NotThePars Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) The robots named after a disparaging review call it quits after 28 years. Fun fact: they were apparently signed first by Glasgow techno big hitters Slam. https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/slam-glasgow-duo-signed-daft-punk-talk-25-years-soma-label-premiere-long-lost-remix-daft-punks-drive-2018162 What's the forum's takes? Did anyone see them at the famous Rock Ness show? I was one year too young and am still mad to this day that my parents held off having a wean for an extra year. Edited February 22, 2021 by NotThePars 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) I'm just amazed that there are two Latest Topics with 'Helmets' in the subject line, and neither are about the obvious. Edit: Discovery's one of the few albums that I can listen to without wanting to skip past weaker tracks, and I've literally heard every single song used in advertising at some time or another. Edited February 22, 2021 by BFTD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Was into them through homework and the stuff they did on roule. I rate them but not alongside true innovators. Very good at what they do and the live shows. Slightly went off them when it became style over substance but would still listen to most of their stuff and enjoy it. Their stuff was very accessible to anyone and not that groundbreaking after the first lp. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Slightly gutted by this news even though I was quite disappointed by Random Access Memories, just couldn't get into it really although it's not a bad album. As for Rockness, yeah I was there and to this day it's the best live set I've ever witnessed, the atmosphere in that tent was electric. Doubt I'll ever witness anything close to it again. Not many videos on YouTube that do it justice but there's a few out there 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Shandrix Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 They've not been particularly relevant to anything for a long time but "Homework" was a bit of a gamechanger when it came out. A great record. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) There's a case, regardless of how technically groundbreaking each individual record was, to be made that every album they put out was a gamechanger in some regard. Everyone sounded like Discovery for a while after it released and same to some extent with RAM while Human After All and the Alive Tour probably jump started the EDM craze and helped drag electronic music back into the limelight after a few years playing second fiddle to the landfill indie craze. God I just miss being endlessly hyped about blog house. Edited February 22, 2021 by NotThePars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I'm a big fan of DP (daft punk). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 Been listening to this today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Decent full video of a set from the Alive tour, so good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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