My man, THIS is what I come onto the internet for. Your content is grade A, wellll-researched, knowledgeable, humourous, and fantastic. Keep up the great work.
*This* is the exact reason I wanted to fight the people who bullied me throughout school who said that there was "something wrong with me" if Daft Punk was my favorite artist. Everything they make goes SO much deeper than what the majority of people hear. I am a choir girl who was classically trained and will forever be a music nerd whose favorite genre is house music. Those two concepts seem completely opposite (human vs robot) but they actually make more sense together if you examine further (Daft Punk). Also, it makes me feel better that they got their name from a "bully" music critic. They made something truly beautiful out of it
My biggest regret in life is that I never got to see Daft Punk live. *If* they ever do tour again, idc if the only show is on the damn moon, and I’m 80 years old I’m there.
Thanks for doing this and explaining WHY it’s a masterpiece. I feel like it’s so underrated EVEN though it won Grammys, it’s still underrated. It’s so conceptually deep yet accessible so I feel like people don’t get past the first layer. They aren’t just playing you songs, they’re TELLING you a story through music. It’s sharing a journey
yeha they're telling stories... i would recommend you watching "interstellar 5555" then the discovery album even makes more sense, than it allready does!
00:54 - Give Life Back to Music 04:41 - The Game of Love 07:53 - Giorgio by Moroder 10:24 - Within 11:06 - Instant Crush 12:14 - Lose Yourself to Dance 13:02 - Touch 15:05 - Get Lucky 16:26 - Beyond 17:05 - Motherboard 17:43 - Fragments of Time 19:45 - Doin’ It Right 21:03 - Contact 22:35 - Horizon
You made me realize that I inadvertently play Daft Punk in all of my DJ sets. When you have tracks like One More Time, Voyager, Face to Face, Get Lucky, Lose Yourself to Dance, Robot Rock, and Around the world, It makes complete sense. All party jams. Amazing video!!
Man, you really know how to break down anything and everything. And it makes me want to go back and listen to anything you cover. Thanks for doing the research and giving us a music class we didn't know we wanted or needed.
Thank you 🙏 Definitely give this another listen through! Check the Spotify link in the description for a playlist of every song mentioned in this video in order
Biggest Daft Punk fan here (and absolutely freaking love your channel, it is always gold). A few more cool anecdotes: 1) Horizon (the Japanese Bonus Track), uses Machine Drums at first and then transitions into organic Drums in the middle of the track. 2) I've always felt like Contact was their spaceship launching (pretty obvious metaphor) and Horizon was them floating in space. 3) Giorgio Moroder, when seeing the 3 microphones from 3 different eras in the Studio, reportedly (from his own admission) asked the sound engineer: "Who the hell will hear the difference between the 3 microphones". The sound engineer answered: "Oh, nobody! But they will." ("They" being Daft Punk, obviously). 4) Pharell came up with the lyrics from Get Lucky's hook while tipsy/drunk: he was tired from the jet lag. 5) Human After All was made in a rush (a few weeks), based on the famous dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell (Bangalter's words IIRC). It was meant to represent the fear of Technology (hence the purposeful rush in creating the album). 6) The people at NASA were reportedly super stoked to share samples with the Robots. 7/ The 1 million it cost to record RAM was self-financed by the band, so they had no obligation to release anything. 8/ They recorded the sound of a busy restaurant by placing microphones in front of the forks of a group of people and the effect of dripping water recorded on a soundstage. 9/ Give Life Back to Music is the first track for a reason: When RAM was released, Bangalter and Guy-Man went on tour in French radios, explaining that they were tired of "Electronic Music consisting of remixes of remixes of remixes" and wanted to go back to something "more organic". RAM is also a way to give organic material to sample for future generations of musicians: a way to pay it back. 10/ On that note, after RAM was released, Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington (the band DARKSIDE) recorded an entire Remix Album of RAM, under the name of Daft Side. It's called "Random Access Memories Memories". "Beyond" and "Give Life Back to Music" from them are two of my favorite all-time Daft Punk remixes: Beyond is very Pink Floydish/trippy. An LSD trip under the milky way in the desert. if "Pink Floyd and Daft Punk had a child", it's that song. Give Life Back to Music is very experimental but hands-down the BEST EARGASM I've ever had. And it's a direct reference/allegory to that "Give Life Back to Music" -> going back to a more soulful organic sound, rather than "electronic saturation". I'd pay good money to live that first time again, but beware: - You need to put on good headphones and close your eyes. - Keep the volume as up as you can humanly handle. - The first part is purposefully overly saturated. It's normal, it's uncomfortable, it will be painful. But you need that first part to enjoy the second. - DON'T turn the volume down before the drop. Go through these 2 minutes and 52 seconds of pain and discomfort. It's worth it. Trust me. You'll thank me later: th-cam.com/video/bgaCNGZ2wJA/w-d-xo.html
I just listened to Give Life Back to Music in the link you shared. It really was a great song. That midway drop was really good. My “good” headphones are AirPod pros and I think they did pretty good here, compared to what I have otherwise. Thanks for the sharing the experience.
my god man, you have NO idea how long i've been waiting to see such a deep, accurate, and understanding video of this album to be made. i hope all fans of daft punk, new and old, get to experience this well thought out, and considerate masterclass of a video, as its some of the most insightful and entertaining takes on daft punk ive ever seen ♥
I’m only 1 song in and you’re already changing the way I understand not only the album, but Daft Punk in general, way better than I used to. This is why I keep singing your praises for making maybe the best music analysis/history/education channel on YT.
