French Electronic-Dance duo Daft Punk are prepping the release of their fourth studio album Random Access Memories which is set to hit stores on May 17 in major parts of Europe, May 20 in the UK and a day later in U.S. They also have been busy collaborating with other artists that includes Kanye West. If you remember, ‘Ye sampled the duo’s song ‘Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger’ for his Grammy award winning song ‘Stronger’.
Revealing some of the process behind making of the new album, Daft Punk told Rollingstone that they recently worked with Kanye for his next, yet untitled album.
While recording, Daft Punk found time in their schedules to jam with Kanye West for his next album. At their Paris studio, they laid down a combination of live and programmed drums while Kanye worked out rough vocals on the fly. “It was very raw: he was rapping – kind of screaming primally, actually,” Thomas says. “Kanye doesn’t give a fuck,” Guy-Manuel adds. “He’s a good friend.” Director (and longtime Daft Punk compatriot) Michel Gondry says that Kanye recently played him “two songs” that sprang from the session. “One of them, I told him it sounded solid and powerful – I envisioned a cube when I heard it,” Gondry says. “He told me, Chris Cunningham’s already directing the video!”
Are you looking forward to the two artists collaborating again?
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