It’s out with with Cube and in with the new for deadmau5, who is officially retiring his influential stage production ahead of a brand-new album and reimagined live show.
The subversive Cube, which debuted back in 2010, evolved from a relatively modest structure into a 260-ton behemoth by its final v3 iteration, featuring 360° rotation, dynamic tilting and over 600 customizable LED panels that created stunning visuals synchronized to his music. Prevalently considered a breakthrough for electronic music stagecraft, the ambitious production required a team of technicians, custom-built software and millions to develop and transport.
We’re now able to confirm that the Cube will not return, per a press release shared with EDM.com by deadmau5’s team. However, the renowned producer and music tech developer is now poised to debut an entirely new live production November 7-8 at Colorado’s storied Red Rocks Amphitheatre, where he’ll perform a five-hour set for his annual “day of the deadmau5” celebrations. The performance will showcase his techno alias TESTPILOT as well as unreleased material from the new album and a rare mau5 drum & bass set to close.
deadmau5 today also released a new single, “Ameonna,” which will ultimately appear on the album. Like the Japanese yōkai for which it’s named, the instrumental track is both atmospheric and beautifully unsettling, pulsing with the vintage electro energy that’ll please longtime fans who’ve followed him since his “Strobe” era. Its title translates to “rain woman,” a folkloric spirit believed to bring storms, and its production mirrors the mythology perfectly with those vintage deadmau5 synths and chord progressions swirling like dark clouds.
As of this writing, deadmau5 has not revealed the title or release date of his upcoming album, although it is confirmed for 2026. The long-awaited album is his first since 2016’s W:/2016ALBUM/.
You can listen to “Ameonna” below and find the new single on streaming platforms here.
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