💝 Happy 10th Birthday to Random Access Memories! 🥳.
On 17 May 2013 Random Access Memories was released by Columbia records, exactly 10 years ago, the 4th and FINAL studio album of the French electronic duo Daft Punk.
Fans were all expecting an electronic masterpiece like their previous albums: Homework, Discovery and Human after all, but the duo surprised everyone with a retro album that pays tribute to the groove of the 70’s and 80’s Los Angeles music scene.
The album won 5 Grammys (including album of the year and best-engineered album), was certified platinum and the single “Get Lucky” became one of the best-selling digital singles of all times!!
We were all so sad knowing that this would be their last studio album and even sadder when they announced their split in February 2021.
The RAM 10th anniversary edition feels like a subtle comeback in the form of 35 minutes of unreleased demos, sketches and outtakes, shining a new light on the legendary album.
Have you listened to it?
Did you know❓👀
- Daft Punk’s real names are: Thomas Banglater and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
- Thomas on an interview to the BBC revealed that the reason why they decided to split was based on the fear of the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and the influence it has on art!
According to him, “Daft Punk was a project that blurred the line between reality and fiction with these robot characters. It was a very important point for me and Guy-Man[uel] to not spoil the narrative while it was happening,” “Now the story has ended, it felt interesting to reveal part of the creative process that is very much human-based and not algorithmic of any sort,” he also said “My concerns about the rise of artificial intelligence go beyond its use in music creation,”
Which explains the enigmatic Epilogue video they released to announce their split!
What do you think ❓👀
At Deezer we love a good algorythm, that’s what FLOW is, but we also value human taste and approach, that’s why our playlist are all curated by real human editors!
Artificial Intelligence is rising at an incredible speed, does it scare you or are you excited about it?
Should I have just asked Chat GPT to write this article?
Let’s talk about it in the comment section! 👇
