Let's face it, mainstream dance and electronic music has gotten really stale...really...really...really fucking stale. Much of it sounds the same and dubstep took over mainstream electronic music (which also sounds the same WUBWUBWUB). The future of dance and electronic music has not looked very good and as a result, I think many people are getting sick of it. This is probably why artists like Adele and Gotye have become so successful because a lot of people want something new. So in a time when electronic dance music is the most sale it's been in ages, the long awaited 4th album by Daft Punk seems like it might the glimmer of hope this industry needs. After a series of teaser commercials, they launched a video series called The Collaborators where people who worked on the album talk about their experiences in the music industry and their involvement on the album.
Daft Punk | SNL ad ▲ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=922-y641Ask#ws)
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories SNL ad ▲ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqNQRTlhY7I#ws)
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators: Giorgio Moroder (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYDvxo-M0OQ#ws)
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators: Todd Edwards (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf2bu0P_4Vo#ws)
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators: Nile Rodgers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da_Yp9BOCaI#ws)
After three episodes, it became very clear this album was going to be very influenced by '70s disco. Last night, they finally revealed more about the album in a surprise video demonstration at Coachella and yeah, they are going full out disco.
Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" Teaser at Coachella 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGP2rkuEDl4#ws)
How will this album change the industry? Could many of these collaborators have a career revival? Will disco become huge again? Soon we'll find out and I couldn't be more excited about this album's release.
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lol coachella. Damn word filter.
Can somebody explain to me why this upcoming daft punk album is such a big deal? People don't seem to want to shut up about it.
because daft punk rocks
and they are being huge teases about their new work
By the time their new album releases, hopefully I won't end up getting sick of their main single. >_> I played that Coaci'm gay video over ten times last night. RELEASE THE ALBUM, DAMMIT!
QuoteThe album's move away from computerized sounds reflects Daft Punk's "ambivalence" about the EDM craze they helped to inspire. "Electronic music right now is in its comfort zone and it's not moving one inch," Thomas says. "That's not what artists are supposed to do." He adds that the genre is suffering "an identity crisis: You hear a song, whose track is it? There's no signature. Skrillex has been successful because he has a recognizable sound: You hear a dubstep song, even if it's not him, you think it's him."
Source: [LINK] (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-daft-punk-reveal-secrets-of-new-album-20130413)
Unsurprisingly, the stale state of the electronic dance music scene had a big impact on their musical direction's future.
Discovery was very disco and I think it's overall their most popular album. A lot of people had their faith in Daft Punk shaken from Human After All, which was a mixed bag and a big departure from their other work. Then Alive 2007 came along, and everyone's faith was restored. We've been waiting a long time for a new studio album, almost a decade in fact. RAM is gonna be like the second coming.
GET HYPE
GET LUCKY
alive 2007 is one of the greatest albums known to man
Too bad the sound quality to Alive 2007 sucked. Alive 1997 had much better sound quality but musically, both live albums were awesome.
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The titles of the songs have now been revealed: [LINK] (http://www.infibeam.com/Music/random-access-memories-draft-punk-audio-cd/0888837168625.html)
We now have additional information about Daft Punk's new look: [LINK] (http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/04/check-out-daft-punks-new-suits/)
to me, daft punk still sounds like daft punk, and i think that's great. i don't think RAM will change the music industry..i honestly don't think daft punk is big enough to change the music industry. yes they are popular, but they are not THAT popular. the hype surrounding the album largely consists of pre-existing daft punk fans. remember when kanye west did that song "stronger" and used a daft punk song as his backing track? most people who watched that music video had no idea who daft punk was, and probably didn't care after finding out, either.
daft punk fills an important niche, but you're not going to see skrillex start making disco in 2014 or anything.
i think the alive 2007 stuff sounds fine, but it will never compare to actually being there. because i was. B) and i won't miss out on another tour if they happen to do one. there was a fake tour poster going around a few days ago, whoever made that is an ass.
how daft punk chose their launch party location:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BHwJD6JCYAAIl2h.jpg)
I'm actually really curious to see what they did with Julian Casablancas. Big fan of both Daft Punk and The Strokes so it should be gold.
Quote from: cipher on April 13, 2013 05:15 PM
Can somebody explain to me why this upcoming daft punk album is such a big deal? People don't seem to want to shut up about it.
Because, other than the soundtrack from Tron: Legacy, they haven't been out much or made any original tracks since Human After All in '05.
New SNL ad. This time we finally get a sample of a song that's a different song.
Daft Punk's "Lose Yourself To Dance" Teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eCLCaBsJr0#ws)
oh god yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Daft Punk Pharrell SNL Ad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMJwcOiBoZE#ws)
Daft Punk released another commercial for SNL tonight. :D Most of it is the footage from Coachella, but now we can see it in great quality.
i really wish they'd stop teasing and release a single an the mv already
Quote from: W.A.C. on April 14, 2013 06:26 AM
Coaci'm gay,
(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvY7uC6Z.gif&hash=ca0c014a37cd5916136080c3ef58c8a9cefea0ff)
Quote from: rtil on April 14, 2013 07:16 AMi really wish they'd stop teasing and release a single an the mv already
The teasing is getting ridiculous, but it is effective in building a fuckload of hype. :/ Brilliant marketing on their part.
yes but at some point it just gets ridiculous. and people's expectations can get a little unrealistic. kind of reminds me of the reaction to PSY's new single. people have to remember these guys are human beings, not everything they touch becomes perfect.
