Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

[NotoriousTIMP]

Looks like we get some new Daft this year!!!!

(why didn't we have a thread for these guys already?)

http://www.edmlounge.com/blog/2013/1/26/daft-punk-confirms-4th-studio-album-for-release-this-spring.html#.UQSAJYbpz7o.twitter

[kenthebear]

Man that link is really misleading. Daft Punk confirmed nothing, some guy said that they re-signed, then another guy said new album in March. Considering this is like the 5th time a dates been set in 6 months, I'll enjoy this with the new My Bloody Valentine album when that comes out.

[thefragile_jake]

I'll enjoy this with the new My Bloody Valentine album when that comes out.

I think it may be time to get ready...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcDadaQjbvY

This kind of reminds me of the "ninetynine" commercial that came out on MTV promoting the Fragile. A simple commercial but it did it's job...

[kenthebear]

I've never been so happy to be wrong, on both counts.

[NotoriousTIMP]

I'm sooooo exciting. 2013 is going to be a great year for music!

[thefragile_jake]

I have a feeling a new record probably won't be out sometime this spring, I'm thinking they may push it towards a summer release. Of course, this teaser could just be the first step in the announcement and perhaps they've got something ready to go for a May release date?

Guess we'll just have to see...

[richardp]

I'm currently dreaming of NIN and Daft Punk at Lollapalooza this year.

[thefragile_jake]

I'm currently dreaming of NIN and Daft Punk at Lollapalooza this year.

....as well as the possibility of MBV being there as well?

http://media.tumblr.com/edaa50c67325e68bc60b1c9870799044/tumblr_inline_miwmu4u8ny1qz4rgp.gif

I hope all those possibilites come true!

[blackholesun]

MBV releasing something soon was a way far-fetched than Daft Punk coming out with something new. So I wouldn't be surprised. Talk to me about Boards of Canada tho.

[Highly Psychological]

Dont really think Daft Punk have done anything OF WORTH since Discovery 12 years ago. I think its already been a good year for music and its just turned March!
I hope Daft Punk adapt to a more contemporary style and stop being all retro. Sorry but Human After All was appalling and one of the most annoying records i have ever heard. They recorded it all in two weeks for some reason....i find the whole robot thing really boring. Anyway there seems to be a lot of good sounds for Daft Punk to draw from in electronic sphere at the moment, knowing how good they were i still have hope this will be a good record. They were truly amazing in the 90s. But crikey its been a long time.

[NotoriousTIMP]

^^^

You sir can GTFO!

[BRoswell]

For me, Human After All is a bit below the one-two punch of Homework and Discovery, but I still enjoy it. The Prime Time Of Your Life is awesome, especially that devastating ending. Does it feel a bit rushed? Sure, but even rushed Daft Punk sounds good to these ears and these feet.

[NotoriousTIMP]

New single this month!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/cingularrox/F02B21D8-E219-4A1C-BE95-C0D980712D97-6450-00000383D46330E4_zps945d475f.jpg

[thefragile_jake]

YES! Counting down the days officially...

[ManBurning]

Nice that we're finally getting some new Daft Punk, love these guys!
I guess it hasn't been *THAT* long if you count the Tron Legacy soundtrack, that stuff was maybe even better than some of the stuff on their last album.

Daft Punk is probably the only artist left on my "must see live before I die" list. Here's to hoping they do a full North American tour this fall or something to promote whatever release they have up their sleeve.

[BipolarMike]

One frame of distortion. ARG???

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/8185/dparg.jpg

[kenthebear]

New single this month!!


This is from way back in September, so it's unlikely. We shall see though.

[kenthebear]

double posting because i'm hardcore

here is one and a half minutes of new daft punk

https://soundcloud.com/daftpunkofficial/daft-punk-columbia-records

and a picture of some people?? i don't know who they are

[liquidcalm]

That tease has me excited
http://i.imgur.com/defgC6O.gif

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

Website's updated with the same image from the commercial, too! Absolutely nothing else on the page, but it's still pretty exciting, considering what a dead zone their website's been for the last few years.

http://www.daftpunk.com/

[thefragile_jake]

Website's updated with the same image from the commercial, too! Absolutely nothing else on the page, but it's still pretty exciting, considering what a dead zone their website's been for the last few years.

http://www.daftpunk.com/

I believe that's been up for a week or so now, but yes...exciting stuff in store nonetheless

[Maximilian]

http://static.globalgrind.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_images_540/images/2013_march/_dfcv_bfc.jpg

[ManBurning]

and a picture of some people?? i don't know who they are




http://static.globalgrind.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_images_540/images/2013_march/_dfcv_bfc.jpg

Are these the actual band members? can anyone confirm this? Have we ever seen an actual photo of these guys not in space suits or other strange costumes before this?

[butter_hole]

yes but i believe its from 1997 or so

[Deadpool]

The guy third from the left is absolutely Nicolas Godin - bass player/songwriter extraordinaire from Air. Guy on the far right I would bet is from Phoenix, especially since Daft Punk made that crazy surprise appearance at their MSG show a while back.

Conclusion: French bands stick together.

I would love to find out later that members of Air and Phoenix played on the new Daft Punk album. That would be awesome.

[Maximilian]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XjjmJR7Gy4Y/SecAmpxiNdI/AAAAAAAACPg/87r6WoHe0HM/s400/daftpunk1nz7.jpg

Nah, this is what they looked like in 1997, I'm assuming that pic I posted is from recently (the two guys on the left).

[october_midnight]

Yeah you can find pics (usually from the mid-90's) fairly easily online. As for more recent stuff, there's the odd video, like this one of Bangalter from about 3.5 years ago. He's the guy that shows up to start playing at about 1:05 in the glasses and grey NIKE shirt.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCq-M3iHIJA

[BRoswell]

This guy made a nice little track utilizing the teaser music:

http://soundcloud.com/wpahp/daft-punk-no-end-wpahp-remix

[thefragile_jake]

New information!

http://pitchfork.com/news/49993-sony-registers-13-new-daft-punk-songs/


Fan site the Daft Club points to some pretty solid proof that Daft Punk's next full-length is on the way: Sony Music (which owns Columbia Records, who recently cemented a partnership with the duo) has registered 13 untitled tracks via PPL, the UK-based organization that licenses recorded music and distributes royalties. They range in length from 3:48 to 9:04. Check out the breakdowns of track lengths below.
As of yet, no specifics on the new Daft Punk album have been released, but collaborator Nile Rodgers maintains there's a new record coming this year.

Track 01 4:34
Track 02 5:21
Track 03 9:04
Track 04 3:48
Track 05 5:37
Track 06 5:53
Track 07 8:18
Track 08 6:07
Track 09 4:50
Track 10 5:41
Track 11 4:39
Track 12 4:11
Track 13 6:21

[Self.Destructive.Pattern]

The soundcloud teaser isn't there anymore, but was this it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lJKwRkitUY

[Santos L Halper]

New album will be called Random Access Memories.

Comes out on May 21.

http://pitchfork.com/news/48797-daft-punks-new-album-is-called-random-access-memories-out-may-21-listed-on-itunes/

[thefragile_jake]

So excited!!

[kenthebear]

Fuck man, I thought the 2013 being fucking amazing for music thing was over, but we're getting new DP, Sigur Ros and QOTSA within weeks of each other. 2013 rules.

[BRoswell]

Not a big fan of the title (sounds like what a Daft Punk cover...er...duo would call themselves), but I do dig the cover, and if the SNL ad sample is any indication, this is going to be one funky record.

[Deadpool]

Just saw a new television commercial - again on SNL (even though it's a repeat). Sounded like the same song from the previous TV spot, but a different section of that song. Same thing with the halves of the helmets coming together, except with the title in the corner and an iTunes pre-order heads-up at the end... I'm excited!!

Oh, and isn't this the first LP cover without the usual format, i.e. their logo front-and-center? Kinda cool!

(Also, I hope this album is less repetitious than Human After All)

[BRoswell]

http://www.randomaccessmemories.com/

[The Reason Being]

The second teaser on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgO3ngJt2XE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgO3ngJt2XE)

[sukey]

Awwwww shit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGP2rkuEDl4&feature=player_embedded

[The Reason Being]

Holy mother of funk.

[SM Rollinger]

Yeah FUNK is right! I realy dont like Pharrell but man that songs got this 70s disco funk vibe to it and the chorus is already stuck in my head.

This should be a good disc, i was real into them back in the day when i listened to The Chemical Vrothers and The Prodigy. Hadnt listened to them in years (basically since the "electronica" craze died out in the US around 99-00) and then the TRON Legacy score came out...

Speaking of TRON Legacy, thats one of my all time favorite film scores, right up there with Fight Club and GWTDT IMO.

[Self.Destructive.Pattern]

Ahh that sounds sooo good!

What album would everyone recommend downloading from these guys?

