Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter are the amazing musicians behind Daft Punk's robot masks. They are the incredible talent that drives crowds all over the world, moves clubbers deep inside the discotheque, yet makes music so awesome and so accessible that it's had plentiful radio airplay alongside mainstream pop, even in the USA.
Daft Punk's mix of 70's funk, edgy house beats, and simple yet driving lyrics is not only a very unique sound; it also has so much strong emotion and raw, grooving energy that I easily declare Daft Punk to be my favorite artist of all time.
I want to convert any nonbelievers, and introduce anybody who doesn't even know the name Daft Punk. To start us off, I'm going to be tackling the whole album Discovery, one track at a time. Last month, I posted about Kanye West's Stronger, which uses a track off of Discovery as its basis. If you liked Stronger, take a look at the original, get the album, and immerse yourself in the rest of the tracks on what may well become your favorite album ever.
I haven't been posting much lately, but rest assured that I'll actually get through this album. It's damn hard to convey exactly how awesome each track is, and to do each one justice in a simple blog post with just a short sample of the song, but I'm on a mission from God here so I'll be bringing you the gospel of Daft Punk. Enjoy.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Daft Punk: Discovery
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I've owned this album for a while and I fell in love with not only the album, but Daft Punk in general the second I listened to it. Now everyone has their own stories about how they came across each band, and it can sometimes become a little boring, but I think I'll share mine with you, the abridged version at least. I first heard of Daft Punk when I was around 10 or 11, through a late night version of the old cartoon show Toonami that used to be on Cartoon Network. They were showing the music from the first four tracks on Discovery in animation, a kind of mini-story. The cartoons captivated me, as well as the music and from that point forward I have loved the band. I have every album they have put out, thanks to the wonders of the internet, and their music is amazing every time you listen to it, be it the first or hundredth time.
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