Reminds me quite a bit of Peter Gabrel's Passion . . . dense, tense atmospherics that grow in power with repeated listenings . . .and that's probably a good comparison on various levels. The Passion soundtrack was an unlikely follow up to So that gained stature over time when it could be appreciated outside the context of general expectation.
Daft Punk to Score Tron 2.0
I think "Invisible Touch" is the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility, at the same time it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Christie, take off the robe.
Do you like Huey Lewis and the News??
Christian Bale, is that you?
Monster builds Daft Punk Edition Tron Headphones, unwittingly unleashes moral quandary of a generation
We can't tell, is this (and by "this" we mean the entertainment machine that is Disney / Daft Punk / Tron / Jeff Bridges, melding with the monster that is Monster, and creating a pair of $350 ultra-glossy headphones) the ultimate payoff of our childhood hopes and dreams, or their ultimate ruination and desecration? Both?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/08/monster-builds-daft-punk-edition-tron-headphones-unwittingly-un/
We can't tell, is this (and by "this" we mean the entertainment machine that is Disney / Daft Punk / Tron / Jeff Bridges, melding with the monster that is Monster, and creating a pair of $350 ultra-glossy headphones) the ultimate payoff of our childhood hopes and dreams, or their ultimate ruination and desecration? Both?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/08/monster-builds-daft-punk-edition-tron-headphones-unwittingly-un/
daft . . . junk.
walkonby wrote:
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14938-tron-legacy-ost/
ouch . . . daft junk, indeed.
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the review negates itself in the first paragraph: "This is not the new Daft Punk album. It's a score for a Disney franchise film… And while we knew this was going to be a score since it was first reported nearly two years ago, it's tough to shake the gloom of blown expectations… The French duo's current move is almost undeniably disappointing, but it's also not a surprise."
their current move IS TO WRITE A SOUNDTRACK. the only expectations blown are those of reviewers who were hoping for a dance album- something DP never set out to make. it's like saying the latest dylan album lacks a bangin' club hit or the new kanye album fails on the country charts. evaluate something according to goals it never set out to meet, and of course you'll get disappointment - and a useless evaluation.
" Naturally, the music synchs a hell of a lot better when you're watching the stunning images it was made to accompany." really? ya think?
"Even so, it hems frustratingly close to the sweeping classical film music style…" - again, ai iz shokt. a soundtrack that sounds like a soundtrack.
this album isn't the pinnacle of their career. they were asked to do a soundtrack, and they made a good one (even PF agrees on this). maybe they're victims of their own success: people now want to deny them the right to take a side-trip and do something non-dancey. how enlightened.
on the upside maybe this horrible, disappointing album will make the bandwagoners jump ship. makes sense, LCDSS is on the outs too.
Scoring a movie is not making a new album.
Look at Idlewild. Boom.
Look at Idlewild. Boom.
did somebody delete my post? >:(
it said:
i listened to kraftwerk for the first time last night and even though they are old . . . they still sounded cool and fresh. how odd. and i never agree with a review until i listen to music they are reviewing. only posted the article because i found it to be an interesting "attack" on the band.
and new music is new music whether it's a soundtrack or not. atleast i think it is.
it said:
i listened to kraftwerk for the first time last night and even though they are old . . . they still sounded cool and fresh. how odd. and i never agree with a review until i listen to music they are reviewing. only posted the article because i found it to be an interesting "attack" on the band.
and new music is new music whether it's a soundtrack or not. atleast i think it is.
Man, sweetcell coming to Daft Punk's defense! Whew, based on that post, you'd think Pitchfork gave his mom a 5.5 ;D
;D
POTW - funniest pitchfork joke evar (other than their reviews…)
POTW - funniest pitchfork joke evar (other than their reviews…)
what can you say, sweetcell luvs mediocrity.
Past Pitchfork ratings;
Human After All: 4.9
Discovery: 6.4
Human After All: 4.9
Discovery: 6.4
..and yet they shit their pants whenever there's daft punk related news.
Mobius wrote:
Past Pitchfork ratings;
Human After All: 4.9
Discovery: 6.4
walkonby wrote:
did somebody delete my post? >:(
it said:
i listened to kraftwerk for the first time last night and even though they are old . . . they still sounded cool and fresh. how odd. and i never agree with a review until i listen to music they are reviewing. only posted the article because i found it to be an interesting "attack" on the band.
and new music is new music whether it's a soundtrack or not. atleast i think it is.
My post got deleted too.
just watched a bunch of trailers and stuff for the new film. damn! and here i hate "remakes/sequels" that should never be made. the upcoming "prequel" film for the wizard of oz is a prime example. i have yet to hear the soundtrack as a soundtrack, but the music i heard in the trailers was pretty awesome . . . but then again i love stuff like elfman's batman soundtracks. i will buy it if the film is as awesome as it seems.
and is it daft punk, as in the sound of daffy in duck . . . or is it daft punk, as in "you're daft for not taking sweetcell's love of the band seriously"?
and i hope we are still friendly sweetcell. you know the power of cats and bacon controls our minds like some online borg from the delta quadrant.
and is it daft punk, as in the sound of daffy in duck . . . or is it daft punk, as in "you're daft for not taking sweetcell's love of the band seriously"?
and i hope we are still friendly sweetcell. you know the power of cats and bacon controls our minds like some online borg from the delta quadrant.
If anyone is interested in hearing the remix we did for Daft Punk's track "Derezzed"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4BonRONzTU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4BonRONzTU