[october_midnight]

All of it. I know a shit answer, but all of it. Including the TRON Legacy OST. Start at Homework.

[SM Rollinger]

Make sure you grab all the tracks from TRON. There was a 2 disc limited edition and Disney being the money grabbing fucksticks they are, had 4 or 5 extra tracks depending on where you downloaded it from.

The tracks are: Encom (part 1 and 2), Round One, Father and Son (great track), Outlands, Part 2 (another good one), Castor (should have been on the normal version), Sea of Simulation, Sunrise Prelude and Reflections.

There are a couple other tracks floating around out there, ripped from the movies score and trailers. I cant stress how awesome of a slab of music this is. I resequenced all the tracks together chronologicaly following the movie, and i listen to it all the time. Great tunes to play Borderlands to :)

[october_midnight]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwNJjCi5oFU&feature=player_embedded

[october_midnight]

Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-daft-punk-reveal-secrets-of-new-album-20130413) has shared snippets of their upcoming profile on Daft Punk, which features an interview with Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo about their upcoming album.

Here's what we've learned from the Rolling Stone piece:


Making the album: They started working on it in 2008. It was recorded in Paris, New York (at Electric Ladyland), and Los Angeles (at the old A&M studio). "There are songs on the album that traveled into five studios over two and a half years," Thomas said. There are drum machines on only two tracks. The electronics are played on a custom-built modular synthesizer, plus with a series of vintage vocoders. Thomas said, "We wanted to do what we used to do with machines and samplers, but with people."


Some track names: "Get Lucky" [ft. Pharrell and Nile Rodgers], "Contact" (the final track), "Lose Yourself to Dance" [ft. Pharrell]


They hired some of the best session musicians to play on the album: In addition to Nile Rodgers, session players on the record have been on albums by Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, and Herbie Hancock.


They're collaborating with Kanye: For a track on his next album.


More details about collaborators: Panda Bear, Julian Casablancas, and Giorgio Moroder will all contribute vocals to the album.


Don't expect them to hit the road too soon: They have no current plans to play the new stuff live. "We want to focus everything on the act and excitement of listening to the album. We don’t see a tour as an accessory to an album," said Thomas. When they do return for a tour, they'll play stuff both new and old.


Rolling Stone also revealed that both members of Daft Punk were in the VIP section at Coachella watching the new video as it aired.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMJwcOiBoZE

I am SO excited for this record.

[Alexandros]

http://kyleread.tumblr.com/post/48019451658/funkified-get-lucky-daft-punk-oh-god-its-the

Get Lucky. All of it!

[Maximilian]

Sorry, but that just sounds like someone pieced all the parts that are out there together and called it the full song.

[Alexandros]

Sorry, but that just sounds like someone pieced all the parts that are out there together and called it the full song.

I thought that too at first but then I heard the ending, which is new. Anyway, could be a false alarm I guess.

[thefragile_jake]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMJwcOiBoZE

I am SO excited for this record.

Jesus fuckin' christ. This thing in HD is beautiful. The amount of goosebumps is uncontrollable.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

More Goodness. I really think this song has to be available in like...the next week, or two weeks, tops. I neeed a full version of this thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QVtHogFrI0

[ibanez33]

More Goodness. I really think this song has to be available in like...the next week, or two weeks, tops. I neeed a full version of this thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QVtHogFrI0


This was sent to people subscribed to Columbias email newsletter. (http://clients.allaccess.com/mail/D/daft-punk/daft-punk-snl-h.html)

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

Well, shit. And here I thought I was subscribed to that. Thanks!

[Deadpool]

This Friday?! Yes!

I've loved the "Collaborators" interviews - my favorite maybe being the Todd Edwards or Nile Rodgers one. I've grown so attached to the vocoder loop of "Get Lucky" that I was a little put off by Pharell's vocals when I first heard them in the SNL ad, but they're growing on me. The effort the Robots put into finding the best vocoder sound definitely shows: the layering and warmth of it just sounds flawless on that song. Everything you'd want a Daft Punk vocoder refrain to be.

[october_midnight]

Tracklist revealed through a Vine video.

01 Give Life Back to Music
02 The Game of Love
03 Giorgio by Moroder
04 Within
05 Instant Crush
06 Lose Yourself to Dance
07 Touch
08 Get Lucky
09 Beyond
10 Motherboard
11 Fragments of Time
12 Doin' It Right
13 Contact

[october_midnight]

You know you wanna Get Lucky. (http://www.soulculture.co.uk/music-blog/newmusic/daft-punk-f-pharrell-nile-rodgers-get-lucky-official-full-version-new-music/)

FUCK THIS SONG IS HOT.

Double edit: Apparently this isn't the FINAL final version. The real version's apparently going to debut tomorrow on French radio and the mix is said to be even more choice. This will hold me over though.

[Self.Destructive.Pattern]

All of it. I know a shit answer, but all of it. Including the TRON Legacy OST. Start at Homework.

Ha, good answer!! I have to say after listening to all of Daft's albums, nothing comes close to Homework right now.

[Jinsai]

When I first heard the short clip with the vocoded/unintelligable thing, I thought it was really interesting. Then Pharrell's singing screwed it up for me.
It sounds like disco to me... which is fine if you like disco. I don't know... all these people acting like they're doing something revolutionary and ground breaking, when it sounds to me like a throw back to Michael Jackson "off the wall" disco.

There's no denying how insanely catchy it is though. I've had it stuck in my head on repeat after just listening to it once. So... they're definitely doing something right.

[Tums206_BFY]

This and Moderat's new album later in the year are probably the two albums I am waiting for the most can't wait!!!!! Love the trailers and interviews so far.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

Well, isn't this album supposed to be a throw-back of sorts to the disco/West Coast vibe? I mean, if you don't like it, you don't like it, but that's what I'm taking from all of this. Part of what all this promo (the Collaborators videos, in particular) for this album is doing for me is providing me with a medium to a whole other genre of music I've never really gotten around to trying out. It's getting me curious in the discos, the session players they're pulling from all over the place for this record. Even if the album turns out to be a total disappointment, which I highly doubt, I really like the places it's taking me in terms of exposing me to new things. (Well, new to me.)

Until we get more, I'm just gonna put "Get Lucky" on repeat 24/7.

[Self.Destructive.Pattern]

It just feels so incredibly fun and refreshing to hear Get Lucky. I was familiar with Daft Punk but I never dived into their discography until recently and this was after I heard the clip from the SNL post. I never got the feeling from the interviews or "Get Lucky" that it was revolutionary or groundbreaking.. to me, it seems like they feel what they are making is amazing and being in that moment I guess adds to other peoples reactions on how amazing or great they think it may be. Shit, when I saw Daft Punk jamming with Pharell and Nile Rodgers.. it just made me so happy and the music just added to that.

[Jinsai]

Well, isn't this album supposed to be a throw-back of sorts to the disco/West Coast vibe? I mean, if you don't like it, you don't like it, but that's what I'm taking from all of this. Part of what all this promo (the Collaborators videos, in particular) for this album is doing for me is providing me with a medium to a whole other genre of music I've never really gotten around to trying out. It's getting me curious in the discos, the session players they're pulling from all over the place for this record. Even if the album turns out to be a total disappointment, which I highly doubt, I really like the places it's taking me in terms of exposing me to new things. (Well, new to me.)

Until we get more, I'm just gonna put "Get Lucky" on repeat 24/7.

I think I might be responding mainly to one of the collaborator clip videos (and a lot of the hype I've heard from people calling this revolutionary). The Todd Edwards one (video 2) really overdid it. The guy basically implies that they're doing something unheard-of by playing live instruments. He implies they're "going back to a time that nobody is focusing on" and that "the magic is live instrumentation, it's a lost artform." First off, disco house is a pretty big thing. They're not the only ones resurrecting disco. Secondly, live instrumentation is a lost artform? Even if he's specifically referring to live instrumentation in electronic dance music, that's just insane.

And then you scroll down and read the youtube comments, and it's like supreme worship. The hype is so fucking intense. I mean, even in that video, the guy says "It's kind of ironic, two androids are bringing soul back to music." Then you have some guy in the comments box quoting that and implying that the sentiment made him fucking cry.

It's disco with vocoders and robot outfits. And that's fun. The song is really catchy, and I hope the album is good. But holy shit.

[liquidcalm]

just a tip then.. avoid the Pharrell one.. geeeeeeez.. He refers to them as The Robots all the time and I just want to puke.
That said, I'd let them do it, it's rare that an artist (or artists) come out and say "Yeah, we are trying to change music, screw you". Some people love that, people want to feel like something special is happening in their dull monochrome lives or whatever, and who are we to shit on that? That said.. it would have worked a lot better10-15 years ago without the bipolar cross-eyed love/hate machine that is the internet.

In other news, hell, they've released 30 seconds of the most catchy audio I've heard in months.

[BRoswell]

It's disco with vocoders and robot outfits. And that's fun. The song is really catchy, and I hope the album is good.

