“We wanted to do what we used to do with machines and samplers, but with people.” -Thomas Bangalter
Can’t get enough, such a good article.
I have always enjoyed Rolling Stone’s articles. They are geared more like stories, written perfectly to help readers see the artists they are reading about. Those artists are people and I appreciate the writer’s of Rolling Stone taking the time to notice the details that make them human (no pun intended).
Daft Punk
What a great concept: robot masks, a disco 70s feel, songs that force people to question at what point technology becomes human and vice versa. When it comes to hype, Daft Punk has the science of electronic music down to an art.
It says something when your friends have been listening to the album leak for the last week (at a record of 6 times in one day) and is still interested in buying the physical record. We have the tracks and yet we want them even more! There is something abstract about holding a record of digital tracks in your hand - it somehow brings you closer to the feeling.
And by record I mean the vinyl record. Coming in at $39.98 (without the fees and taxes), that’s a lot of money for a ‘dead’ medium. But yet, it’s the medium of choice for electronic, high-fidelity, disco-loving technology junkies. A nearly completely electronic creation is finding it’s greatest success on a medium that’s nearing its 115th birthday. The irony!
It’s not only the video that makes people listen or purchase Daft Punk’s newest creation, it’s the hype, the sweet-ass costumes and above all, the quality of the music. It makes you want to dance and it sounds like ‘the music of the future.’
Give Life Back to Music is my must-listen-track for this week because the industry would benefit quite a bit from listening to the lyrics:
“If the music gives you life…give life back to music…”
- caro
(Source: Spotify)
It’s a real mix of emotions… stoked and weirded out by staring myself down 25 times over… #souvenirstand #indiepop #newrelease #cassette #beautifulstrange
Check out the very talented stephanie cupo and her project Souvenir Stand. I’ve had the pleasure of making music with her here at WPU and think that she is a musician who is going to really make a name for herself.
Congrats Steph!
Vampire Weekend at Roseland Ballroom, April 28th, 2013
“You didn’t come this far to go back to retail….”