Yeah, the new single by Psy was pretty disappointing. Considering the giant amount of hype Daft Punk have created for this album, hopefully it'll live up to that hype. I'm listening to Discovery and it reminds how the album is so inconsistent in quality. Songs like the first four tracks, Superheroes, Voyager, and Veridis Quo will always be important classics to me. Songs like Crescendolls, High Life, and Too Long however... Well, let's just say they do not excite me when they're about to come on. Too Long should've never been so goddamn long. -_- The joke behind the song's title stopped being funny after the first listen.
screw all you non-believers
Since I got tired of my old cover photo, I decided to modify that image rtil posted and turned it into my new cover photo.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/34087310/Screenshots/Browser%20Screenshots/FacebookCoverDaftPunk.png)
Yes, I use that old image as my profile picture. For those who hated that image, be glad I never bothered to change my cat avatar on here.
Quote from: W.A.C. on April 14, 2013 08:44 AM
Yeah, the new single by Psy was pretty disappointing. Considering the giant amount of hype Daft Punk have created for this album, hopefully it'll live up to that hype. I'm listening to Discovery and it reminds how the album is so inconsistent in quality. Songs like the first four tracks, Superheroes, Voyager, and Veridis Quo will always be important classics to me. Songs like Crescendolls, High Life, and Too Long however... Well, let's just say they do not excite me when they're about to come on. Too Long should've never been so goddamn long. -_- The joke behind the song's title stopped being funny after the first listen.
actually my point was that psy's new song is actually a good pop song but people expect too much of it because of gangnam style. if you are unable to separate the popularity with the music then there is a problem - nobody can live up to that kind of viral popularity on a consistent basis.
i'm not sure how you gauge discovery as an album with inconsistent quality when you personally identify half of the tracks as "classics". most albums only have one or two good songs - discovery is fairly consistent as an album as is daft punk as a band.
Quote from: W.A.C. on April 14, 2013 08:44 AM
Songs like Crescendolls, High Life, and Too Long however... Well, let's just say they do not excite me when they're about to come on.
i don't see how you can say you dislike crescendolls or highlife immediately after saying you think that superheroes is a classic, the aesthetics of the songs are all very similar.
Quote from: W.A.C. on April 14, 2013 10:17 AM
Yes, I use that old image as my profile picture. For those who hated that image, be glad I never bothered to change my cat avatar on here.
the only thing i hate is that you're subscribed to feministfrequency on yt
Quote from: rtil on April 14, 2013 10:20 AMactually my point was that psy's new song is actually a good pop song but people expect too much of it because of gangnam style. if you are unable to separate the popularity with the music then there is a problem - nobody can live up to that kind of viral popularity on a consistent basis.
My opinion is based off of the quality of the song and how it compares to his previous work. It's not a bad song, but the song and the music video are nowhere near the quality of Gangnam Style. I also felt it borrowed too much from Gangnam Style in structure which made it look like a weaker song in comparison.
Quote from: rtil on April 14, 2013 10:20 AMi'm not sure how you gauge discovery as an album with inconsistent quality when you personally identify half of the tracks as "classics". most albums only have one or two good songs - discovery is fairly consistent as an album as is daft punk as a band.
I base my opinion of its quality consistency from how much each song differs in quality. If the difference is huge between several songs, then I feel its quality is inconsistent. I enjoy every song on Homework, Alive 1997, and Alive 2007, where as I find songs like Crescendolls and High Life to be somewhat obnoxious and tend to look forward to when those songs finally end. Sometimes I've even skipped those songs while listening to the album. While part of Crescendolls was played at Alive 2007, it was pulled off better than how it's played in its original form and the same can be said of almost every song from Human After All that got played at Alive 2007. Human After All was only worked on for three weeks and it showed. It's unfortunate because I felt that album could've been much better if they put more effort into it. Alive 2007 improved the hell out of many songs from that album so they made up for it at least.
Quote from: BluPhoenix on April 14, 2013 02:19 PMi don't see how you can say you dislike crescendolls or highlife immediately after saying you think that superheroes is a classic, the aesthetics of the songs are all very similar.
While there are similarities, the composition, vocal style, and overall sound is very different. Plus I've always really enjoyed Superheroes a lot, but could never like those other two songs.
Quote from: W.A.C. on April 14, 2013 10:17 AMthe only thing i hate is that you're subscribed to feministfrequency on yt
She's definitely a controversial personality and has some serious flaws in how she approaches many issues, but I enjoyed the first episode of her series Damsel in Distress so I subscribed to her.
Damsel in Distress: Part 1 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6p5AZp7r_Q#ws)
For anyone who doesn't know a whole lot about her, I recommend giving these videos a watch to understand why she's so hated.
Anita Sarkeesian Part 1: The College Graduate (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6gLmcS3-NI#ws)
Anita Sarkeesian Part 2: Burqa Beach Party (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpFk5F-S_hI#ws)
Quote from: W.A.C. on April 14, 2013 06:35 PM
Quote from: rtil on April 14, 2013 10:20 AMactually my point was that psy's new song is actually a good pop song but people expect too much of it because of gangnam style. if you are unable to separate the popularity with the music then there is a problem - nobody can live up to that kind of viral popularity on a consistent basis.
My opinion is based off of the quality of the song and how it compares to his previous work. It's not a bad song, but the song and the music video are nowhere near the quality of Gangnam Style. I also felt it borrowed too much from Gangnam Style in structure which made it look like a weaker song in comparison.
there you go again comparing it to gangnam style :wile:
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Quote from: rtil on April 14, 2013 10:20 AMi'm not sure how you gauge discovery as an album with inconsistent quality when you personally identify half of the tracks as "classics". most albums only have one or two good songs - discovery is fairly consistent as an album as is daft punk as a band.
