Daft Punk - Homework

Artist:

Daft Punk

See Also:

LCD Soundsystem Orbital Phoenix (Rock)

Description:

Daft Punk: Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo.
Producers: Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo.
Recorded at Daft House, Paris, France.
"Da Funk" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.
"Around The World" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, the two French twenty-something DJs who make up Daft Punk, are relentless dance-music aficionados and historians. And unlike many of their contemporaries, their interests don`t just lie in the electronic beats that have been rockin` the clubs since the mid-80s. The two knob-twiddlers are just as well-versed in Giorgio Moroder`s Eurodisco grooves, Chic, and the old-school rhythms of Afrika Bambaata and the Sugarhill Records catalog, as they are in the Chicago house and Detroit techno traditions.
When they`re not assembling catchy-as-hell bits of electro-pop ("Around The World"), throwing down slabs of minimalist funk ("Da Funk"), or marrying Miami bass to Kraftwerkian blips ("Oh Yeah"), Homem-Christo and Bangalter try to impart a little knowledge. On "Teachers," they use a Ween-esque distorted vocal line to name-check a broad list of influences that includes Brian Wilson, Dr. Dre, and Armand Van Helden. Their broad focus, utopian determination and, of course, their way with a beat earn Daft Punk`s HOMEWORK a well-deserved "A".

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Daftendirekt
2. Wdpk 83.7 FM
3. Revolution 909
4. Da Funk
5. Phoenix
6. Fresh
7. Around the World
8. Rollin` & Scratchin`
9. Teachers
10. High Fidelity
11. Rock`n Roll
12. Oh Yeah
13. Burnin`
14. Indo Silver Club
15. Alive
16. Funk Ad

Album Information

Release Date:

03/25/1997

Type:

Performer

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Dance

Label:

Virgin Records (USA)

Catalog Number:

42609

Original Release Year:

1997

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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