W:/2016ALBUM/

W:/2016ALBUM/
A vector drawing of a stylized white mouse head on a black background, with one pink eye and mouth seen on it, and the other eye lying beside it. The artist name appears in white and the album title appears in pink above the illustration, with the record label name appearing in the bottom right corner of the image.
Studio album by deadmau5
Released 2 December 2016
Recorded 2014–16
Genre
Length 67:42
Label mau5trap
Producer Joel Zimmerman
deadmau5 chronology
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Singles from W:/2016ALBUM/
  1. "Snowcone"
    Released: May 27, 2016
  2. "Let Go"
    Released: November 18, 2016

W:/2016ALBUM/ is the eighth studio album by the Canadian electronic music producer deadmau5, released on 2 December 2016 by his vanity record label mau5trap Recordings. The album's title, which was suggested by fans on Twitch, refers to a computer directory that Zimmerman used to store the master tracks of the songs on the album.[1] The album features several tracks Zimmerman uploaded to his SoundCloud account, prior to it being compromised.[2] W:/2016ALBUM/ is also his first studio album to be released only by mau5trap. Two singles from the album have been released: "Snowcone" and "Let Go" featuring Grabbitz.[3]

Background

deadmau5 first announced the album's release during an interview with Pete Tong of BBC Radio 1 on 7 November 2016. Zimmerman stated that the album would have "an 80's sci-fi fantasy vibe," which he credits to his purchase of a Prophet 10 synthesizer.[1] Shortly afterwards, the album's track list was leaked on Reddit, based on one that appeared briefly during a Twitch stream made by Zimmerman a month before.

Zimmerman eventually revealed that he was not satisfied with the album, stating that he felt it was "slapped together".[4] He had previously hinted that he was already working on his next album.[5] Regardless, the album did enjoy positive reception early on, as it quickly reached #1 on iTunes dance charts, and #9 overall.[6]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "4ware"   8:39
2. "2448"   6:24
3. "Cat Thruster"   5:36
4. "Deus Ex Machina"   6:31
5. "Glish"   2:10
6. "Imaginary Friends"   7:46
7. "Let Go" (featuring Grabbitz) 6:20
8. "No Problem"   6:59
9. "Snowcone"   5:15
10. "Three Pound Chicken Wing"   6:22
11. "Whelk Then"   5:39
Total length:
 67:42

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide 2 December 2016 Digital download mau5trap [7]
3 February 2017 CD [8]
2017 Vinyl [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "deadmau5 - 4ware [bbc r1 essential new tune]". YouTube. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "LEAKED tracklist for W:/2016ALBUM/!". Reddit. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "deadmau5 Drops Sweeping Single 'Let Go,' Launches Album Pre-Order: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Deadmau5 admits he doesn't like new album W:/2016ALBUM/". The Independent. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "dead mow cinco on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "dead mow cinco on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  7. ↑ "W:/2016ALBUM/". Amazon.com. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "W: / 2016album/". Amazon.com. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ "dead mow cinco on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-12-02.

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