Discovery (Daft Punk album)

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Discovery
Discovery cover
Studio album by Daft Punk
Released March 13, 2001
Recorded 1998 - 2000
Genre House
Length 61:01
Label Virgin Records
Producer(s) Daft Punk
Professional reviews
Daft Punk chronology
Homework
(1997)
Discovery
(2001)
Alive 1997
(2001)


Alternate cover
Limited-edition Japan cover
Limited-edition Japan cover

Discovery is the 2001 second album by Daft Punk. It marks a shift in the sound from the Chicago house that they were previously known for to disco-style synth-pop, a notably jarring move for fans of Homework. The immediate change in aesthetic initially caused some critics to pan the album, but it would eventually gain praise in later years. The album also provided itself as a soundtrack to the anime film Interstella 5555.

Two cult hits were spawned from this album: "One More Time" (featuring Romanthony), and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". The song "Face to Face" (featuring Todd Edwards) reached #1 on the Billboard Club chart in 2004.

Contents

[edit] Interpretation of name

The name of the album has been interpreted as "disco very" due to the album having a disco feeling. However, according to an interview with Remix Magazine Online, Thomas Bangalter states:

   
Discovery (Daft Punk album)
This album has a lot to do with our childhood and the memories of the state we were in at that stage of our lives. It's about our personal relationship to that time. It's less of a tribute to the music from 1975 to 1985 as an era, and more about focusing on the time when we were zero to ten years old. When you're a child you don't judge or analyze music. You just like it because you like it. You're not concerned with whether it's cool or not. Sometimes you might relate to just one thing in a song, such as the guitar sound. This album takes a playful, fun, and colorful look at music. It's about the idea of looking at something with an open mind and not asking too many questions. It's about the true, simple, and honest relationship you have with music when you're open to your own feelings.[1]
   
Discovery (Daft Punk album)

[edit] Sampling

There's a lot of sampling present on this album. The sampled tracks reinforce Thomas Bangalter's statement about Discovery's theme. Rather than simply creating new music out of the samples, Daft Punk actually worked with them by writing and adding instrumental performance.[2] These are all of the known sampled tracks on the album:

Song Sample used in song
"One More Time" "More Spell On You" by Eddie Johns
"Aerodynamic" "Il Macquillage Lady" by Sister Sledge
"Digital Love" "I Love You More" by George Duke
"Harder Better Faster Stronger" "Cola Bottle Baby" by Edwin Birdsong
"Crescendolls" "Can You Imagine" by The Imperials
"Superheroes" "Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed" by Barry Manilow

The use and clearance for the samples of "I Love You More", "Cola Bottle Baby", "Can You Imagine" and "Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed" are confirmed in the Discovery liner notes.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "One More Time" – 5:20
  2. "Aerodynamic" – 3:27
  3. "Digital Love" – 4:58
  4. "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" – 3:45
  5. "Crescendolls" – 3:31
  6. "Nightvision" – 1:44
  7. "Superheroes" – 3:57
  8. "High Life" – 3:22
  9. "Something About Us" – 3:51
  10. "Voyager" – 3:47
  11. "Veridis Quo" – 5:44
  12. "Short Circuit" – 3:26
  13. "Face to Face" – 3:58
  14. "Too Long" – 10:00

[edit] Chart performance

Canadian Albums Top 20
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15
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13
France Top 150
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24
31
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43
Week 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
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48
57
58
36
53
62
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34
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76
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76
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48
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129
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104
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150
U.S. Billboard Electronic Albums Top 25
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U.S. Billboard 200
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91
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109
127
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145
149
162
182
194
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147

[edit] Additional musicians

  • Romanthony - Lyrics, vocals on "One More Time" and lyrics, vocals, co-production on "Too Long."
  • DJ Sneak - Lyrics on "Digital Love."
  • Todd Edwards - Lyrics, vocals and co-production on "Face to Face."

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chris Gill, "ROBOPOP - An Interview with Daft Punk"
  2. ^ Bryan Reesman, Interview at mixonline.com

[edit] External links

Daft Punk
Thomas Bangalter | Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Daft Punk discography
Albums: Homework | Discovery | Alive 1997 | Daft Club | Human After All | Musique Vol. 1 1993-2005
Singles: "The New Wave" | "Da Funk" | "Around the World" | "Burnin'" | "Revolution 909" | "One More Time" | "Aerodynamic" | "Digital Love" | "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" | "Robot Rock" | "Technologic" | "Human After All" | "The Prime Time of Your Life"
Film and VHS/DVD: D.A.F.T. | Interstella 5555 | Electroma
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