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''Homework'' is the debut album of " and " Da Funk ". RECORDING HISTORY In 1993 ''. Retrieved on March 6 2007 . The contents of the cassette eventually saw release on the single " The New Wave ", which was released in April 11 , 1994 on Slam's Soma Quality Recordings label.. Retrieved on April 7 2007 . The record also contained the final mix of the track "The New Wave" entitled "Alive". " from May 25 2006 . Their departure from Soma was noted by Richard Brown of the Glasgow -based label. "We were obviously sad to lose them to Virgin but they had the chance to go big, which they wanted, and it's not very often that a band has that chance after two singles. We're happy for them." Although Virgin held exclusive distribution rights over Daft Punk’s material, the duo remain the owners of their '' companion book ( 2003 ). Daft Punk worked to record other tracks, including " Revolution 909 " and " Around The World ". The album was mixed and recorded in their own studio, Daft House in Paris , France . It was Mastered by Nilesh Patel at the London studio The Exchange. Virgin re-released "Da Funk" with the B-side " Musique " in 1996, before the debut of ''Homework''. Bangalter later stated that the B-side "was never intended to be on the album, and in fact, 'Da Funk' as a single has sold more units than ''Homework'', so more people own it anyways than they would if it had been on the album. It is basically used to make the single a double-feature." STRUCTURE Daft Punk deliberately ordered the album's tracks with a two-disc '', archived at About.com . Retrieved on March 30 2007 . "Daftendirekt" is an excerpt of a live performance recorded at a Fuse Party in 2007 . The repeated vocal phrase used in " Musique " also appears in "WDPK". The opening skit in "'', the duo stated that the "Da Funk" theme involved the introduction of a simple, unusual element that becomes acceptable and moving over time. Bangalter felt that "Phœnix" is "an important track, but not anymore important than any of the other tracks." Daft Punk agreed that their concept for the piece was to create Gospel -like potency in a House Music track. In contrast, "Fresh" is stated to be breezy and light. In the audio commentary provided in '' D.A.F.T. '', the duo consider its structure to be comical. "'' companion book ( 2003 ). The track "Teachers" is an homage to the pioneers in the Detroit Techno and Chicago House scenes and acknowledges (among others) future collaborators Romanthony , DJ Sneak and Todd Edwards. The song "Oh Yeah" features guests DJ Deelat and DJ Crabbe, otherwise known as David Girier-Dufourier and Pascal Esposito. As one half of Jess & Crabbe, the latter created a remix released on the album '' Daft Club '' of the song " Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger ". "Indo Silver Club" is based on a sample of "Hot Shot" by 2007 . The final mix of " The New Wave " was included on the album as the fifteenth track. Finally, "Funk Ad" is a reversed portion of "Da Funk". RECEPTION Daft Punk felt that the majority of pressings should be in vinyl, so only 50,000 albums were initially printed on 2007 . ''Homework'' featured singles that had significant impact in the . Retrieved on March 30 , 2007 . The album itself peaked #150 on the Billboard 200 . As a result of sales, ''Homework'' was Certified Gold by the RIAA as of November 7 , 2001 . The album is noted in the book '' 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die ''. In it, critic Alex Rayner states that "''Homework'' served as a bridge between more established club styles and the burgeoning eclecticism of Big Beat . And it proved to many club-goers that there was more to dance music than pills and keyboard presets".'' 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die ''. New York, NY: Universe, 2006. pg 812. (ISBN 0-7893-1371-5) TRACK LISTING #"Daftendirekt" – 2:44 #"WDPK 83.7 FM" – 0:28 #" Revolution 909 " – 5:26 #" Da Funk " – 5:28 #"Phœnix" – 4:55 #"Fresh" – 4:03 #" Around The World " – 7:07 #"Rollin' & Scratchin'" – 7:26 #"Teachers" – 2:52 #"High Fidelity" – 6:00 #"Rock'n Roll" – 7:32 #"Oh Yeah" – 2:00 #" Burnin' " – 6:53 #"Indo Silver Club" – 4:32 #" Alive " – 5:15 #"Funk Ad" – 0:50 REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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