Daft Punk - Technologic

Daft Punk, "Technologic"

Daft Punk, "Technologic (Vitalic remix)"

Daft Punk, "Technologic (Peaches No Logic remix)"

Daft Punk, "Technologic (Basement Jaxx Kontrol mixx)"

As I mentioned, I wanted to look at the main influence, the godfather on this whole French new electro/disco scene, Daft Punk. Daft Punk should be pretty familiar to everyone, although I'm not sure how well known they are beyond their bigger club songs like "Around the World" and "One More Time." While those are great songs no doubt, they tend to obscure how amazing Daft Punk's music is. These guys aren't just responsible for a few hits, but rather amazing albums in a non-album genre.

"Technologic" is just one of those great songs, which came out on 2005's Human After All. This album did not get good reviews, although this song was considered the highlight by most. For the record, I don't think the album is that bad, and totally foresee a day 10 years from now when there is whole slew of DJs and producers who worship this album. The original doesn't seem like it should work, but it does. The French duo take a helium-ed voice and have it repeat a series of techological acts over and over. It actually becomes hypnotic, as the words start to lose meaning over the course of nearly 5 minutes. It's the bass that makes this a winner, a huge, vocodered sound that is phenomenal.

The Peaches remix is my personal favorite, as she substitutes her voice for the computer one and gives the song a rock feel (a nice preview of her new album's sound). It's amazing, we'll take a look at her other remix work this week. The Basement Jaxx one is bananas, as the British duo go crazy. I don't even know how to describe all the things going on, so just listen. The Vitalic mix isn't bad, it's just sort of blah compared to the other two. Grab the 12" from Turntable Lab, as this should get played out way more. Buy the album and see if you think it's misunderstood or a mistake.

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