I base my opinion of its quality consistency from how much each song differs in quality. If the difference is huge between several songs, then I feel its quality is inconsistent. I enjoy every song on Homework, Alive 1997, and Alive 2007, where as I find songs like Crescendolls and High Life to be somewhat obnoxious and tend to look forward to when those songs finally end. Sometimes I've even skipped those songs while listening to the album. While part of Crescendolls was played at Alive 2007, it was pulled off better than how it's played in its original form and the same can be said of almost every song from Human After All that got played at Alive 2007. Human After All was only worked on for three weeks and it showed. It's unfortunate because I felt that album could've been much better if they put more effort into it. Alive 2007 improved the hell out of many songs from that album so they made up for it at least.
i think the reality is that you just prefer certain styles of their music. all of the albums have their own flavor, and are extremely consistent in that sense. homework might have less ups and downs, but every song is essentially a basic beat that gets built off of and plays for 5 minutes. discovery has real meat to it, you just don't happen to like all of it. discovery is their best album.
Quote from: rtil on April 14, 2013 10:55 PMthere you go again comparing it to gangnam style :wile:
Well, yeah. Of course I'm going to make comparisons to Gangnam Style. I'm always going to make comparisons to an artist's past work when looking at their newer stuff. I didn't expect his next single to be as good as Gangnam Style, but what we got was a lot less interesting than I expected. As I mentioned earlier, it didn't help that both songs had a lot of structure similarities which made quality comparisons even easier to make.
Quote from: rtil on April 14, 2013 10:55 PMi think the reality is that you just prefer certain styles of their music. all of the albums have their own flavor, and are extremely consistent in that sense. homework might have less ups and downs, but every song is essentially a basic beat that gets built off of and plays for 5 minutes. discovery has real meat to it, you just don't happen to like all of it. discovery is their best album.
I feel Discovery has some of the best work they ever made and had the potential to be their best album, but the worst songs from it negatively impacted my view of that album a lot more than how the worst songs from Homework affected that album.
I don't understand how someone could evaluate homework as better than discovery... for me discovery just has so much more good stuff than homework. I'm also sad that you don't like crescendolls or high life. Ive always thought high life was kind of a hidden gem on their second album, and there was a chunk of time when crescendolls was one of my favorite songs ever.
What I love about homework is the first track, and how the groove through that carries throughout the album, especially in da funk. Besides those, revolution 909, and around the world, nothing else on that album is really that spectacular to me. Its got a few other cool moments, but for me their first album feels very choppy and experimental, while discovery feels outrageously polished in comparison.
That said, I'm insanely excited for their new album, the little that we've heard from it is exactly what I want to be hearing. The entire feel of their marketing with the old-school-esque commercials/logos/etc is also so perfect to me. Plus I've always been a HUGE fan of nile rogers, as well as most of the other collaborators on the album. If some of them, or even just nile were to go on tour with them potentially, it would be the greatest.
Quote from: RichChap on April 15, 2013 03:45 AMI don't understand how someone could evaluate homework as better than discovery... for me discovery just has so much more good stuff than homework. I'm also sad that you don't like crescendolls or high life. Ive always thought high life was kind of a hidden gem on their second album, and there was a chunk of time when crescendolls was one of my favorite songs ever.
Different tastes I guess. I enjoy every song from Homework and love 11 of the 16 tracks from that album (http://www.last.fm/user/W-A-C/library/music/Daft+Punk/Homework?sortOrder=desc&sortBy=plays). Not only do I think it's an excellent album, but it's my favorite electronic album of all time.
Quote from: RichChap on April 15, 2013 03:45 AMWhat I love about homework is the first track, and how the groove through that carries throughout the album, especially in da funk. Besides those, revolution 909, and around the world, nothing else on that album is really that spectacular to me. Its got a few other cool moments, but for me their first album feels very choppy and experimental, while discovery feels outrageously polished in comparison.
No love for Rollin' & Scratchin' and Alive? D:
Quote from: RichChap on April 15, 2013 03:45 AMThat said, I'm insanely excited for their new album, the little that we've heard from it is exactly what I want to be hearing. The entire feel of their marketing with the old-school-esque commercials/logos/etc is also so perfect to me. Plus I've always been a HUGE fan of nile rogers, as well as most of the other collaborators on the album. If some of them, or even just nile were to go on tour with them potentially, it would be the greatest.
It'll be interesting to see how they handle future tours. I would love to see them bring additional musicians with them.
gotta love those 80's analog tv effects. i can't get enough of that stuff. looks so cool
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators: Pharrell Williams (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QVtHogFrI0#ws)
They have revealed so much from that song now that I can't help but wonder...why the fuck hasn't the single released yet? I wouldn't be surprised if we've now heard like 50% of the song. Just release the damn thing as a single now, Christ...
i've heard rumors that the single and video drops on friday
[link] (http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/04/daft-punk-reveals-random-access-memories-tracklist/)
You're correct. Columbia Records also conformed the track listing that was revealed a few days ago on some sites, though one of the tracks seem to have a different name depending on where it's listed. Sometimes track 10 is listed as Motherhood, while some claim it's called Motherboard. The video from Vine confirms it's Motherboard though. Strange how some sites got that name wrong.
i just pre-ordered the vinyl. it comes with a digital download code and a booklet. $40. good deal imo. and i do have a record player
i'll buy it once it comes out.
i sure am glad that it sounds nothing like Human After All, jeez louise what a shitbomb
The radio edit of Daft Punk's Get Lucky has leaked (https://soundcloud.com/mr-hbf/get-lucky). Some people feel it's fake because of a past interview, but the time length lines up closely with what's displayed on this page (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CEIGXN4/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk) and the ending sounds so very Daft Punk.
