Daft Punk's Random Access Memories

I have to admit, I wasn't bowled over by this album at first, but it's been growing on me a fair amount with subsequent listens.

Interesting read:

http://www.sonicscoop.com/2013/05/27/icons-mick-guzauski-on-engineering-and-mixing-daft-punks-random-access-memories/

"Useless factoid that I noticed while looking through the album credits:
Most of the front half of the album features drums by John JR Robinson and bass by Nathan East, whereas the back half mostly features Omar Hakim on drums and James Genus on bass."

Just a note that if your source is Discogs, they've got more than a few errors on their listing.

what he said is true based on the liner notes

Yep. My source was the liner notes.

Interesting read:

http://www.sonicscoop.com/2013/05/27/icons-mick-guzauski-on-engineering-and-mixing-daft-punks-random-access-memories/

― groovypanda, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 4:16 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

that was great. of course i didn't follow half of it, but it is great audiophile/high-end production porn and makes me want to become a recording engineer..

An SM57 on the snare? That is a pretty amazing testament for Shure.

jumping into this high-trafficed thread to say that y'all should listen to the new paramore

http://cdn.idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/09/paramore-self-titled-cover-400x400.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramore_(album)

there's other stuff out there that's p good that's not daft punk

xpost

Yeah, great article. I love stuff like that. That studio looks enormous!

I wish there were more albums coming out these days that were so committed to capturing a warm, natural sound.

An SM57 on the snare? That is a pretty amazing testament for Shure.

i don't think shure needs testimonials at this point, it's pretty much accepted as the industry standard snare mic, right?

Is it because if it gets hit it's cheap to replace?

I think that fancier, more sensitive microphones can also get damaged when they pick up loud signals like snare hits.

Sherburne with a good piece about Daft Punk, BOC and marketing

lol

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/index.ssf/2013/05/detroit_gets-daft-punk.html

okay, that's funny.

I like the story of them using different mic's from different eras to record Giorgio Moroder's voice, and claiming that while most listeners wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the mics, at least THEY knew!

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1565020/official-daft-punks-random-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-339000

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/31/entertainment-us-taylorswift-chart-idUSBRE89U03E20121031

owned

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1272523!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/adele25f-1-web.jpg

owned

http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca0a0e9288eee0455fa9f38a4cd1fa15/tumblr_mlooxer1Dz1s4cuhno1_500.gif

on layaway

SM57's are pretty magical.

Pretty solid numbers in 2013

Imagine what it sold in France

just under 200k in France

http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Daft-Punk/news-86064.html

Further, "Random Access Memories" is the first dance/electronic album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in more than a year. The last dance/electronic No. 1 was Madonna's "MDNA" -- it debuted atop the April 14, 2012 chart.

"Notably, in one week, "Random Access Memories" has sold more than twice what the total sales are for "Human After All." The latter has sold just 125,000 to date. Comparably, Daft Punk's best selling album is "Discovery," with 796,000."

Assume they're just US sales?

Yeah they're just US sales. I saw they revealed the UK sales for all their previous albums this week.

Discovery 566,927
Homework 345,09
Tron Legacy 128,595
Musique 122,487
Human After All 80,838
Live 2007 53,613
Alive 1997 15,517

The new album sold 165,091 here in the UK last week, over twice what Human After All has sold in it's lifetime.

I haven't seen this mentioned earlier in the thread but has anybody else noticed the vinyl version of RAM playing a little faster (and pitched a tiny bit higher) than the digital versions?

I just tried flipping back and forth between vinyl and CD - no discernible pitch difference to these ears.

Those rhythm section credits in full:

Side 1:
1. Bass East / Drums Robinson
2. Bass East / Drums Robinson
3. Bass East & Genus / Drums Robinson & Hakim

Side 2:
1. Bass East / Drums Robinson
2. Bass East / Drums Robinson
3. Bass East / Drums Robinson

Side 3:
1. Bass Genus / Drums Hakim & Quinn
2. Bass East / Drums Hakim
3. Bass Genus / Drums Hakim

Side 4:
1. Bass Genus / Percussion Hakim & Quinn
2. Bass East & Genus / Drums Hakim
3. all electronic
4. Bass Genus / Drums Hakim

cool how all the band members have the same first name as the instrument they play

yeah, "game of love" shouldn't even be on the album. and certainly not at the second position

Yeah I always have this nagging problem with albums where the second track is really underwhelming. I actually wonder whether people would be more receptive to the album as a whole if you were to swap 'Game of Love' and 'Get Lucky' around.

I get really angry about bad sequencing. It's like, come on, you've got all the right songs, just get them in the right order. I call this The Tusk Problem.

I actually wonder whether people would be more receptive to the album as a whole if you were to swap 'Game of Love' and 'Get Lucky' around.

but loads of people like this album

lol otm it's not *that* bad

"game of love" is good.

I just think there should be a law against really slow second tracks (see also: Kid A)

Yeah I dunno, it's fine in itself but it feels like a damp squib in between Give Life and Giorgio, it fucks up the album's flow and might work better elsewhere. I mean imagine Discovery with Something About Us in between One More Time and Digital Love.

you'd think they'd have noticed that their track order was incorrect and fixed it after all the trouble they went to otherwise

I mean imagine Discovery with Something About Us in between One More Time and Digital Love.

that sounds grouse, honestly

I get really angry about bad sequencing. It's like, come on, you've got all the right songs, just get them in the right order. I call this The Tusk Problem.

― Deafening silence (DL), Wednesday, May 29, 2013 4:50 AM (40 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

wait what tusk is beautifully sequences!

you'd think they'd have noticed that their track order was incorrect and fixed it after all the trouble they went to otherwise

they probably forgot what with all the other stuff they had to do. can someone send them this thread?

Yeah bands never do things intentionally while still fucking up.

Think it's a bit rich to call it fucking up. but then I think it's fine where it is

Make a playlist

human after all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

they'll probably do a recall and repressing when they realise

'game of love' definitely sets a downer mood for the whole album on yr first listen through

Which is awesome.

It doesn't even work conceptually though. Give Life to Music and Giorgio are both making the same point whereas Game of Love belongs with the sad-robot stuff that comes later. That said, from Touch to the end is immaculately sequenced. Move GoL to between Lose Yourself and Touch and we're golden.

Man I really love this album.

I've changed my mind about "game of love". I find it lovely now, it just took longer to grow on me !
that said, I still think it would be better toward the end of the album.

well sorry guys but it's track two and that's the end of it. you can change your playlists but you'll always know you cheated.

maybe it's not the real version of the album that was released ?