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
Thomas Bangalter quotes about
amount cost enormous experiment great history means money music people pop records time
In the history of pop music, a lot of great records cost an enormous amount of money. There used to be a time where people that had means to experiment would do it, you know?
move music people shaking
Artists are overcompensating with this aggressive, energetic, hyperstimulating music - it's like someone shaking you. But it can't move people on an emotional level.
disconnect lifestyle people
Usually, the 24-hour, high-maintenance celebrity lifestyle can disconnect people from reality.
best existence
Usually, a band 20 years into its existence doesn't put out its best records.
break electronic house music spirit
The spirit of house music, electronic music, in the beginning was to break the rules, to do things in many different ways.
obtaining retaining virtually
The only secret to being in control is to have it in the beginning. Retaining control is still hard, but obtaining control is virtually impossible.
good inherently people technology
Technology is an interesting subject, people thinking: how much good, and how much bad, does it inherently carry?
artificial whereas
Synths are a very low level of artificial intelligence. Whereas you have a Stradivarius that will live for a thousand years.
'SNL' is this part of American culture with a certain timelessness to it.
music
Music was a vector that we wanted to build a universe around.
against electronic music punk roll shut
Initially, electronic music was anti-establishment, as punk rock and rock n' roll were. The music was shut down; the police were against the parties.
A cello was there 400 years ago and will still be here in 400 years.
daft technology
Daft Punk would not exist if there was no technology.
certain
The late '70's and early '80s is the zenith of a certain craftsmanship in sound recording.