Daft Punk

Key · 10-19-2013, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Charlie

...and these days sound like pop music with a dance beat.

To be fair, they also went from that to this:

I'm not understanding the Daft Punk hate for RAM, the whole album is amazing and they really put their heart and soul into it.

Rjinn · 10-20-2013, 01:11 AM

I liked Homework. After that they had a few good singles, and a lot of cringe-worthy singles. Something enjoyable being played at a gym, or drunk faced head spinning in a club, but not a group I'd go out the way for.

djchameleon · 10-20-2013, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Charlie

Daft Punk make me sad. They went from this:

To this:

...and these days sound like pop music with a dance beat.

You aren't comparing the right songs.

Around the world should be compared with Get Lucky they are both similar pop music with a dance beat.

Around the world from Homework is similar to their Get Lucky single.

you cherry picked two different types of songs to fit your argument.

Mr. Charlie · 10-20-2013, 12:52 PM

I didn't cherry pick the tracks. I picked their debut track and the track they last released. I didn't actively seek out their worst track. It's them then and them now.

Anyway, the point I was (badly it seems) trying to make, is they no longer make music I enjoy. I feel they used to have a little attitude in their music, a touch of punk, now it's a very friendly sound with no rough edges.

But if that's the music they want to make, then that's the music they should make. And judging by their popularity, the music they make today is also the music most their fans want them to make.

djchameleon · 10-20-2013, 01:29 PM

I was wrong about first singles from each album.

The first single from their debut was Alive not Around the World. Get Lucky being their first single from their latest would then be compared to Alive still not Da Funk but I do get the point you are making that you just don't like the direction they went.

Also their fans were polarized by this last album and even Daft Punk said that they wanted people to hate it and not view it as a typical Daft Punk album because they wanted to do something that isn't being done in electronic music nowadays but essentially they ended up making an album that covers dance music over the decades starting with disco.

Werda · 11-06-2013, 12:13 AM

I loved the album, and I think the love comes more from appreciation of it as a concise experiment... but then again all their albums are...

chris_mills · 11-06-2013, 11:33 AM

Daft Punk have sparked a new wave of pop music. Pop vocals over a funky beat or a dance beat is now becoming the new 'mainstream' music. Daft Punk brought attention to music like Disclosure and Rudimental, who are becoming big.

Werda · 11-07-2013, 12:32 AM

Also I feel like the promotion of the album had a lot to do with it's reception. They literally drip-fed it online with the virality of the VICE docos and the recording of the teaser for Get Lucky at Glastonbury, etc. Makes you think about the current power of online promotion and all the tools labels use nowadays outsid of traditional P.R and Marketing....

There are heaps of agencies now in the US and UK who do music-specific digital P.R and social media... so heaps of indie artists are gaining traction that way, making it seem acquiring new fans is so organic and ****... I'm still undecided about it all but it's defintiely the future....

A mate of mine was signed to this new label which I think is in beta, or just left it, I can't really remember... but basically the label rewards people for sharing it's music? I'm not quite sure what the rewards are, but I think a job is up for grabs, cash, merch etc, pretty cool idea - www.werdamouth.com

Obviously Daft Punk, and the more mainstream EDM artists probably wouldnt benefit from this kind of promotion, but defintiely the smaller acts I feel.

But, really, bottom line? Well done on that campaign Daft Punk, never have I frothed so hard over an album's release.

djchameleon · 11-07-2013, 05:34 AM

This medley is so good!

Dulce · 11-07-2013, 08:52 AM

i'm a fan. how about fatboy slim?

11-06-2013, 11:33 AM	#407 (permalink)
chris_mills Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: England Posts: 97	Daft Punk have sparked a new wave of pop music. Pop vocals over a funky beat or a dance beat is now becoming the new 'mainstream' music. Daft Punk brought attention to music like Disclosure and Rudimental, who are becoming big. __________________ ^Dream Band

10-20-2013, 01:11 AM	#402 (permalink)
Rjinn The Aerosol in your Soul Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 1,546	I liked Homework. After that they had a few good singles, and a lot of cringe-worthy singles. Something enjoyable being played at a gym, or drunk faced head spinning in a club, but not a group I'd go out the way for.

10-20-2013, 12:52 PM	#404 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	I didn't cherry pick the tracks. I picked their debut track and the track they last released. I didn't actively seek out their worst track. It's them then and them now. Anyway, the point I was (badly it seems) trying to make, is they no longer make music I enjoy. I feel they used to have a little attitude in their music, a touch of punk, now it's a very friendly sound with no rough edges. But if that's the music they want to make, then that's the music they should make. And judging by their popularity, the music they make today is also the music most their fans want them to make.

11-06-2013, 12:13 AM	#406 (permalink)
Werda Groupie Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 17	I loved the album, and I think the love comes more from appreciation of it as a concise experiment... but then again all their albums are...

11-07-2013, 12:32 AM	#408 (permalink)
Werda Groupie Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 17	Also I feel like the promotion of the album had a lot to do with it's reception. They literally drip-fed it online with the virality of the VICE docos and the recording of the teaser for Get Lucky at Glastonbury, etc. Makes you think about the current power of online promotion and all the tools labels use nowadays outsid of traditional P.R and Marketing.... There are heaps of agencies now in the US and UK who do music-specific digital P.R and social media... so heaps of indie artists are gaining traction that way, making it seem acquiring new fans is so organic and ****... I'm still undecided about it all but it's defintiely the future.... A mate of mine was signed to this new label which I think is in beta, or just left it, I can't really remember... but basically the label rewards people for sharing it's music? I'm not quite sure what the rewards are, but I think a job is up for grabs, cash, merch etc, pretty cool idea - www.werdamouth.com Obviously Daft Punk, and the more mainstream EDM artists probably wouldnt benefit from this kind of promotion, but defintiely the smaller acts I feel. But, really, bottom line? Well done on that campaign Daft Punk, never have I frothed so hard over an album's release.

11-07-2013, 08:52 AM	#410 (permalink)
Dulce WILDFIRE Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 232	i'm a fan. how about fatboy slim?