Deadmau5 critiques Faxing Berlin (Twitch Troll)

[@KarimLeMec]

the cowbell is the best thing of this track. Absolutely my fav track of his production

[@manny_f]

We all could do with a little more cowbell in our lives

[@marcosSilva-nh4xc]

Deadmau5 breaking the heart of many fans hehehe.

[@TheAldjumy]

yeah:)) my heart too, faxing berlin is the greatest song ever!

[@TriangleReality]

hater :P

[@TheDarkVoid]

Yep

[@shaz9243]

Cowbell makes it unique.

[@Pedro_del_Rod]

Gotta have more cowbell. I have a fever, and the only prescription, is for more cowbell.

[@guestivity2063]

@@Pedro_del_Rod never enough cowbell

[@valjmakj7265]

I think that faxing berlin is he's best track. I got it as vinyl record and damn it is good everytime.

[@kenand]

His track “Jaded” and his remix of Hybrid’s “Finished Symphony” are also excellent and underrated.

[@jakedeutscher]

i love the little shaker effect. it adds way more depth than you’d think

[@zm5431]

the genius of the track is that it still sounds amazing with shit production quality

[@purpleblue]

that’s some real fax right there

[@quenzmo]

Dont think its shit production quality for the time, it was probably quite innovative, but its progressed so much now that it seems ancient looking back at it.

[@vindizna5703]

@@quenzmo Right in the spot!

[@laurenpinschannels]

@@quenzmo idk I don't know if the industry in general has progressed as much as joel has increased in mastering skill. definitely plenty of muddy or overly bland or overly compressed tracks coming out still. s'mores, anyone?

[@urphakeandgey6308]

Even back then, this production wasn't technically groundbreaking. It's the music that made it stand out. "Faxing Berlin" sounds very melancholic whereas most similar tracks, especially at the time when trance was popular, would've been more uplifting.

[@Paintedpayload]

Hoping he’s just being extra humble here because this song is pure gold. Actually kinda hurts to hear him tear it apart. Oh well

[@HomemadeNub]

He was being trolled, so he responds with trolling. Why so serious?

[@Le4fFR]

He's actually serious lol. The mix of this song isn't really good compare to what he's able to do nowadays

[@laurenpinschannels]

yeah listen to him at the end - "when I listen to it now? it's so bad" he actually means that, he was good then but he's gotten much better at precisely manipulating all the details of a sound

[@MythicSuns]

eh, I shit on my older stuff all the time, it's all part of the creative learning process.

[@err0r104]

The mixing is bad for a deadmau5 track

[@limmel3588]

faxing berlin REMASTERED pls

[@LucaPierino]

yes.. please..

[@nikobellic2086]

Dude that would be insane

[@err0r104]

YES

[@MythicSuns]

Fingers crossed he didn't lose the original project file

[@frothylab]

Calling Toronto [Faxing Berlin remastered]

[@sepianights6707]

This song is what made me love him in the early 2000's

[@Limpuls]

That fucking cowbell is what pushed this track that far

[@imicca]

not really. melody is what resonates with people, not individual repeated sounds

[@Limpuls]

Well, I'm coming from techno background where melodies are most of the time non existant, "repeated sounds" and patterns are what's important. Can't imagine this track without those cowbells.

[@passje8007]

the cowbell has its place in this repetition, thats why it works, which is brilliant, as it is very difficult to make that work, that much repetition of a sound and sounding good..

[@OrIoN1989]

thats like saying that this song is shit without the synths or kick. just saying.

[@quenzmo]

I think most creatives dont look back at there earlier stuff in high regard since it reminds them of all the flaws they had looking back. Deadmau5 usually being quite a outspoken individual it's not surprising to hear him critique his own music even the stuff as us the consumer think its some of his best we've come nowhere near the journey he has come through. And the fact that he found a part of the track he still likes, I think he might be a bit more fond of the track than what he shows us :)

[@2good2beuntrue]

hearing this as a kid what I fell for was the double time kick every 4 or so steps - insane insane !

[@terry1473]

love a good double kick. hol! does them and they're my favorite

[@agoofypolishguycalled5ive]

He did it in Alone with You ;)

[@Spaethon]

What the fuck dude! This song took you off. Obviously the world loves this track to death. Melody-wise...everything-wise...this track is spectacularly amazing.