That's all that matters. Fuck hype.

[Jinsai]

In other news, hell, they've released 30 seconds of the most catchy audio I've heard in months.

It's one of the catchiest things I've ever heard. It's almost scary how catchy it is, so I'm impressed... even if I desperately want it out of my head at this point.

[baudolino]

sure, fuck the hype, but you can't blame DP or Pharell for playing the game. If you can't distinguish between reality and fiction you are screwed anyway. And i like the song.

[Highly Psychological]

Daft Punk were mindblowing back in 96-97, check out live record Alive 1997.
Thier discography is relatively small. I like them but dont get why they got put on a pedestal, it must be the image and videos that connected with a people who dont really listen to dance music.
I have been DJing for years primarily house music so to my ears i dont really hear anything in their new material that i have not been hearing on a regular basis for past 10 years by people like Joey Negro, Tony Humphries, Byron Stingley etc.
Its weird most acts who sound like them are relatively big in Europe but underground in the States yet Daft Punk have become ultra heavyweight working in Hollywood and with people like Kanye West, Pharell and co.

[thefragile_jake]

Yeah, this album is crazy hyped right now and I'm pretty sure if/when this leaks the internet is going to blow up. While I don't know about you guys, but even that Coachella teaser gave me goosebumps in a way that hasn't happened to me in awhile when it regards to the marketing for an album release. Perhaps it's because they've been gone for so long and that's such a "WE'RE BACK" kind of visual statement.

[Kodiak33]

http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/04/listen-to-daft-punks-new-single-get-lucky/

This is supposedly legit.

[theSplinter04]

http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/04/listen-to-daft-punks-new-single-get-lucky/

This is supposedly legit.

And it's supposedly still the radio edit.

[Kodiak33]

Full song is 6 minutes right?

[theSplinter04]

Yup. (6:07)

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

I'm still surprised at how many people don't even know who Daft Punk are. And anymore, most people know "they did TRON" and that was it. Suddenly they're Daft Punk fans for life without ever having listened to their other material.

The tribute project, One More Time, was in town last weekend, and I REALLY wanted to go, but missed it for an employee party (got hammered and had a blast). It looked like a really sweet setup, and I hope I get another chance to see them, if not the actual Daft Punk.


I think I might be responding mainly to one of the collaborator clip videos (and a lot of the hype I've heard from people calling this revolutionary). The Todd Edwards one (video 2) really overdid it. The guy basically implies that they're doing something unheard-of by playing live instruments. He implies they're "going back to a time that nobody is focusing on" and that "the magic is live instrumentation, it's a lost artform." First off, disco house is a pretty big thing. They're not the only ones resurrecting disco. Secondly, live instrumentation is a lost artform? Even if he's specifically referring to live instrumentation in electronic dance music, that's just insane.

And then you scroll down and read the youtube comments, and it's like supreme worship. The hype is so fucking intense. I mean, even in that video, the guy says "It's kind of ironic, two androids are bringing soul back to music." Then you have some guy in the comments box quoting that and implying that the sentiment made him fucking cry.

It's disco with vocoders and robot outfits. And that's fun. The song is really catchy, and I hope the album is good. But holy shit.

I'm personally hyped because this isn't something I would've expected to come from Daft Punk. And like I said, it's kind of introducing me to a lot of music that I haven't given much of a chance (and that I'm falling in love with). I wouldn't say it's something new and revolutionary in the world of music, but it's definitely going to be a breath of fresh air, I think.

The YouTube comments are pretty insane, though, especially the ones on some of the "leaked" fake tracks and edits that are being put up. Sometimes I wish they'd just take away commenting on videos.

[october_midnight]

Full track to be officially released for download tonight at 12:01 EST / 9:01pm PST. (http://www.spin.com/articles/daft-punk-get-lucky-download-official-release)

[BRoswell]

I keep seeing that, but where is it going to be available from? Will it be a free MP3 on their website? Will we be able to buy it from iTunes/Amazon/etc?

[Self.Destructive.Pattern]

just a tip then.. avoid the Pharrell one.. geeeeeeez.. He refers to them as The Robots all the time and I just want to puke.

Oh come on man! I thought his video was creative and inspiring.. but that is just me.

[RevolvingSheep]

I like the video as well. Nitpicking what he calls the band members is just silly.

[Jinsai]

actually, at least the interview with Pharrell was cute in that he played into the whole mystery thing, basically by insinuating that he was drugged by some french robots.

[shagg_187]

Radio Edit has released.

http://i.imgur.com/hti3mFE.png

Same song as the 4 minute leak.

[liquidcalm]

love it. May have to have the roof cut off my car to get the proper experience.

[theSplinter04]

so.. we won't get the full version until May 17?

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

Apparently. I'm kinda disappointed about that, and part of me was hoping for a music video, as well, but it is what it is. I'm still pretty pleased with the song!

[SM Rollinger]

Speaking of MJ, I like the Thriller-esque font they used for the songs title.

And at around 2:15 in the video, if you caught it...

[The Reason Being]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOlM5CDSoi8

Sorry.

[neorev]

i'm sorry, but i'm not really feeling this song
worst Daft Punk track? possibly (Pharrell's vocals don't help it)
don't like the vocals and without them, the song is pretty boring
sure, it's funky... but it just doesn't really go anywhere
sorry guys, just my opinion... i was expecting something a little more, i dunno, exciting i guess

and stop calling them "The Robots"

[Iran_Ed]

i'm sorry, but i'm not really feeling this song
worst Daft Punk track? possibly (Pharrell's vocals don't help it)
don't like the vocals and without them, the song is pretty boring
sure, it's funky... but it just doesn't really go anywhere
sorry guys, just my opinion... i was expecting something a little more, i dunno, exciting i guess

and stop calling them "The Robots"

To me it sounds like getting a message from a friend you haven't heard from in a long time.
I'm 24 and Discovery was the first album I ever bought, so new Daft Punk makes me feel little again.
I don't like Pharrell either. He fits for the song, but I wish it wasn't him.
I like the song but, this isn't the direction I was expecting.
This one song sounds like Discovery Redux and I'm not looking for that.
I'd much rather hear them tap the veins of Homework and Human After All for the new stuff.
I would like the group that was my first favorite band to not continue on nostalgia alone.

[The Reason Being]

I really like it, but it does sound like the first time they're properly repeating themselves. I like it better than One More Time though, which everyone seems to adore. I start Discovery at track 2.

[neorev]

Yeah was never a fan of "One More Time" as well... for me "Musique" is my definitive Daft Punk track

[Rudi]

I want to like Get Lucky, but I just can't get past how poor those lyrics are.
"Like the legend of the Phoenix
(http://rapgenius.com/1685964/Daft-punk-get-lucky/Like-the-legend-of-the-phoenix-our-ends-were-beginnings)All ends with beginings
What keeps the planet spinning
The force of the beginning."

Uhhh..what?
I'd love an instrumental of this, but then It'd probably just sound like a Chic song then. I know it's a radio edit, but I hope there's more vocoder in the full version.

I miss the more techno sound of Homework. Some of the Tron songs had a bit more thump in them, but they were too short.

[thefragile_jake]

I really like it, but it does sound like the first time they're properly repeating themselves. I like it better than One More Time though, which everyone seems to adore. I start Discovery at track 2.

Oh wow, I'm in the complete opposite. Maybe it's a nostalgic thing but our family moved into our new house around 2001 and the first music video I saw in the new house was Daft Punk's "One More Time". The video was super interesting but the music was just incredibly moving and made me a fan when I was only 13 or 14 years old. The song still to this day gives me goosebumps and gets me choked up in a way. Again, maybe it's just all the nostalgia within the context of that song but aside from being one of my favorite Daft Punk tracks...it's also one of my favorite songs of all time.

Discovery is so great.

[smokey_mcpot]

i dont see whats so great about the song... kinda boring to me. maybe in time..?

time to bust out Rollin n Scratchin... or Burnin..

[BRoswell]

I want to like Get Lucky, but I just can't get past how poor those lyrics are.
"Like the legend of the Phoenix
(http://rapgenius.com/1685964/Daft-punk-get-lucky/Like-the-legend-of-the-phoenix-our-ends-were-beginnings)All ends with beginings
What keeps the planet spinning
The force of the beginning."

Uhhh..what?

Since when have lyrics been all that important to a Daft Punk song? One of my favorite songs is Digital Love, and I really like the lyrics on that song, but I'd be the first to admit that they're not at all groundbreaking.

Personally, I think Get Lucky works as a single. It gives you a taste of the retro vibe that the album is going for. I wouldn't be surprised if there were better songs on the album, but Get Lucky serves it's purpose. It's not meant to change the world (no matter what the Collaborators videos say). It's meant to be a funky little song to groove to, and in that regard I think it works.


I miss the more techno sound of Homework.

