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They’re [heavily rumoured to be] back… Could Daft Punk be reforming for a residency inside Fortnite?

Forget festivals and albums. The big (ro)bucks are to be made by making an appearance in one of today’s biggest video games

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“Oh, no no no! Nobody knows what we look like!”: How bass legend Nathan East almost blew Daft Punk’s cover... then "got lucky" on their biggest hit

"With the Nile thing it really had the ‘Chic’ [sound], and I wanted to do my best Bernard Edwards impersonation!"

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“Beat It was interesting. Of course, Eddie Van Halen did the solo. But the rest of the guitars were Steve Lukather and myself...” Session ace Paul Jackson Jr. on how he became Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones’ go-to guitarist

From meeting Michael Jackson at 19, to playing with B.B. King and on Daft Punk’s Get Lucky, his career has thrived on variety – but the session great tells us it starts with your ears, not your hands...

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“She didn't move from the sofa and she sang two takes of Rolling in the Deep and that's what we used”: Adele, Daft Punk and Taylor Swift are among our picks for the best recorded albums of the 21st century

For your Recording Week pleasure, these are the are the most notable albums of the last 24 years…

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See Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg, Daft Punk and more in the trailer for Pharrell Williams’ Lego biopic Piece by Piece

Piece By Piece is "a unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams", apparently

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‘Look at this. We are back’: the impossible return of French touch titans Cassius

Five years after Philippe Zdar fell to his death from a Paris building, Boombass has brought back Cassius – having received his old musical partner’s blessing in a ‘beautiful’ dream

The Guardian - UK

Music show: Cassius on three decades of the French Touch

Hubert Blanc-Francard, aka Boombass, is one half of one of France's coolest music exports: Cassius. In the wake of acts such as Daft Punk and Air, they conquered dancefloors and charts across the world as part of the French Touch movement, before reinventing themselves a decade later while producing albums…

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“When I got the email and started unpacking the stems, I was like a little kid unpacking my presents at Christmas”: Purple Disco Machine on working with Nile Rodgers for Honey Boy

On his third LP, Paradise, Purple Disco Machine’s Tino ‘Schmidt’ Piontek pays homage to ‘70s disco recording techniques

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10 of the greatest Roland TR-909 moments in musical history

In celebration of 909 Day, here are 9 of the drum machine's most memorable appearances in music

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“I like to do a lot of micro-sampling, which is obviously super French housey, typical of Daft Punk and Justice”: salute on the inspiration behind their debut album TRUE MAGIC

The Ninja Tune artist talks about balancing influences from pop and classic house, and the creative process behind their new project

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“Is it a documentary? A biopic? An animated movie? A musical? A character study?”: Daft Punk to feature in new Pharrell LEGO biopic

Daft Punk to feature in new Pharrell LEGO biopic

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Darkness, drama and Daft Punk: the Weeknd’s best songs – ranked!

Ahead of Abel Tesfaye’s livestreamed concert in Brazil to launch his new era, we rate his path from cult mixtape star to pop icon

The Guardian - UK

I played the best new VR FPS game and faced alien horrors – my favorite Meta Quest 3 games and apps for August 2024

In August I tried Vendetta Forever, By Grit Alone, Netflix's VR browser experience, and Beat Saber.

TechRadar

Nine Inch Nails set to follow in the footsteps of Wendy Carlos and Daft Punk as they're confirmed to be providing the soundtrack to the third Tron movie

Both album and movie are set to land in October 2025

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“With Prince stuff, the parts are easy to play but difficult to play well. His sense of rhythm was incredible”: Ninja Sex Party are one of the biggest, weirdest cover bands on the planet. Guitarist Lord Phobos reveals the secrets to a great cover song

He might speak with a robot voice, but he has a session pro's appreciation of what a track needs to make it pop, and here the TWRP and Ninja Sex Party guitarist explains his approach – and reveals his go-to gear

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Disco King Cerrone Shines At Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Experience the revival of disco music at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony with Cerrone's iconic performance.

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Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and Aya Nakamura: Who’s Performing At The Olympics Opening Ceremony?

Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Aya Nakamura, and more. Discover who's performing at the Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony and who got snubbed.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s pure joy’: Durham Miners’ Gala, the world’s biggest celebration of working class culture

Banner parades, fairground rides and brass bands playing Daft Punk are all set to mark 40 years since the miners’ strike. Locals, ex-miners and Ken Loach tell us why the celebration of colliery life is so significant

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“It’s MIDI, don’t get mad at me! If I could play bass like that, I would!”: Producer Ian Kirkpatrick on the bassline for Dua Lipa’s Don’t Start Now

"It's a little Bee Gees and a little Daft Punk... a little bit Alan Braxe and Fred Falke"

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Celebrating 60 years of the synth: the '90s

As the '80s drifted from mostly analogue to largely digital, would the '90s be the decade when the synth scene settled? Not really…

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Mutator returns: Behringer brings back the legendary ‘90s analogue filter/envelope follower that is said to have been used by Daft Punk, Radiohead, Beck, The Chemical Brothers and Nine Inch Nails

The company claims that it’s “collaborating closely with the original designer to ensure its authenticity and quality”

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“I almost had this adverse reaction, like an overdose”: Daft Punk man Thomas Bangalter releases his 6-hour opera soundtrack

Thomas Bangalter releases six hour opera soundtrack

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“Daft Punk changed my life with Homework in the ’90s - then in the ‘00s James Murphy and DFA Records did it again”: Kasper Bjørke

The disco-loving Dane on his biggest influences, dream bits of gear, and embracing live instrumentation for his latest project Puzzles

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Classic vocal effects, explained: "Contrary to many people’s assumptions, the vocoder itself is not actually a synthesizer"

Never mind AI, we’re getting the robots involved in production, as we demystify vocoders, talkboxes, hard-tuning and harmonisers!

Guitar World

“It’s Chuck Rainey’s concept of ‘what you don’t play is as important as what you do play’”: After decades of studio sessions with artists ranging from Eric Clapton to Usher, Nathan East reflects on the business of bass

Nathan East looks back at some of his biggest tracks, and why he’d love to have a career like Pat Metheny or Marcus Miller

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