[@imicca]

sarcasm and a bit of honesty. there is no perfect track, back in a day nobody would nitpick like he is doing here. expectations were very low so anything you put before was good

[@Lbpbest1]

We need more joel criticizing his own songs

[@soysauce1219]

Word.

[@Holdinguniverse]

Greatest dance track ever made👏🏻

[@chent]

I really like that track, that entire album is amazing!

[@cjfromgtasanadreas]

Haha this just goes to show how an artist is the worst judge of his music, everyone knows this is a classic track that gives such a great feeling, we love you Deadmau5, keep being you :D

[@defaultoperation7986]

Producers often complain about how the mixing sucks but when you play this track at any shows/events/festivals/clubs/etc. people will go fucking nuts.

[@pascalschacher6971]

Yea but People are just People! They wanna drink and Party. From a Producer View, especially one like Deadmau5 i can imagine its getting annoying if People always talk about your old Stuff and how good it was, you don't wanna hear that. He always wants to get better and learn more

[@damonn44]

It's a blessing and a curse 😅 I hate my own music and can never finish it, but if a friend shows me their song I can tell them how to fix it in 5 secs

[@djshuffl3r]

​@@damonn44I kind of operate how I go about creating music and programming/engineering my sound in the studio along the same lines as you do

[@nbfaydor-bz2vt]

Faxing Berlin is by far one of the greatest tracks written my Joel. Idc what he feels

[@hornetgamingtv]

maybe a new version of faxing berlin, deadmau5?

[@LionMan98]

TabooESC ftw

[@WarDash96]

A couple years ago if I remember correctly he said he was thinking of doing a remastered version of Faxing Berlin but he never got around to doing it

[@liteoner]

I think he made one, he just couldn't release it because of the legal situation with Play Records. I've heard him play it at shows, though.

[@user-ve1cc6qn6t]

Emailing Berlin

[@BiggusNickus]

WhatsApping Berlin.

[@dividedreality9708]

Joel critiquing his own song lmao

[@dapremednb]

I came across this video right after i thought to myself "hmmm is this sidechain in the track i already published off or am i stupid" Humbled me real quick. Great track mr. Dj deadmau5

[@kagushira6024]

he is trolling, i think he remembers everything when he produced it

[@luisdominguez9805]

I love you deadmau5 since 2008. Greets from Paraguay 🇵🇾 🤍✨

[@cafedemicroondas]

"sounds like it was made on fruity loops"

[@izvarzone]

maybe he meant it was mixed and mastered with stock fl plugins. Which aren't great.

[@TriangleReality]

"And what's with that fucking cowbell?"

[@its.arjun.s]

@Whemenoc Alarms compression is important, if you do it with some other plugins it's fine

[@marcosaruca5283]

the beginning loop is from fruity loops its like a stock one you get

[@modzliszka]

Hahahaha

[@Spaethon]

Faxing Berlin 2.0 in the future???

[@Flac_the_Wave]

I'm not that guy, but to me, it is the greatest track of all time. It's genuinely my favorite song, ever. I love that the song is so simple at first, but then the synth comes in and suddenly you're like...oh. Oh, this...this is beautiful. The sharpness of the club beat fades, and you feel yourself become washed away in the texture of that synth. It becomes hypnotic, entrancing, an eternal moment in paradise.

[@justinatkinson3247]

the track that introduced me to the Mau5

[@VESSEL105]

"no clarity in the mids at all - sounds like it was made on Fruity Loops" - WHHAAAAA? ;(

[@amineounajim9818]

I love fruity loops but ableton sounds way better without mastering.

[@jaehyunlim5108]

There is no difference in audio quality. He probably said that because FL Studio is so widely used among amateurs and as a result a lot of low quality material gets produced on it.

[@PBOII88]

He said Fruity Loops maybe he's talking about the older versions of FL Studio

[@liteoner]

You guys realise he actually worked for Image-Line, the company that makes FL Studio (you can find his name in the credits section of FL). It was just a joke.

[@throwaway5526]

I'm pretty sure this was also made in Fruity Loops xD

[@elvisnyong]

I love Joel 🤣

[@toxicthecat457]

So funny. Joel also wanted to 'bin' Strobe.

[@randomnaamofzo1246]

This is one of the songs that got me into EDM in the first place.