RAM was completely lost on me as a kid back when it first released, but has essentially become the anthem of my life in recent times. Over the past four years, I’ve gone through this long journey of discovery, healing and self love, and RAM was something that I’ve constantly gone back to, although I never knew why. I just thought it was good music, but looking back at it now, the whole album was a complete story of what it was that I was going through. I had no idea I was playing those songs while learning to let go and love myself. I love the album even more now. Thanks for the awesome video!
Man, 10 years ago I listened to this album and loved it. But DANG! Never thought about all these connections you just dropped. You are a true professor, sir. Thanks you! Giving RAM another listen tonight, and forevermore with all this new insight!!
This video demonstrates that this album is more than just really well recorded groovy funky and soulful music, but it's a journey of humanity and emotions, has a wonderful arc, and has a wonderful lesson in learning to just let go and be free and alive. The album and this analysis has touched me deeply. You could say it opened the door behind the door. Thank you.
Holy shit, I really underappreciated Random Access Memories back when I was in high school. Few days ago, I rediscovered Daft Punk again and listened to their whole discography excluding Tron ones, and I really really adore them now. RAM for me was a bit weird since it includes a lot of "natural instruments" and "human voices" as you say, but when you say they're sampling humans, it just clicked. And you took an 8/10 album for me into goddamn MASTERPIECE.
Aaaa you must listen to the tron ones! It's a different to their usual style but honestly it's their best imo! Really brings me back when I was a child haha
@18:30 I was 17 a year after the release of 'Homework', and was the lone "techno" fan in a sea of rock and hip/hop fans, arguing that Daft Punk was the future of music and getting heaps of shit for the effort. Most of the bands that my friends would have claimed at the time to be the future of music were gone shortly after, and none of them, 100 years from now, will be known and remembered and will have their music still be remixed the way Daft Punk will. They will go down in musical history as one of the greatest ever, thank you for this truly excellent video on their work.
Their love of "Phantom of the Paradise" runs so deep. Referencing "legend of the Phoenix" and bringing in Paul Williams feels like a culmination of their passion for the film.
@@T_R_O_Y_McClure gendy tartakovsky apparently loved the film too. There's an entire episode of Dexter's Lab based around it, including a guest role for Paul Williams *as he looked during the film*.
Hell yeah. This came out during one of my hardest breakups and it always felt really appropriate for that part of my life. Such a great album. Amazing breakdown!
I started listening to Daft Punk a few years ago, well after R.A.M came out and decided to go back through the catalogue of their music and it's really amazing seeing their body of work. To note, I am primarily a Hard Rock & Heavy Metal fan (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, etc) so a Robot duo known for popular House music from France is probably not the first pick of music most would think of lol. They're amazing, their talent and passion for creating an experience, telling a story and really letting you think and feel is 2nd-to-none. I am sad they broke up a few years ago, but I am doing my best to just enjoy what we have and hope that maybe one day.. they may reunite. Your video breakdown was amazing. Touch and Giorgio by Moroder are my favorite songs on R.A.M and I never grow tired of hearing them.
When was 13 I suddenly realized I loved music but had no idea what genre I like. Aerodynamic was my first "favourite" song ever. I regard it as finding my musical path! It's like they sent me on it ❤
man oh man... digging the greats, you are doing more for sampling, hip-hop and wider music culture than any other channel i've seen on this platform. When im running low on inspiration I listen to one of your deconstructions and you immediately remind me how beautiful and emotionally compelling music can be. Keep it up man, big love
this was an amazing vid Brandon. I was swept away by this album when it came out in 2013 - it hit me at just the right time in life. can't say I was a huge fan of DP before this album so it sort of came across my path when a friend recommended it to me on a whim because of the 70s and 80s undercurrent that ran through the songs. A decade later and I still find myself falling in love with this album over and over again but now I have an idea WHY. Truly an immense piece of work, it's interconnectivity and subtext is so subtle that it doesn't disturb the sonic journey that a casual listener would be on, it's just there to encourage you to look a little bit deeper.
I love the drums in the last album so much that when they announced they were releasing the Drumless edition, I was like, what?? I hated the idea. I gave it a try. And now I understand why they did it. Everything is so clear and the quality is top notch. The fact that they decided to retire is heartbreaking, they are such geniuses.
i think they realised they couldn't do any better and decided to stop when they are still at their peak. if they tried to go on and couldn't deliver it would have destroyed their legacy! so it's sad they ended daft punk, but i'm pretty sure it's for the better! 😥
this video just blew my mind. thank you so much for working so hard putting all that information together. i’d love to see more of this for other DP albums.
Giorgio moroder is my fav daft punk project cause its autobiography hype every legend needs I feel just makes you feel like this person is special for things most are unaware of I LOVE IT
Yes! I remember buying this album in college. It had a profound effect on me. Thank you for breaking this down, I learned so much about one of my fav albums!
Well... Random Access Memories IS truly a Masterpiece, i knew from the bottom of my heart. Now I know WHY, and your study is indeed a masterpiece... (anyway, it was my background music when flying trough the star in Elite Dangerous) :)
It's insanely difficult to choose the best album in daft punk discography but it's probably tron soundtrack for me 💙 it's insanely memorable and, I'm prone to migraines, never trigger headaches
Man. You are just the greatest. You’re a true musicologist. I just have so much respect and admiration for you brother. Every video I watch I think “me and this dude would be real good friends.”
Thank you for this awesome video! I've been a big fan of Daft Punk since Homework and they are the reason I got into DJing. I am very happy I got to complete my vinyl collection with the anniversary edition of RAM and thanks to this video I'll revisit it again with a cool new view on things.
