DISCOVERY: Why it's Daft Punk's Masterpiece

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Daft Punk are no more. The news arrives eight years following Random Access Memories. A retro-leaning record that pays homage to the past while still managing to sound fresh and exciting. Daft Punk have always managed to treat nostalgia as a weapon in their toolkit rather than solely clinging to the past or being grim over the future.
Throughout their career, the electronic-duo have been a bridge between the digital and the analog. Using electronic sounds alongside real instruments, they appealed to both the hardcore club scene as well as listeners who weren’t even into electronic music to begin with -- becoming manys personal gateway into the genre. They served as the representation of “electronic music” to the masses, merely because they were making simple, catchy and easy-to-love pop tunes.
In particular, their 2001 album Discovery would alter the perception of what electronic music could be: beautifully written and crafted -- yet fully capable of getting a dance floor moving. The duo proved an ability of invoking the same emotions in house as in any other kind of music. Combine that with their perfect marriage of genres, mystique, aesthetic and technology, Daft Punk brought electronic dance music to the mainstream in a way that nobody has since.
Let’s unmask the album that defined Daft Punk’s musical identity: Discovery.
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Written by Daniel Rosen and Frank Furtado
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@SpookLuc 3 жыл бұрын

another day, another reason to cry about Daft Punk's breakup

@JimmyNails27 3 жыл бұрын

Real talk.

@vasilikid 3 жыл бұрын

aah i felt that

@VIPoole 3 жыл бұрын

It's so true

@Labyrinth1010 3 жыл бұрын

I KNOW.

@bvgaboo3572 3 жыл бұрын

Retirement***

@pattykils 3 жыл бұрын

A fun fact for anyone who didn't know: the third member of that pre-Daft Punk band Darlin' was Phoenix guitarist Laurent Brancowitz. The band had a reunion (so to speak) in 2010 when Phoenix played at Madison Square Garden and Daft Punk joined them during the encore.

@germylean 3 жыл бұрын

Phoenix and daft punk always felt like they were on different sides of the same spectrum

@CameronMcKee 3 жыл бұрын

this blows my mind

@MysteryMii 3 жыл бұрын

That was also the last time Daft Punk played to a paying crowd.

@applehack97 3 жыл бұрын

yeah, I learned that a few months ago when researching stuff about Phoenix, cool band btw I recommend their stuff

@michaelmountain7055 3 жыл бұрын

Damn damn damn that is amazing! i love Pheonix, wish i could have been their to witness it live

@Bandstand 3 жыл бұрын

I’m just now getting into video editing. You make this shit look easy. Like...how?

@ArthurChociai 3 жыл бұрын

Presets, mr horse plugin, and lots of Energy drinks ;)

@ericramos1916 3 жыл бұрын

Straight up some of the best visuals of any yt channel. I don’t give two shits about like 90% of the topics he talks about but the vids are so high quality

@Middle8 3 жыл бұрын

@@ArthurChociai none of the above surprisingly

@fredman727 3 жыл бұрын

@@Middle8 sir, I admire you

@nermanturkic176 3 жыл бұрын

@@Middle8 Just a ton of Skillshare

@DavidBennettPiano 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Particularly loved the way you so smoothly demonstrated the sampling on “One More Time”. A fitting tribute video! 😀😀

@pentexsucks43 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a7engtODzZOtln0.html&ab_channel=Tracklib another channel with basically the same visuals. I wish more people showed samples in this way. much more appealing than just playing audio back to back

@Bandstand 3 жыл бұрын

@@pentexsucks43 who plays audio back to back? That sounds really unappealing 😅

@pentexsucks43 3 жыл бұрын

@@Bandstand *wink wonk*

@Atraira 3 жыл бұрын

wish he gave credit/a shoutout to tracklib for that bit tbh

@alexchatzi9107 3 жыл бұрын

@@Atraira my thoughts exactly

@ChipzBitz 3 жыл бұрын

Daft Punk was the reason I ever began to listen to music. They have been and will forever will be my favorite band. RIP Robots.

@user-jb4fs9gz6m 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@DoctorCyan Жыл бұрын

Same!

@mchlfx 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy, I just listened to this for the first time last night. Something About Us literally had me wiping away tears. I once assumed Daft Punk was JUST dance music. How ignorant I was.

@lillhogge6369 3 жыл бұрын

Love that track :)

@Sqwivig 11 ай бұрын

"Something About Us" makes me tear up every time I listen to it. It has a new meaning each time you listen to it. Sometimes it makes me nostalgic for the bygone days of my childhood. Sometimes it makes me think about lost love and how some things just don't work out. Sometimes it makes me downright sad but it always gives me hope that better days will come. It's a goddamn masterpiece and one of the best song to exist period.