Homework is one of my favorite albums, but I don't see them making another album like that. I felt like they somewhat tried to do that with Human After All, and while I do enjoy that album, it doesn't feel as genuine as Homework and Discovery. (Yes, I tried to avoid using the word "robotic" in that last sentence.) Just from the single and the enthusiasm that seems to have been generated, I feel like they're more passionate about this album than the last one. I don't think they would have thrown out all the work they did had they not thought that there was a better album to be made.

[Fixer808]

I quite enjoy it, especially coupled with these visuals!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-bcnVU_NAU&feature=youtu.be

[The Reason Being]

Did anyone get to hear Giorgio By Moroder before it got taken down? I was too late :(

[The Reason Being]

Double post, but i thought this was pretty bump-worthy.

http://www.blissbuffet.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Giorgio-by-Moroder.mp3

[BrokenSpiral]

Not sure if this has been posted, but Jack Conte is awesome.

http://youtu.be/kXpn8thEGbE

[Maximilian]

Double post, but i thought this was pretty bump-worthy.

http://www.blissbuffet.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Giorgio-by-Moroder.mp3


That main keyboard lick sounds very Moroder-ish, but it also reminds me of a slowed down version of the Phenomena theme by Goblin.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyRsOJo0fo

[caca]

Not sure if this has been posted, but Jack Conte is awesome.

http://youtu.be/kXpn8thEGbE

That was badass. I kinda forgot about this guy. I went through a big Conte phase a few years ago. His youtube videos are all awesome.

[The Reason Being]

I read a review yesterday comparing Random Access Memories to Air's 10,000 hz Legend. Then in an interview on Radio one they said that in terms of remixes for this album there "will probably be a Daft Punk remixes Daft Punk". These are both very good things!

[Kodiak33]

Daft Punk has leaked...

[BrewHa]

PM please?

[october_midnight]

Me too puhleeeeeaaase.

Also:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr12u1tk_rM

edit: nvm it's in all the usual places....can't wait! Thanks for the PM still though!

[Torgo]

I'd like to also receive a PM concerning the above statement.

[october_midnight]

The full 6 min version of Get Lucky is so fuckin' hot...ugh.

Also if anyone's interested, there's a video of DP playing a rave in 1996 here. (http://www.avclub.com/articles/watch-daft-punk-play-a-wet-wisconsin-field-rave-in,97667/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=standard-post:headline:default)

[[Shep]]

it's streaming in it's entirety on itunes now, while you wait. :)

[Iran_Ed]

It sounds like the second half of Discovery expanded upon.

[Clownboat]

fucking christ my Facebook feed is nothing but OMG DAFTPUNK $%I#(@T(%(^ CIRCLEJERK

[exilajei]

This is pretty cheesy :(

Get Lucky was fun, but a lot of this album just does nothing for me. Will give a few more spins, but that's just my first impression.

[thefragile_jake]

It sounds like the second half of Discovery expanded upon.

I agree though this is really it's own beast in a way too. I can tell I like this but this is something I'm going to need more time with.

[Jinsai]

well, the intro bit and the end of the Giorgio Moroder song are awesome

But everything about this song "Touch" makes me feel insane. The melodramatic intro is embarrassing, and then when the beat kicks in it sounds like the casino music in a JRPG.

[richardp]

Contact and Motherboard are the two best tracks on the album in my opinion followed by Get Lucky and Giorgio By Moroder. The rest is so disappointing. I really hope it ages better with time, kind of like Human After All.

Fuck, why couldn't the entire album just be like Contact?

[Iran_Ed]

Touch feels out of place with the rest of the album.

I was listening to Herbie Hancock yesterday, parts of this could fit right in.

People complained about Human After All when it first came out, then they heard the songs live.

I believe Contact dates back almost a decade ago. That's why it's different.

[neorev]

nothing new...
boring...
horrible vocals...
too much cheese and sappiness for me

[BRoswell]

Love the new album. Not sure what everyone else was expecting, but it lived up to my expectations. Oh well. Can't please everybody.

[thefragile_jake]

Okay guys. I think I like Random Access Memories but I can understand people's confusion/let down.

[Jinsai]

It has some great moments, some really great moments, and a lot of stuff that annoys the hell out of me. Contact is great, Giorgio by Moroder is awesome, Get Lucky is undeniably catchy and well constructed (even if I don't personally care for it), Motherboard is pretty awesome in the beginning and holds on for the most part...

The low points on this album are a travesty, and I'm not even talking about the disco vibe that I just personally can't get behind. Does anyone actually like that Fragments of Time song?

[ManBurning]

Wow, they followed up the Tron Legacy soundtrack up with that!?

Not my cup of tea at all. Since when did Daft Punk become a 70's disco band? Where did the hard electronic beats go??

Probably the most overly hyped releases of the last 5 years. So much build up for such a big let down.

EDIT:

Holy Fuckaroos! I wrote the above before I heard Contact... what a beast of a song!!!!



Fuck, why couldn't the entire album just be like Contact?
You said it richardp, you said it! If the whole album was like Contact and Giorgio By Moroder this would be one of the best releases in a loooong time.
The only thing about Giorgio by Moroder I can't get behind is the the weird guy talking at the intro and midway into the song...

[BRoswell]

Contact and Giorgio By Moroder are actually my least favorite tracks on the album. Not that I don't dig them, but they don't have the staying power that something like Touch or Give Life Back To Music do for me.

And unless you had your head buried in the sand for the past year, I can't see why you would expect anything on this album to sound like, say, Rollin' & Scratchin' or Superheroes. It was never going to be that kind of album, and I think it's better off for not being that kind of album.


The only thing about Giorgio by Moroder I can't get behind is the the weird guy talking at the intro and midway into the song...

Oh, you mean the guy that the song is named after and who they collaborated with to create it? Yeah, I wish he'd shut up. :p

[dzaver]

why is everyone labeling the album a let down? if it's a let down for you, ok. but don't speak in general. for me its the first album they did, that I like and for that I'm not labeling it a masterpiece or the entire discography of them a crap - cause i dont like none of it (beside Tron soundtrack).

if im honest, I dont really get all the hype behind the release. there are a lot of other bands that did more for music than daft punk. they didnt invent dance or electronic music ffs... ?!

i see it as a comeback and a really nice album which i'll be listening a lot during the summer - perfect music for summer, sea, sun, hanging outside and having fun. its positive and light. I love it for that.

maybe I like it because i dont really get all their previous album efforts... I love electronic music, but for me, their albums are just boring and a let down - for me, not generally. I see why people love it and i understand why they dont get RAM for that.

I did my first listen just after sex, wrapped with my boy, lying on the couch, windows open - the breeze of summer coming in, smoking a cig and having a gin tonic... and I can tell you that the music they made is perfect for that. the right mood, the right melody. they nailed it!

Its interesting to see all the critic and love for the album. It's like Shaking the habitual release all over again ;)

[richardp]

I did my first listen just after sex, wrapped with my boy, lying on the couch, windows open - the breeze of summer coming in, smoking a cig and having a gin tonic... and I can tell you that the music they made is perfect for that. the right mood, the right melody. they nailed it!

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc49/richardpepper/sterling-phoneglasses_zps2b6cd1db.gif

[ManBurning]

Well, I just spent the last 2 hours creating something I would like to call the Daft Punk Read Only Memory EP.
It consists of 8 tracks from the album, 2 of which I have edited for my personal listening pleasure. I am happy with the album now.

Looks a little something like this:

1. Give Life Back to Music - 4:29
2. Girogio by moroder (no vocal edit) - 6:53
3. Lucky Touch (mix of Touch and Get Lucky combined together) - 1:54
4. Instant Crush - 5:33
5. Within - 3:45
6. Beyond - 4:47
7. Motherboard - 5:40
8. Contact - 6:19

Total Playing Time: 39:23

[Rdm]

I think they made a pretty good LP. Its not smiler but who cares this shit will be fun as shit live. I will agree it is a little bit of a let down. oh well there so many artist better than daft punk in EDM. the closer is epic and I believe they should have gone that route ,and spent more time on it instead of a score. autechre destroys this album, in electronic music of 2013, but they don't wear robot suits. maybe auteche should go out like Squarepusher. HAHA


However, lets not forget this is a good album no matter, the hype monster killed it.

[Highly Psychological]

autechre destroys this album, in electronic music of 2013, but they don't wear robot suits. maybe auteche should go out like Squarepusher. HAHA

Daft Punk sound absolutely nothing like Autechre!? Autechre have always been very outside the mainstream.

[sa_nick]

Lovin' the drums on Girogio by moroder :D

[Mech]

This album isn't for me. Love Daft Punk, just not feeling this one.

[RevolvingSheep]

Personally, I am in love with the album. I can understand why many Daft Punk fans wouldn't like it though. My biggest complaint of Daft Punk is how repetitive they are. This album breaks that habit and I love it. It has a great mood, groove and style to it that makes me smile.

[liquidcalm]

So far, I like it. That is all.

