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[ELECTRO/FUNK] Daft Punk – ‘Random Access Memories’ Album Stream
If you were online yesterday, it was probably only a matter of minutes before you inevitably ran into the news somewhere, somehow that a stream of Daft Punk‘s highly anticipated new album, Random Access Memories, was leaked online. While the leak didn’t come as a surprise to many – most of The Sights and Sounds staff agreed a leak would appear before the official release date – and by now, most of the internet has probably heard the album at least once through – the site that posted the original leak crashed for part of the day – we still thought it was in our job description as a music site to at touch on the subject.
While I haven’t had much time to listen to the album in full yet, most people agree that the new direction Daft Punk has chosen to take with their album, particularly with the analog instrumentation and a re-exploration of the funky disco elements of French house, is a great step forward not only for EDM, but for music as a whole. Producers and DJs the world over are hailing Guy-Manuel and Thomas Bangalter for their pioneering techniques, with guys like Wolfgang Gartner going as far as saying that he hopes “Daft Punk single-handedly… un-brainwashes everybody into realizing that real music should have some soul and authenticity to it.”
Yet one has to wonder if all the hype surrounding the duo is really worth it, or are we just overcompensating to a great marketing scheme laid forth by the record labels, albeit to a still supremely talented group. We’re not passing judgement here, just posing the question. I’ve found myself sucked into the excitement on multiple occasions, I’ve seen the crowd reactions the first time a club played “Get Lucky,” and yet I have to admit that I’m still growing a little weary of all the extraneous stories being generated over the topic. One of our writers has even left Facebook for the time being in protest to the Daft Punk explosion in his news feed. What are your thoughts on the album? Is it everything you thought it would be or is it overrated hype? Leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
Props to the guys over at Fist In The Air for the stream. I have no idea how long it will be up but make sure you head over to iTunes to officially pre-order and stream Random Access Memories in full.
Random Access Memories Tracklist:
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01. Give Life Back to Music
02. The Game of Love
03. Giorgio by Moroder
04. Within
05. Instant Crush (feat. Julian Casablancas)
06. Lose Yourself To Dance (feat. Pharrell Williams)
07. Touch (feat. Paul Williams)
08. Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)
09. Beyond
10. Motherboard
11. Fragments of Time (feat. Todd Edwards)
12. Doin’ It Right (feat. Panda Bear)
13. Contact
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