Hailing from Austin, Texas, Wolfgang has taken the blogosphere and the electro scene by storm over the past year or so, consummated by his appearances at Coachella and several other festivals this season. His take on Beethoven's 5th Symphony is always a crowd-pleaser, and in general his take on Electro House draws comparisons to Justice. (For the Justice haters, sorry you are too old and washed up to have fun. Let the children techno.) Gartner also just scored a number one club hit with his new track "Coscindo", so the timing of this collaboration could not be any better.
The beauty of this new track is that it represents a genuine middle ground between their two contrasting styles to form a beautiful harmony of a filthy, funky hook and the trance-y bass mastery that only deadmau5 can equal.
You're welcome.
NEXT UP! ALBUM OF THE WEEK
and the winner is....... deadmau5. Again.
Next week, deadmau5 will serve as the House Act (lolz fitting since he plays house music) for the MTV VMA's on Sunday, September 12th. It is definitely the most irrelevant award session that somehow I watch with giddy anticipation every year. Never fails. Anyway, now that deadmau5 has been tapped and every douchey frat boy and tween Twilight fan will know his name by next week, you owe it to yourselves to at least know why he deserves this fame.
Released in 2008, Random Album Title remains deadmau5's finest album. While it doesn't pack the poppy punch of "Ghosts N' Stuff", as a whole it showcases his true style and unique take on house music. Random Album Title blurs the lines between trance and house, with each song slinking along different beats, building slowly and teasing big drops throughout. Such a technique is one that deadmau5 has mastered live, slowly raising the energy bit by bit until the room is ready to explode. There really is a mental journey taken from the beginning of "Sometimes Things Get, Whatever" to the dreamland in which the album concludes. If you take the time to listen to this one all at once, by the time you hear the glimmering vocals of "I Remember" and the climax of "Arguru", you will be in a world of swirling dance magic.
Take the time to let the beats build and infect your brain, where they will stay for a long while, and try not to be too hard on the man for taking his shot at the big time. After all, if it gets more people dancing, what better artist to show everyone where to start? (I'm looking at you, Daft Punk. Get to it.)
