Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” was released in 2013, and it 2021 they announced they they had disbanded - but listening through this album - it’s clear that, this was ALWAYS going to be their last album. While their 2001 album “Discovery” has a ton of samples, and comes to a head on the song “Face to Face” where they’re essentially playing like 8 different sampled as it’s own instrument - Random Access Memories mirrors that with Daft Punk sampling… humans.

I know that “Sampling Humans” sounds like a horror movie, but stick with me, we’re gonna unpack this ENTIRE album, all 14 tracks - YES 14! There’s a bonus track that you may not have heard - and see how this album is a masterpiece about love, music, humanity, robots, looking back on their career, and blasting off into new… Horizons.

Take a seat and relax, we’ve got a LOT to talk about. Let’s start from the top.

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SOURCES
https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs...

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...

Giorgio Moroder talking about the recording process:    • Daft Punk wouldn't tell Giorgio Morod...  

Omar Hakim Interview:    • Drummer Omar Hakim: Getting Lucky wit...  

https://www.billboard.com/music/music...

NME article: https://imgur.com/a/bjnDB

BBC Interview from this year: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainmen...

http://anthemmagazine.com/the-work-of...

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Topics Covered
Daft Punk
Random Access Memories
10th Anniversary
Breakdown
Analysis
Thomas Bangalter
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Nile Rogers
Omar Hakim
Pharrell Williams
Paul Williams
Todd Edwards
Panda Bear
Julian Casablancas
Giorgio Moroder
Nathan East
John Robinson
Samples
Sampling
Robot Music
Breakup
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