Before there was the pyramid, the art films and TRON:Legacy, Daft Punk broke the electronic music mold with Interstella 5555, and anime film created in conjunction with the duo’s smash second album, Discovery. The film animates the whole of the album, which included Daft Punk classics “One More Time,” “Face To Face” and “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger,” while telling the story of an alien band who are kidnapped by an evil music industry executive and forced to perform as human likenesses. The film was created with legendary anime auteur Leiji Matsumoto, who introduced an entire generation of Western youths, including Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, to the Japanese sci-fi style with his show Space Battleship Yamato (ie- Star Blazers). …MORE
Yesterday we tipped you off that “Drive,” an unreleased tune from Daft Punk from 1994 would make its debut on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 program tonight. Well, it appears that only a preview has been let loose, meaning you;ll have to wait until 9/19 to hear the full thing.
The song was unearthed by the duo’s first label, Scotland’s Soma Records, who are releasing the tune as part of the 20th anniversary collection. And how is it? As harder, better, faster and stronger as you’d expect from a tune that was originally considered for the b-side to “Rollin & Scratchin.”
Last month, Scottish techno imprint Soma Records announced that they would be including an unreleased Daft Punk track, taken from the duo’s earliest submissions to the label way back in 1994, as part of their 20th Anniversary box set. The song, “Drive unreleased 1994,” will be first heard by the world tomorrow night on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show. The show runs from 7PM-9PM UK Time. You can listen live on the Radio 1 website, or find it on every blog in the universe approximately 90 seconds after it airs. Soundcloud might want to invest in some new servers. …MORE
Legendary Scottish techno imprint Soma Records are about to celebrate their 20th anniversary with the release of a CD box set. Included in the set will be an early recording by Daft Punk, who put out their earliest singles on the imprint. Label head Chris Lamb had this to say about the tune, titled “Drive unreleased 1994.” …MORE
Chilly Gonzales has never been on to be limited by genre. From his early electro hits with Peaches to producing Fiest and recording his own albums that bring piano virtuosity to Daft Punk hits, the Berlin-based singer-composer strikes the perfect blend of tunefulness and a healthy sense of humor.
For his next project, The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales, he has created an entirely orchestral rap album, we’re certain the first of it’s kind. Check out this medley of tunes off the album before snatching up the whole thing on June 6th.
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