Mau5trap/Parlophone will release deadmau5’s ‘The Veldt’ EP’ on 25th June 2012. The electronic dance music titan is an artist that is constantly looking for innovative ways to push his craft forward. With this release he’s set another yardstick of what it is to be an artist in this socially networked age.
The mau5 recently overhauled his studio in his home town of Toronto. Since the end of his gruelling North American tour he’s locked himself in and gone on a creative spree. Ever committed to his fan base, he has invested in a high tech setup so that he can Live Stream his writing / recording sessions and give fans a window into that process.
"Unlike the ancient, deadmau5 created the track live. The fans were ringside watching the creative process. This is a 180 from the bands a decade ago who claimed Napster was negligent in allowing their unfinished work to be exposed. Once again, Deadmau5 is using the tools to his advantage instead of being a Luddite resistance to change." Bob Lefsetz
Over the weekend of 17th / 18th March during a 22 hour Live Streaming session, deadmau5 created a new track titled ‘The Veldt’ inspired by a short Sci-Fi story written by Ray Bradbury (check back page for Joel’s full blog post). He then uploaded it to his FML Soundcloud page for his fans to enjoy. At this time it was just an instrumental.
‘The Veldt’ will be the lead track on ‘The Veldt EP’. The EP will include another new track, ‘Failbait’, featuring hip hop legends Cypress Hill, as well as a few key remixes of ‘The Veldt’. Details T.B.C. shortly.
‘The Veldt EP’ is the first in a series of EPs from deadmau5 to be released over the coming months. These will be compiled into an album later in the year.
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