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1995 Calling
What where you listening to in 1995?
Up until 2005, I had never heard of Daft Punk. I knew of the name, I knew that they were a Euro-electro band that was not a punk band in the way I knew of punk. In the last four years, various of my web design / dev friends have blogged & tweeted about listening to Daft Punk, because I trusted their visual & design aesthetic tonight for the first time I checked out Daft Punk on YouTube.
The me of 1995 would have changed the radio channel so fast, even if there had been a station playing Daft Punk in LA or Boston in 1995.
This was my idea of punk in 1995. This is Daft Punk's idea in 1995.
When you watch the videos both bands are musically very far apart, in terms of post-modern rebel aesthetic - not so far apart.
jaschu
If I remember correctly, Daft Punk got their name not from their music, but because the band that the two members were in originally received a negative review that called their sound "a bunch of daft punk." So really, they're just being cheeky.
Also, so excited I get to see you soon! :D