Daft Punk's Random Access Memories

i kind of admire the faithfulness of the ads to that visual style from 70s/80s, but i hate that fucking ad style, even as a kid seeing those kinds of ads in old magazines i just always found it claustrophobic and stuffy

haha, I love those old ads. I have volumes of books with ads from the 60s-80s, and really don't ever get tired of looking at them. (possibly helps having family in the biz)

I wish the shirts weren't boring as fuck

the worst kind of band shirt is the shirt that just replicates the cover art, with very rare exceptions. imo.

I like the ads but I would really just rather wear an Italians Do It Better shirt 100% of the time tbh

would totes wear that circular ALIVE 1997 logo on a t shirt, or even the 'darlin'' logo.

http://img.cdandlp.com/2013/12/imgL/116406617-2.jpg

I'm not sure I'll ever wear it, but I totally ordered the belt buckle.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/s526x395/10258884_327926014027676_4377147618031421386_n.jpg

is that from deviantart

it's from the guy with a blog that paints requests

I hate the internet

Is that adam ant?

specifically, it is:

"Please can you paint Daft Punk Morris dancing on the surface of Mars wearing only their helmets and official Morris dancing tassels and braces. Adam Ant is shredding on the electric guitar to accompany the dance. The sun has gone supernova and Earth is exploding in the distance."

Yeah that is awesome. I thought it had to do w Zardoz at first.

i don't want to buy this enamel pin but i do want a jacket w/ "around the world" buttons

http://i.imgur.com/1kiDgCN.jpg

http://www.factmag.com/2014/11/11/daft-punk-to-reissue-alive-albums-as-vinyl-box-set/

http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/daftpunk1111.jpg

should have waited till 2017

Ultra Deluxe Edition in 2017 with replica helmets.

ooh stickers!

What's the point of adding stupid fake ass "VIP" passes to things like this? Never got that. I always think of the printer getting a request to make these things.

Daft Punk: "We'd like you to print this VIP pass!"
Printer: "Cool! Is it for your next tour?"
Daft Punk: "Uhm no, it's a replica of VIP pass we once handed out, like ten years ago."
Printer: "*crickets*... Ok..."

you can look at the VIP pass and remember when you actually had that VIP pass for that 1997 show and how good it felt before your company pets.com failed.

http://www.harderbloggerfaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1a72d913-536x628.jpg

this album is still wonderful

Agreed. I've been going back to it a lot recently.

just Giorgio over and over here

this album is still ridiculous garbage. "give life" was a promising start, though

promising solely for it's message? the rest of the album does not seem so far removed from the opening track, except maybe in short flourishes.

I guess hating Pharrell's vocals could ruin 'Lose Yourself to Dance' and 'Get Lucky', which seem most similar though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbt-kw2EkfU

i really wish that whole documentary were available with english subtitles

the documentary is pretty cool, yeah.
from a french perspective, it was quite fun (and wtf) to have all these interviews and comments from big stars and then... sheila !
I didn't even know he had made an album for her...
I also didn't know he was behind inxs' "original sin".

I should have put this on the Nile thread instead of the Daft thread, I guess..

Am I missing something? All I saw was a sub 1-min video of a Daft Punk robot typing at a console while "Why?" played in the background.

yeah the "video" is nothing. it's part of a French Nile Rodgers documentary.

Surely an equivalent of this documentary has been made in english at some point ? Especially since all the interviews are in english !
I mean it's cool and all but there must be many other interviews of Nile and all the other people involved on the subject.

Among the best stuff are his comments about all the things he's done until now.
With such an incredible history of hits he could sound like an asshole (or an hypocrite) but he manages to appear both proud and likeable.
A bit like a kid bragging.
Another nice thing is that throughout the documentary he almost always plays his (unplugged) guitar during the interviews.

(OK this definitely belongs to the NL thread !)

Recently saw Daft Punk's 2006/7 Coachella performance / Alive tour described as:

The live set that changed the direction and velocity of all electronic dance music

Seems to be a pretty widespread idea in the US, and of course I don't know if it rings more true over there (given Detroit and Chicago's musical history I doubt it) but at least I can say that for me that album/show had NO impact at all on the scene for house/techno/"EDM" - only DP song I ever think I heard at a DJ set is "Revolution 909".

So yeah, to me it seems like a very widespread misconception or a US-specific truth (in this way reminding me a bit about the relation between Kelly Clarkson and popism which in a Danish context=0) and of course I don't mind really, like I don't mind people describing RAM as an EDM record, but it strikes me as a bit silly and I wanted to share that.

Alive 2007 definitely felt like a huge moment for them and (IMO) validation of a career that's been kinda up and down

putting a DJ-based act on stage surrounded by such monstrous stagecraft following three days of mostly guitar bands was pretty revolutionary

electric daisy carnival had been around for a decade but it quickly changed in to something way bigger with much wider appeal after 2007

besides Daft Punk's huge live show, the other big change for US EDM was Skrillex

sadly, the roots of techno and house have zero bearing on the current US EDM scene

"putting a DJ-based act on stage surrounded by such monstrous stagecraft following three days of mostly guitar bands was pretty revolutionary"

otm

a nifty turning point historically, too, since daft punk's music is so heavy on guitars

i wasnt there but a few friends were and they said people were just losing their minds, one friend told me he saw a boyfriend-girlfriend couple sobbing together while dancing and kissing at the same time when "one more time" came on

ive been to a lot of shows but i'm pretty sure ive never witnessed something like that

I've heard the YTs.

Ecstasy is a helluva drug

well yeah

"You don’t need MDMA to enjoy this music." —Pharrell

how does he explain "Happy"?

"I'm a hot air balloon, I could go to space." —Pharrell

xpost What did the Chem Brothers do at the peak of their popularity? Or Orbital, et al? Iirc they were all lauded for their live performances, but I never saw them perform.