I really enjoyed this! A fascinating insight into a link I hadn't really considered. I also lived in Paris, for a couple of years: I went to the Batofar and the Rex but never made it to Queen sadly! I was pretty skint too, so I never drank in the clubs. Maybe one beer, if I could afford it.
As for Human After All, you're right: I like certain songs (the title track, Robot Rock) but not a big fan over all, although I do think it was the album Daft Punk had to make at the time, after the intense pressure and work load of Discovery and Thomas's mum dying.
I stand by my description of HAA from the booK. "Discovery sounds like it was recorded at infinite leisure, stitched together out of the finest materials like some kind of imperial quilt. Human After All, on the other hand, has a distinctly unfinished air, as if jammed together with rusty nails in the pouring rain."
Brings back a lot memories of '97. We saw them at a smallish venue in Brighton and were jumping up down by the end of it. Fabulous. Road trip through France and Spain in our old camper followed that summer with supporting cast of homework, super discount and substrata. When stopping at rest stops on the autoroute we would open the side doors, put on a brew and cue up Rollin' and Scratchin' to somewhat bewildered onlookers. Good times💖
Congrats for having written Ben Cardew's book review. Obviously Cardew deserves it and he was right to write a whole essay on Daft Punk, because their international success. Actually if we talk just musically, Daft Punk were never interesting. Every electronic music listener and musician have crossed the all Daft Punk phenomenon like we walk in front of a not-so-good band playing in front of a lot of people during the Fête de la Musique in France. It was mostly a band for advertisers looking for reproducing the patchwork effect in the process of their advertisements. Personally since the end of Daft Punk, I haven't listened to any of their tracks. Not even their first album Homework.
A beautiful blend of nostalgia and education, thank you!
Thank you Freya, means a lot coming from you!
I really enjoyed this! A fascinating insight into a link I hadn't really considered. I also lived in Paris, for a couple of years: I went to the Batofar and the Rex but never made it to Queen sadly! I was pretty skint too, so I never drank in the clubs. Maybe one beer, if I could afford it.
As for Human After All, you're right: I like certain songs (the title track, Robot Rock) but not a big fan over all, although I do think it was the album Daft Punk had to make at the time, after the intense pressure and work load of Discovery and Thomas's mum dying.
I stand by my description of HAA from the booK. "Discovery sounds like it was recorded at infinite leisure, stitched together out of the finest materials like some kind of imperial quilt. Human After All, on the other hand, has a distinctly unfinished air, as if jammed together with rusty nails in the pouring rain."
Rex, of course! That one too. One beer max, but often I'd just have OJ on ice.
That's a super striking quote from the book! One of many, in fact. Again, great job, I really enjoyed it!
Brings back a lot memories of '97. We saw them at a smallish venue in Brighton and were jumping up down by the end of it. Fabulous. Road trip through France and Spain in our old camper followed that summer with supporting cast of homework, super discount and substrata. When stopping at rest stops on the autoroute we would open the side doors, put on a brew and cue up Rollin' and Scratchin' to somewhat bewildered onlookers. Good times💖
Yeah man! Sounds amazing.
What a fantastic read. That Paris is still mystical.
Congrats for having written Ben Cardew's book review. Obviously Cardew deserves it and he was right to write a whole essay on Daft Punk, because their international success. Actually if we talk just musically, Daft Punk were never interesting. Every electronic music listener and musician have crossed the all Daft Punk phenomenon like we walk in front of a not-so-good band playing in front of a lot of people during the Fête de la Musique in France. It was mostly a band for advertisers looking for reproducing the patchwork effect in the process of their advertisements. Personally since the end of Daft Punk, I haven't listened to any of their tracks. Not even their first album Homework.