deadmau5 - Imaginary Friends

[@halo091]

The melody is a a deep fusion of sadness and positivity.

[@FoxdayMusic]

Melancholy

[@halo091]

@@FoxdayMusic wish the melody would last into the drop, is there a version like that with no anti-climax?

[@10110101100]

@@halo091 No, but you can watch his old streams where he kinda does that.

[@invader_ren5974]

That's the point. How it feels to have imagined friends

[@insignia423]

Yes. "71C" Is the early version of the track where there's no drop, just the melody

[@tcoolnezzful]

Deadmaus still remains untouchable.

[@inneR92]

Who?

[@taylorsimmons1447]

Yeah who is deadmaus

[@taylorsimmons1447]

Idk but deadmau5 is awesome

[@rgtcr3320]

Deadmau5 is pronouned "Deadmouse" dumbfcks

[@assasinerd6650]

ψσѕнιмιтѕυ ξ bruh

[@vincesfilms7655]

who else is OBSESSED with the intro and the wah-wah noises??? i am

[@2ndbrid]

I swear to Christ that noise is from Ratchet & Clank.

[@djthicc1507]

I know this is an older comment but have you guys seen 71c? Wah-wah noises too boi

[@bowzert]

IKR!

[@easternsasquatch]

leftrightleftrightlefrightlerightwahwahwahwahwewohwah

[@bakedlakes9023]

The Cosmic Monitor kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqPPmaWBptR9d8U Is this what you had in mind?

[@TransistorBased]

Now THIS is how you start a set. Still gives me chills months later.

[@justalpha9138]

This was so good in STL

[@johnrobinson7148]

🤤

[@MauOrozco]

I use this track for that

[@SteveVlogs2496]

That build up could wake a person up from a coma

[@randomlivestreams5900]

This track can wake me up even if I'm dead

[@Stallya]

Yeah, too bad it built up to nothing, though

[@ryanfowlow8034]

I've been asleep for 15 years. What is this strange new dank music I hear?

[@treyphillips9191]

@@randomlivestreams5900 I mean when you have a buildup this crisp, it's difficult to top it with anything that has to follow it

[@serhat6181]

@@ryanfowlow8034 Universal resurrection intro

[@NAmania]

That change of key in 4:31 is simply spectacular! Genius!

[@3D1ofakind]

augmented chords are beautiful

[@glibbergloop]

It's not a key change but it is indeed REALLY AWESOME

[@zer00rdie]

rofl

[@DJdeliverance]

Headphones r a must

[@alfalockeye9445]

-I made a new friend -Real or imaginary? -Imaginary (Donnie Darko)

[@crestgamez]

His sub sound effect

[@gnote1lasalle]

LOL

[@Linda2032]

[@elijahcaithness]

[@guydude3508]

Andreas Lockeye that's what it's from??

[@HouseGamers]

Man they get better as I go down the list

[@AdfiXx]

House Gamers Airsoft Your my inspiration man!!

[@anteleaden1183]

Just fuck airsoft dude no one cares about airsoft

[@simplycanadian8136]

Nicholas Oosthuizen yo dude what climbed up your ass. He's just listening to the music.

[@User-ys8tb]

until you get to snowcone

[@AzerBeast]

HOLY CRAP MAN I LOVE YOUR AIRSOFT VIDEOS

[@synchronicofficial612]

He is such an inspiration for the peoples who are interrested to create real music.

[@synchronicofficial612]

I love the omnipresence of arpeggio in this album, Mau5ter of classic overall.

[@thomaslindiv5329]

ELECTRO DANCE HOUSE PLAYLIST yeah he's my inspiration to. I can't self promote on here because my music's on a different channel.

[@synchronicofficial612]

Thomas Lind IV+ you can self promote, if you want, i dont mind im a fan of all mstuff like deadmau5, i found Tophori by self promotion, and im grateful.

[@synchronicofficial612]

Thomas Lind IVil + You can self promote if you want, i dont mind, i would have never found Tophori without self promotion, and i am grateful he did actually. PS: im interrested to hearyour music, just give me the link here, thanks.

