Ghosts n Stuff - Deadmau5

The King Of Club Music

Born in Canada and growing up with music and working hard on his keyboard to make music in his teens, Joel Zimmerman had a knack for electronics. He got his stage name, Deadmau5, when his computer shut off and his father thought he smelled something burning and they decided to open up the computer. Once the cover was off, a fried dead mouse was found at the bottom. His friends soon began calling him “the dead mouse guy,” and then Joel shortened to “Deadmau5.” I could keep going on about Joel hit record company and other fame, but on to the actual song of the day. Ghosts n Stuff comes from his fourth album following the song Moar Ghosts n Stuff which beautifully uses similar samples to make perfectly complementary songs. Deadmau5 has never been a drums genius, but he knows what is good for his song, to help back them up so the synth parts can play wonderfully with a rich beat to back them up but they often fall short of being majorly creative. The rest of the song is then split into basically bass pads, the main sample that is shared with Moar Ghosts n Stuff and singing. Even with only these three parts, the song gushes with personality and power. The almost string-instrument-sounding sample shared between the songs is simple, singular notes moving at a moderate pace is surprisingly good and is never boring or annoying. The bass line is my favorite part of this song, its long hits aren’t too low in pitch, but do make the ground shake with a good subwoofer. The bass has enough personality to basically be the melody as the singing itself is (it does actually match up with the singing during the chorus). The bass part is actually also shared with the other song, but is farther flushed out in Ghosts n Stuff with other synths bass pads and fills in the gaps nicely (listen to both closely and you’ll hear it). Playing them back to back is the best way listen to them, is gives a sense of familiarity and completion. The vocalist, Rob Swire, is the lead singer of the British band Pendulum and part of the dubstep duo, Knife Party. The song is not much of a sing along, but he brings an extra boost to the song with his unique and perfect voice for club music. This song was one of the first EDM songs that pulled me into the genre, I couldn’t fathom the number of times of I have played this song over and over again. A fantastic song that is perfect for any party mix.

Originality:10

Instruments:9

Vocals:8

Longevity:9

Red Score:9