I thought this would be a nice way to cap off my blog. I made it to 100 posts, just over ten thousand page views in just over two years, I listened to Daft Punk's Random Access Memories and two songs actually choke me up. It's absurd to think so many care about someone like me on multiple occasion but regardless, I want to thank everyone for actually reading my work, sharing it around and even commenting on it. I have a blog because I feel it's a personal platform and I sometimes don't have anywhere else to write stuff. I think what I've written here is a lot of me getting ideas out unfiltered and I love the feeling. This isn't to say that my work on any other site has been heavily or unfairly edited; it's been edited and handled by people I trust and I feel grateful they enjoy my content, but I also understand that not everyone is willing to read several pages on how great Wreck it Ralph is and why Sim City was an awful gaming experience.
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So I leave this blog with warm wishes and happiness to start working on something I will be updating on a weekly basis (or rather when I feel like it) once I finish Uni and writing and working on different projects that hopefully lead to stuff. I just wanted to have a formal farewell and rather than stretching it out over several blog posts that would not equate to a well-rounded, yet arbitrary number, I decided to do one long ass blog post saying thank you and that I'll make something new in June that I've already started preliminary work on.
Now, below is my completely unedited review for the Daft Punk album, Random Access Memories which was released worldwide yesterday...well not really worldwide, because Japan is still apparently waiting for a full release. Anyway, the original edited review is on Sticky Trigger and you can just read that one there, or this one which is longer, goes through my thoughts on all the tracks and is just a bit more on how I feel about the album. Enjoy!
Random Access Memories
Three years after their
incredible Tron Legacy soundtrack and seven years after their
last release, Daft Punk have a lot to live up to. From the
announcement to the online hype, the world has been tripping between
extensive bouts of excitement and conceited dismissal of the duo's
next album. There is something about Daft Punk which has fused with
the nostalgia of our generation, whether it's the disco beats, strong
melodies and robotic vocals, it reminds us of our own early love
affairs with technology, the people we've met, the things we've done
and how far we've come. Random Access Memories embodies that
digital passion and humanity's love and loss with the past and the
future.
The album begins with Give
Life Back to Music, a strong track that feels reminiscent of the work
of Justice's Audio Video Disco. The 70's rock tribute kicks
the entire album into gear, giving a shout out to their own teachers
and to Human After All's very classic rock-infused sound. The
first track does also feel like an early Kavinsky track, with added
layered thumping bass and percussion; the tempo is perfect and every
single instrument can be heard clearly. Daft Punk knows they have to
appease the Gods of Music and this first track is their tribute in
every sense of the word. The riffs are playful and dance over every
second of the track. I will say this though, even early on, the album
is not a traditional party or dance album, but this first track could
start almost any party.
