We're now only two weeks away from Daft Punk's senior studio album, Random Access Memories. Fans have waited eight years for new material from the French synth pop duo, and the wait is almost over. It's time to rejoice. Finally.
In anticipation of their new album, Daft Punk have released an interview series with those who helped make the album. The miniseries, called "The Collaboartors," has featured music legends such as Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Todd Edwards and Chilly Gonzales. This time around, it's DJ Falcon who steals the spotlight as he talks about his longtime relationship with the group and what it was like working with them on Random Access Memories. Check out the entire interview below.
DJ Falcon, aka Stéphane Quême, worked with Daft Punk on the closing track, "Contact," which has not officially leaked, yet is rumored to have ties to an old track that Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter and DJ Falcon performed together in 2002 at Amsterdam's Paradiso. Towards the end of the set, an aggressive, organ-based electro progression enters with full force at the two-hour, 21-minute mark. The chords are sampled from "We Ride Tonight" by an Australian rock band called The Sherbs and are very similar to those found on "Contact." Daft Punk also revealed last month that "Contact" would begin with sounds from an undisclosed "Australian rock record." We can't be sure, but it's safe to say that this "leaked" version of "Contact" is at least somewhat reminiscent of the album version. Listen to DJ Falcon and Bangalter's 2002 set below along with the unofficial version of "Contact."
Random Access Memories will hit stores May 21 via Daft Life Limited, an imprint of Columbia Records. Until then, enjoy the most recent installment of "The Collaborators" series featuring DJ Falcon.
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