![]() ![]() For their next album, Daft Punk decided to work extensively with live musicians according to Bangalter, "We wanted to do what we used to do with machines and samplers, but with people." They avoided the use of samples, with the exception of the closing track " Contact". As Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk stated, "We could play some riffs and stuff but not keep it for four minutes straight." Daft Punk put these demos aside and started work on the Tron: Legacy film soundtrack, which Bangalter described as "very humbling". They were pleased with the compositions, but dissatisfied with their process of sampling and looping, as they had done for their previous albums. In 2008, after finishing their Alive 2006/2007 tour, Daft Punk began working on new material in Paris, recording demos for approximately six months. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked Random Access Memories number 295 on their list of the " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". "Get Lucky" also won the awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. The album appeared on several year-end lists, and won in several categories at the 2014 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Best Dance/Electronica Album, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Its lead single, " Get Lucky", topped the charts in more than 30 countries and became one of the best-selling digital singles of all time. It also topped the charts in twenty other countries. Random Access Memories is the only Daft Punk album to top the US Billboard 200, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It combines disco, progressive rock and pop, with collaborations with Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Julian Casablancas, Todd Edwards, DJ Falcon, Chilly Gonzales, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams, Nathan East and Pharrell Williams. It is their final album before their disbandment in 2021.įollowing the minimal production of their previous album, Human After All (2005), Daft Punk recruited session musicians to perform live instrumentation and limited the use of electronic instruments to drum machines, a custom-built modular synthesizer and vintage vocoders. Recording sessions took place from 2008 to 2012 at Henson, Conway and Capitol Studios in California, Electric Lady Studios in New York City, and Gang Recording Studio in Paris, France. This theme is reflected in the album's packaging, as well as its promotional campaign, which included billboards, television advertisements and a web series. It pays tribute to late 1970s and early 1980s American music, particularly from Los Angeles. “We were drawing a parallel between the brain and the hard drive – the random way that memories are stored.”Īfter the upload of the “ Epilogue” video revealing the end of an era, their album sales have gone up by 2,650%, showing how many people wanted to own a piece of Daft Punk’s legacy, the duo who managed to reinvent themselves, shaping the sound of electronic music and influencing thousands and thousands of artists.Random Access Memories is the fourth and final studio album by the French electronic duo Daft Punk, released on through Columbia Records. Containing several other notable hits such as ‘ Doin’ It Right’ and ‘ Lose Yourself To Dance’, it was sold 3.2 million copies worldwide in 2014.The album’s title aimed encapsulated the duo’s interest in the past, referencing both random-access memory technology and the human experience. With their Certified Platinum album ‘Random Access Memories’, Daft Punk amassed 1 billion Spotify streams, reached the top 10 in the charts of 32 countries and won five Grammy Awards in 2014, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for ‘ Get Lucky‘ featuring Pharrel Williams. The release also includes the full album, as well as some assorted videos on a USB memory stick. This particular ‘R.A.M,’ edition follows the sale of another Daft Punk album, ‘ Discovery’ – a rare 2002 Japanese vinyl was sold for a mind-blowing $2,380 in April. ![]() ![]() This particular edition of the LP included the full original album pressed across two vinyl records, as well as an interview between Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and producer Giorgio Moroder pressed on a 10-inch vinyl record. Although music enthusiasts around the world remember February 22 as one of the saddest days in history – the day seminal French duo, Daft Punk announced their split after 28 years, the news resulted in a surge both in digital and vinyl sales.Īs their fourth and last album turned 8 years old yesterday, a limited edition vinyl box set copy of Daft Punk’s 2013 album ‘ Random Access Memories‘ was sold for a staggering $2,139, being one of the 30 most expensive items sold on Discogs in March this year. ![]()
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