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submitted by Nick Sep 18th 2009 04:01 pm (stereogum.com)
Lately Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter have been turning up in new and noteworthy contexts -- like going helmetless in clubs. And soundtracking films. But none are as new or noteworthy as their previously reported decision to license their likeness to the careful custodians of likenesses at Activision for the premiere installment of DJ Hero, the game that lets you tweak knobs and cue beats like a bona fide celebrity DJ. (If you Guitar Hero junkies were tired of people ragging on you for imitating guitar playing by pressing buttons, get ready for some imitating-pressing-buttons-by-pressing-buttons meta-ragging.) Actually it's more than just their likenesses the robots have lent Activision; in addition, Daft Punk have allowed the game to depict their stage sets and created 11 exclusive mixes that blend their bangers with -- according to this trailer's roll call -- Queen, Boogie Down Productions, No Doubt, Gary Numan, N.A.S.A., Beastie Boys, Hashim, and Young M.C. Let's watch it while thinking about the embarrassing situations we can have the unlocked robot avatars DJ. I'll start: bar mitzvah. Continue reading Preview Daft Punk's DJ Hero...
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Nile Rodgers previously guested on Daft Punk's hit 'Get Lucky'
submitted by Nick Feb 22nd 2015 12:00 am (stereogum.com)
Since Nile Rodgers guested on Daft Punk’s massive hit “Get Lucky,” it makes sense that they’d return the favor. After announcing It’s About Time, the first new Chic album in 23 years via Twitter, he’s begun teasing a video that Daft Punk made to accompany the record Daft Punk made a tou...
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Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo wrote the music with his Le Knight Club collaborator Eric Chedeville


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