Daft Punk's Random Access Memories

these are the aspects that stand out:

1. an amazing campaign of word of mouth/social media noise that has elevated the buzz for this song/album beyond rational levels
2. a six-year or whatever drought between proper daft punk albums

putting those factors aside because they're just noise in my sphere of influence just at this second, what we're left with is (a) a song that's incredibly good because shut up that's why (b) daft punk evolving to disco/funk on actual instruments played by actual people (c) a travelling groove that fuck you is the best travelling groove in years

i didn't even like daft punk once, to whit: i remember having an argument (in 1998) with an old (i'm talking in his like 50s) friend who insisted the song 'da funk' and the associated clip were the best things ever, and that daft punk were amazing and revolutionarily talented, and i was not convinced. nfi how to contact this guy now but i would potentially be rolling out a giant 'I WAS WRONG' banner

output-wise, autechre shits on these guys. all the hype and anticipation over one polished to shit track.. gimme a BREAK

GOD

we should probably list everyone who, output-wise, shits on these guys

shitting nu-disco

it's just...i can never tell with autechre if it's just that my youtube is having trouble buffering.

http://heavyartillz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1983640-wasteland_stock1393.jpg

wtf is autechre, are they fun, do they have cool robots

Webern > Kandinsky > Cervantes > Bob Hope > Autechre > Daft Punk

you know, all daft punk is doing here is ripping off can, autechre, and alice coltrane.

can someone get the pronunciation guide guys on "autechre"?

itt we compare niles rogers with a fax machine

next up: johnny marr was shit because blixa bargeld used more chainsaws

I like the song a lot, even though I don't think it's an INSTANT CLASSIC or whatever. But I do think the first time I hear it on a dance floor I will be super-excited.

how's life do u only listen to music on youtube

sometimes i listen to music on the cloud

number 3 in the fun 40 in the UK.

Ach, that's a bit disappointing

I mean that witch song made no.2 with only a fraction of the hype

Looking forward to Pharrell-less remixes focusing on 2:20-3:42 of the radio edit. Last year's KDMS album had a handful of Chic tributes that walk all over the rest of "Get Lucky".

smh at anyone who wants a Pharrell-less version

Important questions:
Do robots need to sleep?
What does it mean for a robot to get lucky?

Ach, that's a bit disappointing

1. It was only on sale for 48 hours before the chart was calculated.
2. Since no Daft Punk single has ever even cracked the top 40 in the U.S., a top 10 showing on Billboard would be really something. Very curious to see how it'll do in the YouTube/Spotify era. Also curious to see if pop radio gets behinds it.

Will downloads of crut's Katy Perry mashup be counted towards sales?

#3 on iTunes atm

Homem-Christo G, Bangalter T (2012) Extending runtimes beyond diurnal maintenance intervals to reset stochastic outcomes. Robot Auton Syst 61, 5:428-442

What does it mean for a robot to get lucky?

considering this is an international smash, how does "get lucky" translate across the world? i wonder if it comes across as staying up all night in the hopes of getting a winning poker hand or something

Let's ask google translate (English -> Traditional Chinese -> English)

Hee 歡的 Phoenix Legendary
We 們的 purpose Shi open end
Shi Inmo Yuzuru 這個 star ball spinning
One start competence obey

Far thick we 們已 經來
We needed abandoned 們是 who
Cause 此, Yuzuru we 們提 high completion 吧
而我 們的 star star cup
她整 night, the sun arrives at direct
些 one arrives at night we have obtained
她整 good good night toys
Good luck arrives at night we have obtained
Sun arrives at our 們熬 Yachoku
些 one arrives at night we get 們熬
We 們熬 good good night toys
Lucky to get our arrival night 們熬

Yes verge 沒有 Sesso
Not 斷給 你的 禮物
這是 Inmo our typical sense of remembrance 嗎?
如果 你想 dehiscence, we

The arrival night we obtained 們熬
We 們熬 night, Kazuki times come
We 們熬 night (Yuzuru our 們 Kazuki times come!)
Shitsuboku arrival we 們整 晚都 obtained
Lucky to get our arrival night 們熬
Lucky to get our arrival night 們熬

Kazuki times come!

Ooops, screwed up there. I fed it the Chinese as Japanese. English -> Traditional Chinese -> English is much less entertaining, with only a few gems like:

So let's raise the bar
Our Star Cup

There are currently no rhythm
Constantly gift to you.
This is what I feel?

two robots one cup

'i like that beatles song except for the lennon/mccartney stuff' xp

to be fair this is exactly my thought on most of the beatles' material

ok changed my mind i like it

♫ i'm up all night to get lucky ♫

lol

When I start thinking about this song I basically can't get the hook out of my head at all

(Which is a good thing, really.) I quite like this.

Heard it on the radio earlier today here in the greater Austin area

Change pitch, add a few shamonas here and there and voila! Off the wall Michael Jackson feat. Daft Punk.

http://youtu.be/SkCn-iWLiSE

haven't heard the song but no idea why people always seem to be wanting game changers the whole time

― suare, Saturday, April 20, 2013 3:33 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

1. so listen to the song before weighing in 2. i didn't say i want game changers all the time. i think the song is dope & have no criticisms of it. was just advocating for evenhandedness/honesty about the fact that a lot of what is doing the heavy lifting w/r/t all the attention its getting is that daft punk have kinda become pop stars since their last album.

the song itself is dope & fun as a pop joint but isn't doing much new, which is not a criticism of its quality simply a statement of accuracy

and every year there are game changers

shocking that people are excited about pop stars

the song itself is dope & fun as a pop joint but isn't doing much new

apart from being daft punk with real instruments

that mjj treatment is sort of incredible btw

the song itself is dope & fun as a pop joint but isn't doing much new

apart from being daft punk with real instruments

― we're up all night to eat biscuits (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 22 April 2013 5:49 AM (29 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I dunno, that just make this the Daft Punk equiv. of the Neptunes' Spymob album.

It's neither a good nor bad thing in and of itself.

Still a great tune though!

It is sort of brilliant isnt it? Higher pitch Pharrell does sound a lot like MJ.

Xpost

Pharrell is great ("Frontin'" etc), but the MJ is *easily* the new preferred version!

I was just advocating for evenhandedness/honesty about the fact that a lot of what is doing the heavy lifting w/r/t all the attention its getting is that daft punk have kinda become pop stars since their last album.

How have Daft Punk become pop stars since HAF? Might be different in America but surely Discovery era was their pop star peak?

I dunno if even now I'd call DP pop stars in America, but their profile was considerably increased with the 2007 tour and Kanye West's "Stronger".