[peter]

So fucking groovey, does anybody happen to know who did the drummin' ?

Lovin' the drums on Girogio by moroder :D

[Rdm]

Daft Punk sound absolutely nothing like Autechre!? Autechre have always been very outside the mainstream.


We are talking about EDM, which daft punk is a popish EDM band. So its fair to compare two electronic albums of the same year. That is like saying I can't compare kanye west to someone like saul willaims or Nas.

[liquidcalm]

I'd say thats more like comparing country and western with death metal because they are both played on guitars.
Just because computers are involved does not mean things are EDM. Genres are silly, especially this EDM craze thats sort of taking over now everyones sick of calling everything with a synth bass line dubstep..

[Collin]

it's ok, kinda cheesy, but it's Daft Punk so it's expected.

If I were to cut this thing down to eight tracks, It'd go something like this:

1. Give Life Back To Music
2. Doin It Right
3. Instant Crush
4. Within
5. Get Lucky
6. Lose Yourself to Dance
7. The Game of Love
8. Contact

total runtime: 42 min

I guess I just like the vocal tracks more this time around, still, not a bad album.

[cashpiles (closed)]

On first listen there was a feeling that they just made one cool song (Get Lucky) and decided to add a bunch of shit songs to it and call it an album. On second listen, I realised the album is excellent.

[baudolino]

my inner pop fanboy claims this is a grower. like it very much already.

[thefragile_jake]

Yeah, the more I listen to it the more I love it...I actually can't stop listening to it to be honest with you.

[Iran_Ed]

The album hasn't even been "properly" released yet and you guys are already cutting songs off of it?

[DF118]

So I'm totally in love with like, two tracks (Instant Crush and Loose Yourself to Dance)- the rest is total cack.

But then, the same can be said for every other Daft Punk album ever.

[BRoswell]

But then, the same can be said for every other Daft Punk album ever.

So then why did you listen to this one?

[DF118]

So then why did you listen to this one?

Cos, what?

[BRoswell]

You obviously don't care for them, so why the hell would you listen to their FOURTH album? So you could post in this thread about how shit it was?

See, this is what I'm talking about. It's one thing to be a fan and not like the album. It's another to NOT be a fan and bitch about how bad it is. Seems like that's the cool thing to do these days. Something gets popular, and people descend on it like a pack of wolves just to tear it apart.

[DF118]

You obviously don't care for them, so why the hell would you listen to their FOURTH album? So you could post in this thread about how shit it was?

See, this is what I'm talking about. It's one thing to be a fan and not like the album. It's another to NOT be a fan and bitch about how bad it is. Seems like that's the cool thing to do these days. Something gets popular, and people descend on it like a pack of wolves just to tear it apart.

Fuck you're right. I'm not totally enamored by an album that's currently popular right now. I've just realized how totally ashamed I ought to be of myself.

Where's the fucking pliers. I'd thought a spot of self-flagellation was enough, after being informed I'd spoken ill of the 30 second extract of Get Lucky I heard repeated over and over again for a month. Thanks, now I know I should have just ripped my bollocks off from the start.

I mean, Daft Punk.

Daft Punk.

Holy shit, what the hell was I thinking?


I know, here's a video of Gotye's Someone I Used To Know, that should help cleanse the pallet of the fact I've already said I really, really love two tracks on the album. Fuck me if I can also say the same for each other album they've released.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

[BRoswell]

Fuck you're right. I'm not totally enamored by an album that's currently popular right now. I've just realized how totally ashamed I ought to be of myself.

Where's the fucking pliers. I'd thought a spot of self-flagellation was enough, after being informed I'd spoken ill of the 30 second extract of Get Lucky I heard repeated over and over again for a month. Thanks, now I know I should have just ripped my bollocks off from the start.

I mean, Daft Punk.

Daft Punk.

Holy shit, what the hell was I thinking?


I know, here's a video of Gotye's Someone I Used To Know, that should help cleanse the pallet of the fact I've already said I really, really love two tracks on the album. Fuck me if I can also say the same for each other album they've released.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY


Ah, it's so much easier to just throw a fit when someone questions your logic than to actually answer their question, isn't it?

I didn't say you had to love it or even like it, but I can't understand listening to something by a group I'm aware of but feel have a dearth of good songs out there. See the problem?

[Jinsai]

You obviously don't care for them, so why the hell would you listen to their FOURTH album?

Because even on previous albums, there were one or two tracks he liked?
And maybe while listening to this album, he found a couple tracks he liked?

You don't need to swoop in and constantly defend the album against any and all criticism.

[BRoswell]

You don't need to swoop in and constantly defend the album against any and all criticism.

Says the guy who just swooped in and answered for someone else. ;)

[DF118]

Ah, it's so much easier to just throw a fit when someone questions your logic than to actually answer their question, isn't it?

I didn't say you had to love it or even like it, but I can't understand listening to something by a group I'm aware of but feel have a dearth of good songs out there. See the problem?

I see that you just got all het up after I said I tended to like a couple of tracks, but didn't really care for the rest.

Blah blah blah, same old shit.

Also, Jinsai tends to be on the ball, so.

[BRoswell]

I see that you just got all het up after I said I tended to like a couple of tracks, but didn't really care for the rest.

Blah blah blah, same old shit.

Also, Jinsai tends to be on the ball, so.

Still didn't answer my question. And yes, I'm legitimately asking that question.

EDIT: Nevermind. I honestly don't give a fuck at this point. I'm going to enjoy the album regardless. You guys have fun.

[DF118]

Okay. They tend to have a couple of good songs on an album. Like Around the World, and Da Funk. And Aerodynamic. And Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. And Robot Rock. And Flynns Theme.

So, based on that track record, and given that everyone in the world is listening to this album right now, I thought it would be worthwhile staying up to date so I could also discuss it with my colleagues around the water cooler.

It turns out, I really like Instant Crush and Lose Yourself to Dance.

However, I think the rest of it is cack.

That okay?

...?

[thevoid99]

I finally listened to it today. I like it. It's not as good as the earlier albums and I had hoped it would have a lot of the electronic heaviness of the Tron soundtracks. Still, there's some good stuff. Plus, I like some of the disco elements with the album.

[ManBurning]

@DF118 (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=53) is kinda right though... This band typically only has a couple solid tracks per album around a bunch of junk.

Back in 1997, I saw the music video for Da Funk and instantly fell in love, got the album "Homework" for Christmas, and to my surprised, loved EVERYTHING on it.
So my introduction to Daft Punk was the very early, electronic, thumping bass and repetitive electronic beats. And i loved every minute of it.

However, as time went on, I guess I kinda grew out of them and moved onto other music. I never listened to "Human After All" or "Discovery" when they were released. I guess I was focusing on other things in the early 2000's, but these 2 releases slipped through the cracks for me.

Then I heard "Alive 2007" and once again fell in love with this band. I was a full fledged DP fan all over again, and lovin' it! I decided since I lived Alive 2007 so much, I should go get aquainted with their previous 2 albums. Boy oh boy was that ever a mistake...

They went into the trash faster than anything I had ever thrown away in the past. I was dumbfounded with what happened to this band. Everything I loved about them on their debut album was non-existant, minus a few tracks, as @DF118 (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=53) mentioned above, such as Harder/Better/Stronger/Faster, Robot Rock, Prime Time of your life, Aerodynamic ya know, the more popular electronic type stuff.

Since Homework, this band has been focused on making some AMAZING singles, but overall poor albums.

With that said, I stand by the songs I cut to make my 8 track EP as mentioned earlier on this page, and Instant Crush is actually getting better and better by the listen. With Contact, Giorgio (without the talking) and Give life back to music still being my top 3 of the album.

Despite their flawed previous 3 albums (minus a few tracks), I still love this band, and would LOVE to see them live. They're still better than alot of other acts out there these days. I think the thing that makes their live show (and live album) so much better, and why I was so "WOW'd" by Alive 2007, was they mix the best parts of all their songs together to make an EPIC tracklisting, by cutting the filler from the albums.

They know what they're doing, and i'm not the least bit worried for the next time they tour, i'll be there.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

I feel like I'm one of the few in the Discovery camp. It's my favorite album of theirs, and the only one (not counting TRON Legacy) that doesn't have a single song on it I don't like. Homework was good, Human After All was good, but they were a lot more hit and miss for me, personally. Maybe the fact that I like Discovery so much is part of the reason I love Random Access Memories. It's not perfect, and a few things could be cut short or handled a little differently, but I think it's a worthy addition to their catalog, for sure.

[liquidcalm]

I feel like I'm one of the few in the Discovery camp. It's my favorite album of theirs, and the only one (not counting TRON Legacy) that doesn't have a single song on it I don't like. Homework was good, Human After All was good, but they were a lot more hit and miss for me, personally. Maybe the fact that I like Discovery so much is part of the reason I love Random Access Memories. It's not perfect, and a few things could be cut short or handled a little differently, but I think it's a worthy addition to their catalog, for sure.