Thanks again! You're content is so entertaining but I learn so much at the same time. You make me listen to music in a different way and it makes me a better musician and I thank you for that. I still don't understand how you're able to do this. Is it cos we both see music through the eyes of a bassplayer? I duno. Stay funky bro 🤩
This is possibly the best upload I have ever come across on this TH-cam thing. Thx for adding layers and layers to my already immense love and appreciation for this work of geniuses...
One of the best albums of all time to me - and this channel is criminally underrated for the way you understand and break down the technical and emotional sides of great music. A+ keep it up!
Man, I would love to give ten or twenty thumbs up to this video, such an excellent review, with a deep scrutiny of all the songs of the album and how it connects with even the other albums of the duo, simply amazing
Another amazing video!! I rarely comment on videos but I leave a comment on nearly every one of yours. I came to some of your perspectives by listening to it over the years, but this just gave me a whole new appreciation for an album that I already love so much. Thank you for the work you do!!
Thank you so much for giving me a new perspective to understand this masterpiece. I have to go now, Random Access Memories album is waiting for me, I just want to listen it again for the 652th time.
Dude your videos are SO fucking good. Legit feel completely engaged through every second of them. Keep it up man! Also, this album has become an all time favorite of mine looking back on it after hearing the breakup announcement. For 8 years I never knew how special this album really was. I’m super happy to be able to listen to it whenever I’d like, though it’s very bitersweet knowing that this is likely the last Daft Punk album ever. I’d love a sequel.
I really dig your breakdown videos. I'm a fan of Daft Punk but never delved deep into their music. I've never listened to this album, but I am interested now being that it was made with such a cool concept of having "human sampling" as a way to get new beats and loops. With the talent they brought into the studio i'm sure it's musically a masterpiece. But, from the small snippetts you've played from the tracks on the album it seems that it's a lot of low energy music. I could be wrong. But that's the vibe I'm getting. That's not a bad thing at all, if your mood is in sync to that. I'll have to listen to some tracks to find out for myself. Thanks for yet another great video.
PLEASE do this for the rest of their albums! Hearing the history, and magic of the GOAT robot duo so fun, and your content is so well crafted together.
The 'human sampling' element reminds me a lot of the recording process behind 'Casandra Gemini' by Mars Volta. Same idea - extended, hours long jam-sessions that would then get culled down to create a monster 32-minute track in a psuedo-jazz standard arrangement, all while most of the musicians had absolutely no clue what was going on with the bigger picture.
You opened my eyes and only now I realize why that album was always attracting me like a magnet. Thank you for sharing your interpretations of it, and it has given me loads to think about and to reflect. It's inspiring to see somebody going so deep exploring, and explaining, other peoples work and to show what a true masterpiece it really is. This is amazing and it has touched me to a new level. Thank you so much.
And I can't get off my mind that the frenchiest vibe of the album is definitely "touch"... If love is the answer then how could they not think about the place they grew up in ? Music is the way to hold on to these past feelings. The random access to these memories. Gives me the goosebumps each time I ear it.
This is one of the best album analysis video essays I’ve seen on TH-cam. Thank you for giving me a newfound appreciation for one of my favorite albums of the 2010s
De La Soul’s album The Anonymous Nobody was done the same way . They hired a bunch of musicians and had them play random stuff , and then De La Soul used it all as samples.
Awesome video man, this ignited my love for RAM to whole another level. Basically giving me another context for the album to listen. The edit, the aesthetic the old vcr transition and sound design. Just perfect 👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻
Man this is so heartbreaking, like in the way you know a relationship needs to end. You see it coming, both know you can't stay on the same road, but after it all falls apart, you'll forever have the memories to look back. Through the pain of loss, through all the tears, trials, and errors, love was always the answer, and you both created it. This album is the materialization of two decades of that sacred alchemy. Thank you so much for this video!! Imma go cry.
Dude, thank you so much for this in depth analyse of the album. There are so much things you can't even realize just listening to it. It shows how much involved they are in their music. Thank you for the excellent content you provide to us. Keep the good videos like this one coming. I'm waiting for them. Love and respect.
You have such a beautiful voice, your editing is on point and your knowledge of music and the topics you talk about is so vast and precise while also giving your own thoughts and opinions on the projects you talk about!!! excited to see more from you in the future :)
Every single song on the album is great. Not every song is pop radio, but even those that are more to be listened to decisively are great. And if I had to describe the album with one word, it would be funk. The album is incredibly funky.
I have always told people that this album is my favorite. Every time someone asks out of all the good music out there. THIS. stands out. You breaking it down like this now…man. 10/10 album 10/10 video. Thank you
This album somehow gets better every time I hear it. Thanks for this deep dive, there were some things I had no idea about and really I can hear you talk about anything and be interested. Keep up the amazing work!
Man thank you for making me see one of my favourite albums from a different point, more complete point of view, Really really appreciated the content, thank you man!
RAM is without a doubt my favourite album of all time. It's just perfect, nothing less, only more. I love the incredibly deep and beautifully sounding Within and Game of Love, i love the references to 70s disco and funk music with Get Lucky and Lose Yourself to Dance, i love the idea of beautiful nostalgia that gives Fragments of Time, i love the unbelievable pieces of music that are Motherboard and Giorgio by Moroder and most of all i love Touch, both for what is itself as a song and for what it means for the whole album. It's just THE masterpiece, I can't put it in any other way.
THANKS FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO, I always wanted to take a closer look at Daft Punk's albums but I never could since I don't know much about music on a technical level, thanks to you now I see the albums with different eyes and I can enjoy them more deeply
Dude, the Rock With You drum thing you did with your tongue. What the f***. That's an amazing party trick. (I guess it's not that hard, but it's surprising and I laughed.)
