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Legendäre Zürcher Discos – Der leibhaftige Techno-Tempel
Das Rohstofflager residierte zwischen 1997 und 2010 in verschiedenen architektonisch unterkühlten Industriehallen – und doch war es lange ein Ort der fiebrigen Ekstase.
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Always a step ahead . Daft Punk in 2013. Photograph: Matt Sayles/Invision/AP
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It’s hard to think of an act who had a greater impact on the way 21st-century pop music sounds than Daft Punk. The style Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo minted on their 1997 debut album Homework – house music heavy on the filter effect, which involved the bass or treble on the track gradually fading in and out, mimicking a DJ playing with the equalisation on a mixer; drums treated with sidechain compression, so that the beats appeared to punch through the sound, causing everything else on the track to momentarily recede – is now part of pop’s lingua franca.
A History Of Daft Punk’s Three Bizarre Visits To Australia
In honour of Daft Punk’s split after 28 years, we look back at the duo’s strange and wonderful relationship to down under.
23 February 2021
23 February 2021
There are many ways to feel about Daft Punk s sudden break-up, no matter where you are – their influence travelled around the world, pun intended. But the robotic French house-disco duo left a distinctive imprint on Australia, over just three strange events in their 27-year career. Here is a history of their three visits to the country – only one of which was a tour.
1998: A One-Off Music Festival Appearance, On The Cusp of Fame