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Discovery is the second studio album by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released on 12 March 2001 by Virgin Records. It marked a shift from the Chicago house of their first album, Homework (1997), to a house style more heavily inspired by disco, post-disco, garage house, and R&B. Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk described Discovery as an exploration of song structures, musical forms and childhood nostalgia, compared to the "raw" electronic music of Homework. Discovery was recorded at Bangalter's home in Paris between 1998 and 2000. It features extensive sampling; some samples are from older records, while others were created by Daft Punk. The electronic musicians Romanthony, Todd Edwards, and DJ Sneak collaborated on some tracks. For the music videos, Daft Punk developed a concept involving the merging of science fiction with the entertainment industry. Inspired by their childhood love for Japanese anime, the duo collaborated with Leiji Matsumoto to produce Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, an anime film with Discovery as the soundtrack. Before Discovery's release, Daft Punk adopted robot costumes. They also launched Daft Club, a website which featured exclusive tracks and other bonus material. Discovery peaked high across several charts internationally on release. Critics praised Daft Punk for innovating in house music as they had done with Homework. The album produced six singles; "One More Time" was the most successful and became a club hit. Discovery is credited with influencing pop production over subsequent decades. In 2020, Rolling Stone included it at number 236 in its updated list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
This is the Daft Punk album that should have been in the original list!
Great disco/electronic/house album by Daft Punk. A lot of auto-tune on the vocals used in an innovative way.
I do enjoy Daft Punk, and as I haven't heard this whole album, it was great (although "Too Long" was as advertised!).
Baffling why the original list included Homework instead of this.
peak youtube was the homebrew harder, better, faster, stronger music videos. We didn't know how good we had it.
Was this really not on the original list? Or is it so good they let us have it twice?
A few months ago I went to the theater to see a showing of Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem. I got to hear this album with the animated visuals which was a fantastic way to listen. I listened again to just the audio when this came up, and visuals or not, its a tremendously great album. Certainly earns its place on a list like this.
This album is hit machine. Love every note of it
Absolutely brilliant.
Rating: 10/10
The tipping point in Daft Punk's discography, the perfect blend between the formative acid house era of years prior and the poppier, more melodic-driven elements of years to come. Listened to this one a good deal recently after the 25th anniversary re-release of the accompanying movie (which you should watch if you haven't), and I'm struck by how well the whole album is evocative of its era while remaining timeless. The insane sampling is distinct without being intrusive, the melodies overwhelmingly catchy yet complex, the beats iconic without overwhelming the rest of the track. I'm not sure if DP wrote this album with the narrative in place already, but the end product certainly reflects an eye toward a complete, cohesive musical journey that makes this such a joy to listen to.
Lovely stuff
No way I refuse to believe this album was not on the original list! Out of 14 songs on the album I could not possibly pick a favorite. 5
This is another one that I’m shocked didn’t make the list (and took so long to get on the user list). It’s peak daft punk and is endlessly catchy and exciting what more could you want.
Last night I had a dream about you
Yes, obviously should have been on the original list.
Oh yeah!!! This is soooo good! I defy anyone to listen to this and not instantly become a robot dancer. Seriously inspired and thanks to the person who chose it!
How was this not in the 1001? It'd be in my top 10! Every single track is a stone cold classic or a technical masterpiece.
A quintessential electronic record with crossover appeal that really should have been the Daft Punk album to make the original list. Homework is a great debut but Discovery just builds on everything that made it work and makes it hit even harder
Now this is an album that was sorely missing from the official list! Not sure why this didn’t make the cut, considering it has the commercial, critical and cultural presence. This is also one of the first albums I listened to front to back, so nostalgia is unavoidably a factor in why I enjoy it so much. But the album holds up musically too! This is a modern classic, and a needed addition
Discovery is a genuinely revolutionary album isn't it? Not just the quality of the music but the legacy and influence it holds to this day and will do for a long time to come. It's original, it's fun, it takes you on a journey and manages it with minimal use of actual words or dialogue, and that's an incredible art form to pull off. The first four tracks are as good a first four as any album maybe ever made and sure, some of the non-singles aren't as good, that's an impossibly high bar to try to meet, but Voyager, Superheroes, Veridis Quo etc are brilliant anyway. I've got no idea why the other Daft Punk album made the original list and not this one but it's one of the easiest 5/5s you'll ever give. Outstanding.
On the original list I gave home work 5 stars on the basis this wasn’t on the list, so this one obviously needs the full five stars. Their masterpiece.
French house, disco, nu-disco, house, electro-funk. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
Not their best, however a brilliant album. Enjoyed it very much when it was released
4.5
This is pinnacle daft punk. Turn of the century making some electronic bangers that still are fantastic to listen to. They have to be one of the best electronic groups of not the best. This album is not only great on its own.m but had such an impact of other music since its release. 8.3/10
French techno!
So I was a little disinclined to like this one at first, as it kicks off with "One More Time," a song I have never particularly liked. But as I got into this, I found it to be an incredibly creative and engaging album. It's really the quintessential post-Millennial party album and a high water mark in its genre. It's less clubby and more accessible than Homework, drawing on a more diverse range of musical styles. Full of quirks and stylistic flourishes that give it so much texture and depth, without ever seeming overwrought. Just a pleasure to listen to. Fave Songs: Veridis Quo; Voyager; Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger; Short Circuit; Crescendolls
Some albums are good, some are great, then there are those like Discovery that is innovative and transformation. This is a brilliant album...I am going 4.5 stars.
This is the superior daft punk album. Excellent stuff
The remix/dance spectrum is not a main genre for me, but there's a reason Daft Punk were crown princes in this arena for decades and I'm always down to spend an hour in their world.
I never enjoyed Daft Punk. Partly due to overplaying, but I find their hits annoying. But I thought this one was better than "Homework." And I can't deny the influence and innovation.
It's pretty great, let's be honest.
Really curious why this wasn't the album selected for the book for Daft Punk. This is a far superior album. Outside of the hits though, it is fine. A little long (thanks to the last song) but it's bad. My personal rating: 4/5 My rating relative to the list: 4/5 Should this have been included on the original list? Yes. This one over the other one.
A Master class in repetitive and predictable sample sequencing. Really over-hyped for me. While there’s still a few good memories and a couple of big bops on here, it generally gets a bit boring. Tough to choose between a 3 and a 4 but I’m generally glad it exists.
Very French, although sung in English. Very European, with a clear American influence. Very repetitive, but constantly shifting and evolving. An album of contradictions, with a huge impact on the electronic music that followed.
Always had a soft spot for euro electronica from Tangerine Dream to Kraftwork. Excellent album.
Daft punk eh whatever. NI FU NI FA 3/5.
Good shit boys
I've been to so many tech conferences in my life, and twenty years ago this was the music they played as people were gathering in the big hall for the conference keynote to get people "hyped". Didn't really work for me then, and still doesn't today. Just doesn't do it for me. 2 stars.
Nowhere near as consistent as I remember it being. "Face to Face" is amazing, "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" and "Crescendolls" are pretty good as well, but the rest is generic, overly long electronica. Really weird production on here as well. Can't describe why it sounds so off to me. It's strangely hollow and uncanny valley. Especially noticeable on "One More Time". "Alive 2007" is better. 2/5.