Nardwuar vs. Pharrell Williams (2013) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJBlcM-uwIc#ws)
I hope the album version is included with the single release, but it sounds unlikely because of the Amazon page...which is strange considering Daft Punk's history of including full versions of songs with their single releases.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/1558426/daft-punks-random-tracklist-is-real-leaked-single-is-not (http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/1558426/daft-punks-random-tracklist-is-real-leaked-single-is-not)
different soundcloud
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/1/635jQ9_01%20Get%20Lucky.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/1/635jQ9_01%20Get%20Lucky.mp3)
turns out the 4:08 leaked one was indeed the real thing - but it's still a radio edit. full length track is 2 minutes longer
get lucky is alright, will probably try before i buy though, really lookin forward to hearing the panda bear collaboration
Quote from: W.A.C. on April 14, 2013 08:44 AM
Yeah, the new single by Psy was pretty disappointing. Considering the giant amount of hype Daft Punk have created for this album, hopefully it'll live up to that hype. I'm listening to Discovery and it reminds how the album is so inconsistent in quality. Songs like the first four tracks, Superheroes, Voyager, and Veridis Quo will always be important classics to me. Songs like Crescendolls, High Life, and Too Long however...
crescendolls is like the best song on the album :o
Quote from: lasse on April 19, 2013 12:30 PM
crescendolls is like the best song on the album :o
if i knew you outside of tba and dota i would HUG YOU
Daft Punk "Get Lucky" - Shredded Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOlM5CDSoi8#ws)
[LINK] (http://kworb.net/itunes/daftpunk.html)
Daft Punk's new single reached #1 in 45 countries already for iTunes' charts.
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I saw that video earlier and it made me laugh.
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Daft Punk - Get Lucky ft. Pharrell Williams (First Live Performance HD @ HTC live) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV2GA63HEGk#ws)
This "live performance" is hilariously bad. I can't believe this is even considered a live performance to anyone.
mgmt released a song on the same day, and honestly i'm more psyched for their album now
MGMT- Alien Days (Studio Version HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RXyz2CU4Zg#ws)
they sound like oh no ono now
that's not a bad thing though
Aren't house and garage music direct offshoots of disco? I'm no expert on dance music, so I may be misinformed. Perhaps "origins" don't matter so much when the musicians in question are so popular? What's more, I don't even know if Daft Punk uses those labels I mentioned in describing their music. I admittedly only know about this act from their work with Matsumoto, and even so I think the visuals in Interstella 5555 made more of an impression on me than the music did.
As far as what I've heard from the forthcoming CD, I'm not really sure what to think. I'm sure hoping it delivers, for the sake of legions of fans that would otherwise be disappointed.
Quote from: BluPhoenix on April 13, 2013 05:18 PM
because daft punk rocks
They certainly did on their last CD, and I don't think it earned them very much praise.
[LINK] (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fobsession.nouvelobs.com%2Fmusique%2F20130418.OBS6224%2Frandom-access-memories-par-daft-punk.html)
Daft Punk explains at least a little from each of the thirteen songs from their new album. Surprisingly, there's only one electronic song on Random Access Memories. o_O Worth mentioning this was translated with Google Translator so some of this information might be inaccurate.
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Fixed my link.
Quote from: lasse on April 20, 2013 01:35 PM
mgmt released a song on the same day, and honestly i'm more psyched for their album now
GET THIS HIPSTER SHIT OUT OF HERE
Quote from: rtil on April 19, 2013 08:02 AM
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/1/635jQ9_01%20Get%20Lucky.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/1/635jQ9_01%20Get%20Lucky.mp3)
turns out the 4:08 leaked one was indeed the real thing - but it's still a radio edit. full length track is 2 minutes longer
this is good
like really good
if i am to believe my source a vinyl rip of this album will drop on may 5th or the following day
Quote from: rtil on April 23, 2013 08:37 PM
if i am to believe my source a vinyl rip of this album will drop on may 5th or the following day
NICE.
While I'd much rather see a CD rip make it onto the internet early, a vinyl rip would be good too. Curious about your source though.
a what.cd power user with a good set-up and some rips to his name
he could just be lying, but i'm sure he's hungry for that 2TB bounty on the torrent request
What user claims he'll have a rip of the album on May 5th or the following day? I just searched the site and couldn't find his post or comment.
that's because it's buried in the comments on the actual request. i'm not going to go bother to find it again
biggest bounty ive ever seen on what
noah the panda vid out
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators: Panda Bear (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8jmBbG4T6c#ws)
i was hoping for a talking panda
actually it wasn't buried as far as i thought it was. here is the quote
Quote from: XHFHX
I will receive it by 17.05.2013, which is a Friday.
