For Lack Of A Better Name

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"For Lack of a Better Name" is the fourth studio album by Canadian electronic music producer deadmau5. It was released on September 22, 2009 in the United States and Canada by Ultra Records and mau5trap and internationally on 5 October 2009 by Virgin Record. The album features collaborations with MC Flipside on "Hi Friend!" and Rob Swire of Pendulum and Knife Party fame on "Ghosts 'n' Stuff". The album also contains the critically acclaimed song "Strobe". It was deadmau5's first album to be released internationally on the Virgin Records label. The album continues with the club sounds of its predecessor, with a focus on tech and electro house. Singles that would later appear on For Lack of a Better Name were being released as early as 18 August 2008, beginning with the release of "Hi Friend!". The album was first announced on 18 July 2009, alongside an autumn tour that would follow its release on 22 September 2009. On the deadmau5 website, the album was described as an compilation of tracks rather than a fully realized body of work. By 16 August 2009, the album's tracklist was leaked online by retailers such as Play.com. It was revealed to include previously released single, songs uploaded to MySpace, such as "The 16th Hour," and unreleased tracks that had been previously played live, including "FML," "Soma," and "Strobe." On 25 August 2009, the music video for Ghosts 'n' Stuff was released to promote both the upcoming album and the re-released single. Unlike the original version, the new mix featured vocals by Rob Swire from Australian drum and bass band Pendulum. According to Mixmag Issue #220, shortly before the album's release, Zimmerman revealed he was working on creating new mau5head, which later turned out to be the albino, black n' blue, and LED variant. Prior to thi, he had only owned four mau5heads: the classic red, classic blue, black velvet, and diamante. When the album was released on 22 September 2009, it was available in two versions: Mixed and Unmixed. Physical copies included the Mixed version, while some digital platform, such as Beatport, offered the Mixed version as well. However, most online retailers providing the digital release offered the Unmixed version. On 25 September 2009, Zimmerman was in Toronto signing copies of the album. Album promotion, such as the For Lack of a Better Name Tour, concluded by January 2010. .

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