Saturday 26 March 2011

Daft Punk 'Digital Love'

Chart Peak: 14

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Daft Punk's second album, Discovery, not only enjoyed critical acclaim but also introduced their fans to the innovative "Daft Club" - the band's answer to Napster... Steeped in in Seventies chic, 'Digital Love' gave the band their fifth UK hit.

So steeped in Seventies chic, indeed, that the Supertramp-esque piano break midway through the track was played on an instrument previously used by Supertramp themselves, and that punchy hookline is sampled from 'I Love You More' by George Duke, which I think is roughly of that era too. It's blended with the typical early-Noughties flanged production. But like a lot of their material around this time, it seldom seems to raise beyond pastiche and gimmickry.

It's not a bad track, but it's possibly not the ideal selection for their only appearance in the series.

Available on:Musique Vol.1 1993 - 2005

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