As a nod to the past. The one who saw the birth of the legend Daft Punk, the night of November 10, 1992 at the Centre Pompidou. "The first time we went to a rave, it was on the rooftops of Beaubourg. We discover a different music and we discover in addition an energy, with people dancing to songs they do not know, "recalls Thomas Bangalter, one of the two members of the group Daft Punk, in the podcast "Other radio other culture" in 2009. "We tell ourselves (that there is) something to do with electronic music."
Since then, the band has released four albums, the latest, Random Access Memories, released in 2013, buoyed by the worldwide success of Get Lucky. Nine tracks from the album were not released. Infinity Repeating is one of them.
It is this unreleased track, in collaboration with singer Julian Casablancas and The Voidz (parallel project to his other group, The Strokes), which will be the subject of a preview at the Centre Pompidou this Thursday, May 11 at 18:30 pm. Taken from the 10th anniversary edition of the cult album, which will be released this Friday, May 12, Infinity Repeating was originally a "demo".
How will this happen?
The Centre Pompidou will offer "three experiences of discovery of the title", "free and open access within the limit of available places". Either a "listening in ultra-high-fidelity, in collaboration with Ircam (Institute for Research and Coordination Acoustics / Music)". The video clip "lasting 4 min 15" will be screened in Gallery 3 with "an equipment of more than 30 speakers and a sound system designed by IRCAM experts", with 150 places available.
There will also be a screening of the music video in Cinema 1, with 300 seats. And finally, "a collective experience" with "projection on the giant screen in the heart of the Forum of the Centre Pompidou, 350 seats".
One more time? đ
A new track from @daftpunk will be unveiled in world premiere at the Centre Pompidou this Thursday, May 11 at 18:30 pm!
One day before its public release, 3 experiences of discovery of the music video of "Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo)" (feat. Julian Casablancas + The... pic.twitter.com/ejutRs0htd
â Centre Pompidou (@CentrePompidou) May 9, 2023
Separated in 2021, the group composed of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo announced last February the reissue of their latest album scheduled for next Friday. This represents 35 minutes of studio falls, demos, preparatory work. The opportunity to rediscover Random Access Memories", which abandons machines, turned towards the dancefloor of the 1970s, with five Grammys to the key, prestigious American awards.
