Comments on: Daft Punk: Sample Robbery, or Reinterpretive Genius? http://joe.hardy.id.au/blog/2007/09/04/daft-punk-sample-robbery-or-reinterpretive-genius/ An Australian music blog by Joe Hardy Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: tim http://joe.hardy.id.au/blog/2007/09/04/daft-punk-sample-robbery-or-reinterpretive-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-40173 tim Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:30:24 +0000 http://joe.hardy.id.au/blog/2007/09/04/daft-punk-sample-robbery-or-reinterpretive-genius/#comment-40173 kudos to daft punk for finding great gems and bringing them to the masses. its not as easy as it sounds to turn "release the beast" into "robot rock" despite the wholesale sampling - just try it you'll see what i mean. ask any dj, track selection and the 'discovery' (pun intended) and subtle reimagining of old gems, its an art form in itself, and when done well, a meaningful form of individual expression perhaps it should be noted that daft punk clear all their samples and explicitly credit them in their liner notes (in the case of the tracks on discovery anyway, dont know about robot rock). thomas bangalter himself addresses the palmsout article <a href="http://www.thedailyswarm.com/swarm/daft-punk-sample-sources-half-list-not-true/" rel="nofollow">here</a> people were so down on the last daft punk record. the fact that the album was produced in 2 weeks was kind of glossed over by most people - they set out to do something different and not just make discovery II which i think is not so appreciated by people who are now getting warmed up on things like justice and 'blog house' et al kudos to daft punk for finding great gems and bringing them to the masses. its not as easy as it sounds to turn “release the beast” into “robot rock” despite the wholesale sampling – just try it you’ll see what i mean. ask any dj, track selection and the ‘discovery’ (pun intended) and subtle reimagining of old gems, its an art form in itself, and when done well, a meaningful form of individual expression

perhaps it should be noted that daft punk clear all their samples and explicitly credit them in their liner notes (in the case of the tracks on discovery anyway, dont know about robot rock).

thomas bangalter himself addresses the palmsout article here

people were so down on the last daft punk record. the fact that the album was produced in 2 weeks was kind of glossed over by most people – they set out to do something different and not just make discovery II which i think is not so appreciated by people who are now getting warmed up on things like justice and ‘blog house’ et al

]]> By: Angus http://joe.hardy.id.au/blog/2007/09/04/daft-punk-sample-robbery-or-reinterpretive-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-39499 Angus Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:14:50 +0000 http://joe.hardy.id.au/blog/2007/09/04/daft-punk-sample-robbery-or-reinterpretive-genius/#comment-39499 The obviousness of the samples is far less evident in the Discovery numbers and DP craft them in a way that is melodically their own, while loosely sticking to the originals blueprints. I'm surprised at how little 'Robot Rock' strays from Release 'The Beast'. But then again, it's just a reminder at how disappointing the whole record was as a whole. The obviousness of the samples is far less evident in the Discovery numbers and DP craft them in a way that is melodically their own, while loosely sticking to the originals blueprints.

I’m surprised at how little ‘Robot Rock’ strays from Release ‘The Beast’. But then again, it’s just a reminder at how disappointing the whole record was as a whole.

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