[@thomaslindiv5329]

ELECTRO DANCE HOUSE PLAYLIST actually it's on soundcloud. It's like a different sound than his. Like too crazy. PS I'm 14 years old using FL Studio 12. m.soundcloud.com/thomas-lind-iv

[@seanacosta8039]

That bass that melody those chords it’s the essence of progressive electronic music wrapped up in one track. That’s why Joel’s a genius

[@c4productions5959]

I remember hearing this back in 2015 when some KZbin managed to leak it as an unreleased track. My god did it feel like discovering a hidden gem back in the day. In my books I say it still is quite the gem. Getting mad nostalgia from this

[@Deezenuts19990]

i remember scouring for unreleased skrillex / stolen laptop leaks / 30 second clips and stuff like that.. this comment 100% just bought me back to that

[@davisbeauvais6965]

yea he livestreamed the production so anyone watching could have recorded it without knowing they were witnessing history

[@le_th_]

Um, you know they do that intentionally, right??? To make you *believe* you're hearing something before anyone else...before you're supposed to hear it? This is a decades old marketing trick used by the (back then called) record business. lol The only difference back in 2015 is that they were much easier to "leak" because everyone had computers, internet service, and by that time we were all on line.

[@tato.mp4]

*SERUM INTENSIFIES*

[@tato.mp4]

Steve Duda actually

[@CeledonianError]

God damn I love your pic... (almost) Sums up all the bands / musicians I like XD

[@shinzaigo3101]

I think I Am permanently converted from dub-step, This tune is too fucking sick.

[@forget2bhuman993]

trap shits on dubstep aha. dubstep :')

[@shinzaigo3101]

now a professional sin actually

[@lzd3577]

That wobbling bassline is fuckin amazing doe

[@Sephyrulz]

You guys fucking feeling this? Holy shit

[@taytay8307]

im feelin it mr krabs

[@33Preston33]

I think I need to go buy a neck brace now...

[@dylanbathke5449]

Eternal Blue "I feel it in my bones"-jacksepticeye

[@rtothes936]

+Dylan Debres hits harder than 30units of fire clear😵

[@oongerabinisaac7410]

Listened to it all day...

[@historias4635]

Who is with me ? Joel intro's are the best ever👍

[@FubukiCards]

Best one, especially around the middle.

[@mumbowumbo789]

What are you talking about this entire album is the best!! 🔥

[@FubukiCards]

I know they're all great. I'm just listening to this song a lot, since I heard all the other songs before.

[@pilotk9659]

here before Durrant miller

[@thedogmaster11yt]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA NAILED IT

[@dustinhoornaert3485]

This is the 1st song he put on his soundcloud for this album(excluding Glish and Deus Ex Machina cuz those are from 2014) so how haven't you heard this song before the album came out?

[@winterlogical]

I think I get what Joel meant by "slapped together." This whole album is just not really cohesive as an "album" compared to while(1

[@leoforzeth]

Stratosphere yeah, this feels more like his old albums, as in, more of a compilation of tracks he worked on through the year, rather than a more cohesive and realized project. It's still good though, the only thing that bothers me is how there's nothing here which I haven't listened to before.

[@Squiddit]

I think it's one of those albums where the tracks are one-offs. They don't fit into each other, but they sound GREAT on their own.

[@guillaumepel3232]

I've alway prefered these albums where the song are worked individually, even if it doesn't follow a thematic. Personally, While(1

[@onikocrusnik]

listen to project 56

[@leftright99]

This is true. You may notice that all of the songs are not in any specific order, they are all just alphabetical.

[@mikeday62]

Deadmau5 music is like life....you have to make it through the rough sections before you get to the best parts.

[@8988-d7p]

worth it in the end

[@skaffoe_lobby]

Or just awesome and full of drugs

[@stevenwatson9678]

the whole thing is amazing to me so that's just music taste

[@ayshazafar2006]

I agree

[@abecker6646]

I love how the intro is reflective of his creative process...well the whole song is. Trying to match the perfect idea he has in his head into what it should sound like. His music has helped me understand my own issues with anxiety.

[@prophetv1]

Only Deadmau5 can make banger in 12 hours on stream for fun, and name it after donation sound

[@jay.fromthebay]

"i made a friend today" "real or imaginary?" "imaginary"

[@almostsmooth]

The lullaby at the end is perfect.

[@ohmmirazer9342]

4:16-4:44 that part make me goosebumps

[@CleddauDdu]

I would put that back to 4:00

[@Lauraraksin77]

@@bjo9000 In music, it's pretty much the start of the phrasing. So definitely yes if you are into music story telling.

[@halo091]

Sadness, loneliness and nostalgia all fused together in an audio form

[@DeafCryptoFrog]

I’m crying as I remember this song from Cube V3 Detroit 2019

[@internetdweller3646]

Dude, this is a headbanger. How can people not like this during live performances?

[@ckc3492]

King Deadmau just such a genius, who can always tell you a fantastic story through his insane electric music and stunning beat! Masterpieces!!!

[@digitaltrix]

his work is living, breathing legend in the making. lucky to witness.

[@dunkindonutmaster_0961]

Someone give deadmau5 a fire extinguisher because this is fire.