@memememr46 3 жыл бұрын

they won the game man, having been one of the most successful artists ever, changing music history forever and inspiring millions of music lovers. on top of all that they went out on their own terms, no bad break up, no arguments, no disputes. they won the game.

@Treedodger21912 Жыл бұрын

No epstein type business either thank god

@nomad1517 6 ай бұрын

100%

@adrianw.8410 3 жыл бұрын

“One More Time” now has a hint of melancholy to it. We’ll miss you, you Funky Robots

@netsab9846 3 жыл бұрын

These bad boys had da perfect career on every levels : 4 perfect albums, live gigs, incredible costumes and masks and perfect image

@carw8127 3 жыл бұрын

“Perfect albums”

@dallin1076 3 жыл бұрын

Even a soundtrack too

@ChristianChase7 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously. Their entire career is remarkable and all they have the utmost respect from everyone.

@mtrps_ 3 жыл бұрын

lets just ignore Human after All, sure dude.

@netsab9846 3 жыл бұрын

@@mtrps_ That's a freacking lit record

@thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051 3 жыл бұрын

Human After All’s an underrated album which showcased Daft Punk’s heavier side. Robot Rock, despite being lazy when it comes to the sampling, is still one of my favorite songs by them

@fredman727 3 жыл бұрын

There's some good stuff there, but it's a repetitive mess. It's like they thought the middle section on Discovery was good and made an entire album like that.

@TrueFaith94 3 жыл бұрын

I'd also say Human After All had a bigger influence in ushering all the dirty Electro of the mid & late 00s than Discovery

@butterygoodness8242 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a bit lazy,

@VitalXeno 3 жыл бұрын

@@TrueFaith94 yeah its like what house was becoming

@ebbflow4783 2 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why robot rock is so appreciated, when it's really repetitive and the coolest thing on that song (the main riff) is completely stealed. I know that they always sampled, but songs such as One more Time creat something new sampling, robot rock isn't something new to me

@dirtylevel 3 жыл бұрын

3:11 this was just mindblowingly good

@Naeldays 3 жыл бұрын

Brother I strongly agree, this amazed me

@unhxlysilver1688 3 жыл бұрын

i can't stop replaying that part help

@alasdairgodewife8534 2 жыл бұрын

Came here to say just that 😂

@JohnPaulBuce 2 жыл бұрын

its so clear that you havent seen tracklib's youtube channel yet.

@DoronD 3 жыл бұрын

Their Tron Legacy soundtrack is one of the best scores I've heard in cinema. They also had a guest appearance in that movie as themselves. Truly a unique duo.

@Gras_Sho_Pper 3 жыл бұрын

Face to Face has the most exquisite usage of samples.

@OneDarkMartian 3 жыл бұрын

That is the magic (and incredible talent) of Todd Edwards. His sampling is unrivalled. He also sounds great on the vocals too. Daft Punk picked a legend to work with for good reason.

@dingus153 3 жыл бұрын

Discovery is legitimately the only album I can listen to all the way through without skipping a track. I'm so devastated that I will never be able to see them live.

@iridescent-frog1059 3 жыл бұрын

Daft Bunk will never be forgotten.

@doubleyell_ 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna miss Daft Bunk man😭😭

@iridescent-frog1059 3 жыл бұрын

@@doubleyell_ Long live Daft Bunk.

@captain.s1918 3 жыл бұрын

Ah Yes, Daft Bunk.

@kroolzero 3 жыл бұрын

always dafting bunking in my house

@dannycervantes9483 3 жыл бұрын

The Bunk will live on in our hearts!

@steafyheaster1335 3 жыл бұрын

"My name is Giovanni Giorgio but everybody calls me Giorgio"

@da_brrrt_mashine2877 3 жыл бұрын

Dooododoooo

@luukgrooten2402 3 жыл бұрын

Doodoodoodoodoodoodoodoo

@Baccanaso 2 жыл бұрын

@@KevinJDildonik RAM is great but Discovery is really their best especially the movie that was made for it

@congruentcrib 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite song by them is Veridis Quo. Not a common one, but the music video paired with the song tells a heartbreaking story without saying anything.

@qjames0077 3 жыл бұрын

Im amazed at how much original music they created based on samples

@likefork 2 жыл бұрын

Check out Since I Left You by the avalanches

@smacksoftSMA 3 жыл бұрын

I’m still very sad about their break up. They’re a huge part of my childhood and shaped my taste in music and art.

