Word: techno
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Boat Room,” with its fuzzed out bass effect, where the sound has some bite to it. By not being so goddamned low-key all the time, Pierce creates a balance on these tracks that downplays the soothing effects of the rolling xylophone ambience and techno-glitches. He finally provides a rock solid foundation for himself to sing/float over...
Most of “Human After All,” Daft Punk’s third LP, is, sadly and surprisingly, as stupid, repetitive, and boring as a techno album can be. And they can be pretty stupid, repetitive, and boring. I say “most of” because there are a few spots that would have fit among the middle-to-low-end tracks on one of their previous CDs, which brought the pair of Parisian DJs much-deserved fame and acclaim...
...album does have a pair of highlights, though. “Television Rules the Nation” has a beat cool enough to keep the song interesting, as does “Technologic,” in which a creepy artificial midget-voice repeats a string of ominous techno-words over an ever-changing and equally eerie backing. The latter recalls the frantic acceleration of “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger,” off of their masterpiece album “Discovery...
Daft Punk members Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter once seemed like robotic (or at least android) supermen. Their debut, “Homework,” was a catchy disc that mainly hewed to dance-techno conventions. “Discovery” was a daring work that convinced many a listener (myself included) that electronic music could be interesting, catchy and danceable—all at the same time...
...moves work the abs, tone the thighs and get the heart pumping. Plus you can shake it to techno music...