Daft Punk's Random Access Memories

That's the thing, why even let iTunes stream it in the first place when they knew full well this would happen? Like, I know it's Apple, but this is the biggest release of the year, Daft Punk had the power to do whatever they wanted.

Two tracks in and this is sounding amazing though.

― Matt DC, Monday, May 13, 2013 2:10 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i think the view is that it's gonna leak at some point anyway, but if you stream it on itunes you at least get centric hype and promotion from putting it out there.

I suppose so, but they've got massive hype anyway, I'm just kind of amazed they let it slip out there before the release date at all.

They were probably really confident with the number of preorders that the album already got.

'Lose Yourself To Dance' will, as senior ILM'er Job de Wit has said in his review today, "make us learn how to dance to 100 BPM again" <3

The bit where the strings come in during Giorgio made me so so happy.

Their comment on how eletronic music isn't moving foward seem a little arrogant now, I like this, don't get me wrong but idk.

^^ BACKLASH ALERT

Just finished Within, I think it is fantastic record up to now. Way better than anticipated. I juust wish artist wouldn't play the 'ah the state of music today' card has marketing ploy.

Jon Williams' song 'Touch' first song to half break the spell, for me. Not because of the song and sounds, but just the vocals. WOuld've preferred an intrumental tbh

I was being challopsy Van Horn, I agree with what you said. Album so far is teh awesome

I remember when Within was playing at my first dance when I was 12, 13 years ago.

Haha the very beginning of Instant Crush kinda reminds me of Last Christmas by Wham.

Their comment on how eletronic music isn't moving foward seem a little arrogant now, I like this, don't get me wrong but idk.

I think what they said was that the state of electronic music didn't make them want to go that way again (also they've always said they hated to do the same things again and again) so they went back to some sounds and ways to make music from the late 70s/80s that inspired them more.
I don't think they meant that their album was about making electronic music go forward.

Having heard Get Lucky a gazillion times already, I feared I wouldn't be able to 'place' it in the flow of the record. But no such thing, fits in perfectly, love hearing 6mins of it too

I think Love Yourself to Dance would have benefited from some editing. Touch is fantastic.

I will be very strong and resist the temptation to listen to the leak and wait for the official release...
I want that old school fun of buying it at the store on the first day and discover it at home.

Me too, I'll probably never get that again

surprisingly downbeat innit? #getweepy

Dunno, I'm feeling that release day feeling right now, even if I didn't actually go and buy it. The feeling of anticipation and release is still there.

Everyone who works for a label knows that albums leak 7-10 days before release. They knew this would happen. Why do you think there are so many week-before-release streams now? To distract people from downloading leaks. Me, I'll wait and buy it next week.

surprisingly downbeat innit? #getweepy

― piscesx, maandag 13 mei 2013 20:43 (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Srsly! Very downbeat and melancholy. It's funny how the 'mood' of this album has not been addressed in the eight videos they put out there up till now, I didn't get that impression at all.

'Fragments of Time' whoah what the hell is it... 10CC paired with yacht rock? Fuck if I know, but it is so so great.

And I have to say, not one of the OMG I WAS THERE AT FIRST LISTEN reviews prepared me for such a 'moody', bluesy electronic album. So odd.

Maybe they made a feint album to throw everyone off

okay if someone told me this album sounded like The Faint I would be more interested in hearing it

Fuck the Panda Bear track is a fucking jam

Need to listen to it a lot more, but I have to say that I was quite exhausted by the end.

right now someone is mixing fragments of time with a christine mcvie vocal imo

Baffled that NOT ONE of the lucky few reviewers addressed the melancholy, near serenity of this. Not one!

are there any legal streams atm?

Into Motherboard. I'm having a hard time figuring out which will be the next single.

todd edwards should be a permanent member of this band

I for one, after just one listen, can already conclude that these "exclusive one time listening sessions" are a piece of shite that needs to be eradicated from music journalism. Noone even got fucking CLOSE to describing this album.

I hear iTunes is live streaming, at least in the UK, right now.

yes canada itunes too

US is now too https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/daft-punk/id5468295

not seeing it in the u.s. ):

nvm got it!

Oh you lucky people - I am at work, can't stream til I get home

how's the extended edit of get luck

y?

Doin' it Right rules

more guitar grace xxp

Wish Lou1s J4gg3r was here to tell us his first impression all of a sudden ;_;

This is remarkably coherent for an album with such a diverse cast. Like, I was starting to wonder what the Julian Casablancas track would sound like, then looked and realised I'd heard it 10mins before. No individual guest overshadows the track at all.

I'm sure it'd be a challenging contrarian view xp

http://25.media.tumblr.com/0228aec76d108335ea23d77fa93a2553/tumblr_ml93z1vfri1ryxr0lo1_500.gif

Matt DC otm, that happened to me as well. I really understand Chilly Gonzalez's remarks now about how they asked him to create a key progression or bridge, it's all very connected.

Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right
Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right
Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right
Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right
Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right
Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right
Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right
Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right
Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right
Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right
Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right
Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right
Doing it right, everybody will be dancing when we're doing it right

Panda Bear is kind of harshing my buzz here, his phrasing is all wrong.

Am I the only who kinda forgot about the performers per se?