@santiagocooley8194 3 жыл бұрын

Remember just laying in my bed with lights off listening one more time. Thank you Daft Punk for all the memories.

@endeyfire 3 жыл бұрын

daft punk will be gods amongst the music industry. they will live long in history, i can garentee it.

@imred8264 3 жыл бұрын

They didn't really do music for the fame or money that's why daft punk is awesome too

@MetallicDeviant Жыл бұрын

They also knew how to make an AMAZING live show that was a goddamn experience that you couldn't get anywhere else. Alive 2007 was truly something I wished I could have seen live.

@andrerocha3954 3 жыл бұрын

The most beautiful love letter to the duo who brought funk, disco, rock, house and so much more together. They'll be missed.

@camilasuarez4596 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I hear “One More Time” a smile comes to my face, specially when remembering my childhood memories with that song playing on the radio 😭 I’m going to miss these guys so much...

@commentsdisabled2320 3 жыл бұрын

Bought Homework back in 97. Still sounds fresh 24 years later.

@logansmith9680 3 жыл бұрын

Mate, loved how you visualised the samples.

@lexismedina8792 3 жыл бұрын

The give life back to music reference at the end made me so happy

@lexismedina8792 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you gave so much props to Something About Us. It's such a masterpiece

@mattkraig 3 жыл бұрын

End of an era...

@freddysamjacob363 3 жыл бұрын

Harder Better Faster will always be a classic!! Something About Us is easily their best Track And most underrated!!

@TokyoBalletReprise 3 жыл бұрын

Touch is their best track and by far.

@freddysamjacob363 3 жыл бұрын

@@TokyoBalletReprise Touch is amazing!! But, I don't know, Something About Us is just heavenly to me😭😭

@TokyoBalletReprise 3 жыл бұрын

@@freddysamjacob363 word

@halami2149 3 жыл бұрын

They heavily sampled Cola Bottle Baby by Edwin Birdsong. Not even an original song, they basically copied that song

@bingusmode4650 3 жыл бұрын

@@halami2149 lol

@casualsoundenjoyer 3 жыл бұрын

Discovery is probably my favourite album from them. 1993-2021.

@robby_zhang 3 жыл бұрын

One more time was the first dance track I ever heard that didn’t annoy me like the other dancepop I heard on the radio before Thank you daft punk for introducing me into a completely new genre

@fernandosiller5325 3 жыл бұрын

"So to Daft Punk, thank you. For the Digital Love... And giving life back to music" ❤️

@bruhlollmao560 3 жыл бұрын

polyphonic and middle 8 are gods on doing like this, its so pleasing.

@CyberHornet 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice video! Thank you for using the helmets from my fan art! (The Alive 2007 and Tron helmets) at 8:46 and 8:55

@rowanmcleod9392 3 жыл бұрын

Daft Punk breaks up. Me: god, I cannot wait for the Middle8 video on daft punk. Me, four minutes ago: FINALLY

@MisterWright82 3 жыл бұрын

If you haven't listened to the discovery album along with the cartoon, I would highly recommend it. Especially with some smoke 😉👌

@adamsimpson731 3 жыл бұрын

100%

@nathanmontgomery1516 3 жыл бұрын

No smoke.

@potatoking8759 3 жыл бұрын

1000 likes and 0 dislikes? I think it proves how much people loved Daft Punk. And the quality of Middle 8's videos.

@quickflash2studios232 3 жыл бұрын

I love the way the RAM helmet logos are done in their different era styles!

3 жыл бұрын

Can we just appreciate how good the editing is 🙏

@Uchussoro 3 жыл бұрын

Just one more time id like to watch them live

@captain.s1918 3 жыл бұрын

We’ll Always Cherish Your Songs Daft Punk!

@unclestarwarssatchmo9848 3 жыл бұрын

**James Murphy wants to know your location before you know it yourself**

@Bussellification 3 жыл бұрын

Discovery was the first album I bought at 12 yo. The disc is still in my car today.

@adamdavis4690 2 жыл бұрын

Your “thank you” at the end brought a tear to my eye because that says it all

@clawsnugget 3 жыл бұрын

GOODNESS GRACIOUS GOD ALMIGHT another master piece jeez i can not say how much i love the editing style the captivating script and visuals perfect story telling good god well done there isnt something youve made i didnt like well done ive never even explored daft punk and im definitly going to now

@11tyseventy 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yah thanks bro

@waterglas21 3 жыл бұрын

5:39 Nightvision is such a masterpiece!

