Not only did they refrain from using any kind of sampling of other music, they also worked together with a lot of artists from the past (Giogio Moroder, Paul Williams) and the present generation (Pharell Williams, Panda Bear) as well as a lot of session musicians to achieve a new, but also old sound. This album is unmistakably different from their previous work. I’m hyped to find out what else they have in store! Songs The song Get Lucky has already been released as a single, and even though it took some time to get used to, it is a catchy and groovy-as-hell song, that makes you crave more of the funk. I’ll probably talk about it in detail in classic album review someday.Īnyway, my hopes and expectations are incredibly high. The coherent and well received Discovery, from the year 2001, is one of my top three albums of all time, not only because it’s groovy and creative simplistic, but not boring. While some songs on their 1997 debut Homework have a definite 90s-techno feel to them, other songs like Around the World and Da Funk stood the test of time and became ageless classics at least for me. Unlike many other acts from the 90s, Daft Punk somehow managed to keep up with the fast changing times of electronic music. Maybe the mixture of simplicity, repetitiveness, creativity and superb sound quality? Or their robotic appearance and sci-fi inspired backstory, that I like to pretend was true? Either way, there’s something about them. Despite being one of my most favorite ‘bands’, I find it hard to pinpoint what excatly grabs my attention and keeps me hooked time after time.
The secret behind Daft Punk’s success is something of a mystery to me. Every little detail that leaked through caused huge waves around the internet, especially the interesting Collaborator series, that featured interviews with the featured artists. Even though their 2005 Human After All had to deal with a lot of (legitimate) criticism, this record has been one of most awaited albums this year. After a long 8 year wait, Daft Punk release their newest studio album Random Access Memories.
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