Ripping equipment will be if I will upload it
Turntable: Rega P3 24 w/ Universal Spacer (4mm)
Cartridge: Denon DL 110
Phonoamp: Cambridge Audio 651P (MC In)
Audio Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Audio Capturing: Steinberg Cubase 5 (ASIO-Driver)
Manual Declicking: iZotope RXII
Converting: foobar2000
he has 96 torrents to his name
is it worth going for elite? do they get any neat perks?
i have no idea
Not worth it. I was elite once. Most of the cool stuff is power user level (invites forum, PU forum if you're into that), the elite forums aren't too interesting and there aren't any special sites that you can get invites to as elite that aren't available to PUs.
what.cd is the only torrent community i've struggled to keep a good ratio. mine is at 0.57 and it barely budges even though i seed 30-some odd things. there's a small window when a torrent is first released that you might be able to get good upload time but i usually miss it. maybe i just have bad luck . oh well my required ratio is only 0.07
Oh, I read that. He said he would get it on the 17th which is the day the album releases in a bunch of different countries. I would be absolutely shocked if the album didn't get on the web by then. Also, these are my What.CD stats.
Up: 268.27 GB
Down: 153.89 GB
Ratio: 1.74
Required: 0.60
The trick really is to download the freeleeches right when get go up (all of them in every format if you can) and seed them for the next month or so. It doesn't happen often but when it does its amazing. There was a week a while back when everything on the site was freeleech, I got most of my upload during then.
yeah but i don't want to download a bunch of music i don't want/won't listen to just to get my ratio up
Up: 76.85 GB
Down: 44.40 GB
Ratio: 1.73
Required: 0.45
i must have gotten at least 60 of those upload gigabytes during the new year freeleech
Quote from: rtil on April 26, 2013 04:03 AMyeah but i don't want to download a bunch of music i don't want/won't listen to just to get my ratio up
You could just delete a lot of it at some point. Freeleech is the main reason my What.CD stats are so nice. I rarely ever participate it nowadays largely due to my lousy internet connection, but it's the best way to get your ratio up quickly.
um yeah i know i could delete it but that's not the point. i'm saying i don't care about my ratio enough to download a bunch of shit i'm not going to use. unless i'm in real danger of getting warned or banned i won't do it. i'm 0.5 above what i need to be
if anyone has a what.cd invite please please let me have it, the last 3 or 4 times i've tried to apply for one myself ive ended up sitting in the waiting room in queue for 7 hours and would then have to disconnect to go to work, i will be your best friend for the rest of time
DAFT PUNK vs. SAM SPARRO GET LUCKY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_iMEvjvYu8#)
Quote from: rtil on April 28, 2013 12:24 PM
DAFT PUNK vs. SAM SPARRO GET LUCKY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_iMEvjvYu8#)
wow this is a great cover.
i prefer it to the original tbh
Quote from: rtil on April 28, 2013 10:51 PM
i prefer it to the original tbh
i definitely wasn't saying i liked it more than the original, i would be stunned if someone was able to top that. that said, its a still much better remix than any of the other ones i've heard
i'm just not a fan of pharrell's singing, i think sam sparro did it better
bad cover imo!!!!!!!
i think there are parts of the original where pharell's voice isnt amazing, but parts of it where it comes off really great, same goes for the vocoder. more than not they both work. what really impresses me about the original and makes it stand out is nile rodgers.
New episode of Daft Punk's The Collaborators.
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators: Chilly Gonzales (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc3I0Ent9Zg#ws)
I like this episode more than the last two.
"...Suspended harmony that never dissolves."
Perfectly describes what gets me hooked in a song.
Quote from: Cyke on April 30, 2013 05:34 PM
"...Suspended harmony that never dissolves."
Perfectly describes what gets me hooked in a song.
i think you mean never "resolves." that would definitely make more sense.
resolving is when a measure in a song ends with an authentic cadence as opposed to a half cadence or playgal cadence to give the measure more of a complete feel. where most of daft punk's music doesn't use authentic cadences until very near the end of the song, usually the last measure in the entire track.
Quote from: RichChap on April 30, 2013 11:39 PM
resolving is when a measure in a song ends with an authentic cadence as opposed to a half cadence or playgal cadence to give the measure more of a complete feel. where most of daft punk's music doesn't use authentic cadences until very near the end of the song, usually the last measure in the entire track.
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instead of ending the song on a note that makes the song feel like its over (authentic cadence) they end it on a different one that makes it feel like the song should continue (half/plagal/whatever cadence).
thats basically all that means
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yes, patrick?
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normally i am really not a fan of "edm" at all, but wolfgang gartner is the exception to this rule for me. I just read this in an interview with him and i think he points out exactly what the issue is right now with dance music and what daft punk is trying to do
QuoteTo be perfectly honest, and I hate to sound negative, cynical or condescending in any way but that's probably how this will come off, I've been really bummed with most of the new music that's been making waves in 2013. I feel like the "big" sound in dance music right now is just this mashup of every single subgenre possible, to try and appeal to the most people possible, with these cheesy played-out trance pads and vocal hooks, it all sounds exactly the same and it's really bad for the most part, and the scariest thing is that people are reacting to this stuff, crowds at festivals and clubs are wanting more of it. A few of us have deemed it the EDM Apocolypse. Dance music is in a really weird place right now. I don't know where it's going to go. In some way I'm hoping Daft Punk single-handedly destroys this phenomenon we're experiencing and un-brainwashes everybody into realizing that real music should have some soul and authenticity to it, and not just be a big kick drum and a trance breakdown with a cheesy one-liner and a "big drop."
so what he's saying is... yo skrill don't drop it hard???
call 911 NOW
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators: DJ Falcon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gca9hrmVapE#ws)
Quote from: rtil on April 23, 2013 08:37 PM
if i am to believe my source a vinyl rip of this album will drop on may 5th or the following day
:dollman:
i misread it, sorry
Some new interviews came out.