Random Access Memories has to be the best music album of the 21st century so far. Since the release of Discovery, Daft Punk proved to the world that they were not just another french house group, and then with R.A.M. they went out with a BANG! They had no match, but decided to left us when we needed them the most 😢 I really hope someday they'll make at least one brief comeback, to give life back to music once again! Thank you, Brandon for this excellent deep dive into one of my favorite albums. 👍👍
Dude, I've been watching your videos all day because I found your Daft Punk sampling videos which I appreciate so much! I think you're freaking amazing
I didn’t expect this video to be emotional for me to watch. You did an amazing job at telling the story of daft punk, and I loved your interpretation of all of it. This album is definitely a masterpiece among masterpieces of humanity in music.
I've been waiting for for this video ever since I read the Sound on Sound article years ago. Great research. Great content. This is amazing. Thank you.
Loved this album from start to finish; having this album on my phone I played it more than almost anything else I own. And it's good EVERY time. Like your favorite movie you can't get enough of. I never got the comments about it fairing off from what they where. The journey they were trying to portray was so obvious to me. And even if you didn't got that the whole vibe of it is amazing; the build up of every song, the story each song has in it, the sound effects that lead up to it. I remember putting the album on the morning after a good party with everybody slowly waking up; half of the people where floating away on it, the other half just didn't get it.. Which is fine, it doesn't need to be for everybody. Thank you for such a amazing break down of the album, came here from your similarly amazing break down of "discovery". Subscribed!
Absolutely love the narration of the journey that is Random Access Memories. Also, brilliant video editing work. Do you do all of this yourself? Awesome stuff
Amazing video man, I love all the musicians they pulled onto this album but never made the connection until I saw this video. You’re awesome, keep it up!
i cannot express enough, how glad i am you made these. You are super on point, very well informed and prepared, NOT ANNOYING, down to earth, not trying to be fake cool - these are regular music analysis on a high level taking on decades of music. Respect, my good sir. Respect. Facts over wow. As a long time DP fan, this is like a DVD bonus for your favorite movie. Thank you. Also, the Face to face analysis broke my brain :D Cheers!
My man, I keep bumping into your videos for the past few months and after every single I think this one might be a fluke - no one puts so much work into making such high grade content. And then I'm pleasantly surprised when video after video I see the same awesome quality content. I've given up and subscribed to you. Keep making this awesome shit - this is what I want the internet to be like.
Thanks for breaking this album down. I have listened to this album for the first time from start to finish. Get Lucky was played so much, I didn’t want to listen to the album. I finally did (after seeing elsewhere how much people loved it). And now I’m here. I’m gonna give it another listen at some point.
I love Daft Punk
Same 🤖
Don't we all?
Did you guys notice how similar the beginning of *Give Life Back To Music* to Christopher Cross' *Ride Like The Wind* is?
Shut it
@@Asterkool2 you must not like daft punk
My man, THIS is what I come onto the internet for. Your content is grade A, wellll-researched, knowledgeable, humourous, and fantastic. Keep up the great work.
🙏🙏🙏
Same here. 1000%
Bro this is criminal that you don’t have millions of subscribers, this content feels like it should be paid to watch
🙏🙏
He’s on his way. Let the man cook 🤷🏽♂️
Paid comments
@@organicwins91 lol people can't stand to see anyone getting their flowers. Must be a sad way to live..
*This* is the exact reason I wanted to fight the people who bullied me throughout school who said that there was "something wrong with me" if Daft Punk was my favorite artist. Everything they make goes SO much deeper than what the majority of people hear. I am a choir girl who was classically trained and will forever be a music nerd whose favorite genre is house music. Those two concepts seem completely opposite (human vs robot) but they actually make more sense together if you examine further (Daft Punk).
Also, it makes me feel better that they got their name from a "bully" music critic. They made something truly beautiful out of it
Yes - music is music 🔥
Well said. I'm proud that you stood up for yourself.
@@Phoenix_1991still, it's annoying to have people giving their judgement as if they were superior.
Imagine being bullied for loving Daft Punk. What kind of fucked up country did you grow up in?
I thought everybody loved Daft Punk. Some people just don’t get it. RAM is a top ten album of all time for me
I love this album so much, but I just wish we had one more record, it really took them 8 years to announce their breakup 😭😭
That came as an unexpected blow for sure
Indeed.
Discovery is on my unskippable album list for me but this is also a good listen
@@9theomo Discovery is my favorite album of all time
My biggest regret in life is that I never got to see Daft Punk live. *If* they ever do tour again, idc if the only show is on the damn moon, and I’m 80 years old I’m there.
Thanks for doing this and explaining WHY it’s a masterpiece. I feel like it’s so underrated EVEN though it won Grammys, it’s still underrated. It’s so conceptually deep yet accessible so I feel like people don’t get past the first layer.
They aren’t just playing you songs, they’re TELLING you a story through music. It’s sharing a journey
Exactly 🔥
underrated ??? i dont think so. its very much a piece of history.
yeha they're telling stories... i would recommend you watching "interstellar 5555" then the discovery album even makes more sense, than it allready does!
00:54 - Give Life Back to Music
04:41 - The Game of Love
07:53 - Giorgio by Moroder
10:24 - Within
11:06 - Instant Crush
12:14 - Lose Yourself to Dance
13:02 - Touch
15:05 - Get Lucky
16:26 - Beyond
17:05 - Motherboard
17:43 - Fragments of Time
19:45 - Doin’ It Right
21:03 - Contact
22:35 - Horizon
He forgot pee is stored in the balls
@@KurtClenDingDongin the balls in the balls
If you're going to deconstruct albums, An Evening With Silk Sonic is musical reference heaven :)
🔥🔥
A lot of references to The Dramatics and The Stylistics.
