, no tall tales presented that bear no resemblance to his ethos or to maximize sales potential and word of mouth press – everything about his music and his art has always expressed one simple thing: this is me (and my giant head), and this is what I do.
Returning to my troubling conundrum for a moment, its no real surprise just how high Zimmerman's star has risen in the last year or two. His music has evolved out of the almost deep house leaning mindset felt on Random Album Title into the more mainstream inspired fare that conquered the first selection of tracks on his half and half release, For Lack Of A Better Name. It was a change that came as no real shock either, as shades of radio posturing and clambering had been felt for a while now, but it almost felt like Joel had been holding back, almost a little reluctant to fully step into the lights that were trying to pin point him in the dark. To a degree, that seemingly nervous nature can be felt here in 4x4=12, as he still continues to ride that fine line between more club fared bass riots and radio dominance. It manages to create interesting parallels, like the immense distance between electro clash number 'Sofi Needs A Ladder' (complete with full antagonistic vocal delivery) and the throwback of finale 'Everything Before', which somehow conjures to mind images of driving down a monolithic freeway with the top down, eyes fixed on the fast approaching neon city, alive and in full swing, moving to the steady pulse of the beat; sort of a quirky 80's pastiche, like if Miami Vice swapped pastels for neon....full text |
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| Residentadvisor |
It's been barely a year since Deadmau5's last full-length, For Lack of a Better Name, and during that time the Canadian artist has continued his meteoric rise. In addition to churning out a half-dozen 12-inches since the beginning of 2010, he's become a fixture of festivals and big room clubs, thanks in no small part to his eye-popping live show, which The Guardian has grouped in with the likes of Daft Punk and Kraftwerk. It was his rigorous touring schedule that led to to one of the few low points in his career: a mid-concert collapse and the subsequent cancellation of nine tour dates.
4X4=12 boats 11 tracks by Deadmau5, several of which will be familiar to anyone who's followed him over the past year. "Some Chords," "I Said," "Sofi Needs a Ladder" and the Wolfgang Gartner collaboration "Animal Rights" have all been previously released on Mau5trap Recordings, while others like "Cthulu Sleeps" and "Raise Your Weapons" have been staples of his live act. Deadmau5 will support the album with a winter tour around the UK, which includes four dates with dubstep collective Magnetic Man....full text |
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| Guardian |
| An onstage collapse this summer and subsequent cancelled performances hasn't stopped Canadian producer Joel Zimmerman's Deadmau5 phenomenon continuing apace. He's now notched up 14m MySpace plays for individual tracks, won dance music awards and will shortly become the first electronic artist to follow in the bootsteps of rockers Led Zeppelin and Oasis to headline Earls Court. Undoubtedly, the Deadmau5 appeal hinges on the astonishing live show in which Zimmerman performs in a giant, illuminated mouse's head, but it wouldn't work without his tracks. His third production compilation again shows that he is a master at doing simple electro house music very well: humongous beats and basslines blend with straightforward chord progressions and, when interest may start to lag, sonic diversions. Raise Your Weapon – featuring Greta Svabo Bech's soulful vocal – shows he can turn his hand to thoughtful sounds. But the storming Some Chords and Sofia Toufa‑rapped Sofi Needs A Ladder present the most convincing arguments for Deadmau5....full text |
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