@dragonfire101g 2 жыл бұрын

Although RAM is still my favorite from them (the choice of live instrumentation makes the difference for me), there is no doubt that Discovery is still an incredible project and deserves the acclaim it’s gotten.

@robowenmikels 3 жыл бұрын

I remember coming home from high school, 9th, grade and seeing the "One More Time" video on MTV. 14 year old me didn't know jack sh%* about the complexities and intricacies of Daft Punk but I knew it was cool. Even when you look behind the hype, the persona, the facade (which is all part of the band, all intentional) and look at just the music - it truly is transformative, combining computer sounds and editing with disco/post-disco/r&b/Funk, into something that is a work of art, all it's own. In 2019, I saw this Daft Punk tribute band, called "Alive" and you would have been hard-pressed to think it wasn't actually them, except for the fact that it was a rave in Detroit. They were the right height and shape for each of the members of DP and they were actually doing live automation and sound manipulation etc. not just "push and play" and mess with some faders. It was a fantastic show and was not just a "cover band" experience. That's the closest I'll ever get to seeing Daft Punk perform.

@binusbechbips758 3 жыл бұрын

I remember blasting Daft Punk during my robotics engineering course back in high-school. Working after school until the fading sunset for national and world tournaments, hearing all the other after school clubs and programs in the background as Veridis Quo and Touch play gave such a good vibe. In those moments when I had yet to discover how big the world was, only Daft Punk and technology mattered to me in that small room.

@nickcha 3 жыл бұрын

As soon as they announced the break up, I thought "wow, this middle 8 video is gonna be good"

@If_Only_I_Knew_Why 3 жыл бұрын

I like how you show the evolution of their helmet designs as the video progresses.

@ryanh1444 3 жыл бұрын

Discovery is one of my favorite records. Gonna miss these legends

@joeeeee7898 3 жыл бұрын

was waiting for this, class video

@isaacestabridis 3 жыл бұрын

You forget to mention that Daft Punk was behind the song "overnight" of Parcels in 2018. (the song doesn't make it on the album but this has an amazing sound btw)

@vasilikid 3 жыл бұрын

thank you middle8 and thank you daft punk, i cant believe it has been almost 2 weeks, wow time flies in lockdown

@vasilikid 3 жыл бұрын

my favorite album has to be RAM, i may have listen to it over 50 times over the years

@dewgongdakota 3 жыл бұрын

The visuals in your videos never fail to surprise me, well done.

@TheFurious74 2 жыл бұрын

Now I feel so sorry about Duft Punk duo ending.. Discovery is my very first CD bought to listen. I was something like 14 or 15 when got it

@LarsFerdinand 3 жыл бұрын

Homework was their best album. Experimental, minimalistic before its time and avantgarde. Discovery's best track is actually Veridis Quo. Wasn't even mentioned.

@Colorado0091 3 жыл бұрын

This is my absolute favorite band and I really waited for you to make a video about them! While I'm really Spotify influenced and normally don't like to listen to full albums (I know this doesn't seem to be a great taste for music just consuming short tracks and such), I always liked their albums and most tracks are so well made. Most of the time there is just one melody that repeats itself over and over and gets a little mixed up with other elements, but because every track has just this beautiful rythm and clean melody I really like a lot of their tracks and it doesn't get boring if you have a lot of them to hear!

@Nick..M 3 жыл бұрын

Always looking forward to your content every time!!! Clean edits, seamless transitions and don't get me started on the sampling breakdown

@matprlz 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I remember a Q&A with the Duo on the Daft Club site back in 2008, thanks for the nostalgia.

@theportalmasterdw5183 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a video on Deadmau5. I was surprised to see a video this good come out about this group this soon after the news.

@s4gentlesebastiancaballero375 3 жыл бұрын

Man you are incredibly underrated, your views should be on the millions!

@Nice-mf7sv 3 жыл бұрын

Discovery is one of the best front to back albums of all time. And the animation took it to another level.

@laidback93 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, one of your best. The way you broke down the "One More Time" sample was great. RIP Romanthony

@coreyryan4876 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this nostalgic trip into Daft. Also, thank you for saving your promo for the end of the video. I stop watching other people's videos when it happens in the middle.

@averycruz8722 3 жыл бұрын

Face to face is mesmerizing

@standard12th66 3 жыл бұрын

Damn.. the editing of this video is another level 👌👌👐👐

@mgmg116 2 жыл бұрын

The craziest thing about Homework and Discovery is that they were created in a small bedroom studio with cheap, crappy gear. But DP knew their gear intimately well and embraced and worked within these limits

@jackstaggers7252 2 жыл бұрын

This is an absolutely amazing video that shows a great level of dedication to researching the subject. Thank you soo much for making this! Discovery has always been my favorite album.

