Daft Punk fan compiles 500-album list of musical influences related to the duo

Daft Punk fan compiles 500-strong list of musical influences

February 10, 2021

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Daft Punk are no ordinary duo. Viewed by many as an integral force in the impact of electronic music as a whole, the French pair helped catapult dance music into the spotlight during the 90s, bringing their trademark ‘french touch’ and even pioneering their own genre by merging elements of electro and house music to craft a unique and distinctive sound. Now, a fanatical fan of the robotic duo has put together a special 500-album compilation, with the list lending a firm nod to not just the music of Daft Punk themselves, but many of the musical influences surrounding the pair. Reddit user GlitzyHavoc has created the list and separated the billing into 10 segments, with each comprising of albums that Daft Punk fans will enjoy based on their sound and style.

With one of his segments comprised of the ‘Starboy‘ era, the Reddit user lists the following tracks as inspirations around this sound and most recent era of Daft Punk folklore, jotting down the following tracks as his choices:

Alesia – Andrea
Birdy Nam Nam – Defiant Order
Bot’Ox – Babylon by Car
Boys Noize – Mayday
Brodinski – Brava
Carpenter Brut – Trilogy
Chateau Marmont – 2008-2009-2010
Crookers – Tons of Friends
Danger – 太鼓
DeadLife – Bionic Chrysalis
Evil Nine – They Live!
Gesaffelstein – Conspiracy, Pt. II
Jackson and his computerband – Smash
Justice – A Cross The Universe
Magic Sword – Vol. 1
MGMT – Little Dark Age
Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Two
Nero – Between II Worlds
Panteros666 – Hyper Reality
Perturbator – Dangerous Days
Rob – Maniac
Sam Tiba – Black Eyed Weed
SebastiAn – Smoking Kills (?)
Sébastien Tellier – Sexuality
Sunset – S01E02-05
The M Machine – Metropolis, Pt. II
The Toxic Avenger – Romance & Cigarettes
The Weeknd – Starboy
Zombie Zombie – A Land For Renegades
Various Artists – Furi

He’s also put together handy playlists of his selections, which you can check out below, in full, on Spotify. (With a YouTube version also available).