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Post by MuffinFlavored »

ryandrake wrote: post #284
cheschire wrote: post #22

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I feel a deep respect for people who experience their 15 minutes and then choose to leave it or move behind the scenes rather than searching for that next addicting dose of fame. Folks go on to become producers, directors, stage actors, video game voice actors, music label owners, teachers... It always seems like an interesting story that I would love to know more about, and yet I feel that the act of learning more w…

Even if it's longer than 15 minutes, you've got to call it at some point, otherwise it just gets kind of sad. I'm a bit of a classic rock / prog rock fan. These bands are getting old, and they sometimes have staff changes as a result of band members dying of old age . Went to a Yes concert recently and have kind of mixed feelings about it. It's like Steve Howe and a backup band. I mean it's great that these older art…

> Even if it's longer than 15 minutes, you've got to call it at some point, otherwise it just gets kind of sad.

I wonder if that is part of why they called it off. Maybe they've created all of the music they could both come up with? Maybe the creativity tank ran empty?

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Post by MuffinFlavored »

flycaliguy wrote: post #216
cheschire wrote: post #22

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I feel a deep respect for people who experience their 15 minutes and then choose to leave it or move behind the scenes rather than searching for that next addicting dose of fame. Folks go on to become producers, directors, stage actors, video game voice actors, music label owners, teachers... It always seems like an interesting story that I would love to know more about, and yet I feel that the act of learning more w…

I bet a lot of artists develop a drug problem, hit rehab and recalibrate.

The Strokes comes to mind.

I think I read that the lead singer made the best music when on drugs but has since gotten clean. Unfortunately, the music he/they made sober wasn't as well received critically? Something like that.

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Post by jordanthoms »

bredren wrote: post #124
theptip wrote: post #116

I’d encourage anyone who might just know them for “Get Lucky” to go back and do a full play through of the discography, Discovery and Homework were really watershed albums, particularly notable at a time when house music was driven by singles/EPs on vinyl and few were putting together full, cohesive albums.

I thought Get Lucky’s quality was more a reflection of Pharrell and Rogers’ talent than DP. The rest of that album was a whiff. That said, GL the song and video were great and no hiding the string of classics. I remember hearing Around the World on the radio for the first time and pulling my car over. I was in high school. A few notes on this video: 1. I wonder if this was delayed due to the bomber in Nashville. Stil…

Hah, Get Lucky is the only song I skip on the album, overplayed for me.

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Post by sjm »

pmarreck wrote: post #225
ehsankia wrote: post #63

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Not everyone who wears mask ends up sticking with the anonymity though, I can imagine the pull of fame can be irresistible for some. Deadmau5 for example. Others have managed staying hidden just by not appearing anywhere, like Burial.

Had to google Burial. My hipster inspection is way out of date.

Next time you find yourself alone on a gloomy drizzly night, throw on Untrue and walk through the streets for a unique experience.

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Post by sjm »

dijksterhuis wrote: post #100
ehsankia wrote: post #63

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Not everyone who wears mask ends up sticking with the anonymity though, I can imagine the pull of fame can be irresistible for some. Deadmau5 for example. Others have managed staying hidden just by not appearing anywhere, like Burial.

Pretty sure burial once tweeted a selfie to say he was taking a break from music to play diablo or something

It is hypothesized that Burial made a little guest appearance at a James Blake boiler room set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8idi7PcsbU

It definitely looks like him, but who knows.

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Post by steve_adams_86 »

donatj wrote: post #32
steve_adams_86 wrote: post #21

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Oh man. Discman on the bus. Those words punch me right in the memory. Likewise, I had a period of time listening to daft punk’s discovery that was fairly transformative. It completely, with no exaggeration, overhauled my understanding and appreciation of music.

Guessing the numbers on your username to be significant, we’re of the same vintage. Discovery, Radiohead’s Kid A, and Bjork’s Vespertine defined my late teens - an age that basically defined my musical tastes. It’s interesting how music does such an amazing job of worming itself into your brain.

Haha, you're speaking my language. Kid A was just as high impact as Discovery. What a beautiful album.

I agree. Those songs are so deeply ingrained in me that if I heard 100ms of them I could probably tell you which song I heard. I can barely remember how to pour myself a glass of water some days, but that music is deep in my brain.

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Post by dang »

If curious, past threads:

Recreating Daft Punk's Da Funk with Overtone and Leipzig - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11446223 - April 2016 (98 comments)

Aerodynamic by Daft-Punk in 100 lines of code with Sonic Pi - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11033953 - Feb 2016 (69 comments)

Daft Punk Lego Minifig raytraced in your browser. - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7550736 - April 2014 (2 comments)

Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” explained using music theory - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7491174 - March 2014 (1 comment)

How Daft Punk Created One of Their Most Famous Samples - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7011035 - Jan 2014 (94 comments)

Daft Punk Didn't "Get Lucky" When It Created This Summer's Biggest Hit - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5996054 - July 2013 (82 comments)

Desire for Daft Punk's iconic helmets creates cottage industry - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5770913 - May 2013 (12 comments)

Anatomy of a Mashup: Definitive Daft Punk visualised - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2595277 - May 2011 (13 comments)

Guy crafts a Daft Punk helmet in 17 months - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1539509 - July 2010 (22 comments)

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Post by lelandbatey »

Dirlewanger wrote: post #74
arethuza wrote: post #23

Well, I guess we still have M83 and Carpenter Brut to supply French synth awesomeness, but I'll really miss Daft Punk.

Justice were seen as the heirs to follow in Daft Punk's footsteps after their debut. They kinda lost it after that though, IMO.

I strongly suspect that they just chose a different creative direction, somewhat more ballad-y. But their latest live-esq album "Woman Worldwide" (styled "WWW") from 2018 shows that they still can make incredible dance/disco electronic music of the same caliber and energy as 2007's 'Cross', but they chose to pursue gentler sounds in their studio albums.

It makes me suspect that their live shows are much more true to their 2007 energy than their studio albums might lead you to believe.

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Post by usrusr »

ficklepickle wrote: post #277
usrusr wrote: post #104

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I absolutely did not expect another album, at least not anytime soon, for precisely the same reason (well, I didn't put it in the hl3 metaphor). But this official breakup announcement still breaks my heart, despite not even having listened to them that much. They could have just left their costumes standing, as the gleaming pop-house god reservists that they are (except while temporarily leaving reservist status) and…

I don't know how much meaning you can take from the farewell video. But, to me, it looked like one of them couldn't go on anymore.

Good point. If, hopefully not, it was something like a sudden health issue, sampling that movie scene would be the single most awesomely daft punk way to announce it.
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