[@TheRishikesh99]

I have heard the ambient mixes of faxing berlin so many times, I hope he officially does some kind of vip mix of the track.

[@mattkeg]

I love the little dance he does in the beginning.

[@gt7984]

Remaster it for the love of god. I want to hear dem cowbells with the latest deadmau5 production quality

[@manny_f]

It's not a bad track, he's just being humble

[@madzmedia2]

It's a phenomenal track. But I don't think he likes it as its not in his retrospective playlist. His taste in his own music isn't great. He missed out so many of his best stuff. His best stuff was from this era. He made so many remixes that were bangers like this too like cafe del mar

[@gt7984]

@@madzmedia2 Long time deadmau5 fan, I honestly agree. I think his biggest gems are older tracks like these and unreleased stuff like "hit save". The stuff he actually released in recent years ain't bad, but it pales in comparison.

[@auracle79]

Need more cow bell lol

[@Pedro_del_Rod]

I have a fever, and the only prescription... is more cowbell.

[@soysauce1219]

Unpopular opinion (apparently): I like the cowbell.

[@pancrazio1]

not unpopular

[@imicca]

so chill about his own stuff :)

[@yuukikonno589]

"And what's with that fucking cowbell?" Lol

[@MacielXX]

hearing his comments on it compared to his stuff now like Eat Sleep - kx5 mixing yeah... Joel has transcended

[@andreasvestervig6754]

Some one should make the song.. But just with a lot more cow bells

[@daftelf]

And submit to mau5trap Mondays

[@Andy-py8vj]

Guess what? I've got a fever...... and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL!!!!

[@redstr86]

Somehow, KZbin's algorithms lead me here. That said, you leave Faxing Berlin alone, Joel! It is a goddamned masterpiece.

[@miticodevis]

One of his best track

[@CloudsNetwork]

This song is in your top 5 for sure deadmau5. Love that song

[@obs3rved934]

Those amazing old tracks is what made him!

[@TheDarkVoid]

“Sounds like it was made with fruity loops, IS THAT A F###ing COWBELL???!!!!!!!

[@JARU_Music]

Haha that cowbell makes you wna kill someone XD

[@urphakeandgey6308]

"Yeah, this is some deadmau5 try-hard shit right here." Literally calling out 12 year old me discovering how to make _"deadmau5 plucks."_

[@lavenderllamamusic]

oh man, remember all those ZETA tutorials? golden days lmao

[@johnrossdelahunt598]

@@lavenderllamamusicchords of life

[@urphakeandgey6308]

Damn, you guys nailed it. My life flashed before my eyes when I read "Zeta" and "chords of life."

[@freddysamjacob363]

Deadmau5, don't break my heart like. 😭😭

[@TheMAU5SoundsLikThis]

A real lesson to us all who make anything. What’s imperfect to you might be someone else’s perfect. I love this track. I love the muddy mines of the mid-lows and the cowbell. Put it out, bitches!!!!

[@ActualKaktus]

That cowbell carries a lot of weight

[@staysmuth]

He’s being a bit silly but definitely kinda serious. Nothing harder to do for a creative than be proud of work you’ve outgrown. It still has its place on the fridge. And to me it’s one of my favorite ever

[@Pablo-zk6ug]

the cowbell part killed me

[@AtomNic]

this just proves the mix doesn't have to be great to have a good song!

[@rolandbruegger4482]

All time amazing great track, hands down, still. This track set the bar back when you made it. You can own that one, Joel 🎶♥️🤙🍹

[@XNINEZERO]

I actually like the cowbell. His critiques are spot on otherwise. The mix is terrible and the mid lows are super muddy. Still an amazing song, but could use a tune-up. If only we had an extended period of time to do so...

[@daftelf]

I love the track so much and the criticism is even better.

[@tdawgdawgonson3560]

This means he will be doing a remix/remaster/ VIP mix right? He likes the melody but not the mix? he already remixed Arguru, why not just one more track off that album? lol

[@axelservellon8157]

I love the cowbell in this track wym dm5

[@Dmeech100]

This was one of best tracks though. Put deadmau5 on the map

[@lunatekcc8377]

slating faxing berlin for audio quality when the whole things much better than some of his more recent stuff

[@sierrasabol6191]

this is one of my favorite songs though ;-;

[@anton130ga1ntar]

It's weird because I thought also that the mix on this track was shit. I always thought, 'man deadmau5 made a terrible job on this one' . Still listening to it tho

[@FlexBormarrsBoringAltAccount]

meissnermeister I always wanted the chords to be louder than they were

[@LaMilice.]

