Daft Punk’s new album availble to stream

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000

After eight years of anticipation, electronic duo Daft Punk has released a preview of its new album, "Random Access Memories," now streaming in iTunes. The group shared single "Get Lucky" in April, a track that suggests the album's '70s and '80s pop music influences.

In the U.S., the album will go on sale in stores May 21.

Girl Talk says next album will be “harder hitting” than previous ones

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:26:00 +0000

In an interview published today on MTV Hive, music producer and mashup artist Greg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, revealed plans for his next album, which he says "sounds more inspired by traditional production." And although Gillis may arguably be more mainstream than electronica great DJ Shadow, his upcoming work will emulate the music producers who came before him. "It’s especially difficult using samples but the classic heroes of that world, the DJ Shadows, have it; it’s just immediate. So that’s always what I’m aiming for," he says.

Girl Talk on his next challenge:

I feel like the next level for me isn’t adding live instruments, it’s using samples in a different way. I’m diving into slightly more obscure samples and using popular samples in different ways and cutting them up a bit more. I’m taking a break from touring and for the first time ever I’m making music that’s not concerned with the live show, [which] is liberating. Working on it gets me so fired up. I’ve been obsessed with it. A lot of these ideas have been piling up for years.

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Daft Punk’s new album availble to stream

Girl Talk says next album will be “harder hitting” than previous ones