YESSSSS
Absolutely
you're comparing shit to glitter.
You made me realize that I inadvertently play Daft Punk in all of my DJ sets. When you have tracks like One More Time, Voyager, Face to Face, Get Lucky, Lose Yourself to Dance, Robot Rock, and Around the world, It makes complete sense. All party jams. Amazing video!!
So many classics!
@diggingthegreats All of them. Thank you. This video is truly needed today.
Girl Talk agrees lol
@@DJAUDIO1let's goooo
Man, you really know how to break down anything and everything. And it makes me want to go back and listen to anything you cover. Thanks for doing the research and giving us a music class we didn't know we wanted or needed.
Thank you 🙏 Definitely give this another listen through! Check the Spotify link in the description for a playlist of every song mentioned in this video in order
This is my favorite album ever, thanks so much for improving my enjoyment of it!
Thank you so much for the support 🙏
Biggest Daft Punk fan here (and absolutely freaking love your channel, it is always gold).
A few more cool anecdotes:
1) Horizon (the Japanese Bonus Track), uses Machine Drums at first and then transitions into organic Drums in the middle of the track.
2) I've always felt like Contact was their spaceship launching (pretty obvious metaphor) and Horizon was them floating in space.
3) Giorgio Moroder, when seeing the 3 microphones from 3 different eras in the Studio, reportedly (from his own admission) asked the sound engineer: "Who the hell will hear the difference between the 3 microphones". The sound engineer answered: "Oh, nobody! But they will." ("They" being Daft Punk, obviously).
4) Pharell came up with the lyrics from Get Lucky's hook while tipsy/drunk: he was tired from the jet lag.
5) Human After All was made in a rush (a few weeks), based on the famous dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell (Bangalter's words IIRC). It was meant to represent the fear of Technology (hence the purposeful rush in creating the album).
6) The people at NASA were reportedly super stoked to share samples with the Robots.
7/ The 1 million it cost to record RAM was self-financed by the band, so they had no obligation to release anything.
8/ They recorded the sound of a busy restaurant by placing microphones in front of the forks of a group of people and the effect of dripping water recorded on a soundstage.
9/ Give Life Back to Music is the first track for a reason:
When RAM was released, Bangalter and Guy-Man went on tour in French radios, explaining that they were tired of "Electronic Music consisting of remixes of remixes of remixes" and wanted to go back to something "more organic".
RAM is also a way to give organic material to sample for future generations of musicians: a way to pay it back.
10/ On that note, after RAM was released, Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington (the band DARKSIDE) recorded an entire Remix Album of RAM, under the name of Daft Side.
It's called "Random Access Memories Memories".
"Beyond" and "Give Life Back to Music" from them are two of my favorite all-time Daft Punk remixes:
Beyond is very Pink Floydish/trippy. An LSD trip under the milky way in the desert.
if "Pink Floyd and Daft Punk had a child", it's that song.
Give Life Back to Music is very experimental but hands-down the BEST EARGASM I've ever had.
And it's a direct reference/allegory to that "Give Life Back to Music" -> going back to a more soulful organic sound, rather than "electronic saturation".
I'd pay good money to live that first time again, but beware:
- You need to put on good headphones and close your eyes.
- Keep the volume as up as you can humanly handle.
- The first part is purposefully overly saturated.
It's normal, it's uncomfortable, it will be painful.
But you need that first part to enjoy the second.
- DON'T turn the volume down before the drop.
Go through these 2 minutes and 52 seconds of pain and discomfort.
It's worth it.
Trust me.
You'll thank me later:
th-cam.com/video/bgaCNGZ2wJA/w-d-xo.html
I honestly didn’t know about Daftside, thank you for this.🙏
@@troychipampe341 My pleasure! 😉
you're the goat fr
@@chrisbreauxxxx Thank you!! Have a lovely day! :)
I just listened to Give Life Back to Music in the link you shared. It really was a great song. That midway drop was really good. My “good” headphones are AirPod pros and I think they did pretty good here, compared to what I have otherwise. Thanks for the sharing the experience.
my god man, you have NO idea how long i've been waiting to see such a deep, accurate, and understanding video of this album to be made. i hope all fans of daft punk, new and old, get to experience this well thought out, and considerate masterclass of a video, as its some of the most insightful and entertaining takes on daft punk ive ever seen ♥
Yeah it really is great.,
I’m only 1 song in and you’re already changing the way I understand not only the album, but Daft Punk in general, way better than I used to.
This is why I keep singing your praises for making maybe the best music analysis/history/education channel on YT.
🙏🙏thank you, this means a lot
Right?!? I NEVER thought this album told a story like Discovery did!
This channel has the best music history dives I've found. Shit I've wanted to know about for years, and a ton of stuff I never knew I wanted to know.
RAM is a absolute classic of an album and you totally matched it's greatness with your analysis!
RAM was completely lost on me as a kid back when it first released, but has essentially become the anthem of my life in recent times. Over the past four years, I’ve gone through this long journey of discovery, healing and self love, and RAM was something that I’ve constantly gone back to, although I never knew why. I just thought it was good music, but looking back at it now, the whole album was a complete story of what it was that I was going through. I had no idea I was playing those songs while learning to let go and love myself.
I love the album even more now. Thanks for the awesome video!
Man, 10 years ago I listened to this album and loved it. But DANG! Never thought about all these connections you just dropped.
You are a true professor, sir. Thanks you!
Giving RAM another listen tonight, and forevermore with all this new insight!!
