Commemorative edition of Random Access Memories album features unreleased Daft Punk tracks
daft punk released a commemorative edition of the album’s 10th anniversary Random Access Memories. In addition to demos and alternative versions, the album features new songs from the same recording sessions as the original project.
Julian Casablancaswhich participates in the hit “Instant Crush,” was present in the new edition with “Infinity Repeating.” In addition to him, the band The Voidz – of which he is also the lead singer – receives credit for the track.
Check out the album’s tracklist:
Listen “Infinity Repeating,” a track featuring the Strokes vocalist:
Why did Daft Punk break up? thomas bangalter responds
daft punk surprised the world by combining its electronic pop music with the conceptual plot behind the helmets used by the duo. Despite the innovation in the genre and hits like “Around the World,” Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo It is thomas bangalter announced the end of the project in 2021.
The choice came due to the increasing advancement of technology, such as artificial intelligence. Duo wanted to distance himself from the sounds produced by robots – a scenario possible today, but not when the daft punk started its activities.
“daft punk it was a project that blurred the line between reality and fiction with the robot characters. Not giving away the whole narrative while it was happening was a very important point for me and Guy-Manuel,” bangalter explained to BBC (via NME).
The musician also highlighted that, after the end of the duo, it is easier to show people how human the process behind the tracks was: “I love technology as a tool, but I am afraid of the nature of the relationship between machines and us themselves. Now that the story is over, it’s interesting to reveal part of the creative process, which was done by humans, without any kind of algorithm.”
Source: Rollingstone
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