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I definitely wouldn't call Daft Punk the kings of commercial dance music. In fact, far from it. Pop music is what call commercial dance music, and Daft Punk i

I definitely wouldn't call Daft Punk the kings of commercial dance music. In fact, far from it. Pop music is what call commercial dance music, and Daft Punk is far from being pop music. They are French house pioneers, though. I know, I've been listening to them since the late 90's, and they've pioneered that genre and paved the way for the likes of Justice, etc...

anigbrowl 13y ago
I think it's pop music, but then my tastes are pretty obscure.
- mililani 13y ago
  No, it's DEFINITELY not pop music. It's French house.
  - anigbrowl 13y ago
    These categories aren't musically exclusive. I've been DJing and producing electronic music since the 90s so I don't really care about your personal genre schema.
    - foobarbazqux 13y ago
      Well that's a bit of an argument from authority, no? I think you're both right. Somewhere between Homework and Discovery is where I'd say that Daft Punk turned from French house into pop. Basically the release of Homework in 1997 on Virgin was the beginning of the end. I remember it being somewhat strange that Da Funk was getting radio play in anticipation of the album, but that track still isn't pop music, and neither is the B-side Musique. Bangalter had the Roule label as a side project and Guy-Manuel had Crydamoure. The release of Stardust (i.e. Music Sounds Better With You) on Roule by Bangalter (and Alan Braxe) in June 1998 turned into a massive crossover hit. This was probably what pushed them into pop territory more than anything else. The only release by Bangalter on Roule to follow was Trax On Da Rocks Vol. 2, and it's definitely house music. Guy-Manuel was releasing stuff as The Knight Club on Crydamoure until 2002, but for many people the house party stopped when Bangalter stopped. Or do you really believe that Homework was a pop music album? This is Rollin' & Scratchin', for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbb8kZw-xRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbb8kZw-xRg

anigbrowl 13y ago

I think it's pop music, but then my tastes are pretty obscure.

mililani 13y ago
No, it's DEFINITELY not pop music. It's French house.
- anigbrowl 13y ago
  These categories aren't musically exclusive. I've been DJing and producing electronic music since the 90s so I don't really care about your personal genre schema.
  - foobarbazqux 13y ago
    Well that's a bit of an argument from authority, no? I think you're both right. Somewhere between Homework and Discovery is where I'd say that Daft Punk turned from French house into pop. Basically the release of Homework in 1997 on Virgin was the beginning of the end. I remember it being somewhat strange that Da Funk was getting radio play in anticipation of the album, but that track still isn't pop music, and neither is the B-side Musique. Bangalter had the Roule label as a side project and Guy-Manuel had Crydamoure. The release of Stardust (i.e. Music Sounds Better With You) on Roule by Bangalter (and Alan Braxe) in June 1998 turned into a massive crossover hit. This was probably what pushed them into pop territory more than anything else. The only release by Bangalter on Roule to follow was Trax On Da Rocks Vol. 2, and it's definitely house music. Guy-Manuel was releasing stuff as The Knight Club on Crydamoure until 2002, but for many people the house party stopped when Bangalter stopped. Or do you really believe that Homework was a pop music album? This is Rollin' & Scratchin', for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbb8kZw-xRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbb8kZw-xRg