This video demonstrates that this album is more than just really well recorded groovy funky and soulful music, but it's a journey of humanity and emotions, has a wonderful arc, and has a wonderful lesson in learning to just let go and be free and alive. The album and this analysis has touched me deeply. You could say it opened the door behind the door. Thank you.
Holy shit, I really underappreciated Random Access Memories back when I was in high school.
Few days ago, I rediscovered Daft Punk again and listened to their whole discography excluding Tron ones, and I really really adore them now. RAM for me was a bit weird since it includes a lot of "natural instruments" and "human voices" as you say, but when you say they're sampling humans, it just clicked.
And you took an 8/10 album for me into goddamn MASTERPIECE.
Did you give Tron a try? It's kinda cool :)
Aaaa you must listen to the tron ones! It's a different to their usual style but honestly it's their best imo! Really brings me back when I was a child haha
@@arnzidge I will, eventually! I'm starting to collect their whole discography on vinyl records so I will listen to it
Tron soundtrack might be some of their best work
I thought they did an excellent job scoring Tron, but I never found the music all that enjoyable to listen to on its own.
@18:30 I was 17 a year after the release of 'Homework', and was the lone "techno" fan in a sea of rock and hip/hop fans, arguing that Daft Punk was the future of music and getting heaps of shit for the effort. Most of the bands that my friends would have claimed at the time to be the future of music were gone shortly after, and none of them, 100 years from now, will be known and remembered and will have their music still be remixed the way Daft Punk will. They will go down in musical history as one of the greatest ever, thank you for this truly excellent video on their work.
Their love of "Phantom of the Paradise" runs so deep. Referencing "legend of the Phoenix" and bringing in Paul Williams feels like a culmination of their passion for the film.
Good call. Phantom is so overlooked. Love it.
@@T_R_O_Y_McClure gendy tartakovsky apparently loved the film too. There's an entire episode of Dexter's Lab based around it, including a guest role for Paul Williams *as he looked during the film*.
Hell yeah. This came out during one of my hardest breakups and it always felt really appropriate for that part of my life. Such a great album. Amazing breakdown!
I started listening to Daft Punk a few years ago, well after R.A.M came out and decided to go back through the catalogue of their music and it's really amazing seeing their body of work. To note, I am primarily a Hard Rock & Heavy Metal fan (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, etc) so a Robot duo known for popular House music from France is probably not the first pick of music most would think of lol.
They're amazing, their talent and passion for creating an experience, telling a story and really letting you think and feel is 2nd-to-none. I am sad they broke up a few years ago, but I am doing my best to just enjoy what we have and hope that maybe one day.. they may reunite.
Your video breakdown was amazing. Touch and Giorgio by Moroder are my favorite songs on R.A.M and I never grow tired of hearing them.
Discovery is my favorite. The samples on face to face and aerodynamic 👌 And the disco part mixes so well with there sampling technique
When was 13 I suddenly realized I loved music but had no idea what genre I like. Aerodynamic was my first "favourite" song ever. I regard it as finding my musical path! It's like they sent me on it ❤
man oh man... digging the greats, you are doing more for sampling, hip-hop and wider music culture than any other channel i've seen on this platform. When im running low on inspiration I listen to one of your deconstructions and you immediately remind me how beautiful and emotionally compelling music can be. Keep it up man, big love
This is one of my favorite albums, but I didn't realize how conceptual this album was. Great in depth video!
this was an amazing vid Brandon. I was swept away by this album when it came out in 2013 - it hit me at just the right time in life. can't say I was a huge fan of DP before this album so it sort of came across my path when a friend recommended it to me on a whim because of the 70s and 80s undercurrent that ran through the songs. A decade later and I still find myself falling in love with this album over and over again but now I have an idea WHY. Truly an immense piece of work, it's interconnectivity and subtext is so subtle that it doesn't disturb the sonic journey that a casual listener would be on, it's just there to encourage you to look a little bit deeper.
I love that Daft Punk were not only skilled and clever musicians but also great storytellers and it's something you don't see a lot of.
I love the drums in the last album so much that when they announced they were releasing the Drumless edition, I was like, what?? I hated the idea.
I gave it a try. And now I understand why they did it. Everything is so clear and the quality is top notch.
The fact that they decided to retire is heartbreaking, they are such geniuses.
honestly i belive if they were still here it wouldn’t be as good , we have tones of music from them i think it’s fine there gone
i think they realised they couldn't do any better and decided to stop when they are still at their peak. if they tried to go on and couldn't deliver it would have destroyed their legacy! so it's sad they ended daft punk, but i'm pretty sure it's for the better! 😥
I opened for daft punk in 1997 in Chicago at a party called we are family thrown by vibonauts and dust traxx records
that is the coolest thing ever actually what was it like?
this video just blew my mind. thank you so much for working so hard putting all that information together. i’d love to see more of this for other DP albums.
I miss videos like yours, so we can praise the albums we already love even more. Thank you so much for sharing your art with us
I couldn't put it into words why this is my favorite album ever but you just did. This is a great video, well done!
Giorgio moroder is my fav daft punk project cause its autobiography hype every legend needs I feel just makes you feel like this person is special for things most are unaware of I LOVE IT
Yes! I remember buying this album in college. It had a profound effect on me. Thank you for breaking this down, I learned so much about one of my fav albums!
I break down every time I listen to this album, and once again broke down while watching this. Thank you for this video ❤
I believe De La did a similar approach to creating their last album. They had musicians jam and then sampled the jam sessions.
Trevor Horn Slave to the Rhythm. Same.
Pretty lights did a similar thing around this time too
Well... Random Access Memories IS truly a Masterpiece, i knew from the bottom of my heart.