Daft Punk on EDM Producers, 'They're Missing the Tools': [LINK] (http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/1560708/daft-punk-on-edm-producers-theyre-missing-the-tools)
Daft Punk Is (Finally!) Playing at Our House: [LINK] (http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/201305/daft-punk-random-access-memories-profile-gq-may-2013)
I'm beyond ecstatic that when they worked on Random Access Memories, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was looked upon as a model album. That's my favorite album of all time. :D Also, DJ Falcon has a very strong French accent. o_O I wish the latest episode of The Collaborators had subtitles.
definitely can't hear any pink floyd influence in daft punk
Well, they mentioned in past interviews that the keyboard work in the new album would be very influenced from '70s prog and some reviewers who heard Random Access Memories claim the album has a noticeable amount of prog influences. I'd link to sources for statements from reviewers, but I'm trying to avoid album reviews.
https://soundcloud.com/clubbingshanghai/dp-giorgio-by-moroder-leak
hype decreasing (the same clip got taken down on youtube so mite be legit)
[LINK] (http://www5.zippyshare.com/v/6888903/file.html)
Hype decreasing? The leak of Giorgio by Moroder is difficult to judge because it's only around a third of the song and in terrible sound quality but from what we've heard, I really like it a lot.
Edit-
[LINK] (http://stoneyroads.com/daft-punk-to-appear-in-interview-on-pete-tongs-bbc1-radio-show-this-friday/)
An interview with BBC1 Radio will air tomorrow.
its pretty bad quality, the one little riff in it sounds cool though
Give Life Back to Music leaked...in even worse quality. [LINK] (http://www33.zippyshare.com/v/94797282/file.html) I only listened to 52 seconds of it because the quality was so poor.
Edit-
Thanks to poor self control, I decided to listen to the leak. >_<
i am not touching any of these until the album is released in its entirety in the quality it's meant to be heard in. it deserves to at least be heard properly the first time, even if only once.
I agree...except my patience levels are poor. -_-
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators: Paul Williams (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C683ACADxkw#ws)
this guy is awesome
Really curious to hear the song Touch. It's probably the worst received song from the new album...which finally comes out May 17th in Australia so thanks to time zones, the album should definitely be online sometime in the next five days. I'm amazed (and disappointed) the album hasn't leaked yet.
heard a clip from the panda bear song and it just sounded like a less exciting anco track :(
Quote from: W.A.C. on May 12, 2013 02:21 AM
Really curious to hear the song Touch. It's probably the worst received song from the new album
what makes you say that?
Some reviewers didn't like it because they thought it sounded too...
[spoiler]Disney.[/spoiler]
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories Unboxed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr12u1tk_rM#ws)
Daft Punk released a new teaser video AND the album will be streamed tonight via iTunes. BBC Radio 1 will also reveal new tracks from the album at 7pm BST...which is 6am PST...which is now. o_O
iTunes Stream Proof: [LINK] (http://puu.sh/2SvGm.jpg) [LINK] (http://i.imgur.com/J41aANk.png?1?7648)
BBC Radio 1: [LINK] (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/)
So we'll finally get to hear the fucking album in some form. It officially releases May 17th in Australia so the non-stream version should be online sometime in the next few days thanks to time zone differences.
Edit-
Daft Punk Cover Story Teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fiDbI34OYQ#ws)
Pitchfork will air some cover story about Daft Punk tomorrow.
wow get lucky sounds a lot cooler slowed down :I
QuoteToday the Daft Punk album Random Access Memories will be played in full @shardview for its first major event since opening. #DaftPunkLDN
Source: [LINK] (https://twitter.com/ColumbiaUK/status/333933270930714624)
:D
leaked
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/715Bq3_01%20-%20Give%20life%20back%20to%20music%20%281%29.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/715Bq3_01%20-%20Give%20life%20back%20to%20music%20%281%29.mp3)
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/6848Ic_02%20-%20The%20game%20of%20love.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/6848Ic_02%20-%20The%20game%20of%20love.mp3)
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/6843Nq_03%20-%20Giorgio%20by%20moroder.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/6843Nq_03%20-%20Giorgio%20by%20moroder.mp3)
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/872zD4_04%20-%20Within.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/872zD4_04%20-%20Within.mp3)
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/719D0b_05%20-%20Instant%20crush.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/719D0b_05%20-%20Instant%20crush.mp3)
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/7207fW_06%20-%20Lose%20yourself%20to%20dance.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/7207fW_06%20-%20Lose%20yourself%20to%20dance.mp3)
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/7216Ux_07%20-%20Touch.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/7216Ux_07%20-%20Touch.mp3)
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/70a6E_08%20-%20Get%20lucky.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/70a6E_08%20-%20Get%20lucky.mp3)
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/3420Om_09%20-%20Beyond.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/3420Om_09%20-%20Beyond.mp3)
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/724Ea6_10%20-%20Motherboard.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/724Ea6_10%20-%20Motherboard.mp3)
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/472Vh6_11%20-%20Fragments%20of%20time.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/472Vh6_11%20-%20Fragments%20of%20time.mp3)
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/8470kI_12%20-%20Doin%27%20it%20right.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/8470kI_12%20-%20Doin%27%20it%20right.mp3)
http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/267m3D_13%20-%20Contact.mp3 (http://www.thebackalleys.com/dump/files/984/267m3D_13%20-%20Contact.mp3)
well, that was underwhelming
yeahhhh kinda
ok i changed my mind its really rad
reminder that pretty much every daft punk album was canned/disregarded on release and hailed as a classic years later
also most of you have been giving in to too much hype. that's kind of daft punk's fault though
im pretty happy with this. its like they're a real band now, very enjoyable album overall. not the most sonically interesting thing i've ever heard in anyway, but daft punk's music has never really been super "interesting," their music has always been really about being simple and catchy, and this album definitely shows that.
