
We're at a point in history where the mute button on lyrics, aside from a rarity like Brock, might be a good thing.ĭaft Punk and post-rockers are really appealing when you listen to modern lyrics sometimes. That modern soundtracks, rock n' roll and dance included, should need no lyrics. With Christmas nearly upon us, it seems that Daft Punk are eager to shift more units of their lavish 'Random Access Memories' deluxe boxset, so to encourage you to part with your cash, they've released this video for the Julian Casablancas-featuring Instant Crush. They certainly sang nothing as prescient as Isaac Brock did when he sang "The malls are the soon to be ghost towns, so long, farwell, good bye." Yes, I fully realize and admit the genius of Radiohead, but I'm going to dock them for otherwise insipid lyrics. I was just thinking about the ridiculous whining of a man terrified by the "unborn chicken voices in head" and thinking we needed something different than old tropes like that. Sound familiar? That slinky bass lineĪnyway, finding meaning in dance soundscapes can be hard. The film, a thematic tie-in with Human After All, is essentially. A modern day gladiator field.įrom the ashes. DAFT PUNK’S ELECTROMA (Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, 2006) For much of Electroma, the only sound is the footsteps of two Daft Punk robots (actors, not the real DJs) marching through a desert in pursuit of well, it’s not clear, because no one says anything. Game of Love, Random Access Memories (2013) An under the radar gem from their most recent LP, 'Game of Love' is the perfect intersection between the robo-emotive sounds that gave the group.



Inside of an arcade game we find freedom. Besides the obvious stuff, what else they got?
