It’s been a long eight years since Daft Punk released Human After All, so you know the World was thrown into chaos at the announcement of a new album. Finally, Random Access Memories has been released (officially) TODAY, therefore, making it the greatest day ever… DAFT PUNK DAY!
We’ve compiled 10 (or so) of the best uses of Daft Punk’s music through remixes and samples. Some of them are right on the money for a pop hit, some are completely nuts, but they are all Daft Punk.
Our good friend Jonathan over at Orange Juice & Biscuits (a popular NYC-based fashion blog) sent us what I consider the greatest Christmas cookie cut-outs of ALL TIME.
For those of who you don’t know what twerkin is, check out Merch’s “The Meaning of Twerk” article.
And here are a few video showcasing some of my favorite twerk moves.
And now, I bring you, Twerk Cookies!
You can check out more twerk-tastic baked good at Natalie’s Cookie Blog!
Imagine an entire house full of dominoes and other various things (like TOAST!) that can be knocked over. Then, you get to knock them all over and watch the chain reaction as it winds its way up three flights of stairs. THEN, imagine there is an A-Trak dance beat playing in the background. You’re welcome.
After well over a month of hype which kicked off with a 15-second SNL commercial. Then, over the weekend, ANOTHER, longer teaser video was released for the song “Get Lucky.” It featured the soulful Pharrell Williams, as well as funk-disco legendary producer Niles Rodgers, and the Robots sitting in on bass and drums. And did I mention they were all wearing Michael Jackson-style shiny suits?
Since then, people have been remixing and looping these small clips and trying to pass them off as leaks.
Let me start off by saying this “leak” was played on a Dutch radio station, who stated they believe this isn’t the final mix of “Get Lucky,” (Pharrell’s vocals sound a bit flat) but it’s about as close as we’re gonna get before Random Access Memories drops on May 21. Take what you can get, I always say.
It’s amazing what someone can do with a 15-second music clip. Since Daft Punk debuted the ambiguous ad during Saturday Night Live a few weeks ago, DJs and producers have been remixing the hell out of it. Note that the 15-second ad featured only a Daft Punk logo, some un-named new music, and their two robot heads.
People didn’t know if that meant DP was going to release a new album (it’s been 8 years since Human After All), a new song, or if they were just going on new tour. A few days ago, they announced a new album, Random Access Memories, with a release date of May 21st.
I’ve compiled a few of my favorite remixes of that 15-second clip for your enjoyment.
1) Basic Physics turned the funk down and the Rave up on his remix. It takes a bit to get there, but you’ll be fist-bumping in no time.
2) WarholaFake gave us his interpretation of what the entire song could sound like. I think he’s pretty close to what Daft Punk may have in mind.
3) My personal favorite, Chicago DJs/Producers, The Hood Internet, extended the clip and mashed it with Justin Timberlake’s fantastic, “Suit & Tie.” Awwww yeah.
Another edition of Wednesday’s “Hump-Day Bump-N-Grind” to help you get through the rest of your week. This week, it’s the Blackstreet 1997 (near-forgotten) classic, “Don’t Leave Me.” The chorus sounds like K-Ci & JoJo before anyone knew who they were. And don’t forget the unforgettable DeBarge sample, which was used a year earlier on 2pac’s “I Ain’t Mad At Cha.”
We here at BCandMerch.com are firm believers in letting it all hang out on Fridays. It’s the end of the work week, it’s time to get crunk, and get yo groove on. And what better way to do that than with some funky tunes! So we’ve decided to kick off your weekend with a list of spectacular, bass-filled tunage to get you goin’.
We’ll get it started with some disco-funk, thanks to the lovely Cheryl Lynn.
I had to throw one of my all-time favs, The Brothers Johnson’s “Stomp!” If this song doesn’t get you going, you obviously don’t understand rhythm.
And just for good measure, here’s The Hood Internet’s nice mash-up of JT’s “Suit & Tie” with the Daft Punk mystery track (only 30 seconds of it was aired during Saturday Night Live a few weeks ago).
