Track Listing 1. Daftendirekt 2. Wdpk 83.7 FM 3. Revolution 909 4. Da Funk 5. Phoenix 6. Fresh 7. Around the World 8. Rollin' & Scratchin' 9. Teachers 10. High Fidelity 11. Rock'n Roll 12. Oh Yeah 13. Burnin' 14. Indo Silver Club 15. Alive 16. Funk Ad
| Details | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Daft Punk: Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo. Producers: Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo. Recorded at Daft House, Paris, France. "Da Funk" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. "Around The World" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, the two French twenty-something DJs who make up Daft Punk, are relentless dance-music aficionados and historians. And unlike many of their contemporaries, their interests don't just lie in the electronic beats that have been rockin' the clubs since the mid-80s. The two knob-twiddlers are just as well-versed in Giorgio Moroder's Eurodisco grooves, Chic, and the old-school rhythms of Afrika Bambaata and the Sugarhill Records catalog, as they are in the Chicago house and Detroit techno traditions. When they're not assembling catchy-as-hell bits of electro-pop ("Around The World"), throwing down slabs of minimalist funk ("Da Funk"), or marrying Miami bass to Kraftwerkian blips ("Oh Yeah"), Homem-Christo and Bangalter try to impart a little knowledge. On "Teachers," they use a Ween-esque distorted vocal line to name-check a broad list of influences that includes Brian Wilson, Dr. Dre, and Armand Van Helden. Their broad focus, utopian determination and, of course, their way with a beat earn Daft Punk's HOMEWORK a well-deserved "A".
Editorial Reviews Included in Q Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 1997. Q (01/01/1998)
Ranked #35 in the Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll. Village Voice (02/24/1998)
Ranked #17 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's Albums Of The Year. Melody Maker
Ranked #11 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll. NME
...Daft Punk never forget to let their playful, hip-hopping ambient techno keep turning the beat around, making HOMEWORK ideal disco for androids. - Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly (05/23/1997)
4 Stars (out of 5) - ...Weirdo-funk, then, with lashings of trash-culture, cool and crunchy breakbeats. Daft Punk always sound original, inventive, exciting and dangerous... Q (04/01/1997)
Ranked #16 on Spin's list of the Top 20 Albums Of The Year. Spin (01/01/1998)
Ranked #76 in Spin Magazine's 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s. Spin (09/01/1999)
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