Competition Results
So out of 2000 visitors today, only 10 people entered the contest. And co-incidentally 3 got the answers correct, and will be sharing the 3 prizes! Maybe the questions were a little tough, but I thought i'd make it a bit harder than just going to discogs or wikipedia & getting the answers...
1: Which British groop's label put out the first record by Thomas & Guy-Manuel?
It was Stereolab. Thomas & Guy-Manuel's first release was a track on 'Shimmies in Super 8' - a 7" compilation on the Duophonic label. They recorded under the name 'Darlin', which was changed after a Melody Maker review described the track as 'Daft Punk'. I've never heard the track, so if anyone could fire me an mp3 across i'd be chuffed!
And yes, Soma did release the first record as Daft Punk - 'The New Wave'. But that wasn't what i was asking! ,-) Sorry if it was a bit of a trick question....
DAFT PUNK - THE NEW WAVE
2: What was the name of Guy-Manuel's now defunct record label?
Twas Crydamoure. As everyone correctly identified. The records looked like this
And sounded a bit like this
LE KNIGHT CLUB - SOUL BELLS
3: Which cheesemonger, responsible for some of the worst records of the last couple of years, stole one of Thomas Bangalter's tracks for his surprisingly good debut album?
I'm afraid it wasn't Eric Prydz, but Bob Sinclar.
I honestly think 'Love Generation' is the worst record i've ever heard. I mean what is all that? Feel the love generation? Seems to me like there's more war than love in the world right now, but then again I don't live on a yacht in ibiza. Christ, words can't describe how much I hate that song. The new one is fucking terrible as well. Gah!
But a while back, in 1998 in fact, he released his first album and it was bloody good. If you overlook the fact that he reputedly stole the Jane Fonda-sampling 'Gym Tonic' from Thomas Bangalter... who was credited as a 'programmer'. Whatever that is.
What goes around comes around though, and Gym Tonic was itself stolen by a band called 'Spacedust', who removed the funk from the track and took it to number one, as 'Gym and Tonic'. And thus ensured that I could never play the original 'good' version again. Until now that is! Time for the revival....
BOB SINCLAR (OR IS IT THOMAS BANGALTER?) - GYM TONIC
There's obviously a slight novelty aspect to that track, but the rest of the album is full of excellent disco-tinged house grooves. There's a number of tracks that used to go onto my turntables regularly (Check 'Visions of Paradise', 'Ultimate Funk' or 'Disco 2000 Selector'), but this one has probably stuck in my mind the most...
BOB SINCLAR - THE GHETTO
Anyway, without further ado, I have literally just pulled the winner of the tickets out of a hat (a natty brown corduroy number), and the winner of the tickets to Daft Punk at Wireless is.... Liam Pomponi!
Goodie bags go to Rob House & Alex Hoffman.
Well done for being so clever.
And thanks to the good people at Modular for sorting the prizes.
Here's a (two part) Daft Punk interview in Japan I found quite interesting:
1: Which British groop's label put out the first record by Thomas & Guy-Manuel?
It was Stereolab. Thomas & Guy-Manuel's first release was a track on 'Shimmies in Super 8' - a 7" compilation on the Duophonic label. They recorded under the name 'Darlin', which was changed after a Melody Maker review described the track as 'Daft Punk'. I've never heard the track, so if anyone could fire me an mp3 across i'd be chuffed!
And yes, Soma did release the first record as Daft Punk - 'The New Wave'. But that wasn't what i was asking! ,-) Sorry if it was a bit of a trick question....
DAFT PUNK - THE NEW WAVE
2: What was the name of Guy-Manuel's now defunct record label?
Twas Crydamoure. As everyone correctly identified. The records looked like this
And sounded a bit like this
LE KNIGHT CLUB - SOUL BELLS
3: Which cheesemonger, responsible for some of the worst records of the last couple of years, stole one of Thomas Bangalter's tracks for his surprisingly good debut album?
I'm afraid it wasn't Eric Prydz, but Bob Sinclar.
I honestly think 'Love Generation' is the worst record i've ever heard. I mean what is all that? Feel the love generation? Seems to me like there's more war than love in the world right now, but then again I don't live on a yacht in ibiza. Christ, words can't describe how much I hate that song. The new one is fucking terrible as well. Gah!
But a while back, in 1998 in fact, he released his first album and it was bloody good. If you overlook the fact that he reputedly stole the Jane Fonda-sampling 'Gym Tonic' from Thomas Bangalter... who was credited as a 'programmer'. Whatever that is.
What goes around comes around though, and Gym Tonic was itself stolen by a band called 'Spacedust', who removed the funk from the track and took it to number one, as 'Gym and Tonic'. And thus ensured that I could never play the original 'good' version again. Until now that is! Time for the revival....
BOB SINCLAR (OR IS IT THOMAS BANGALTER?) - GYM TONIC
There's obviously a slight novelty aspect to that track, but the rest of the album is full of excellent disco-tinged house grooves. There's a number of tracks that used to go onto my turntables regularly (Check 'Visions of Paradise', 'Ultimate Funk' or 'Disco 2000 Selector'), but this one has probably stuck in my mind the most...
BOB SINCLAR - THE GHETTO
Anyway, without further ado, I have literally just pulled the winner of the tickets out of a hat (a natty brown corduroy number), and the winner of the tickets to Daft Punk at Wireless is.... Liam Pomponi!
Goodie bags go to Rob House & Alex Hoffman.
Well done for being so clever.
And thanks to the good people at Modular for sorting the prizes.
Here's a (two part) Daft Punk interview in Japan I found quite interesting:
posted by headphonesex @ 1:16 AM