[@oberlexia]

I love the section at the end.

[@AdityalikeThe]

Same here, but it's even better when you're high on weed and completely calm. it's different fucking dimension.

[@Nicholas9279]

The bells at the end...

[@fikrirahmatnurhidayat4988]

It's Gamelan

[@commentspae]

The bells are...somewhat off-putting.

[@michealadebz]

Yh that really got me

[@s101077]

🙂

[@alphafrostymouth]

@@fikrirahmatnurhidayat4988 i think it doesn't sounds like gamelan

[@blaqsynth]

This in not a track, not a song, not even art. This is pure melodical perfection. A stadium of musical consciousness that makes possible to transform simple things into masterpieces. Deadmau5 can barely be described as an human being. The first approach with the melody happens in a random-like order that makes think of the insecurity of having a low social impact on people, can also be interpretated like the ingenuity of childhood and the consequent overimagination, for this reasons i think that the name Imaginary Friends fits perfectly. The very final part almost confirm the second feeling. In the drop can also be recognized a strong deadmau5 touch, i love the way that the simple "monotony" became mantrical.

[@GimpSlayerGeneral]

I would say agreable sonic waves, just sayin....

[@danialtello91]

This is what happen when you are touch by God.

[@Blasteroid47]

r/iamverysmart

[@p_Hak]

Idk, I think deadmau5 is still human. Sure he's better than most humans out there, but he's not a god. Also, this song doesn't seem complete. The intro is amazing but the drop is just boring. I wouldn't go as far as saying that this is one of the best songs ever made. This is just my opinion though, if you masturbate to this song every night, you do you. My opinion shouldn't affect yours.

[@Starkesea]

UMMMM FUCKING 100%!!! I can't get over this track

[@quantummech2075]

best intro after strobe and right this second 🔥🔥🔥🔥 the bass is amazing

[@igg2862]

there's something special about his songs, that doesn't really make me feel the same as other songs do

[@DecaQuitin]

you have in the head those notes in the ending?

[@Shooter333888]

sitting in my car in Toronto, sipping on some timmies listening to this album. best thing since 4x4=12

[@jkill0896]

Shooter333888 dam rights the best

[@liquidstereomusic]

Lol

[@needleb33]

Jkill0, was that a pun? =)

[@bowzert]

no, actually 4x4 = 16, you idiot!

[@rudeboy3932]

>album title goes here< it's more than decent

[@musicman9023]

Just heard this live at Cube v3.0 holy shit everyone NEEDS to hear this on a massive speaker system.

[@23gsxr1k]

Oh I did I came out def after the show lol

[@MissKitty21]

I heard this song too! I just forgot what it was lol cause it sounded so familiar to me

[@pushyg2k63]

YES! 🔥🔥🔥💕

[@ukruss71]

Thank you Deadmau5.Your music touches my soul.

[@Majoox1999]

This is one of the most goose skin exciting build ups paired with an incredibly deep and flawless "drop".

[@rickgranados3835]

Deadmau5 = GOAT

[@GamingPedal]

Amazing build up, one of his best melodies. I don't think the drop matches the quality of the melody build up though.

[@GamingPedal]

I understand what you're saying, I might not have use the right caliber of words. But my point still stands clear, compare the "upcoming analog melody with the beat" in FML for an example, it comes in strong and just at the right spot, for my ears atleast.

[@FutureLifeSounds]

+GamingPedal Yeah, the melody was so epic then it all felt out with the repetitive beat. I think he should've made a bit more drops with the beats.

[@Squiddit]

I mean at least change it the second time around, that's what he does with most of his tracks and it sounds great (examples: FML, Let Go, Right This Second, etc.) The first drop is a bit underwhelming, but the second drop is eargasmic. I'd rather him change the drop, but if he can't do that, at least have some differences from the first one.

[@virabhairava8598]

at this point you're talking nonsense trying to criticize big room bounce trap etc. ofc there's a drop. a 5 year old child recognizes it. we're not studio producers here, we're youtube folks. this kind of drop is fairly popular in techno. see maceo plex - conjure floyd.

[@RealJaydenBruns]

GamingPedal try plugging in a subwoofer I bet it will change your mind.

[@konradr5163]

Last night, he surprised the crowd as the opening act for Kaskade (helluva 1-2 punch!) and dropped this as his opening track. Lit one helluva fuse.

[@jay.fromthebay]

I could imagine! Kicking myself for missing it but wow, from all the videos and stories I saw it looked unreal.. definitely a once in a decade show. Also, what a hype opening track!!