just got done listening to it for the first time
i'm really tempted to make a judgement about the entire album right now, but i've often changed my mind about albums after listening to them a few more times. i will say though that "fragments of time" at the moment is my favorite song
Quote from: rtil on May 14, 2013 02:26 AM
just got done listening to it for the first time
i'm really tempted to make a judgement about the entire album right now, but i've often changed my mind about albums after listening to them a few more times. i will say though that "fragments of time" at the moment is my favorite song
todd edwards really helped make that track awesome, it definitely reminded me of face to face when he collabed with them last. his vocal worked so well with the rest of the instrumental, and the way the vocal was chopped up was really nice, and reminded me a lot of of edwards' solo stuff (as well as face to face).
the ending of contact might have been my favorite part of the album, although i felt that earlier on the song seemed a little cheesy, particularly with the ridiculous live drums that just felt a little over the top. however I think the best track just has to be get lucky, and if it wasn't for the fact that we've all heard it a million times already i think that would be a lot more clear. obviously its going to be a matter of opinion regardless, but in terms of what everyone wanted (without realizing it) to hear the most I think that's got to be the winner.
other highlights for me were motherboard which just included so many cool sounds and instruments in a really neat way, despite being kind of a background track it seems. Doin' it right sounded like a near perfect collab between daft punk and animal collective, combining the classic daft punk sound flawlessly with panda bear's vocals. nile rodgers's golden touch on the intro track was also great to hear, and im glad they didn't just use him for get lucky. lose yourself to dance was decent, although i have to say when i sped the song up a little bit I feel like i was enjoying it much better. i also thought the vocoder in that track was one of the best uses outside of get lucky.
one of my biggest problems with this album is I feel like they overused the vocoder a bit and there were a lot of times where it felt a little too cheesy.
another interesting thing about this album is how many many parts of it felt like a soundtrack to a movie, which isn't really a good or a bad thing, however I feel like it gives the songs a lot of potential for video to accompany them, and i can't wait to see what kind of music videos they put out for this album.
yeah, i've listened to it a few times and i think i can say how i feel about it now. i mostly like it, there are few things that bother me: the talking in "giorgio by moroder" - i don't feel like this kind of stuff belongs on an album. it's distracting and adds nothing to the track. second, pharrell's vocals in "lose yourself to dance" - his vocals are almost cringeworthy, thankfully the track is kind of saved when it starts to pick up later but they definitely could have found someone better to sing those parts.. pharrell sounds like a wannabe michael jackson. lastly, the vocals in touch are just creepy and i don't like them. otherwise it's a good track. overall i think the album is pretty good and a good installation to daft punk's discography. now, i just hope to see some awesome music videos and hopefully another new album that isn't a soundtrack or a live recording in less than 8 years..
After listening to this album twice, I can say with all honesty that this might be the best album they ever made, but as much as I love this album... I was hoping the prog elements were stronger on this record (no song segues? D:), I miss the excellent pacing of Get Lucky's single version, and I don't like Pharrell Williams' vocals in Lose yourself to Dance. Works well with the song, but I never liked that vocal style which was very present in the disco era so my criticism toward his vocals is more of a style preference than anything else. I have zero complaints about his vocals in Get Lucky though. He did an excellent job singing that song. In retrospect, I find it kind of funny so many people complained about wanting hear more of the robots and less of Pharrell Williams in Get Lucky because the album has more vocoder vocals from the duo than any of their other albums. Can't wait until the album's CD gets ripped and put on the web so I can stop listening to some pirated iTunes stream.
Quote from: rtil on May 14, 2013 05:31 AM
awesome music videos
they said that they wouldn't release any music videos for this album in the interview that was linked in this thread a while back
i think the album has a couple of great songs and a couple of bad ones, seems like they didn't put much thought into the tracklisting with all those downtempo songs in the beginning (and having game of love on the album at all, what a shitty fucking track)
no music videos? that's disappointing. they always made fun videos. and the get lucky teaser makes you think there's a full version of that somewhere.
The idea behind no music videos is to leave more to the imagination...though everytime I hear Get Lucky, I can't help but think of the 60 second video. It's definitely a disappointing decision, but at least their marketing has been very successful so far. Still, I can't help but feel a music video to Get Lucky would've helped sales in the U.S. since us Americans like watching music videos on YouTube so much.
i think it's just more likely they didn't want to go through the effort/have no reason to and so they came up with an excuse not to
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators: Andrew The Pizza Guy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFLt2qwJurw#ws)
episode 9
"This daft punk album would probably be really good to take drugs and listen to on a rainy bridge across the gulf of mexico but I dnt know ... Reminds me of when I was 19 really high and listened to kid a over and over again but I don't know if yung kids will get It ... I think the song with julian casablancas would be better with marky mark walbergs character from boogie nights doing the vocals ... The song with todd edwards makes me feel like I'm alone at waffle house and the jukebox is broken and only micheal mcdonald plays out of it ... Motherboard sounds like a coked up austrian guy working on chariots of fire soundtrack then got fired but I fuck with it."
yeah i didn't really like this album
human after all was more interesting than this
they have some ok groove going on every now and then
but as a whole it sort of falls flat and doesn't really have much charm
http://hypem.com/track/1wrxv/Daft+Punk+-+Horizon+%28Japan-only+bonus+track%29 (http://hypem.com/track/1wrxv/Daft+Punk+-+Horizon+%28Japan-only+bonus+track%29)
nice relaxing track. nothing jaw dropping but a good addition
should have been on instead of within or game of love
Honestly I wasn't crazy about the album by first listen. However, the second listen was a turn for the better. It really grew on me. I absolutely love the new styles of music Daft Punk took on with this release. Some presonal favorites would be Give Life Back to Music, Giorgio by Moroder, Touch, Get Lucky, Motherboard, Doin' It Right & Contact. My only cons is that some of the vocoders weren't really doing much for me and there were some spots that seemed kinda corny to me but this is common with Daft Punk, so its all good. Probably gonna pick up a copy soon.
