Faxing Berlin

"Faxing Berlin" was the first single deadmau5 released from his third studio album, Random Album Title. It was released on October 25th, 2006, along with its B-side, "Jaded".

Description[]

The track has a BPM of 128 and is written in D minor.

Background[]

A while before the track was made, Zimmerman was considering ending his career in music altogether^[1]. His friend and fellow collaborator Chris Lake came over one day to work with him, and asked his management to help Zimmerman as well. When "Faxing Berlin" was in it's beginning stages, it was passed onto the management team, which aided in making the track into what it is today.

Originally, the track was planned to have a stupid name, one of which was "Da Outer Limits"^[2]. The track was then the first ever release on Zimmerman's record label, mau5trap, and also his first single under the name deadmau5.

Faxing Play Records — The Play Records cover art.

Controversy[]

In 2008, an artist called DirtyCircuit was claimed to have been threatened with legal action after using the sample "LP_Faxing Berlin C_128bpm"^[3] in one of his songs, of which Zimmerman claimed copyright. The sample came with FL Studio, and was a full bar of the track. However, Zimmerman provided several loop samples and a demo track which were bundled with FL Studio, so this caused discomfort among the users the program.

Releases[]

Download (Faxing Berlin)[]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Faxing Berlin"	8:45
Total length:		8:45

Faxing Berlin / Jaded[]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Faxing Berlin" (Original Mix)	8:45
2.	"Faxing Berlin" (Chris Lake Edit)	8:13
3.	"Jaded" (Original Mix)	8:54
4.	"Jaded" (Ambient Intro Mix)	4:10
Total length:		30:02

Vinyl[]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Faxing Berlin" (Chris Lake Edit)	8:13
2.	"Jaded"	8:54
Total length:		17:07

At Play Promo CD[]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Faxing Berlin" (Original Mix)	8:45
2.	"Faxing Berlin" (Radio Edit)	2:59
Total length:		11:44

Gallery[]

Deadmau5 explains how Faxing Berlin got its name April 2nd, 2015

References[]

[ v • t • e ] deadmau5 Singles
Vexillology	1981 • Dr. Funkenstein
Random Album Title	Sometimes Things Get, Whatever • Slip • Some Kind Of Blue • Brazil (2nd Edit) • Alone With You • I Remember • Faxing Berlin • Not Exactly • Arguru
For Lack of a Better Name	Hi Friend! • Ghosts 'n' Stuff • Word Problems • Bot • Lack of a Better Name • Strobe
4x4=12	Some Chords • Animal Rights • Sofi Needs a Ladder • Right This Second • Bad Selection • Raise Your Weapon
> album title goes here <	Maths • The Veldt • Professional Griefers • Channel 42 • Telemiscommunications
while(1<2)	Avaritia • Seeya • Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer • Phantoms Can't Hang
W:/2016ALBUM/	Snowcone • Let Go
At Play Mixes	Full Bloom • Reduction • Sex, Lies, Audiotape • Tau V1 • Tau V2 • Stereo Fidelity • Outta My Life • This Noise • Vanishing Point • I Like Your Music
Other	The Reward is Cheese • Fifths • Move For Me • Clockwork • All You Ever Want • I Said • HR 8938 Cephei • Where My Keys • Aural Psynapse • Suckfest9001 • Beneath With Me • Legendary • SATRN • COASTED • FALL • Pomegranate • Bridged By A Lightwave • Channel 43 • Nextra • Hypnocurrency • When The Summer Dies • Hyperlandia • XYZ • My Heart Has Teeth • Antisec • Infraliminal

[1] It’s been 10 years since Deadmau5 released ‘Faxing Berlin'

[2] Deadmau5 on Twitch

[3] All Fruity, No Loops: FL Studio to Remove All Melodic Samples; Murky License, Content

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