[@DavidWood-rt7sv]

He has quite literally saved my life with his music ❤🤯🤪

[@dyslexicnam]

Progressive hau5

[@Blue-pe7bs]

Progressive how five

[@jonathanulery1610]

Naw this track is trance💯

[@hyrumsandoval4353]

@@jonathanulery1610 it's obviously heavy bass...

[@jonathanulery1610]

@@hyrumsandoval4353 heavy bass ? What's that? Bro this track is 100 % trance 😃

[@jonathanulery1610]

@@hyrumsandoval4353 the build man the build...and wah wah synth = TRANCE

[@Tibis42]

Man, the distorted noises before the drum beat parts sound powerful.

[@sa.8208]

2:15? "Whaaaarrrrrrm" Banger

[@trulysigni]

the intro always reminds me of NIN - beside you in time

[@codyhoiles2632]

can't wait until deadmau5 comes to Michigan. deadmau5 is best dj out their

[@felixthegreater]

The ending is like walking into a creepy house in a forest and there are porcelain dolls inside it. Sends chills to the bones...

[@katrinaiec7510]

Deadmau5 This track is amazing I absolutely love it. . Makes My soul happy

[@NFSHeld]

If you like the intro and the melody, you should check out "71c". This melody has been floating out there for a long time in various drafts. And while I love the "raw and dirty" sawtooth bass of this track, I love 71c for its calmness and the exposure of something that Joel is really good at - throwing together melodies of 15/16th bars length with a 16/16 beat pattern. He does it in this one, in the 71c version of course, in Tau V2, and some other tracks. I love it! :)

[@yziua8938]

I agree

[@Shadyinternetman]

I knew I wasn't the only one who could make out 71c's melody here.

[@45p58]

It isn't a song but a art.

[@alexwilliams1983]

I will never forget this song and the bass... The back licence plate of my car , fell off... Cops pull me over...🤣🤣

[@mccoybutler14]

left mine off...

[@radicaledward3018]

Alexandre Oliveira what are "cops"?

[@DJSidhu24]

🤣🙏👌

[@sethbryant7894]

Fuck you holding your plate on with, duct tape?

[@justalpha9138]

@@radicaledward3018 It's a slang word for police.

[@steelWindAlchemist]

First song at his live show. Best concert ever.

[@simonvolke129]

I am blessing my ears after accidentaly hearing gucci gang.

[@rosslogan5366]

Glad to hear you recovered

[@JSGRanks]

you chose the right song

[@hiedemariebalundo5832]

Congrats you recovered!

[@Method_1337]

It has stupid lyrics but beat is actually good

[@noakuu393]

Funny cus gucci gang isnt actually a bad song

[@kaohulazo2169]

I lost my mind last night at SoFi stadium and this song started playing. DEADMAU5 IS HERE!!!!

[@jay.fromthebay]

Such a hype opening song! I'm kicking myself for not being able to go but wow did the entire show look so amazing!

[@AmpDecay]

Probably the best one, watched him make it on stream, basically what 71c turned into, amazing track, and Serum is a beast ass softsynth

[@noemln]

do you know witch video it was on his stream? id like to watch it

[@AmpDecay]

Sorry I can't remember, he even screen shared so we could see what he was doing in Abelton it was awesome

[@GuidedRhythm]

Julien Daigle was there as well, he named it after his sub sound. That stream was awesome... I wish he still had his SoundCloud.

[@lukepautz9397]

best song on the album right here. a bass line with authority

[@robak128]

Why is nobody Talking about the melody at the end, It's really awesome

[@glibbergloop]

Several folks are talking about it 😊

[@1am2strong4you]

​@@glibbergloop colored folks* 😎

[@WolfSoundsHQ]

3:53 this arp part, nothing comes closer to this masterpiece.

[@DanRobzProbz]

Love This!, The deadmau5 we all know and love!:)

[@TheDriftingStig]

His music is so minimalistic and I love it! He also uses subtle changes and synth/percussion fills that are really satisfying...

[@anduinsuchan356]

that first drop gives me goose bumps

[@Aviation-vids71]

The best song ever

[@rzepek2pl]

We've known this track for two years, yet it still amazes after the official release. :D

[@matteonatalitv]

what i can and i can't dead is mau5

[@jeffd3865]

THE BEST TOO EVER DO IT MAU5 FAMILY WE IN HERE LET'S GO

[@belovedconsole]

The 5 minute point is where you go to the bathroom, get water, talk to friends. Performer understands that this is a break. Performer also understands that, for some people in the club, this is fucking amazing. Performer has listened to audience, listened to the muse, translated, shared, storied.