I'm in that camp too. Not a big fan of Homework at all. Few great singles, and a lot of filler. Discovery on the other hand is fantastic. Alive 2007 was great too, but not big on Hman After All or Tron.. so yeah, the new one is much more the Discovery end of things. Which suits me just fine.

[Maximilian]

I agree with some of you guys, I like Discovery and the Tron Soundtrack in full, but the other 3 releases I would say were only half good. That's just how they roll.

[kenthebear]

Bought this today, it's a good album, Get Lucky is a good single, Discovery is overrated, Homework is their best, thanks, bye.

[neorev]

interview and interview, these guys just infuriate me with their narrow and ignorant viewpoint on current electronic music, especially music made on computers. i wish they would just shut up and stick to being silent robots...

http://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/70387

"The music that's being done today has lost its magic and its poetry because it's rooted in everyday life and is highly technological."

What a load of crap... isn't the whole lyrical base of the new album rooted in today's culture? love, having fun, getting lucky? this statement of theirs is poetic.

"On one hand we're flattered [to influence new artists]. On the other hand we wish people could be influenced by our approach as much as our output. It's about breaking the rules and doing something different rather than taking some arrangements we did 10 years ago that have now become a formula."

So they regurgitate the formula of disco music from the 70's? 10 years is too soon, rip off something from 40 years ago instead. so original guys.

"Computers aren't really music instruments. And the only way to listen to it is on a computer as well. Human creativity is the ultimate interface. It's much more powerful than the mouse or the touch screen."

great according to you, computers aren't instruments and computer music is only listened to on computers... while you made a studio album made with live performers and instruments that you can only listen to in elevators or those little shitty speakers installed into the ceiling of your local shopping mall.


they obviously have no clue when it comes to current music, because there is plenty of music that has more soul than R.A.M. that was done on a computer. And they keep acting like they made such a groundbreaking and different album... maybe different for them but far from groundbreaking and simply regurgitates disco funk that was done better than they can do. their robot heads are so far up their robot asses, shit like this just makes me lose even more respect for em. be quiet, promote your album, and stop bashing other people's music that you obviously know nothing about. because, for me, I don't feel any soul from R.A.M. and it is all pretty much paint by numbers on that album.

i probably wouldn't hate on 'em as much if there wasn't this blitzkrieg of interviews with them stating the same crap bashing electronic music and music made by computers that they have no clue about. do they think electronic music is just about the Deadmau5ers, Skrillexes, and Knife Parties, etc.???

maybe they are just too full of themselves now and too old to hunt and find the good music out there... music made by computers by the way.

[BRoswell]

I really don't care what they think of current music or what they think the album represents. I mean, good on them if they think the album is a game changer, but it's kind of irrelevant to me. I like the album because I dig the sound of it and because it makes me feel good. I'm not really concerned about it changing music. That's for the critics and the uber-obsessed to think about. I get that there's a bit of a backlash at the moment against people who strictly use computers to create music, but I think it misses the point of what music is for. It's not about who uses what techniques. It's about how it makes you feel, and I feel like that gets lost in these discussions. Again, I'm really not that concerned with what they think, but I do think it's time for this backlash to end. Make music that makes people feel something, however you manage to do that.

[Iran_Ed]

Enough arguing, Romanthony has died. When I was listening to the new album I was missing his voice.

[BRoswell]

Just read about that. He's only on two tracks on Discovery, but every time I think of that album, I think of his voice. Such a shame.

[thefragile_jake]

Pitchfork nailed it with their review of the record (http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18028-daft-punk-random-access-memories/)

[october_midnight]

The Knocks are apparently in a bit of heat for posting this picture.

http://static3.refinery29.com/bin/entry/696/x/1047247/daft2.jpg

Whoops!

[BRoswell]

At this point I'm sure anyone who considers themselves more than just a casual fan knows what they really look and sound like. There's pictures, video, radio interviews, etc. If you put yourself out there artistically, and you use your real name, and you don't make a habit of keeping up with the secret identity thing beyond photo shoots and performances, people are going to find out what you look like. I get that they want the focus on the music, but in this age, anonymity is very difficult to come by.

[Tums206_BFY]

There is tons of pics of these guys out there. Guy-Manuel (short dude) btw looks exactly the same as some pictures from years ago. I agree BrOswell anonymity in these times is extremely hard to come by.

Btw Love RAM! Interested in seeing their remix of the album or which ever songs they choose to remix.

[carpenoctem]

For some reason I really got into this today when it otherwise bored me. It was just waiting for its moment I guess.

[thevoid99]

It's currently in my top 10 albums of the year right now. Though I prefer Homework, it's still a fantastic record. The biggest surprise for me was that the person who liked this album more than me is my own mother. She's a big disco fan and this record brings her back good memories.

[Dethbryte]

I feel like I would have loved this album a few years ago, but right now it just does nothing for me. Maybe it'll grow on me eventually?

[refractured]

Surprisingly (to myself), I love the shit out of this album. It is way poppier than I ever listen to (Röyksopp is as pop as I get, typically), but the flow of this album is fucking great. I'm not a big disco fan, but I *love* a disco beat (NIN's Discipline is a prime example). If I had to pick one track as the star, it'd definitely be Instant Crush with Julian Casablancas.

[october_midnight]

Thought that this was pretty neat.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3r3BOZ6QQtU#!

[Alexandros]

For some reason I really got into this today when it otherwise bored me. It was just waiting for its moment I guess.

Same here. I guess I should stop evaluating albums based on a first listen through tiny earphones while I am at work. Listening through the car speakers while driving, this is the way to go for me nowadays :). (*sigh*, gone are the days when I was just laying on my bed, listening with my eyes closed).

[carpenoctem]

I guess I should stop evaluating albums based on a first listen through tiny earphones while I am at work.

Ironically it finally clicked with me under these exact circumstances. That's how I listen to 90% of my music these days since work is such a time suck.

[Totally]

I really dig this album. Haven't listened to a new record as much as this one in years

[ninedead]

dont think ive ever really listened to daft punk, if i have i couldnt name a song off the top of my head, but ive liked the song lucky since i heard it and after reading this thread, i gave ram a listen on googleplay and i must say, im in love!! great album and has been on repeat all day!! guess ill have to go back and give their older stuff a shot as well.

[baudolino]

Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington remixed the whole album and put it on soundcloud. sounds terrific. https://soundcloud.com/daftside-2/sets/random-access-memories-1

[BRoswell]

Official Daft Punk remix of Get Lucky is on Spotify. I use the term "remix" loosely, since it's essentially the same song stretched out to ten minutes in length with some minor tweaks. I like Get Lucky, but by the end of it I was wondering what the point of the remix was.

[lloyd_dhr]

Official Daft Punk remix of Get Lucky is on Spotify. I use the term "remix" loosely, since it's essentially the same song stretched out to ten minutes in length with some minor tweaks. I like Get Lucky, but by the end of it I was wondering what the point of the remix was.

Jeez that was one dull remix. Reminded me of the kind of thing I'd knock together with a dual tape deck when I was a kid, using the old pause and record method. Was hoping for something a bit more edgy, rather than... that.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

My friend showed me something the other day. In "Get Lucky," when they start using the vocoder and saying "We're up all night to get...we're up all night to get..." It sounds like they're saying "We wrestle Mexican...We wrestle Mexican..."

At least, it REALLY sounds like it does over our pool's speakers. Now when I hear it out there, it can't be unheard.

[Jinsai]

Official Daft Punk remix of Get Lucky is on Spotify. I use the term "remix" loosely, since it's essentially the same song stretched out to ten minutes in length with some minor tweaks. I like Get Lucky, but by the end of it I was wondering what the point of the remix was.

Eventually, they're going to take this a little too far, and everyone's going to get exasperated and say "oh, you're just fucking with us, right?"

[baudolino]

ah, fuck, giggle fit https://soundcloud.com/dumbshitthatjakazidmade/get-clucky

[hani]

as the biggest fan of Daft Punk in Poland, I feel the need to state my opinion.

I love each and every one of their releases, especially Human After All, and I think that RAM is too good to be real. I mean it's not the same robot stuff they put out on Discovery or HAA, but it's still top notch when it comes to composition and performance. and even though Get Lucky is really good, it is the weakest track on RAM. and that's AWESOME.

[thefragile_jake]

Yeah, the more I think about it...so far my favorite record this year may be Random Access Memories. I love everything about it.

[october_midnight]

Daft Punk will be on The Colbert Report on Tuesday August 6th. (http://pitchfork.com/news/51728-daft-punk-to-appear-on-the-colbert-report/)

No one knows if it's an interview or a performance however...

[Tums206_BFY]

Daft Punk will be on The Colbert Report on Tuesday August 6th. (http://pitchfork.com/news/51728-daft-punk-to-appear-on-the-colbert-report/)

No one knows if it's an interview or a performance however...

