While(1 Is Less Than 2)

while(1<2)
Studio album by deadmau5
Released 17 June 2014
Recorded 2006, 2008, 2014
Length 130:53 (mixed)
139:17 (unmixed)
Label
Producer Joel Zimmerman
deadmau5 chronology
Album Title Goes Here
(2012)Album Title Goes Here2012		 while(1<2)
(2014)		 W:/2016ALBUM/
(2016)W:/2016ALBUM/2016
Singles from while(1<2)
  1. "Avaritia"
    Released: 20 May 2014
  2. "Seeya"
    Released: 27 May 2014
  3. "Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer"
    Released: 3 June 2014
  4. "Phantoms Can't Hang"
    Released: 10 June 2014

while(1<2) (pronounced as While (1 Is Less Than 2)) is the seventh studio album by the Canadian record producer and DJ deadmau5, released on 17 June 2014 by mau5trap and Astralwerks in the United States and Canada and by Virgin EMI Records internationally. It is his first studio album to be released by Virgin EMI and Astralwerks. Many of the songs on the album were originally uploaded to deadmau5's SoundCloud account before they were removed from the site in early 2014.[1]

Background

On 7 January 2014, deadmau5 announced on Twitter that his seventh album was completed. He also announced that it was a double album containing a continuous mix for each disc and that the album as a whole, minus the mixes, would contain 25 tracks.[2] On 10 May 2014, while(1<2) was officially unveiled by deadmau5 through his subscription service live.deadmau5.com and also announced the album's digital release date of 17 June 2014 with a physical release on 24 June.[3]

Singles

The first single "Avaritia" became available for purchase on 20 May 2014.[4] One week later, the second single "Seeya", featuring singer Colleen D'Agostino from the band The Material, was made available for purchase on iTunes.[5] On 2 June 2014, the third single "Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer" premiered on mau5trap's SoundCloud page. It was made available for download on iTunes and Beatport the next day.[6][7] The album's fourth single, "Phantoms Can't Hang", was also premiered through SoundCloud the day before its release on iTunes and Beatport which was on 10 June 2014.[8][9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[11]
Billboard[12]
Consequence of SoundB[13]
Los Angeles Times[14]
The National[15]
Q[16]
Rolling Stone[17]
Slant Magazine[18]
Spin8/10[19]

While(1<2) received mixed to positive reviews from critics. It currently holds a score of 66 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favourable reviews". Billboard gave the album 4.5/5 stars stating "Sprawling, ambitious and mostly well-executed, “while (1<2)” may confuse his fan base’s Ultra-attending electro house contingent, but deadmau5’s double album undoubtedly marks his most mature and forward-thinking release to date". All Music also reviewed positively expressing "While(1<2) is a very good, very restrained, and very inspired Deadmau5 effort. It is a welcome space-walk surprise, recommended for all aspiring EDM astronauts and Ghost in the Shell cast members", with a score of 3.5/5 stars.

Rolling Stone, however, was more critical of the album stating "Deadmau5 has turned from an electro-house polymath into the world's most unnecessary Nine Inch Nails tribute act" giving it 2 stars out of 5. Slant Magazine was equally critical saying "deadmau5 enters the fray with the advantage of deeply diminished expectations. His latest, while (1<2), comfortably clears the bar set by his contemporaries, and that would be impressive if the bar wasn't buried underground" also awarding it 2 stars.

Track listing

Disc 1 (unmixed)
No.TitleLength
1."Avaritia"6:42
2."Coelacanth I"2:46
3."Ice Age (deadmau5 Remix)" (by How to Destroy Angels)6:51
4."My Pet Coelacanth"8:15
5."Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer"9:36
6."Terrors in My Head"8:37
7."Creep"5:37
8."Somewhere Up Here"5:10
9."Phantoms Can't Hang"9:15
10."Gula"6:56
Total length:69:46
Disc 2 (unmixed)
No.TitleLength
1."Acedia"6:25
2."Invidia"3:16
3."Errors in My Bread"5:17
4."Survivalism (deadmau5 Remix)" (by Nine Inch Nails)3:37
5."Silent Picture"3:38
6."Rlyehs Lament"4:48
7."Superbia"2:14
8."Mercedes"9:38
9."Bleed"4:00
10."Ira"2:38
11."Monday"3:45
12."A Moment to Myself"3:28
13."Pets"7:31
14."Coelacanth II"2:36
15."Seeya" (featuring Colleen D'Agostino)6:40
Total length:69:31