11/10 best album ever my life is complete
Quote from: RichChap on May 2, 2013 12:11 AM
QuoteTo be perfectly honest, and I hate to sound negative, cynical or condescending in any way but that's probably how this will come off, I've been really bummed with most of the new music that's been making waves in 2013. I feel like the "big" sound in dance music right now is just this mashup of every single subgenre possible, to try and appeal to the most people possible, with these cheesy played-out trance pads and vocal hooks, it all sounds exactly the same and it's really bad for the most part, and the scariest thing is that people are reacting to this stuff, crowds at festivals and clubs are wanting more of it. A few of us have deemed it the EDM Apocolypse. Dance music is in a really weird place right now. I don't know where it's going to go. In some way I'm hoping Daft Punk single-handedly destroys this phenomenon we're experiencing and un-brainwashes everybody into realizing that real music should have some soul and authenticity to it, and not just be a big kick drum and a trance breakdown with a cheesy one-liner and a "big drop."
Best marketing ever.
it won't affect the industry in the slightest
sincerely,
nonzop
I enjoyed it but I did not at the same time. Sure it had its moments, and Get Lucky is a very relaxing track to have playing in the back. Pharrell Williams was a nice touch, too. I just feel that it was nothing like their older work, where it was mainly house music that was really made for dancing to. Random Access Memories is obviously more funk influenced, and Daft Punk seem to be more interested in producing mellow tunes now. The vocoder was a little bit redundant but I tolerated it.
Still, it's a very good album nonetheless. "Doin' It Right" ft. Panda Bear (if you know Animal Collective) is a pretty good track as well.
Evolution of Get Lucky [Daft Punk Chronologic cover by PV NOVA] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r3BOZ6QQtU#ws)
This is awesome!
Quote from: funzop on June 3, 2013 05:26 PM
it won't affect the industry in the slightest
sincerely,
nonzop
i came here after ages without checking this topic out just to say that this thread's title really fucking annoys me (why would daft punk affect the music industry???? they're not exactly avant-garde!!!)
but it looks like you kind of beat me to it, in a way
yeah exactly. this album is hardly boundary pushing or genre-defying in terms of electronic music, nor is it bringing anything unique to the world of modern pop.
that said, i was pleasantly surprised by this album. i haven't given too much of a shit about daft punk's previous releases really and had kind of dismissed them as being boring, but i liked this album well enough and after reading an interview with them, i've gained a respect towards their mindset in approaching electronic music from a fresher perspective than a lot of their peers. it is still sort of boring, but it's solid and fun. really well produced.
http://pitchfork.com/news/51328-listen-daft-punks-official-get-lucky-remix/ (http://pitchfork.com/news/51328-listen-daft-punks-official-get-lucky-remix/) daft punk remix album lets gooooooooo
i'm not installing spotify just to listen to that
Honestly, you're not missing much. I thought it was going to be a full out remix but it was just an extended version. Nothing that special.
In other news, producer Nicolas Jaar released a remix album of the new daft punk album. The remixes are very bizarre and sound incredibly different from the originals but its definitely worth a listen.
https://soundcloud.com/daftside-2/sets/random-access-memories-1
Quote from: Alta Don on June 27, 2013 01:03 AM
Honestly, you're not missing much. I thought it was going to be a full out remix but it was just an extended version. Nothing that special.
In other news, producer Nicolas Jaar released a remix album of the new daft punk album. The remixes are very bizarre and sound incredibly different from the originals but its definitely worth a listen.
https://soundcloud.com/daftside-2/sets/random-access-memories-1
i heard this, this is a really strange remix album, nico jaar is pretty cool though. i went to a party once where michel gondry's son's band performed followed by a dj set by nico jaar. it was bizarre and went until like 5am but totally worth it.
Quote from: rtil on June 27, 2013 12:13 AM
i'm not installing spotify just to listen to that
yeah i listened to it after i posted this, not super interesting, but i still hope they do a remix album.
i'd prefer they just move on and work on new material
just a short 4-8 years, rtil
i'm used to that
So it's been less than four months since Random Access Memories came out and I'm surprised they released a music video for Lose Yourself to Dance.
Daft Punk - Lose Yourself to Dance (Official Version) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF-kLy44Hls#)
Too bad they never made a music video for their song Get Lucky, but some of their past music videos were a lot more creative so w/e. Also, I never got around to giving an in-depth opinion of their 4th album. Since I bumped this thread because of the new music video, I suppose I should do that soon. In the mean time, I'll just say that I love every song on the album and view it as the greatest album I've heard that has come out in the last 25 years. I had very high expectations for the album and I'm amazed it made those expectations. Hell, if anything, I'd say it surpassed my expectations. It's an amazing album. Never got around to buying it because my financial situation is so bad though. :/
Quote from: W.A.C. on September 17, 2013 01:23 AM
the greatest album I've heard that has come out in the last 25 years.
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index finger is coming into open nostril. how will this affect the nasal capillary?