Interesting how Contact is becoming a favorite of some here - that track is from at least 2002, this is an early version of it:




Yet to hear it in full. Waiting on Champi to weigh in on the album too.

Bosco, on 14 May 2013 - 4:51 PM, said:

No chance. You should see the comments, everyone's worshiping this album. I swear, Daft Punk could do a experimental minimal polka album and everyone would love it. Not that I'm calling RAM that, I haven't given it a proper listen yet.

WhiteNoise, on 15 May 2013 - 12:47 AM, said:

Good find. I prefer the early version.

Just took them 11 years to release the track. LOL

Il nuovo album dei Daft è semplicemente epico. Non è elettronica, non è rock, non è pop, non è dance, è un genere completamente nuovo.
C'è la loro carriera e la loro maturità musicale in questo lavoro. 20 anni di carriera.

Grandi

WhiteNoise, on 15 May 2013 - 4:47 PM, said:

Yeah the only song with a sample is the one everyone likes, interesting.

After a few listens now Motherboard and Doin' it Right are the only ones for me. The rest I found myself forcing to like.

Doin' it Right: Not how I thought it would be with Panda Bear. That was one of the tracks I thought would be more experimental but even though one of the more simplest songs it does the trick and his voice makes it.

Motherboard: Probably the only appealing drums for me on this album. It seemed more polished. But this one hit the nail on the head in terms of taking you on a journey. One that I liked and didnt want to feel awkward taking anyway.

Touch: (special mention) I liked the idea and the lyrics, but got way too disney cheese like everyone else was saying.I've read enough articles about this now and getting tired of the hype of the work involved with it and idea behind it which I respect. However, the end result does not appeal to me even though I thought it would've knowing who they collaborated with and where they came from.

Oh yeah, the galaxy burn out at the end of contact. Awesome ending.

linux.93, on 15 May 2013 - 12:35 PM, said:

leider nein leider garnicht

ThePumisher, on 15 May 2013 - 3:26 PM, said:

Aber garnicht wird gar nicht zusammengeschrieben!

Csar, on 15 May 2013 - 2:41 PM, said:

ThePumisher, on 15 May 2013 - 2:26 PM, said:

non piacerà sicuramente a tutti, è ovvio, ma hanno avuto il coraggio di cambiare totalmente il loro genere.
se qualcuno vuole i Daft Punk di Around The World si va ad ascoltare Homework, non deve lamentarsi. se qualcun'altro vuole i Daft Punk di One More Time va ad ascoltare Discovery, e così via.
sono contento, ad ogni album riescono a deliziarci con qualcosa di nuovo! tutti gli artisti dovrebbero fare lo stesso!

ThePumisher, on 15 May 2013 - 4:01 PM, said:

Wo hast du nur immer diese Bilder her

A first review: I've heard it for about 10 times since the leak and i must admit i quite like most of it!

the opening tracks aren't that special. just grooves and slightly irritating vocoders. the game of love is a lame re-interpretation of "something about us". I also find it hard to tell something positive about "within".

Giorgio by Moroder is epic and was a wonderful, emotional experience when I first heard it. the interview part gets annoying after a few listens but the music is incredibly awesome. I hope they will release an instrumental version of it.

"Instant Crush" was no love at first sight but one that gets better and better every time i hear it. Somehow it reminds me of Digitalism and it has something catchy. The guitar solo is also great! This may be the follow-up single of Get Lucky. Quite a radio friendly track.

"lose yourself to dance" is the same as get lucky. a groovy loop and pharrell singing at least two octaves two high like the beegees.

"touch" is together with "giorgio by Moroder" and "contact" the main reason to listen/buy this album. This is pure art! It is to soon to call this the bohemian rhapsody of our time but this track is magical. It also strengthens my suspicions of Air and Daft Punk being the same French duo as this has an aire of Air all over. If love is the answer: hold on!

Get lucky: see lose yourself to dance. same difference.

Motherboard: instrumental jam that has the same feel as voyager from discovery. halfway madness starts and gives it a nice, dark atmosphere. One of the finest tracks on the album for sure.

Fragments in time is a standard pop track which sounds like something you've heard 100 times when you hear it for the first time. When we look past the whole chorus, couplet thing there are some great moments in the instrumental part of the track (solo's!) what is missing is build-up, peaks and breaks. it is a too steady and linear listen.

Doin it right: mixed feelings. it is hypnotic but also very gimmicky. not dancefloor material but also not home listening material. Maybe i will get the purpose of this track in time, or maybe it is just not my thing.

Contact: Rollin' and Scratchin' (schwshchshshwwhshs!!) meets Verdis Quo (organs) meets Ouverture (melody of the intro) meets a very funky drummer. To summarize this deadly mix: "whaaaaghhh!!! Multiple eargasms guaranteed!"


overall score: 7/10

Touch is godlike!

...on the very next day....

after a second listen (playing thru PA system) some scores bumped up a little, and extra notes!

GLBTM - 7
TGOL - 8
GBM - 5
WITHIN - 4
IC - 7
LYTD...1 TOO SLOW TO ACTUALLY DANCE TO ! THERE IS NO 'HOOK' !THE TITLE IS DOES NOT MATCH SONG. PHARELL SHOULD OF JUST STUCK TO 'LUCKY' AND THAT'S IT!

TOUCH - YOU CAN'T HAVE 3 SONGS IN ONE TRACK.....STILL A 6!
LUCKY - 8
BEYOND - 6
MOTHERBOARD - 7
FOT - 5
DIR - 7
CONTACT - 9

Bouh, on 16 May 2013 - 12:42 AM, said:

its getting well mixed reviews in here. i have only heard it a bit so far but that should change tomorrow but in meantime if anyone is depressed with the new album , check this:https://soundcloud.c...asonalexander-1

well just finished listening to it.