Now I know WHY, and your study is indeed a masterpiece...
(anyway, it was my background music when flying trough the star in Elite Dangerous) :)
Discovery is hands down my favorite Daft Punk album, but your breakdown of RAM has given me a better appreciation of it. Bravo!
It's insanely difficult to choose the best album in daft punk discography but it's probably tron soundtrack for me 💙 it's insanely memorable and, I'm prone to migraines, never trigger headaches
Man. You are just the greatest. You’re a true musicologist. I just have so much respect and admiration for you brother. Every video I watch I think “me and this dude would be real good friends.”
Thank you for this awesome video!
I've been a big fan of Daft Punk since Homework and they are the reason I got into DJing.
I am very happy I got to complete my vinyl collection with the anniversary edition of RAM and thanks to this video I'll revisit it again with a cool new view on things.
Always loved the DP albums - your videos have changed and elevated the way I listen to them!
Thanks again! You're content is so entertaining but I learn so much at the same time. You make me listen to music in a different way and it makes me a better musician and I thank you for that. I still don't understand how you're able to do this. Is it cos we both see music through the eyes of a bassplayer? I duno. Stay funky bro 🤩
🙏🙏
This is gold content, the algo has once again gained redemption, thank you, deeply
This was already one of my favorite albums, but from now on I will appreciate it even more. Thank you.
This is possibly the best upload I have ever come across on this TH-cam thing. Thx for adding layers and layers to my already immense love and appreciation for this work of geniuses...
One of the best albums of all time to me - and this channel is criminally underrated for the way you understand and break down the technical and emotional sides of great music. A+ keep it up!
Man, I would love to give ten or twenty thumbs up to this video, such an excellent review, with a deep scrutiny of all the songs of the album and how it connects with even the other albums of the duo, simply amazing
Another amazing video!! I rarely comment on videos but I leave a comment on nearly every one of yours. I came to some of your perspectives by listening to it over the years, but this just gave me a whole new appreciation for an album that I already love so much. Thank you for the work you do!!
Thank you so much 🙏 and thank you for the ultra rare comments 🔥
Thank you so much for giving me a new perspective to understand this masterpiece.
I have to go now, Random Access Memories album is waiting for me, I just want to listen it again for the 652th time.
Dude your videos are SO fucking good. Legit feel completely engaged through every second of them. Keep it up man!
Also, this album has become an all time favorite of mine looking back on it after hearing the breakup announcement. For 8 years I never knew how special this album really was. I’m super happy to be able to listen to it whenever I’d like, though it’s very bitersweet knowing that this is likely the last Daft Punk album ever. I’d love a sequel.
I really dig your breakdown videos. I'm a fan of Daft Punk but never delved deep into their music.
I've never listened to this album, but I am interested now being that it was made with such a cool concept of having "human sampling" as a way to get new beats and loops. With the talent they brought into the studio i'm sure it's musically a masterpiece.
But, from the small snippetts you've played from the tracks on the album it seems that it's a lot of low energy music. I could be wrong. But that's the vibe I'm getting. That's not a bad thing at all, if your mood is in sync to that.
I'll have to listen to some tracks to find out for myself.
Thanks for yet another great video.
Your analysis is so on point! Now i appericate Random Access Memory more. Love your video.
For real, I love it even more now haha
I really miss them, but what a great album to go out on, its a masterpiece for sure.
This album needs a movie to go with it, as they did with Discovery.
They have been releasing the lost tapes series kind of as this
PLEASE do this for the rest of their albums! Hearing the history, and magic of the GOAT robot duo so fun, and your content is so well crafted together.
I loved this album for years but never even realized those musicians were on it, this is mind blowing
The 'human sampling' element reminds me a lot of the recording process behind 'Casandra Gemini' by Mars Volta. Same idea - extended, hours long jam-sessions that would then get culled down to create a monster 32-minute track in a psuedo-jazz standard arrangement, all while most of the musicians had absolutely no clue what was going on with the bigger picture.
One of the greatest albums of all time that almost everyone should like.
You opened my eyes and only now I realize why that album was always attracting me like a magnet. Thank you for sharing your interpretations of it, and it has given me loads to think about and to reflect. It's inspiring to see somebody going so deep exploring, and explaining, other peoples work and to show what a true masterpiece it really is.
This is amazing and it has touched me to a new level. Thank you so much.
And I can't get off my mind that the frenchiest vibe of the album is definitely "touch"... If love is the answer then how could they not think about the place they grew up in ? Music is the way to hold on to these past feelings. The random access to these memories. Gives me the goosebumps each time I ear it.
This is one of the best album analysis video essays I’ve seen on TH-cam. Thank you for giving me a newfound appreciation for one of my favorite albums of the 2010s
De La Soul’s album The Anonymous Nobody was done the same way . They hired a bunch of musicians and had them play random stuff , and then De La Soul used it all as samples.
Pretty Lights did that as well. He recorded artists, pressed it to vinyl, and then sampled it:
th-cam.com/video/jCYmiJNrZZM/w-d-xo.html
Awesome video man, this ignited my love for RAM to whole another level. Basically giving me another context for the album to listen.
The edit, the aesthetic the old vcr transition and sound design. Just perfect 👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻
I honestly love this album that I even bought the 10th anniversary edition. Great video!
It's so good!
@1:37 I’m basically already in tears with how masterful this album is. Thx for putting this together. the sound on your video is very well done btw.
Man this is so heartbreaking, like in the way you know a relationship needs to end. You see it coming, both know you can't stay on the same road, but after it all falls apart, you'll forever have the memories to look back. Through the pain of loss, through all the tears, trials, and errors, love was always the answer, and you both created it.
