Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalteris a French electronic music producer and DJ, best known for being one half of the French house music duo Daft Punk, alongside Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionDJ
Date of Birth3 January 1975
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
done shows experiments
The show, like everything we have done and still do, is just one more experiment.
ideas seems
We like the idea that the things we do seem to come out of nowhere.
years musician generations
We're genuinely happy if some musicians of this younger generation are influenced by our music, as we were ourselves influenced 10 years ago by older musicians.
dvds internet clip
The thousands of clips on internet are better to us than any DVD that could have been released.
interesting hip-hop hips
Hip-hop has always been exciting and interesting to us.
computers create designed effects hard movies musical sterile totally within
Computers were never designed in the first place to become musical instruments. Within a computer, everything is sterile - there's no sound, there's no air. It's totally code. Like with computer-generated effects in movies, you can create wonders. But it's really hard to create emotion.
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The concept of the robot encapsulates both aspects of technology. On one hand it's cool, it's fun, it's healthy, it's sexy, it's stylish. On the other hand it's terrifying, it's alienating, it's addictive, and it's scary. That has been the subject of much science-fiction literature.
good
I think 'Tron' is a good example of minimalism.
certain
The late '70's and early '80s is the zenith of a certain craftsmanship in sound recording.
daft technology
Daft Punk would not exist if there was no technology.
A cello was there 400 years ago and will still be here in 400 years.
definitely music taken
Electronic music has definitely taken over America. There is more and more interaction with hip hop.
clark knowing watch
I remember when I was a kid, I would watch 'Superman', and I was super into the feeling of knowing that Clark Kent is Superman and no one knows.
discussion sequels
In 'Scream 2', they have this discussion about how sequels always suck.