Kx5 is the eponymous debut album by Kx5, the collaborative project of Canadian producer deadmau5 and American producer Kaskade . It was released on March 17, 2023, through mau5trap and Arkade.
17-437: Deadmau5 and Kaskade have previously collaborated several times since 2008, with previous songs including I Remember , Move for Me , and Beneath with Me . On March 11, 2022, the pair released their debut single under the name Kx5, Escape featuring Hayla. Deadmau5 told Dancing Astronaut that the song is a "throwback to that kind of minimalistic approach, to that melodic sing-songy house". The song peaked at number 11 on
34-485: A "to be continued" title card but no video appears to have been designated as the plot continuation. The audio-only version upload on September 19, 2008, onto the Ultra Music YouTube channel has been played 84.2 million times as of June 2024. A remix of the song by FreeStyleGames appears in the 2010 video games GoldenEye 007 and DJ Hero 2 . "I Remember" was also featured on the soundtrack of
51-487: A consistent energy throughout each song, with its driving beats and heavy synthesizers. Though many of the songs on the album seem to blend together, the vocals are what help each track stand apart. Fans of EDM and pop will definitely want to listen to this new album by Kx5. On December 10, 2022, following their debut performance at EDC 2022, Kx5 performed a set at the LA Coliseum . With over 46,000 people in attendance,
68-620: Is a subsidiary of Sony Music Group . Established in 1995 in New York City by Patrick Moxey, a former executive of PolyGram and Virgin Records , Ultra Records is home to various electronic music artists such as Armin van Buuren , David Guetta , Calvin Harris , deadmau5 , and Tiësto . In 1999, Ultra Records commenced litigation with the upstart Ultra Music Festival . Ultra Records demanded that Ultra Music Festival limit its use of
85-507: Is later revealed to be an illegal rave with Deadmau5 performing as the DJ . The video features a raver (Costello) wearing a Kaskade t-shirt, and Deadmau5 wearing a YourOwnClothing t-shirt. At the end of the video, the Deadmau5 song "Brazil (2nd edit)" is mixed in as an outro . Graham was almost arrested after police mistook the video for a genuine illegal rave. The video also ends with
102-502: The Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart. On September 6, the duo announced that they would be releasing an album, alongside announcing the next Kx5 single Take Me High , which was released on September 16. On January 31, 2023, the duo announced that their album, self-titled Kx5 , would be released on March 17. Kx5 was generally well-received by critics. Zach Salafia of Dancing Astronaut called
119-584: The 2011 film The Lincoln Lawyer . The song can be heard during the film when Jesus Martínez, played by Michael Peña , explains his version of the events which occurred on the night of Donna Rentería's murder. This song is also featured in the television series Gossip Girl episode "The Empire Strikes Jack" (Season 3 episode 16). The song, being played by Deadmau5 himself, appears in the scene of Eleanor Waldorf's pop up fashion show. Large sections of "I Remember" were sampled by hip-hop duo Suicideboys on their song " Antarctica ". Deadmau5 publicly lambasted
136-465: The United States, it reached number one on Billboard ' s Hot Dance Airplay chart on the issue dated 17 October 2009 giving the duo their second consecutive number one together, following " Move for Me " (2008). Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Ultra Music Ultra Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment , which
153-557: The album "one of the year's best and most influential albums". Sebastian Flores Chong of EDMTunes described the album as "an unexpected, yet welcomed one". Ellie Mullins of We Rave You described the album as "mixing nostalgic dance with the expertise of production that only Kaskade and deadmau5 can keep so fresh". Catherine Smith from MXdawn wrote: Kx5 is a great EDM album that fans of both electronic, as well as pop, will enjoy. Its foot-tapping rhythms and gritty bass tones provide this record with depth and feeling. The album manages to keep
170-623: The duo for this on Twitter , claiming that Suicideboys were "publicizing other people's intellectual property without consent." "Antarctica", which had been out since January and subsequently reached millions of plays on both YouTube and SoundCloud , was taken down by Suicideboys on both platforms and no further action was taken. "Antarctica" was reuploaded to Spotify and YouTube in late 2021, with Deadmau5 getting considerable publishing credits. In 2022, American magazine Rolling Stone ranked "I Remember" number 149 in their list of 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time . Kaskade released an edit of
187-444: The entire power network to revert into an immediate safe mode. This brought the entire show to a halt and left the 50,000+ concert attendees stranded in the dark. After a few minutes of trouble shooting, the problem was rectified and the show resumed without pause. I Remember (Deadmau5 and Kaskade song) " I Remember " is a progressive house song by Canadian electronic music composer Deadmau5 and American DJ Kaskade . It
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#1732802159205204-658: The name Ultra to Florida . In 2012, after Ultra Records adopted a new logo and started using the name Ultra Music, the dispute resulted in a two-week jury trial in federal court in the Southern District of New York between Ultra Records and Ultra Music Festival (known formally as Ultra Enterprises, Inc.) that was resolved by an out of court settlement . In 2012, Ultra entered a global partnership with Sony Music . In December 2021, Sony Music fully acquired Ultra Records from Patrick Moxey. In January 2022, David Waxman, previously head of A&R and general manager,
221-410: The performance set a record for the "biggest ticketed global dance event for 2022." The performance featured a stage production which included two pod like structures made up of LED panels and motorized lights which moved side to side and rotated 360 degrees along guide rails drilled into the stage's floor. During the concert, one of the electric generators back stage malfunctioned and caught fire, causing
238-747: The song on his Strobelite Seduction album. In the United Kingdom, the single charted and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart on 17 May 2009. It spent a total of nine weeks in the top 40 chart. The song has since been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of 200,000 units. In the summer of 2009, the single was regularly played in UK clubs, especially in bigger clubs in London. In
255-484: Was appointed president of Ultra Records. Ultra Music has received Grammys for Benny Benassi 's remix of Public Enemy 's “Bring The Noise” (2008) and Skrillex ’s remix of Benny Benassi 's " Cinema " (2012), and nominations in 2017 for Best Dance Recording with Sofi Tukker 's “Drinkee,” Best Dance Electronic Album with Jean-Michel Jarre 's “Electronic 1: The Time Machine”, and Best Music Film with Steve Aoki ’s “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead”. Ultra Music has also received
272-467: Was directed by Colin O'Toole, cast by Graeme Brown, and stars British actor Stephen Graham , Warren Brown , Aston Kelly (Graham's brother), Greg Costello, and Coronation Street actress Emma Edmondson . It was filmed in Manchester and features Graham's character talking to two young men (Brown & Kelly) about life and rave culture . The young men then proceed to find a suitable venue for what
289-427: Was produced by Deadmau5, co-written by Kaskade with Finn Bjarnson and features vocals by Haley Gibby. It was released as the fifth single from Deadmau5's third studio album, Random Album Title , on 15 September 2008. There are two video versions, a 10-minute short film and an edited 4-minute version. It was produced by Anthony and Christopher Donnelly of Mancunian Gio-Goi fame and Mike Moran from Mojofuel. The video
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