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CANADA’S hottest export Joel Zimmerman, Immense tunes like ‘Not Exactly’ (slowed-
aka Deadmau5, has had an insane year. down melodic trance/house hybrid
The Highest New Entry this year, it’s hard peppered with groovin’ kicks and hits),
to believe that last year he was relatively ‘Arguru’ (propulsive electro shapeshifter)
unknown, until his massive trance-house and ‘The Reward is Cheese’ (squelching
production ‘Faxing Berlin’ hit. Now he’s bassline filth) have catapulted him up the
rocking crowds from Brazil to the UK, dance music ladder, and now you’ll see
wearing that distinctive giant mouse head Deadmau5 tunes jostling for space in the
and leading dance fans on an exhilarating CD wallets of everyone from Van Buuren to
new electro ride. Kevorkian and Kleinenberg to Tong.
“I’m not too finicky about certain genres,”
shrugs Zimmerman, perfectly pinpointing His new album ‘Random Album Title’ is out
his ability to meld different styles of dance now on Mau5trap Recordings, with tracks
music together to create an amalgam with like the funky electro bounce of ‘Hi Friend’,
universal club appeal. featuring Toronto MC Flipside, and the
more deep house flavoured ‘I Remember’, a
Named in last year’s poll as Producer of the collaboration with Kaskade, further
Year by Armin and Tiësto, Deadmau5 has cementing the Mau5’s already considerable
become big business, super fast. reputation. BEN MURPHY
First record you ever bought? Petter ‘Some Polyphony’ (Border Community)
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? An airport in Brazil, it was the smallest
airport I’ve ever seen. It was one room with one door, and farmer Joe and his
tractor taking the luggage off the plane.
Top gadget of 2008? The Jazzmutant Lemur because it’s very versatile — it’s
modular, you can update it as your set updates.
Your year in five words... Absolutely, undoubtedly and incredibly insane! Style: Music of the electronic variety. Best known for: ‘Faxing
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? Airplanes don’t have horns on Berlin’ Tune of 2008: Daniel Papini ‘Church of Nonsense’ (Alchemy)
the steering column, we checked! Producer of 2008: John Dahlbäck
CARL COX
HOWEVER eclectic in their taste, every headline set at London’s SW4 festival
dance music fan has their favourite styles proving particularly enjoyable for the DJ.
or genres but Carl Cox’s genius is his ability “It was great to see the people in South
to cut across them and unite all in the London and beyond coming together on
name of the 4/4 beat. the great venue of Clapham Common for
Catch Carl at his Space Ibiza club event, SW4,” Cox smiles.
the mammoth Carl Cox & Friends, and
you’ll understand why he deserves that Having rinsed parties across the globe all
lofty appellation. year, including The Opulent Temple at the
Dropping everything from the widescreen, incredible Burning Man festival in the
submerged chords of Detroit techno to Nevada desert, Carl is shifting focus to his
hands-in-the-air uplifting house, Cox’s productions again with a new album
craft is one that has been honed over the promised soon.
course of more than 20 years of “I’ve got a new album coming out, working
representing the best dance music to the with a lot of artists from Australia — this’ll
fullest. be done and finished by early next year,
I’m just putting the finishing touches to
This year has been another exceptional it,” Cox tells DJmag. BEN MURPHY
period in Cox’s reign, with his triumphant
First record you ever bought? Diana Ross ‘Love Hangover’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? I went to Burning Man this year, so
everything there was weird to be honest!
Style: Always energetic, there’s always a lot of house music in there, Top gadget of 2008? The Hamburger mini-speaker. It looks like a hamburger,
a lot of funk and soul elements. Best known for: Rocking the house but it’s only hand-sized and it makes the most amazing sound that you’ve ever
— there hasn’t been a party that I’ve done that hasn’t rocked. Tune heard from something so small. You can only get ’em in Singapore.
of 2008: James Talk ‘Sunshyne’ (Alive) Producer of 2008: Steve Your year in five words... Crazy, amazing, emotional, positive, exciting.
Mulder from Rotterdam, a young and upcoming producer. Most important thing you’ve learned recently? That life is too short.
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