Merci à Daftworld

English translation:

Daft Punk, the new techno idols in England, come from France. Signed to a small independent Scottish label, their first singles have been international critical successes, being described as ‘new wave of the new wave’ by an overexcited English press. Beware of the Parisian duo, emblem of the underground techno, at the time of globalization.

TB - We received tracks from Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Japan, New York, even though we sold only 15,000 discs… It’s pretty funny and it really shows there is a global audience interested in this music, and that you can be a bedroom producer and reach people from all over the world.

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, hardly 40 yo together, have been making music since they were fifteen. They compose and produce their music in a home studio, following the tradition of genius techno-house producers. Drown by the constant turmoil of the English press, the big French labels have been wooing them for a couple of months. The Daft Punk don’t surrender yet, decided to make their own rules and keep control of everything.

GM – Now we’re entering an era where the music industry is open to anybody, and everyone should get into it. For too long we’ve been used to having crappy finished products which are breaking our balls (?), but that won’t last.

Daft Punk’s production is rich and complex, spreading from remixes to original productions released under different aliases to spread confusion. A sound that goes from cool jazzy to funky house or violent techno. Their live shows are renowned for their maddening strength which could make you merge with a girder (?). Thomas Bangalter has just launched him own label Roulé, small printings but worldwide distribution.

TB - As we have a little home studio, I made a first record: I recorded the tracks in our studio, then I had them pressed in good studios in London, I printed some sleeves and I sell them to distributors in France who then dispatch them abroad.

Be prepared to the forthcoming irresistible groove from Daft Punk. If they remain independent and last-ditcher, these new punks will in the end be a lot less daft than their predecessors.