![]() ![]() It remains the last time humans have been on the moon. But there's somethin’ out there.” This was the Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. “As we look back at the Earth, it’s, uh, up at about 11 o’clock, about, uh, well, maybe 10 or 12 diameters,” the sampled voice of astronaut Eugene Cernan says on “Contact.” “I don't know whether that does you any good. Format: Digital Media, Year: 2021, Length: 32:59. There was joy in it, but there was melancholy, too: Here was a world seen through the rearview, beautiful in part because you couldn’t quite go back to it. “Get Lucky” and “Lose Yourself to Dance”-spotlights both for Pharrell and the pioneering work of Chic’s Nile Rodgers-recaptured the innocence of early disco and invited their audience to do the same. “Touch” was “All You Need Is Love” for the alienation of a post- Space Odyssey universe “Give Life Back to Music” wasn’t just there to set the scene, it was a command-just think of all the joy music has brought you. The concept, as much as the album had one, was to suggest that as great as our frictionless digital world may be, there was a sense of adventurousness and connection to the spirit of the ’70s that, if not lost, had at least been subdued. The theatricality that had always been part of their stage show and presentation found its musical outlet (“Giorgio by Moroder,” the Paul Williams feature “Touch”), and the soft-rock panache they started playing with on 2001’s Discovery got a fuller, more earnest treatment (“Within,” the Julian Casablancas feature “Instant Crush,” the I-can’t-believe-it’s-not-The-Doobie-Brothers moves of “Fragments of Time”). So while the live-band-driven sound of 2013’s Random Access Memories was a curveball, it was also a logical next step. But it also marked Daft Punk as a group with a strong, dynamic relationship to the past whose music served an almost dialogic function: They weren’t just expressing themselves, they were talking to their inspirations-a conversation that spanned countries, decades, styles and technological revolutions. Within the context of 1997’s Homework, “Teachers” presented the group as bright kids ready to absorb the lessons of those who came before them. All you have to do is listen to Bruce Swedien’s records, and you have something to aim for.There is an early Daft Punk track named “Teachers” that, effectively, served as a roll call for the French duo’s influences: Paul Johnson, DJ Funk, DJ Sneak. I think that alone is a great learning process. After announcing their retirement, Daft Punk retreat to their interdimensional ship to travel through space, time, and reality. “You’ll get an idea of balance, how an instrument should sound. “Get a bunch of Bruce’s albums and start listening,” he urges. To Schmitt, Swedien’s discography contains invaluable lessons for young engineers today. In the latter, the securities are of a very high level, but the performances are less qualified. That’s the right kind of marriage, when you have someone you admire and can make great records with. Its a little basic difference between Thriller and Bad. 'Thriller Access Memories' - accompanied by a full video made of clips from live performances and music videos - includes several unlikely marriages between the iconic popstar and mysterious French duo. He didn’t tell him what to make things sound like-that was left up by Quincy to Bruce. “He knew where everything was, and what he was doing. ![]() “He was the engineer that had total control,” states Schmitt. ![]() Everything was right there, in-your-face, and perfect.”Īccording to Schmitt, Swedien’s sonic mastery started with his studio demeanor. “When I first heard it, I said, ‘I have to call Bruce!’ It blew me away. Michael Jackson Homework & Discovery Daft Punk The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd Random. Today marks the 5th anniversary of RAM, so what better way to celebrate. “It’s amazing,” Schmitt said of Thriller. What do customers buy after viewing this item Thriller. This is a mashup of all 13 tracks from Daft Punks album Random Access Memories. ![]()
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