[@cameronbajt4]

Man this build up. Best i've heard in a long long time

[@DJdeliverance]

Obsessed with that intro

[@ryderinblack]

From the sounds of it, he has 1 single sinewave LFO controllin these multiple parameters, filter, fm input and volume mods, the real genius behind is the off-time notes he set up, it's so freakin catchy, if anyone is interested in this, learn about modular synthesis and the signal chains of source to amp thru many modules it's very fun ^_^

[@zacharybrown5150]

I still love this song.

[@intl8007]

anyone remember when this was released on soundcloud

[@user-dx4rx3bt2l]

We all do

[@user-dx4rx3bt2l]

Tyler Speight I'm farely sure it was late 2015

[@msisibanyoni6993]

NAVER 4gate

[@Sujay95]

Joel even made this track available for free download on SoundCloud.

[@ebanyanguiano8539]

Ñ

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

That ending though.....The music box plucks are epic

[@neethsuesvoldar3865]

This song got me into electronic music

[@JohnWasinger]

The beat drops and then your imaginary friends show up to be with you.

[@belovedconsole]

The intro alone is amazing, how the volumes are being manipulated in this zen commentary. ADSR for the win, right? Filters, and listen how at 1:20 things get quiet and lovely.

[@jonathanharvey2156]

Thank you, someone who's talking about this from a production point of view!

[@Starkesea]

MY FAVORITE DEADMAU5 TRACK EVERRRRRRR

[@pablom1x440]

EDC MÉXICO 2018 intro absolutely mind-blowing 👏

[@80kei]

OH WOW IT'S LIKE I HAVEN'T BEEN LISTENING TO THIS FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS

[@ManLikeMatts]

I love how unapologetic deadmau5 is about his sound

[@wynnephilpott309]

i didnt shazam this song in time when i saw him play months ago. ive been humming it ever since, just know found it and am so happy

[@richardmoniz7976]

2024 check in

[@red02ls1]

He played this at Red Rocks Friday night during his 3.5hr set!

[@chrissonicthornton7713]

Propper love deadmau5. Never Hurd of him till dj hero on Xbox. Now its all I listen to. Even drop some of his tunes in my sets.

[@parashar15384]

So high and then this song hits me so hard turning a normal night into a journey. Bless Joel Zimmermann.

[@belovedconsole]

I just got something. In the very first moments, the brilliance of the various ways of making the timing change, it's like a snake, just now got that. Right in the opening, nice

[@carebearstyle]

FRIGGIN MASTERPIECE BEST TRACK EVER🕺🏽HOLD THAT THOUGHT I MUST BOOGALOO

[@mayank4156]

OMG this track is great! The buildup is a majorly intense vibe!

[@louismathieusaint-onge3117]

Saw him in Montreal this year at Bell Center (2017 show) and when this track go on woow just blew my mind everytime (the third time i see him in show) my girlfriend was her 1st time and she really loved the show :D

[@joncoish]

He started off his show in Halifax on Canada Day with this tune, and man it was freakin amazing. I was just mesmerized!

[@StuartFerguson55]

Halifax in da house!

[@TheVanillaaaSky]

Saw this live at Hollywood... amazing

[@crim-jim6814]

This track will never not sound like the future.

[@ocuriososabetudo2800]

I love this track

[@harvomusic]

My fav of the album.

[@garyhubbard6200]

Would so love to meet this guy n get at least a signature.music is so to my taste

[@Lothyde]

1st time listening to this song: love the intro/buildup, hate the drop 30th time listening to this: skip the boring intro straight to the drop

[@ignaciolopez3130]

One of the mau5 best songs ever... I heard it first at Ultra Miami 2016 and blew my mind

[@HgHgHgHgHgHgHgHg]

The build up is so good

[@DiantoMusic]

Best Intro Ever.

[@webkinziloveart1237]

Merry Christmas! Christmas is not about the presents its about spending time with your family and jealous birthday be safe! i hope everyone has a very very nice merry Christmas!

[@loky2139]

This for some reason gets better everytime i listen to it.

[@mkarthik3950]

my 2nd fav song in this album

[@hmslivetv]

whats the first one? no problem?

[@mkarthik3950]

yeah, 1: no problem 2: imaginary friends 3: 4ware 4: cat thruster

[@tentfergus6725]

I really like Three Pound Chicken Wing 1: TPCW 2: Glish 3: Imaginary Friends 4: Cat Thruster

[@diegomendez2089]

Hey guys, i think Snowcone deserves a spot in the top.

[@tentfergus6725]

I would give it a top spot but its a bit to slow for my taste and not much changes. It is pretty much the same beat for 2 and a half minutes. However, it is a great song so it could make it to the top. This is just my opinion.