This album is the materialization of two decades of that sacred alchemy. Thank you so much for this video!! Imma go cry.
Dude, thank you so much for this in depth analyse of the album. There are so much things you can't even realize just listening to it. It shows how much involved they are in their music. Thank you for the excellent content you provide to us. Keep the good videos like this one coming. I'm waiting for them. Love and respect.
Phenomenal. I have so much more respect for this album now.
Holly shit! Here is me, that never really liked this type of music really interested in listening to that album! Great job ! Thanks for this!
You have such a beautiful voice, your editing is on point and your knowledge of music and the topics you talk about is so vast and precise while also giving your own thoughts and opinions on the projects you talk about!!! excited to see more from you in the future :)
Every single song on the album is great.
Not every song is pop radio, but even those that are more to be listened to decisively are great.
And if I had to describe the album with one word, it would be funk. The album is incredibly funky.
I have always told people that this album is my favorite. Every time someone asks out of all the good music out there. THIS. stands out.
You breaking it down like this now…man.
10/10 album 10/10 video. Thank you
I already loved the album, but this gives a whole new perspective to it. Love the video, I am totally mind blown! Now I love it even more!
This album somehow gets better every time I hear it. Thanks for this deep dive, there were some things I had no idea about and really I can hear you talk about anything and be interested. Keep up the amazing work!
Man thank you for making me see one of my favourite albums from a different point, more complete point of view, Really really appreciated the content, thank you man!
RAM is without a doubt my favourite album of all time. It's just perfect, nothing less, only more. I love the incredibly deep and beautifully sounding Within and Game of Love, i love the references to 70s disco and funk music with Get Lucky and Lose Yourself to Dance, i love the idea of beautiful nostalgia that gives Fragments of Time, i love the unbelievable pieces of music that are Motherboard and Giorgio by Moroder and most of all i love Touch, both for what is itself as a song and for what it means for the whole album. It's just THE masterpiece, I can't put it in any other way.
THANKS FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO, I always wanted to take a closer look at Daft Punk's albums but I never could since I don't know much about music on a technical level, thanks to you now I see the albums with different eyes and I can enjoy them more deeply
Daft Punk. The human version of Kraftwerk...😊
I love this
Dude, the Rock With You drum thing you did with your tongue. What the f***. That's an amazing party trick. (I guess it's not that hard, but it's surprising and I laughed.)
haven't had many people talk about the bonus track before, glad to see it get some recognition!
great video btw this stuff is amazing
Random Access Memories has to be the best music album of the 21st century so far.
Since the release of Discovery, Daft Punk proved to the world that they were not just another french house group, and then with R.A.M. they went out with a BANG! They had no match, but decided to left us when we needed them the most 😢
I really hope someday they'll make at least one brief comeback, to give life back to music once again!
Thank you, Brandon for this excellent deep dive into one of my favorite albums. 👍👍
Dude, I've been watching your videos all day because I found your Daft Punk sampling videos which I appreciate so much! I think you're freaking amazing
I didn’t expect this video to be emotional for me to watch.
You did an amazing job at telling the story of daft punk, and I loved your interpretation of all of it.
This album is definitely a masterpiece among masterpieces of humanity in music.
I've been waiting for for this video ever since I read the Sound on Sound article years ago. Great research. Great content. This is amazing. Thank you.
THIS video MUST be shown in every music class in the world! Pure education showing the pure ART of this band.
Let's start a petition to do that!
Loved this album from start to finish; having this album on my phone I played it more than almost anything else I own. And it's good EVERY time. Like your favorite movie you can't get enough of. I never got the comments about it fairing off from what they where. The journey they were trying to portray was so obvious to me. And even if you didn't got that the whole vibe of it is amazing; the build up of every song, the story each song has in it, the sound effects that lead up to it. I remember putting the album on the morning after a good party with everybody slowly waking up; half of the people where floating away on it, the other half just didn't get it.. Which is fine, it doesn't need to be for everybody. Thank you for such a amazing break down of the album, came here from your similarly amazing break down of "discovery". Subscribed!
Thank you for letting me fall in love with my favourite album again.
Absolutely love the narration of the journey that is Random Access Memories. Also, brilliant video editing work. Do you do all of this yourself? Awesome stuff
After this breakdown, amazing job, btw. I gotta go back and re-listen to this whole album.
Amazing video man, I love all the musicians they pulled onto this album but never made the connection until I saw this video. You’re awesome, keep it up!
Holy shit, what an amazing album. And what an amazing channel, subscribed my friend 👍
This album makes my heart sing. So much ingenuity and passion. Thank you for unpacking the goods!
i cannot express enough, how glad i am you made these. You are super on point, very well informed and prepared, NOT ANNOYING, down to earth, not trying to be fake cool - these are regular music analysis on a high level taking on decades of music. Respect, my good sir. Respect. Facts over wow. As a long time DP fan, this is like a DVD bonus for your favorite movie. Thank you. Also, the Face to face analysis broke my brain :D Cheers!
Watched this video like 5 times already, I can't stop.
My man, I keep bumping into your videos for the past few months and after every single I think this one might be a fluke - no one puts so much work into making such high grade content. And then I'm pleasantly surprised when video after video I see the same awesome quality content.
I've given up and subscribed to you. Keep making this awesome shit - this is what I want the internet to be like.
this is one of your best videos. thank you so much
Thanks for breaking this album down. I have listened to this album for the first time from start to finish. Get Lucky was played so much, I didn’t want to listen to the album. I finally did (after seeing elsewhere how much people loved it). And now I’m here. I’m gonna give it another listen at some point.