Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Was Daft Punk's 2004 'Human After All' album ahead of its time?

I hated, hated, hated this album when it was released and thought it to be nothing more than pointless noise, but listening to it again now, it's very much aligned with the sound that is popular in dance music today - 4 years later. It sounds as if it could've just been released.

Maybe they got lucky since Justice ripped them off and everyone has since ripped off Justice, thus bringing their "sound" into vogue... but I think there's something more to it. Songs like "Technologic," "Prime Time of Your Life," and especially "Television Rules the Nation" sound just like the stuff being released today (only better)... and nothing like the stuff being released in 2004.

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