Daft Punk Really Went Back in Time to Search for the Future

Around 1970, Italian composer Giorgio Moroder once said:

"I wanted to do an album with the sounds of the '50s
The sounds of the '60s, of the '70s
And then have a sound of the future
And I said, "Wait a second, I know the synthesizer
Why don't I use the synthesizer which is the sound of the future?"
And I didn't have any idea what to do
But I knew I needed a click, so we put a click on the 24-track
Which then was synced to the Moog Modular
I knew that could be a sound of the future
But I didn't realize how much the impact would be."

"Once you free your mind about a concept of harmony... you can do whatever you want."

Giorgio's reflection feels almost like a guiding principle behind the world Daft Punk created in Random Access Memories.

Instead of producing electronic music with modern digital software, as most artists did, Daft Punk chose a crazy path.

They recorded real instruments, real vocals, and combined them with analog equipment and synthesizers.

Every time I listen to Random Access Memories, it feels like the sound of the future.

Even if that future is imagined from the past.

Even from the present.

And it probably still will be.