- Audio CD (29 Mar 2002)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: TOSHIBA
- ASIN: B0000635OJ
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | Mini-Disc | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Daftendirekt |
| 2. WDPK 83.7 FM |
| 3. Revolution 909 |
| 4. Funk |
| 5. Phoenix |
| 6. Fresh |
| 7. Around the World |
| 8. Rollin' & Scratchin' |
| 9. Teachers |
| 10. High Fidelity |
| 11. Rock'n Roll |
| 12. Oh Yeah |
| 13. Burnin' |
| 14. Indo Silver Club |
| 15. Alive |
| 16. Funk Ad |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Solely responsible for the current interest in all things funky and French, the Daft Punk boys, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, can do no wrong. Breaking into the club scene with their own blend of techno-disco in 1995, their debut album is the 80's electro-funk record of your dreams. Influenced by old school Chicago house and Detroit minimalist techno (all name checked on "Teachers"), Homework ranges from the warped electro that has become their trademark on "Around the World" and "Da Funk", to banging acid techno on "Rollin'and Scratchin'" and "Alive". An album so funky it could make James Brown cry, and with so much bite you can feel it at the back of your throat. --Ed Potton
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This remains one of my firm favorites. even if I came to it in late 1998. The CD contains well known tracks such as the famous 'Around the world' to the weirder end like 'Rollin' and scratchin''.
My favorite track, one which keeps drawing me back is 'Revolution 909'. This starts very quietly with the sounds of a big beat on a boom box in the street. that's rudely interrupted by an announcement ("Stop the music!") then ... hell breaks loose. All of a sudden you're thrown into an amazing blast of BIG BEAT THUMPING that almost MAKES you reach for the volume knob and BLAST this one from the houses.
It is that good.
When this one ends we hear 'Da Funk' cleverly slide in with it's weird but very additive warbled beat. The album after that is definitely in the realms of experimentation but if you listen carefully to this album you'll begin to notice similar sounds in later dance tracks......
I'm very impressed.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I brought this album after discovery, so my expectations were a little skewed. Luckly i am a big house fan and found this album right up my street. The only problem that i have with this album is that the songs are too long, almost to the extreme.
I know i shouldn't compare the two albums, but i feel that homework has the better tracks while discovery has the better layout and appeal.
One or two friends of mine won't listen to this album because there is litle to break the album up. This is the only reason that i haven't given this the whole five stars.
All in all a good, if somewhat strange album. I'd recomend that anyone should at least listen to it.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is the 1996 debut album from "Thomas Bangalter" and "Guy Mauuel DeHomem".
This album is truly a test for the bass reponse on the listeners speakers, the opening track has an incredible bass slam as it's opener!The whole C.D. is just asking to be played at the max volume you can get away with,just watch the walls and floors bounce!
They recorded this album on an eight track desk at "Bangalter" home, it's an eclectic collection mixing arcane analogue keyboards with hip-hop talk box effects taking in house,techno,and electro and little hits of disco.As a footnote "Bangalter" father wrote "D.I.S.C.O." for "Ottawan" and "Cuba" for the "Gibson Brothers",so it's no surpise that "Daft Punk" mutated,oddly comforting 70's influnces are all over the hit singles from this album "Da funk" and "All around the World"
A real leap forward in the French music scene they took the lead started by St.Germain and ran with it, this is cracking stuff for the pre-going out party at the weekends,gets you right in the party mood buy for this purpose....
This album is truly a test for the bass reponse on the listeners speakers, the opening track has an incredible bass slam as it's opener!The whole C.D. is just asking to be played at the max volume you can get away with,just watch the walls and floors bounce!
They recorded this album on an eight track desk at "Bangalter" home, it's an eclectic collection mixing arcane analogue keyboards with hip-hop talk box effects taking in house,techno,and electro and little hits of disco.As a footnote "Bangalter" father wrote "D.I.S.C.O." for "Ottawan" and "Cuba" for the "Gibson Brothers",so it's no surpise that "Daft Punk" mutated,oddly comforting 70's influnces are all over the hit singles from this album "Da funk" and "All around the World"
A real leap forward in the French music scene they took the lead started by St.Germain and ran with it, this is cracking stuff for the pre-going out party at the weekends,gets you right in the party mood buy for this purpose....
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Legends are born.
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Terrible !!!!
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Published 7 months ago by Electron
Superior house music
This album will never be beaten, much much imitated but never equalled. Play it loud and proud as this was released in 1996 and still "Around the world" sounds as "Fresh" as it... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. Dj Ballinger
If summer was a sound it would sound like this
I think I got Daft Punk backwards. Beyond hearing the odd single and track in a bar I didn't really pay them a lot of mind. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Christopher Long
Quality
Had this album on vinyl when it first came out.
Since then lost that so had to get it on cd.
Still sounds as fresh as it did back then!!
Absolute quality music!!!
Since then lost that so had to get it on cd.
Still sounds as fresh as it did back then!!
Absolute quality music!!!
Published 20 months ago by Craig J. Glendinning
Such a great album!
This CD puts a smile on my face. This is sooooo good. Lookup the video from around the world and you're sold. The rest of the album is just as good.
Published 21 months ago by Axie
Brilliant
As a born-again Daft Punk fan I bought this having not long ago bought Discovery, and I love it.
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Published on 3 Mar 2010 by Mark Whitehead
One of the greatest debut albums of all time!
When this first came out in 1997 I was totally blown away. I had been into dance music for a couple of years, listening to stuff like sasha and digweed, oakenfold, carl cox, slam,... Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2009 by C. Perry
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