Daft Punk Is Staying at My House, My House
Combine Disneyland Paris, a 4-track demo and three guys from Glasgow. Et voila, Daft Punk!
It was 1994, and legendary techno duo Slam were booked to play an event in Disneyland Paris. âWe had a couple of days to kill, and a friend got in touch to say he knew these two young French musicians who wanted to give us music theyâd made.â
The âyoung French musiciansâ Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de ±«Óătvm-Christo were still in their teens at that point, and Daft Punk was under a year old. Stuart McMillan distinctly remembers hearing their 4-track demo for the first time; âWe were blown away!â
Composed of Orde Meikle and Stuart McMillan, Slam launched independent electronic record label Soma in 1991. It had a very DIY ethos. Along with manager Dave Clarke, theyâd overseen a number of influential releases. It was Slamâs own track âPositive Educationâ that piqued Thomas and Guy-Manuelâs interest. They recognised Slam as kindred spirits, and Soma as the label they wanted to launch Daft Punk, and that's when things went really wild.
This is the story of Daft Punk's earliest beginnings on Glasgow's techno scene.
Narration written by Kirstin Innes
Narrated by Kate Dickie
Mixed by Alison Rhynas
Produced by Victoria McArthur
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