If asked to describe it in one word then weak is the word i would use.

If I was asked to elaborate then i would say its self indulgent over produced easy listening disco wank.

Its like acid house never happened.

This was not the way to answer EDM, the way for them to do it was take influences like they have done but put daft punk twists on it and use all kinds of influences in there. Apart from the obvious voices, this is not a daft punk album.

I preferred Tron Legacy.

Am starting to think that two other buggers nicked the helmets and buried the real daft punk.

Piss.Poor.

Get Lucky is the only thing thats any good.

I see get lucky as a distant cousin of around the world or digital love, both great tracks but surrounded by other great tracks of differing styles. Get lucky is a rose among thorns.

That rant has made me feel a little better but not much

Did any one record this btw? http://www.bbc.co.uk...rammes/p019569h I don't want to listen to it until I've got the album, unlike all you cheating bastards!

I'm actually not that disappointed with that album. In fact, it's not all that bad. And I've got to disagree with some of you, it does sound very Daft Punk, different for sure, but it's DP written over most of the songs. However, it's not that complex which i'm not suprised by because it's them and I wonder why they used their synthesizer equipment so charily. What I like about it, though, is the fact that it's got an anti-one-more-time attitude.

'GLBTM': The intro of this one felt quite nice, the lyrics and vocoder voice, however, are bouillabaisse. Without them I could have enjoyed this track.
''The Game of Love': Hm, not sure about it. While I like the melody (somehow) the vocals annoy me too much and negatively overshadow the song.
'Giorgio by Moroder': Yeah, this is gold. See what you can do with a decent build-up and song structure?! It builds, peaks, and evolves into a drumming adventure accompanied by a nice synth arpeggio. I personally would like to see DP explore this direction more often. I reckon they extremely benefited from the live played drums in this one which makes the whole thing vivid and lush. Moreover, it's nice to hear what their gear is capable of. In this song, they exploit the potential of their synthesizers a lot more than throughout the entire album which is good and sad at the same time.
'Within' really sounds awful with that talkbox like voice and ruines the actual beautiful melody.
'Instant Crush' is ok, there's nothing wrong with the moog bass melody but the vocals sound kinda cheesy - still listenable, though.
'Lose Yourself to Dance', ooh, that's another league. It sounds like a song Justin Timberlake would have come up with. No, this is utter uninspired mainstream, nothing we haven't alredy heard a thousand times before. In this case I'd agree this being very un-DP like. Also, the song's title is misleading. At no point was I forced to dance.
'Touch' sounds a bit odd (yet interesting). At least the first time I listened to it. Expecially the voice of Paul Williams was something I had to get used to. It seems they also used Get Lucky harmonies at the very beginning of the track. Anyways, there are some nice parts (e.g. the brass section) which I could imagine being used in a independent movie.
'Get Lucky'. was sort of disappointing how unchanged this album version is. It's just a little longer than its radio twin and nothing really is added to make it more interesting. Like I said a while ago, I like the melody and its funky vibe that make it a legit first single. But they relentlessly ride that loop like a dead horse from the very beginning til its predictable end without adding anything that gives it a new spin. I think they missed out on a great opportunity to make this special. There's a nice cover of a guy out there on youshnoob who shows how it could have sounded like.
'Beyond'. Oh well, I don't know what they had in mind or what they were smoking when they decided to kick off that track with this overly dramatic orchestral intro. Although it sounds great on its own, it just doesn't match what follows up. Apart from that all too weird intro, it's actullay one of the nicer ballads and I really dig the funk guitar riff - kinda haunting.
'Motherboard' is quite nice and playful. Good use of synthesizer melody and some nice drums. This could have fitted the Tron Legacy score quite well.
'Fragments of Time'. I can't get into that song at all. It sounds just so neglegible that I hardly payed attention when this was on.
'Doin' It Right'. Surprisingly, I really appreciate this one, even though it's not that complex nor rich in variety. I love the sound of the vocodered bass synth. it's darn catchy for some inexplicable reason and had been sticking in my head for a while after the first listen.
'Contact'. Well, even though it's not really new material as Whitenoise pointed out, I really like their take on that now released version. Sure, it's the (allegedly one and only used) sample that makes the track, but with these DP-unusual drums they put it to quite another level. Yes, this is a great tune and they sprung a surprise on me with that song. However, I can't fight the impression that they tried to go a little chemical with its outro with all the noisy chaos and synth mayhem that closes the album.

Well, that all being said, I don't despise their new effort and found myself liking a good deal of it. Not a masterpiece, but definately less annoyingly repetitve than some of their previous work. Still, I'd prefer them to put more energy and devotion into their song structures instead of developing just nice loops and endlessly repeating them. Spray a little more Giorgio by Moroder over you work and I think it will benefit you greatly.

Have you guys read the mixmag interview just out? (Reacting to fans reactions to album etc.)

One question was: 'Are you reluctant to rush into playing live because it will be difficult to top your Pyramid shows?'

There answer was: We felt we were 5 years ahead of what was going on at the time. You look around at dance music live shows now and you can see that it has been very influential which is great etc.

Ummm. Are we forgetting The Chemical Brothers? They've been touring live in most cases with impressive live shows aswell more and before the this pyramid show....

iguanapunk, on 17 May 2013 - 9:02 PM, said:

Go on youtube and there's the full album in bad quality put up by Daft Punk themselves. At least that's what the account title says and what I decided to believe to solve the moral conflict.

mikl, on 18 May 2013 - 1:07 AM, said:

Do we talk 1997 or 2007?