Mau5ville: Level 1

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Mau5ville: Level 1
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EP / compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 13, 2018
Genre Electronic
Length43:46
Label Mau5trap
Producer
Deadmau5 chronology
Where's the Drop?
(2018)
Mau5ville: Level 1
(2018)
Mau5ville: Level 2
(2018)

Mau5ville: Level 1 (stylized as mau5ville: Level 1) is an extended play (EP) and compilation album by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. [1] [2] [3] It was released on July 13, 2018, through his record label Mau5trap. [4] The release features "Monophobia", a collaboration with Australian singer and musician Rob Swire, with remixes, as well as original songs by DJs Getter and GTA. [5] Two follow-up EPs, Mau5ville: Level 2 and Mau5ville: Level 3 , were released in November 2018 and February 2019 respectively.

Contents

Background

Mau5ville: Level 1's release date was first revealed through various store pages on July 3, 2018. [6] [7] The cover art was also uploaded to Deadmau5's Twitter account. [8] However, the EP was officially announced on July 12, 2018, the day before its final release on July 13, 2018, which is, coincidentally, Zimmerman's name day. [9] The Beatport exclusive version of the EP was released with two additional bonus mixes of "Monophobia". [10] The EP is named after Deadmau5's former online server on the sandbox video game Minecraft . [11]

The opening track, "Monophobia", serves as the return of long-time collaborator Rob Swire from Pendulum and Knife Party, who had previously collaborated with Deadmau5 on his song "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" in 2009. [lower-alpha 1] [12] The song was also remixed by other artists who have released on the record label Mau5trap, including producers Attlas, Latroit, and Rinzen. A music video for "Monophobia" was released on Deadmau5's YouTube channel on July 16, 2018. [13] [14]

Track listing

Digital download [15]
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Monophobia" (featuring Rob Swire) Deadmau5 3:34
2."All Is Lost" (featuring Nothing,Nowhere) Getter 5:06
3."Something Like" GTA 4:16
4."Monophobia" (Rinzen Remix)Deadmau56:41
5."Monophobia" (Latroit Extended Remix)Deadmau56:11
6."Monophobia" (Attlas Remix)Deadmau55:28
7."Nyquist"Deadmau53:18
8."Monophobia" (Extended Mix)Deadmau510:00
Total length:43:46
Beatport bonus tracks [16]
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Monophobia" (Original Mix)Deadmau510:30
2."Monophobia" (Latroit Extended Dub)Deadmau56:31

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [17] 78
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [18] 8
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [19] 22

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJuly 13, 2018 Digital download Mau5trap [15]

Notes

    1. The instrumental was released in 2008, prior to the version featuring Rob Swire in 2009.

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