Its funny that you always did that. I only started doing it the last couple years

[@laurenpinschannels]

dylan Tallchief's take on it (when stalking deadmau5's twitch for every Ableton project screenshot ever or something in dylan's how to video) was that faxing Berlin was simple, but each element was quite good

[@kagushira6024]

he blames his own song but its a masterpiece

[@bengood5499]

Okay, he has the best monitor speakers mankind can create, but I can't fathom how the mid-low range has a bad clarity. Maybe the intention was to be more ambient/mysterious? I don't know. But there's so much to know about production.

[@blackfen1x]

There is no clarity in the mid low at all sounds like it was made in frooty loops

[@jjaapp18]

Needs more cowbell, if you ask me...

[@imhaunt3d]

he for sure made the track in ableton tho 😂

[@mollymadchen]

Yeah, it might lack the clarity in the mid-low. But it’s still easily one of your best tracks, no matter how much you’ve become a ”professional”, yeah.

[@LaMilice.]

I love the cowbell!!

[@CAILVIIN]

Cow bell makes it

[@allendeednella]

This track made him popular, if I'm not mistake

[@clearvision3036]

I like the cowbell :(

[@brandonlanski3572]

I saw a video once where a guy took an ableton project and a flstudio project and did really similar stuff and compared the two different sounds and waveforms. He would do stuff like install the same vst's on both and play the same note or chords and see what differences there were. He also would put compressors through the same settings and stuff. With the exception of a few small things (I think the compressors used different algorithms so they sounded ever so slightly different) They were basically the same. I think the right answer is that Ableton is designed in such a way that it encourages better music production. I've never used it but I've seen people use it. I think the layout is really smart and I think FL studio puts you in this "Lets make a bunch of loops and string them together into a song" and Ableton is more like "no, no, we're here to make MUSIC, I don't know how youre gonna structure this but let's really dial in the settings" And the result is organization, very easy navigation and the ability to have all your settings just extremely accessible. I don't really understand why, it just seems easier to get a good result. But I don't think it's because of some magic "It sounds better" I actually think it doesn't give their developers enough credit.

[@reante6414]

Maybeee a remastered version for the upcoming live in Berlin ?? ( 8 Nov)

[@pavel_._]

Faxing berlin is a simply masterpiece

[@lsdb114]

Understandable day we're having

[@thegreenguy8837]

Needs more cowbell.

[@bkanahii]

Deadmau5 auto criticandose LOL! 😂😂😂 Amo a este hombre

[@Baukevandijk]

Like his entire room looks like a possible fire hazard

[@meya3521]

A bunch of non producers in here crying bc hes tearing it apart. THATS ALL WE FUCKING DO TO OUR OWN ART

[@jefgirdler7232]

Though it IS one of his masterpieces. Definitely a top 10 among hundreds he’s produced, one of the first I suggest to people who wanna get a feel for his style

[@isoProxanol]

lol it‘s like everybody saying that their old work is shit while it isn‘t

[@w0m4nIz0r]

its the greatest track i love it

[@immapayne02]

The cowbell is what made the song in my opinion.

[@lewisnt_]

I think it was part signature for the song but the synths side chained and everything is just way to good

[@ChrisPBacon-me3wv]

bitcoin peaked right on this day and he didn't even notice xD

[@ankurnaidu]

Woah, he is wearing Indian tshirt.

[@aldairdelucenasilva7648]

My favorite track at all.

[@DJDIAS_]

pure gold

[@roqtest3070]

Deadmau5: equal opportunity burning

[@avrilemie7521]

Faxing Berlin es alucinante 🤩

[@crashbot2762]

lol that cowbell

[@clearvision3036]

1:55 gets me everytime lmaoooooo

[@bobbyhenshall7464]

Say what you want about the track, but dont be talking shit about the cowbell!!! If anything, it needs more!

[@JDmerkem]

To be fair I love the cowbell but I dont like the low scratch sound that plays throughout the song.

[@SRM30]

Whatever dude...that track is sick!

[@jdamaackson5222]

REmAkE it THEN!!!!!111!!!

[@doodooo2135]

0:50 lol💀😂😂