@fuquantiegermann3776 2 жыл бұрын

Discovery was my gateway into electronic music AND anime. I was 12 at the time and listened to only charts music. Everything changed, when the robots attacked.

@gabbo3.070 3 жыл бұрын

The best video you made in a while. Discovery is one of those albums that shaped my taste in music and to hear you explain it so deeply was extremely touching and informative. Keep going man.

@AntonPavlovich2000 3 жыл бұрын

10k views, 1.4k likes, literally 0 dislikes. Great quality, keep it up!

@fraire711 2 жыл бұрын

I hate that I never got to see them live. They came to my city and I was just too broke to go. I’m glad I can still listen to their songs all the time forever.

@haldworkin1027 3 жыл бұрын

I played One More Time for my infant daughter the other day and I swear she started grooving to it. It was awesome. I've also been playing lots of Ween to her. You should do a video on them!

@jacktowers7533 3 жыл бұрын

Crescendolls is my favourite track on the album I find that synth line beyond insane especially when blended with “Television” on alive 2007 that is pure candy flip destruction music

@jacoblanterman3776 2 жыл бұрын

While RAM was my first exposure to the band, Discovery was always my favorite album they put out. While I love Rocking with these Robots, their breakup shows us that they were Human After All. Thank you Daft Punk, and thank you Middle 8 for making this wonderful video highlighting their work.

@EstevaooBlack 3 жыл бұрын

The editing!!! Amazing stuff from you, again!

@amg_aly 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this! This video is so well-written and articulated, your introduction of Daft Punk is smooth and accurate, love it!

@black_hydra1618 3 жыл бұрын

Why the hell is this so smooth 1:11 I want a full song of this, is it a full song?

@kristianeconomou4361 3 жыл бұрын

Please do a part 2 focusing on random access memories!!!! Love the videos by the way.

@DanielAyalaRM 3 жыл бұрын

Love it man. Awesome video!

@unapersonaquerespira7480 2 жыл бұрын

funny how discovery has a lot of sounds similar to songs that I guess are nostalgic for others, but now that album IS nostalgia for me

@rachel_sj 3 жыл бұрын

The first five songs on Discovery have been on my running playlist for years. Nothing gets me more pumped when starting a run than aptly named One More Time. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I suddenly gotta go out for a jog!

@JuicePresident Жыл бұрын

I love the attention to Something About Us. It is indeed, a hugely underrated masterpiece. I'd argue its their best song of all time, but it's honestly hard to choose with how good all of their stuff is

@Jessiecoonjames 10 ай бұрын

I've already explained to my gf that our wedding dance song will be something about us and there is no room for argument lol

@marcbraun5342 Жыл бұрын

Discovery is a perfect album for me, one reason for it is because it has some kind of dramaturgical flow to it not used to albums or musicians even caring for it that much, as it seems. Not only are the songs all great, and I mean all of them, they're in the right order, supporting each other, so you want to listen through and not cherry-pick the best songs like usual and listen to them all over, ignoring the rest of the album for the most part. When I heard there's a movie out after listening to it for a reasonable amount of times, I thought that fits and that this was planed from the beginning to be a story told with tones and less words. They may have made the deal later but I think there always was that idea behind it and I love that approach. Discovery is the album I undoubtedly listened the most to, it doesn't need an explaination if you like something, if it touches a nerve but that would be my explaination for loving it. And let's talk about the appropriately named Too Long, it's the ending of all endings and sooo in the right spot there. I usually don't like long movies, series and songs that overstate their welcome and this one just doesn't, it's wow... 6:42 And ok, this image here is clever enough to let me think the idea of the video's artstyle came from that...

@wafflesjunior 3 жыл бұрын

Listening to Daft Punk gives me so much nostalgia since my dad would always play their stuff when I was younger. Discovery is one of my favourite albums and it makes me happy to see it acknowledged by a channel as awesome as yours, so thank you 👍

@rolandh02 2 жыл бұрын

This was so informative. Never knew there were so many samples on this. So many memories with this album

@agraciotti 3 жыл бұрын

This album changed my life. Have always loved it from beginning to end. Thank u for the video.

@lillhogge6369 3 жыл бұрын

The discovery album just evokes a emotion I cant explain. First Vinyl I ever got (I'm only 19 so it came out the year I was born 2001 but god damn its good)