They'll be performing according to the Colbert website. Guess Nile Rodgers is also in town and could make a guess appearance. Should be interesting.

[BRoswell]

They'll be performing according to the Colbert website. Guess Nile Rodgers is also in town and could make a guess appearance. Should be interesting.

Nile Rogers is doing Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, although depending on when they tape their respective segments, it's possible they could show up on each other's appearances.

[october_midnight]

Womp womp.

Due to an appearance at the upcoming MTV VMA's (contractual agreement), Daft Punk has cancelled tonight's appearance on Colbert. (http://pitchfork.com/news/51801-daft-punk-cancel-colbert-report-appearance-due-to-contractual-agreement-with-mtv-vmas/)

[BRoswell]

Fuck MTV and their shitty awards show.

And fuck Robin Thicke and his shitty song too.

[Tums206_BFY]

Well that's bullshit would rather have seen them on there then on the fucking VMA's. Well they were at the Grammy's a few years back with Kanye so I guess I can't be surprised.

[BRoswell]

I'm more pissed off that MTV decided to let Colbert and his crew know THE DAY OF the show that they couldn't perform. If that e-mail that Colbert read on the show is real, that makes them look even worse.

I won't be watching them on the VMAs, no matter how much I enjoy them. I'd rather get twenty root canals in a row than sit through that vapid piece of shit.

[Jinsai]

Yay, MTV. Disco. Punk as fuck.

[thevoid99]

Fuck MTV and their stupid programming. I found a book on MTV's history from the people that were working for the channel in the 1980s as well as artists of that time. They blame The Real World for what the channel would become. I wanted to see Daft Punk on Colbert. I ain't watching the VMAs. I haven't watched it in years and never will.

[aylasaur]

I actually think Stephen Colbert handled the cancellation brilliantly. I loved what he did with "Get Lucky" and how he got so many celebs to participate.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx1vuBWKttk

[thevoid99]

My mother is upset by the cancellation as she's becoming a fan of the group. She thinks this is the best thing to come out in music since the days of disco.

[october_midnight]

Official BBC documentary coming soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I3maTRmiYU

[october_midnight]

Daft Punk to score new Dario Argento film. (https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/04/daft-punk-dario-argento-film)

[rampface]

I was hoping the new Daft Punk would be a album but I'll take a score for now

[october_midnight]

WHAT THE FUCK?

Daft Punk have officially broken up.

https://twitter.com/pitchfork/status/1363861462696001537


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuDX6wNfjqc&feature=youtu.be

[thefragile_jake]

Damn.

Wasn't expecting to get so emotional over that video. Those last few minutes of "Touch" are some of my favorite moments in their entire catalog and that album/track in particular got me through a really weird career/life transitional period in 2013.

I always had a feeling Random Access Memories was going to be their swan song and looks like that's the case. What a classic album that I can't believe is a few years shy from being a decade old at this point. Going to have to revisit that and all their other albums this week.

[ickyvicky]

Huh, weird news.

[sonic_discord]

I always liked a few of their songs from their early albums, but was never a big fan until Random Access Memories. That album is an absolute masterpiece. And now I'm wishing I had picked it up on vinyl because it's unavailable everywhere and people are charging over $100 for it on eBay and Discogs. Should I wait to see if they repress it? Either way, this news is a bummer. I was really interested to see what they did after RAM.

[Maximilian]

They had an album of the year and didn't even do a single live show for it. Seven years goes by, you'd probably think they're working on something but they break up. Weirdos lol

[Self.Destructive.Pattern]

I really hope they weren't planning a huge show or something and decided to say eff it due to the pandemic. This is definitely weird news, indeed.

[MrLobster]

https://twitter.com/NehhLmao/status/1363925150958317568

[Krazy]

Sooo... comeback/reunion tour in roughly three years?

Don’t hate- if history has anything to say about it, it’s more likely to happen than not happen. And with not as many egos involved.

[scorpiusdiamond]

I’ve been seeing speculation that the reason they may have stopped is due to Thomas Bangalter’s tinnitus.

Looking at his Wikipedia article it says that he’s “sufficiently recovered” from it - but I don’t really believe that’s possible.

It does seem odd that it’s come out of the blue like this, maybe it’s a legal/contractual thing?

[sonic_discord]

When I first saw the news this morning I was hoping that Epilogue was the title of their farewell album and that we were at least getting some new music out of this. Alas, that unfortunately doesn't appear to be the case. Anyone have an extra copy of Random Access Memories on vinyl they'd sell me? Prices for their albums skyrocketed into the hundreds today.

[NotoriousTIMP]

Man, this REALLY bums me out...I remember when Alive 2007 came out I couldn't stop listening to it. Hell, I still remember when "Homework" came out and I was first soaking up that album on the bus ride home freshmen year. Wish I could have caught these two live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaYNREXJv_Q

EDIT: Someone just uploaded a HD quality video of their full set from Lolla 2007 and its GLORIOUS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udvYSd2TIkg

[allegro]

EDIT: Someone just uploaded a HD quality video of their full set from Lolla 2007 and its GLORIOUS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udvYSd2TIkg

Oh man I WAS AT THAT SHOW IT WAS AWESOME!

[Xen]

This came completely out of left field, but I can understand that all things come to an end eventually. Daft Punk was the band that got me into electronic music. I listened to them religiously back in the day. Hoping to hear more solo works from Thomas and Guy-Manuel.

[Graz]

I saw the very first pyramid show at Coachella 2006, dead center about 100-150 feet back. No one at the time had any idea what was about to happen. Most of the chatter on the Coachella forums was about how it would probably just be 2 guys behind a DJ deck, no robot outfits or anything. There was something in the air that night, I don’t know how to explain it. Just a buzz, this energy before they came on. When the curtains dropped it was and always will be one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Just a flawless experience in every way, truly one of the greatest nights of my life. Eternally grateful for those memories and all the great music. I can only thank them & wish them well in whatever the future brings.

[Self.Destructive.Pattern]

When I first saw the news this morning I was hoping that Epilogue was the title of their farewell album and that we were at least getting some new music out of this. Alas, that unfortunately doesn't appear to be the case. Anyone have an extra copy of Random Access Memories on vinyl they'd sell me? Prices for their albums skyrocketed into the hundreds today.

Check Euro websites. I found a few that still have the double LP... unfortunately I cannot afford it atm.

[sonic_discord]

Check Euro websites. I found a few that still have the double LP... unfortunately I cannot afford it atm.

Help me out here. Which websites?

[bobbie solo]

Hot take: kinda meh. And that's coming from a long time fan who caught them at Roseland Ballroom in 1997. While I DID enjoy the last stuff they did afaik (their work with The Weeknd's Starboy record), RAM was the exact opposite of what I wanted from Daft Punk. Get Lucky is a fun little pop song, but that overall record with it's strong disco worship (and NOT disco house, which is different, awesome and a sound they have played with really well) and live instrumentation is not the sound I enjoy from the boys. I love their French Touch sound, and I love what they did for house and electronic music. I don't care for them doing slow jams with the douche from the Strokes.

I assumed we were gonna get more mainstream nonsense like that record if they ever did stuff again. And being dormant for this long made me think they were basically done anyway. To not do ANY shows at all after releasing that monster of a record was telling. And then to go silent? Def. odd. They may come out of retirement and do shows again if the pocketbooks get light, but it's a safe bet that the publishing/licensing of their hits will keep them flush.

They were so ahead of the game on so many things. Two dorky French kids put this out in 1996:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yq-NFiEywo

Not everyone they mention is black or brown, but most of them were. To have the knowledge and guts to namecheck some of the pillars of house music there...respek.

Here's their first US gig ever:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL4lHwjX9pM


Daft Punk's first North American performance at the Even Further rave. Other notable headliners included Mixmaster Morris & Robbie Hardkiss.

Video footage from Daft Punk's first live performance in the U.S.A. at Even Further in 1996 at Eagle Cave Campground in Wisconsin during Memorial Day Weekend. This video footage was shot by Brad Serdan of Reflections Video Productions. The video footage was re-mastered and digitized by Andrew Gundrum with my permission. It was originally shot with a Hi-8 Sony Camera and edited with linear video equipment.

https://hips.hearstapps.com/esq.h-cdn.co/assets/16/38/1474313477-furthur1.jpg

https://hips.hearstapps.com/esq.h-cdn.co/assets/16/38/1474313477-furthur1.jpg?resize=980:
https://hips.hearstapps.com/esq.h-cdn.co/assets/16/39/1474899894-2126977231-beba4c88df-o.jpg
https://hips.hearstapps.com/esq.h-cdn.co/assets/16/39/1474899894-2126977231-beba4c88df-o.jpg?resize=768:

[Meyersky]

I love RAM with all my heart. I do understand why it may turn away some fans because it was different and unexpected. But it sounds so close to my heart and in my personal music ranking it will forever be on the podium. I am currently at work and unable to check the exact name but there was a live performance where Dafts mixed their own songs together and what was created was a real masterpiece. I remember recording that concert and then playing it over and over again. And today I am sad. I didn't except the news at all and it made me very melancholic.

