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| Musique, Vol. 1: 1993-2005 | 
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| Artist: Daft Punk
Label: Virgin Records Us
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 20923
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 58405
UPC: 094635840520
EAN: 0094635840520
ASIN: B000EHPXXI
Release Date: April 4, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Musique | | • | Da Funk | | • | Around The World | | • | Revolution 909 | | • | Alive | | • | Rollin' & Scratchin' | | • | One More Time | | • | Harder Better Faster Stronger | | • | Something About Us | | • | Robot Rock | | • | Technologic | | • | Human After All | | • | Mothership Reconnection by Scott Groove feat. Parliament Funkadelic (Daft Punk Remix) | | • | Chord Memory by Ian Pooley (Daft Punk Remix) | | • | Forget About The World by Gabrielle (Daft Punk: Don't Forget About The World Remix) |
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Album Description
Advanced Japanese release of Daft Punk's anthology covers tracks from their debut album Homework up through Discovery and Human After All. Includes an exclusive bonus track. Virgin. 2006.
Album Details
Japanese Edition of the French Dance Innovators' Best. Sounds and Images - the Essence of Daft Punk's Art! Here Are all their Singles (In No Particular Order) (Including a New One to "Prime Time of Your Life"). They Flew in the Face of Pop Stardom, Erasing their Humanity from their Releases, the Inadventent Star Duet Went Against the Cult of the Celebrity Zooming in on the Strobe Light Rather Than the Pop Star Below It. Already Challenging on Record, They Decided that Wasn't Enough So They Worked on the Visual Aspect as Well. As a Result, their Videos have Always Made an Instant Impact, Thanks to the Enlistment Young Maverick Video Producers to Visually Interpret their Work. These Included Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Seb Janiak and Roman Coppola.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
Almost perfect. October 31, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
To me, Daft Punk represents the best in electronic/house music. For novices this is a great way to get into a band that I feel is often overlooked. Perhaps because electronic music nowadays isn't really being listened to that much. Back in the mid to late 90's electronic music acts such as Daft Punk, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers and Basement Jaxx were flying high because the music was in style, today it's sort of an acquired taste. Given most of these bands material of late isn't up to par, including Daft Punk themselves. Before 'Human After All' came out I honestly didn't think these guys were capable of making a less than stellar album. I was proven wrong.
For all the backlash 'Human After All' gets it's not by any means terrible, but just simply not as good as Homework and Discovery. However, the sound of a dwindling fanbase must've been deafening to the record label. So the time was right to release this 'best of' compilation in order to reel in new fans since the "old" ones probably have gone off to greener pastures ( i.e. LCD Soundsystem). We get introduced to a lost classic from the earliest stage of the band, Musique, a b-side to the first single 'Da Funk' and a pleasant surprise to those who haven't heard it. The next batch of songs are very familiar to fans and somewhat to fairweather fans, now my only gripe is something I noticed others have had a similar complaint about, and that is "why isn't Digital Love and Aerodynamic included?". Now those two tracks were singles and to me the fact that those are not there takes away one star from this rating. Since you want to give novices a chance to get the "best of" of a band, you must put in the "best tracks", makes sense right? I would've taken out Human After All and Something About Us, basically because the quality of the previous tracks outweigh these. A nice addition is the inclusion of three remixes from the Daft Club release, good choices too. Overall, you have pretty much the meat and potatoes of an excellent group that deserves better recognition and this proves why.
 Turn it up some more April 5, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Owning all the previous albums from Daft Punk, I must say that this Musique compilation is a must have for any fans, and has all the wonderful elements that makes Daft so appealing. Awesome beats that just want to make you get up and dance.
 Daft Cash-In May 3, 2006
3 out of 12 found this review helpful
Let's set it out right from the start: Daft Punk have never been the most prolific dance act. Where Mylo could create a rich triple album of his remixes and hits from the last two years alone, Daft Punk's picks from three studio albums over the last decade barely fill a hits collection. This could have something to do with the absurd and mysterious French duo, consisting of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, spending as much time on cartoon productions and furniture design as they have on musical output, although some doubters might suggest the band are simply lazy or have lacked fresh ideas since they burst onto the scene in 1996 with Homework. The muted response to Human After All's release in 2005 certainly indicated the latter may be true, although rumours persisted the album was just an expensive practical joke from the enigmatic pair. Daft Punk's record label Virgin sure don't seem to be laughing, rush-releasing Musique Volume 1 1993-2005 with no new music and little to entice Daft Punk's long-term fans to purchase this collection aside lesser-known remixes if Ian Pooley, Gabrielle and Scott Grooves. While classics such as One More Time, Around The World and Da Funk make up the dozen Daft Punk songs included here, this disc is so light on personal victories that it's surprising Thomas Bangalter's hit under the Stardust nom de plume, Music Sounds Better With You, wasn't dusted off and included here. Even a remix disc would have been a worthy addition, but as it stands this collection is punkin' daft. Memo to Air - don't make the same mistake as your froggy countrymen.
This wins. April 5, 2006
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
All the hits, classics and memories come back after listening to this CD. Go buy it. Even if you're not a fan, you'll still love it.
Music to our ears May 1, 2006
To the uninitaited, Daft Punk's around for more than a decade or so though it's really in 1997 when they exploded with Homework that the dance/electronic world sat up and took notice. With their unique brand of French electronic flavor, the duo were able to dazzle their audience.
Mixing hard rock beats with pulsating electronic basslines and vocordered/robotic vocals, Daft Punk brings to us a whole new experience on the dancefloor which includes Alive, Da Funk, All Around The World and Musique. In 2001, following the success of Homework, the duo finetuned their sound and brought some retro-funk on Discovery to their electronic stable. First single, One More Time, with its catchy chorus and retro-disco sounds immediately caught attentionand sold wonderfully. Tying up with Japanese anime Interstellar 5555, singles such as Digital Love and Aerodynamic benefitted with stunning visuals accompanied, further consolidating their position in the dance/electronic arean.
Last year's Human After All was much of a disappointment, having being completed in 6 weeks and sounding a lot like a miscast record of leftovers except that Make Love and Emotion still remain two of the best songs they have written which are seriously overlooked.
Musique Vol. 1 serves as a pitstop of Daft Punk's repertoire of music, giving casual fans an opportunity to try the band out. However, as essential with any money-making scheme, Virgin opted to leave the excellent Digital Love and Aerodynamic from Discovery off this collection. Still, you'll get the full version of Musique which as previously a B-side and long unavailable.
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