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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

MusicRadar

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!

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“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

Guitar World

The best limited edition picture discs for (almost) every Record Store Day

Our pick of some of the best limited edition picture discs released for (almost) every Record Store Day.

What Hi-Fi?

"Everything was so heavy at the time, so I was like, ‘Oh, you know what? I’m gonna completely do the opposite’": How Pharrell's pop production defined the sound of the ’00s and beyond

Producer, pop star, and pioneer Pharrell Williams' "skeleton songs" stripped music back to its bare essentials and prized the hook above all else

MusicRadar

“I picked up that sad song thing from Del Shannon and Roy Orbison. Sometimes sadness is the greatest thing to listen to… It’s like, ‘I’m happy now ’cos that’s exactly how I feel’”: Is the secret to Jeff Lynne’s success with ELO that simple?

It was a long lonely journey from being reviled to being adored – but for the Electric Light Orchestra maestro, it’s always been about variety

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Sidechaining, explained: "Even if you’ve not used it directly in your music-making, you’ll probably have come across it both in the studio and in your daily life"

Get to grips with the infamous, endlessly useful and often misunderstood world of sidechaining

MusicRadar

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem explained

Learn about Toei Animation's groundbreaking 2003 anime, Interstella 5555, a unique project featuring Daft Punk's music in a visually stunning musical saga.

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The 20 greatest French touch tracks – ranked!

As Cassius’s scene-defining album 1999 turns 25, we revisit the sample-powered, disco-fabulous sound that carried Daft Punk and others to fame

The Guardian - UK

32 Scenes That Are Dramatically Enhanced By Their Musical Scores

Cue the orchestra, as these movie moments are prime examples of how a musical score can really make a scene sing!

Cinemablend

LCD Soundsystem's Tyler Pope: "James said I should make an EP only using one drum machine and a synth – so I got hold of an old-school Roland CR-78 and an ARP Odyssey"

Best of 2023: The LCD Soundsystem bassist goes solo with a sizzlingly funky electro-punk blend. Danny Turner finds a man on an analogue mission

MusicRadar

How Meduza almost abandoned billion-streaming global hit Piece of Your Heart: “We couldn’t figure out what to do with it - we were actually close to junking it”

Driven by a gift for euphoric hooks, big-room beats and deft vocal processing, this Milan-hailing trio have become Italy's most-streamed artist. We spoke to Meduza about the making of their eclectic debut LP

MusicRadar

From Shepard's return to a new antagonist, Mass Effect fans still can't figure out what's going on in that teaser trailer

We still don't know what BioWare is trying to tell us

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The Weeknd announces the ‘final feature’ of his career

That is ‘unless Daft Punk ever get back together’, the ‘Blinding Lights’ singer teased

MusicRadar

It's a fact - Daft Punk's Discovery and Homework really were recorded in a bedroom (and mixed on a JVC boombox): "That little boombox is what we mixed and recorded both Homework and Discovery on. That was the magic one"

We made LEGO models in ours, they made two multi-platinum selling albums in theirs

MusicRadar

The Avalanches to Daft Punk: who has the record for the most samples in a song?

Daft Punk used a lot, DJ Shadow most definitely, and The Avalanches 'used thousands', but who really has the record for the most samples used in a single tune?

Evening Standard

From AM to Yeezus: Classic albums celebrating their tenth birthday this year

Arctic Monkeys, Kanye West, Lorde, Haim, David Bowie and others released widely-celebrated albums in 2013

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One to watch: Anish Kumar

The Cambridge student weaves Daft Punk-esque house, anthemic breakbeats and moody hip-hop on his remarkably self-assured debut mixtape

Metal Hammer

"We want to give people anxiety": how Avenged Sevenfold made 2023's strangest, most divisive heavy metal record with Life Is But A Dream...

Avenged Sevenfold shocked many fans with their eighth studio album. As the band themselves tell us, however, it was simply the record they had to make

Dublin Live

Unique candlelit Daft Punk concert coming to Dublin in July

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Dublin

MusicRadar

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

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

Metal Hammer

Loving the new Avenged Sevenfold album? Here are the 10 records you need to listen to next

From glitching electronics to unpredictable prog and heavy metal theatrics, ...Life Is But A Dream is an absolute trip. If you're enjoying it, here's where to go next

Inverse

20 Years Ago, a Music Legend Made a Shockingly Great Sci-Fi Movie

“The story was already in the record,” editor Olivier Gajan tells Inverse. “They had that in their mind at the beginning.”

Metal Hammer

Avenged Sevenfold’s Life Is But A Dream… – the ultimate track by track breakdown

Avenged Sevenfold talk us through their upcoming new album Life Is But A Dream… track by track

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