Note

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 17 June 2014[41] Digital download mau5trap, Astralwerks, Virgin
24 June 2014[41] CD
July 2014[42] 3× vinyl

References

  1. ↑ Tregoning, Jack (January 12, 2014). "Deadmau5 deletes his SoundCloud after 33 million plays". inthemix.
  2. ↑ Tregoning, Jack (January 7, 2014). "In other Deadmau5 news, his two-disc, epic-length album is done". inthemix. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ Meadow, Matthew. "Update: Deadmau5 Announces Album Title And Release Date". Your EDM. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Avaritia". Amazon.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016 – via Amazon.
  5. ↑ "Dead Mow Cinco". Twitter.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Hear Deadmau5's Odyssey 'Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer' - Premiere". Rolling Stone. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Deadmau5 New Releases: Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer on Beatport". Beatport.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Listen: Deadmau5 Reveals New 9-Minute Epic, 'Phantoms Can't Hang'". Radio.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Deadmau5 New Releases: Phantoms Can't Hang on Beatport". Beatport.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "While(1<2) by Deadmau5". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Jeffries, David. "Deadmau5: While(1<2) Review". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  12. ↑ Medved, Matt (June 17, 2014). "deadmau5, 'while(1<2)': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  13. ↑ Staples, Derek (June 23, 2014). "deadmau5 – while(1<2)". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  14. ↑ Brown, August (June 17, 2014). "Tiesto and Deadmau5 make full albums, stretch attention spans". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  15. ↑ Bouyamourn, Adam (July 7, 2014). "Album review: Deadmau5 – While (1<2)". The National. Mubadala Development Company. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  16. ↑ Q. July 2, 2014. August 2014 edition, p. 114.
  17. ↑ R. Weingarten, Christopher (June 17, 2014). "Deadmau5 White (1<2) Album Review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  18. ↑ Sullivan, Blue (June 21, 2014). "deadmau5: white (1 < 2)". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  19. ↑ Kamps, Garrett (June 22, 2014). "Deadmau5 Disrupts EDM With the Sprawling, Awesome 'While (1<2)'". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  20. ↑ "<2)&cat=a Australiancharts.com – Deadmau5 – While (1<2)". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Dance – Week Commencing 23rd June 2014" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 17. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  22. ↑ "<2)&cat=a Austriancharts.at – Deadmau5 – While (1<2)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  23. ↑ "<2)&cat=a Ultratop.be – Deadmau5 – While (1<2)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
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  25. ↑ "Deadmau5 – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Deadmau5. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  26. ↑ "<2)&cat=a Danishcharts.com – Deadmau5 – While (1<2)". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
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  28. ↑ "<2)&cat=a Lescharts.com – Deadmau5 – While (1<2)". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
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  30. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 25, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  31. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 25 (dal 16-06-2014 al 22-06-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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  33. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
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  36. ↑ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  37. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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  40. ↑ "Dance/Electronic Albums: Year End 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  41. 1 2 "deadmau5 | News | while(1<2)". www.deadmau5.com. June 17, 2014.
  42. ↑ "Dead Mow Cinco". Twitter.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
Preceded by
Marbella Sessions 2014 by Various Artists		 UK Dance Albums Chart number-one album
21 June 2014 – 27 June 2014 		Succeeded by
Marbella Sessions 2014 by Various Artists
Preceded by
Shatter Me by Lindsey Stirling		 Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums number-one album
July 5, 2014 – July 11 November 2014 		Succeeded by
Noise vs. Beauty by Bassnectar
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