Deadmau5 - 4x4=12 (2010)

4×4=12 (pronounced Four Times Four Equals Twelve) is the fifth album by Canadian electronic artist deadmau5 (his third mainstream album). It was released worldwide (except in the U.S.) on 6 December 2010 through Virgin Records. The album was released in the United States on 7 December 2010 through Ultra Records. The album's name references an incident on deadmau5's Ustream channel, where he mistakenly said that his live setup of four banks of four "equals twelve". On 30 November 2011, the album received a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Dance/Electronica Album.
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.

Track listing

01.  "Some Chords"   (Joel Zimmerman)  - 7:24
02.  "Sofi Needs a Ladder" (featuring SOFI)  (Zimmerman, Sofia Toufa)  - 6:43
03.  "A City in Florida"   (Zimmerman)  - 5:40
04.  "Bad Selection"   (Zimmerman, Chester "DJ Aero" Deitz)  - 5:32
05.  "Animal Rights" (with Wolfgang Gartner)  (Zimmerman; Joey Youngman)  - 6:15
06.  "I Said" (Michael Woods Remix) (with Chris Lake)  (Zimmerman, Christopher Lak)  - 7:06
07.  "Cthulhu Sleeps"   (Zimmerman)  - 10:34
08.  "Right This Second"   (Zimmerman)  - 7:50
09.  "Raise Your Weapon" (featuring Greta Svabo Bech)  (Zimmerman, Cydney Sheffield, Sonny Moore)  - 8:22
10.  "One Trick Pony" (featuring SOFI)  (Zimmerman, Toufa)  - 3:59
11.  "Everything Before"   (Zimmerman)  - 6:36

Credits
Written-By, Producer, Arranged By – Joel Zimmerman, deadmau5

Notes
Release date: 6 December 2010
Genre:  Progressive House, Electro House
Length: 1:16:01
© 2010

Label - Mau5trap Recordings