[NotoriousTIMP]

Help me out here. Which websites?

Just ordered a copy from HHV for $48 shipped to the US

https://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/daft-punk-random-access-memories-312243

[Self.Destructive.Pattern]

Help me out here. Which websites?

HHV like Notorious Timp said!

[sonic_discord]

Just ordered a copy from HHV for $48 shipped to the US

https://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/daft-punk-random-access-memories-312243

Thanks! Though that looks to be a pre-order for the next pressing, which lists an "earliest shipping date" of June 21. Also, when I plug in my address, it lists the street name, followed by the house number, when it should be reversed. Think that will be a problem when they try to eventually deliver it??

[Exocet]

they were not very prolific anyway, been dormant or about 7 years ,last album was in 2013 with no live shows or anything, so weird time to announce split?
they were amazing in the 1990s, Homework and Discovery are really really great records. Alive 1997 from their Homework tour is mindblowing i saw them in 2006, it was quite good, i never really liked anything they did after Discovery.
Human After All from 2005 was ghastly, sounded like really repetitive coarse demo and i never got into RAM because it sounded so different from who they were before, like a radically different group, nothing remotely similar to Homework or Discovery. too deliberately retro
i wish they had made more material though

[cahernandez]

they were not very prolific anyway, been dormant or about 7 years ,last album was in 2013 with no live shows or anything, so weird time to announce split?
they were amazing in the 1990s, Homework and Discovery are really really great records. Alive 1997 from their Homework tour is mindblowing i saw them in 2006, it was quite good, i never really liked anything they did after Discovery.
Human After All from 2005 was ghastly, sounded like really repetitive coarse demo and i never got into RAM because it sounded so different from who they were before, like a radically different group, nothing remotely similar to Homework or Discovery. too deliberately retro
i wish they had made more material though

Yeah, agree with the sentiment, I don't mind when a band tries something new, but RAM sounds...boring? I don't care for that slow disco sound. Homework and Discovery are most excellent. Too bad I never saw them live!

[NotoriousTIMP]

Thanks! Though that looks to be a pre-order for the next pressing, which lists an "earliest shipping date" of June 21. Also, when I plug in my address, it lists the street name, followed by the house number, when it should be reversed. Think that will be a problem when they try to eventually deliver it??

oh interesting...that wasn’t there when I placed my order. I wonder if they’re doing it now that they have a influx of orders coming in

[ickyvicky]

On the radio this morning, they said that since Daft Punk have announced their break-up, their streaming on music services have significantly increased by 5x

[sonic_discord]

On the radio this morning, they said that since Daft Punk have announced their break-up, their streaming on music services have significantly increased by 5x

Daft Punk Sales Soar 2,650% After Breakup (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-sales-breakup-1132617/)
Their streams have been up 500%, their song sales were up 1,335%, and their digital album sales shot up 2,650%. Also, prices for their albums on eBay and Discogs have gone through the roof. Good luck getting any of their albums for less than $100 right now. It's insane.

[sonic_discord]

Sorry to double-post, but I just had to make this meme:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210225/a2fde5b349d7f08f30aa829e972fd1bb.jpg

[ickyvicky]

That's great lmao

[ninlive]

Unpopular opinion but their best music was from the TRON score.

[ManBurning]

I always wanted to see these guys live. After years and years of speculated festival slots and tours, I am sad I will never get to see them live. They were one of the bands left I never got to see.

Also, Homework was their best record. IMO (also an unpopular one) they went downhill with each new record they released. However, I agree with ninlive - their Tron score is legendary.

[cahernandez]

I always wanted to see these guys live. After years and years of speculated festival slots and tours, I am sad I will never get to see them live. They were one of the bands left I never got to see.

Also, Homework was their best record. IMO (also an unpopular one) they went downhill with each new record they released. However, I agree with @ninlive (https://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=1141) - their Tron score is legendary.

not unpopular at all with me, I think Homework > Discovery > Human After All > RAM. So maybe it’s good they called it quits?

[bobbie solo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQlAEiCb8m0

The best thing to come out of Daft Punk's side work.


"Music Sounds Better with You" is the only song by French house (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_house) trio Stardust, released on 20 July 1998. Stardust comprised Thomas Bangalter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bangalter) from Daft Punk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daft_Punk), DJ Alan Braxe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Braxe),[a] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Sounds_Better_with_You#cite_note-note1-3) and vocalist Benjamin Diamond;[b] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Sounds_Better_with_You#cite_note-note2-5) they disbanded after the release and resumed separate careers.
The single is a dance track built from a guitar riff sampled (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(music)) from the 1981 Chaka Khan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan) song "Fate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate_(Chaka_Khan_song))". It was initially released on Bangalter's label Roulé (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roul%C3%A9), followed by a wider release on Virgin Records (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Records), accompanied by a music video directed by Michel Gondry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Gondry). It was one of the year's bestselling singles in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number two in August 1998 and maintained the position for two weeks. It also spent two weeks atop the US Billboard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)) Dance Club Songs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Club_Songs) chart.

According to Billboard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)), Virgin offered Bangalter $3 million to produce a Stardust album.[6] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Sounds_Better_with_You#cite_note-:1-9) The group recorded more demos, but decided to keep the Stardust project to a single song. Braxe said there were no plans to release the demos, saying: "I think it gives the record a certain magic and mystery."[5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Sounds_Better_with_You#cite_note-:0-8) Apart from their performance at Rex Club, Stardust performed only once, in a 30-minute set at the Borealis festival in Montpellier, France.[6 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Sounds_Better_with_You#cite_note-:1-9)] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Sounds_Better_with_You#cite_note-:1-9)

One of the best disco house tracks ever made.

[NotoriousTIMP]

^^^^
I couldn't agree more! I wish we could have seen more from this project as that tune is timeless

[NotoriousTIMP]

https://i.imgur.com/Sw3hHRF.jpg

[sonic_discord]

Prices on Discogs have actually gone down to normal/sane levels (at least for RAM). I got a sealed M/M original US pressing (from 2013) for $40 ($45 shipped). Discogs is flooded with $45 copies ($51 shipped) of that album right now. Either someone found several boxes of sealed copies or the demand has died way down (maybe both?).

[BRoswell]

Daft Punk Surprise-Release ‘Homework’ 25th Anniversary Boxed Set, Stream Unreleased 1997 Concert (https://variety.com/2022/music/news/daft-punk-surprise-release-homework-anniversary-concert-1235187717/)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=327xX_B8VUg

[SM Rollinger]

Awesomeness

edit: this might be better than the 07 lolla pro shot. Freaking kick ass set and I just love all the vintage Roland gear. Punishing the crowd with an 808 and not one but TWO 909!

I got the 4.5 gb capture of the livestream that doesn't have the drop outs, if anyone needs it it's already on my mega account just let me know

[october_midnight]

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of RAM, new extended version with 35 min of unheard material is being released. (https://consequence.net/2023/02/daft-punk-random-access-10th-anniversary-edition/)

[october_midnight]

Thomas Bangalter partially explains why Daft Punk called it quits. (https://consequence.net/2023/04/thomas-bangalter-daft-punk-split/)

"...the last thing I would want to be, in the world we live in, in 2023...is a robot."

[BRoswell]

Thomas Bangalter partially explains why Daft Punk called it quits. (https://consequence.net/2023/04/thomas-bangalter-daft-punk-split/)

"...the last thing I would want to be, in the world we live in, in 2023...is a robot."

I definitely agree with what he said in the interview. As much as I love them and wanted more music from them, I can also see it being difficult to maintain that facade, both as an artist and as a person.

[BRoswell]

Thomas Bangalter on How the End of Daft Punk Led to His New Orchestral Album (https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/thomas-bangalter-on-how-the-end-of-daft-punk-led-to-his-new-orchestral-album/?utm_medium=social&mbid=social_facebook&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=facebook&utm_brand=p4k&fbclid=IwAR1AFcExS7Hy99Ns8ZV4nBQ0rp_hY8Cvtgs92fQUW 79t_CXAXYNLskJ75W0)

[henryeatscereal]

The 10th anniversary edition for RAM is out today:

Video for "Infinity Repeating":


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imBlPXbAv6E

Listening the demos and studio outtakes, pretty nice so far!

[BRoswell]

The First Time With... - Thomas Bangalter - BBC Sounds (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0017kqb)

Pretty good interview with Thomas.

[october_midnight]

Whoa.

https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1717146029638689147

[october_midnight]

Session drummer from RAM says Daft Punk is sitting on an entire unreleased album of material that will eventually/hopefully see the light of day. (https://consequence.net/2024/01/daft-punk-drummer-unreleased-album/)