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Title: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: squawk on 04 Dec 2010, 17:54
He or it confuses me. Can multiple people explain.

Also I pronounce the name only as dead mau five.



Also, he is releasing his new album on the same day that the Tron Legacy soundtrack comes out. I don't understand.
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: sean on 04 Dec 2010, 18:02
from what i understand he's well liked by people without correct musical taste.
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: JD on 04 Dec 2010, 18:05
He's Canadian
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: squawk on 04 Dec 2010, 18:26
I figured. deadmau5 was one of those things where I saw the name and I saw the fans and I automatically generated the opinion of "no" without any other real basis. I have since heard some songs and it was just kind of like, "huh", bordering on "no", again. I do not understand the creepy giant mouse helmets or the fandom or the numeric spelling.

I want to learn more, keep talkin
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: Inlander on 04 Dec 2010, 19:06
He or it confuses me. Can multiple people explain.

Also I pronounce the name only as dead mau five.

In my head I start doing that and then give up when I decide it sounds ridiculous and end up just pronouncing it as "deadmouf", which makes it sound like I have a particularly unsual lisp. In my head.
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: Melodic on 04 Dec 2010, 19:31
from what i understand he's well liked by people without correct musical taste.
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: scarred on 04 Dec 2010, 20:13
he has a couple decent tracks but most of it's boring as fuck. he put on a decent live show at sasquatch but we only really saw him because no one else good was playing.
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: KvP on 05 Dec 2010, 01:27
He is a Tech House guy that Bass Music fans like, generally.
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: amok on 05 Dec 2010, 02:36
from what i understand he's well liked by people who like DJs with big mouse head masks.

he's got about 3 good tunes, shame he's released closer to 3,000
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: David_Dovey on 05 Dec 2010, 09:50
He arrived on the bloghaus scene way too late for anybody to even have residual good feelings about him (see: Justice/Boyz Noise/Digitalism et al) and as such is pretty much entirely the preserve of bros
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: amok on 05 Dec 2010, 10:47
At least he's got a sense of humour with it though, when he was voted onto the top 100 DJs and asked in an interview why that might be, his answer was just "'cos I wear a big mouse head"
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: Inlander on 05 Dec 2010, 14:11
He arrived on the bloghaus

Shouldn't that be "bloghau5"?
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: KvP on 05 Dec 2010, 14:42
Anna the title of this thread should be "What is a deadmau5?"
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: squawk on 05 Dec 2010, 15:31
done.

stupid internet! be more funny!

(i'm procrastinating studying for finals right now)
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: KharBevNor on 05 Dec 2010, 16:25
What drugs are you supposed to be on when you listen to the music of Deadmau5?
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: ThePianoMan on 05 Dec 2010, 16:55
What drugs are you supposed to be on when you listen to the music of Deadmau5?

Natty Lite?
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: David_Dovey on 05 Dec 2010, 16:57
Caffeine tablets that someone told you was Ecstasy
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: KharBevNor on 05 Dec 2010, 18:42
See this is way more elucidating than the rest of the thread.
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: sean on 05 Dec 2010, 21:13
ive always thought of dead mouse as a total coke band
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: Ballard on 06 Dec 2010, 20:27
He arrived on the bloghaus scene way too late for anybody to even have residual good feelings about him (see: Justice/Boyz Noise/Digitalism et al) and as such is pretty much entirely the preserve of bros

Holy shit this is the most douchey thing you've ever said.

You're literally saying "he sounds just like artists that everyone agreed were awesome two years ago but because it's two years later he's suitable only for a lesser subculture of people who have infamously poor taste."

Alternately: linked for massive NSFW (http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/8664/mousetrap2.jpg)
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: KvP on 06 Dec 2010, 20:30
You're literally saying "he sounds just like artists that everyone agreed were awesome two years ago
Whoa, whoa there.

Whoa.

Anyway I don't really agree that Deadmau5 is a bloghaus-y sort of DJ. The thing about bloghaus was that it was essentially just an attempt to turn DJ music into a new cock rock. Deadmau5 is not cock rock, it's very much electronic music first and foremeost. It's just bland electronic music. He's like Dirty Vegas / Oakenfold but like 6 / 11 years later. He's not of a particular scene, but an average dude might have some idea of who he is.

To be perfectly honest, it's something of a wonder he ended up in that ridiculous beef with Rusko and half of the UK "hard" dubstep old guard. He sounds like a business-savvy square, unassuming and unoffensive.
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: David_Dovey on 06 Dec 2010, 20:41
Holy shit this is the most douchey thing you've ever said.

You're literally saying "he sounds just like artists that everyone agreed were awesome two years ago but because it's two years later he's suitable only for a lesser subculture of people who have infamously poor taste."

I don't really think there's anything particularly outrageous about pointing out that bloghaus really hasn't done anything to keep itself interesting or relevant in the past two/three years and has basically gotten beyond stagnant to the point of self-parody. Bloghaus isn't popular with anybody except people with infamously poor taste because nothing interesting is happening in the genre to deserve attention from the non-bros and, what's more, has pretty much embraced with open arms their continued popularity among the habitually shirtless and shitfaced.

Also, really? Most douchey? Come on man, give me a bit more credit than that.
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: David_Dovey on 06 Dec 2010, 20:45
Also last I checked this entire thread was predicated on being a douche so dog/sunglasses
Title: Re: What is deadmau5
Post by: KvP on 06 Dec 2010, 20:47
I don't really think there's anything particularly outrageous about pointing out that bloghaus really hasn't done anything to keep itself interesting or relevant in the past two/three years and has basically gotten beyond stagnant to the point of self-parody. Bloghaus isn't popular with anybody except people with infamously poor taste because nothing interesting is happening in the genre to deserve attention from the non-bros and, what's more, has pretty much embraced with open arms their continued popularity among the habitually shirtless and shitfaced.
I don't know man did you hear that MSTRKFT album

Shit was so kush bro
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: squawk on 06 Dec 2010, 22:22
yeah geez why did you guys have to go and nerd up my thread by being all serious

fuck, man
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: Ballard on 06 Dec 2010, 22:28
Did you click the link in my post? I mean, shit dogg.
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: squawk on 06 Dec 2010, 22:29
omg
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: David_Dovey on 07 Dec 2010, 10:34
Did you click the link in my post? I mean, shit dogg.

I did, it was very profound. I've now changed my mind forever and I'm currently drafting up a letter to Mr. Mau5 to personally apologise and offer compensatory blowjobs.

Oops, I'm being a douche again aren't I?
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: Johnny C on 07 Dec 2010, 11:40
beep boop beep boop! ah ha ha!
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: KvP on 07 Dec 2010, 14:31
First thing I noticed in this douchey frat drug dealer story (http://gawker.com/5708350/the-great-columbia-frat-boy-drug+dealing-ring) is their common Deadmau5 fandom.
Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: Tom on 07 Dec 2010, 16:41
Oh man, one of those guys definitely looks like one of the Other Guys in a boy band.

Title: Re: What is a deadmau5?
Post by: Ballard on 07 Dec 2010, 18:35
Oh man one of those guys is brothers/classmates with a good friend of mine. :/