Daft Punk provided a look behind their recording process with “The Writing of Fragments,” the first preview of the French duo’s 10th anniversary release. RAM. stream below.
As the title suggests, “Writing the Parts” is a recording of Thomas Bangalter’s work for Daft Punk RAM Cut “Fragments of Time” with artist and co-producer Todd Edwards. Captured on tape at the legendary Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles on February 29, 2012.
Over the course of over eight minutes, Bangalter and Edwards build out the track’s production and lay out several lines from the second verse: “If I had my way I’d never leave / Keep building these random memories / Turn our days into melodies / But since I can’t stay” .
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Excited after the breakout, Bangalter says, “I think sometimes the hard thing is just finding a melody. And now we have a melody for the second part of the verse that’s like writing something else.”
Random Access Memories (10th Anniversary Edition) It will be released on May 12th. It features eight other previously unreleased tracks, demos, graphics, and other rarities. Pre-orders are ongoing.
On April 7th, Bangalter will release an orchestral album called legendshis first solo work since the band’s disbandment in February 2021.
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