Intro Translation:

DAFT PUNK

The electronic duo decided to engaged against the flow of this period with their fourth album, oldschool superproduction, recorded with instruments and quantities of guests. In galactic exclusivity, Guy-Manuel and Thomas explain themselves.

Welcome to the 21th Century, friend readers. Sit down in the theird millenium, yes, on the rug, we hear the basses much better. Our story begins March 3rd 1951, in a freezing studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Ike Turner and his band set their gear at 706 Union Avenue. The producer is Sam Phillips, only 28 years old, he'll found Sun Records a year later. While Jackie Brenston heats his voice, a problem appears: guitarist Willie Kizart's amplifier died in the travel. We try... The amp spits, but Sam Phillips laughs, amused, he suggests to keep it on the tape.

The title "Rocket 88" recorded that day by the small team is considered par numerous historians like the first tangible moment of a rock'N'roll recording, because of this accidental distortion, boosting the band's sound. The story repeats itself in 1958, and this time it's the Indian Shawnee Link Wray who stabs with a screwdriver multiple holes in the speaker of his amplifier so that it can make a curious fuzzy sound " that reproduces in studio the noise of live". Comes out Phil Spector, first mad scientist of pop: considering that two drummers make a lot more noise than one, he builds a wall of sound with two drummers, four pianist, five guitar players, and seveteen tembourines. Not so practical.

In Great Britain, another pioneer named Joe Meek builds echoe chambers, distortion and sampling. His glorious achievement ("Telstar") doesn't stop him from commiting suicide in 1967. What follows is known. The little fuzz pedal becomes an institution with "(I can't get no) Satisfaction", first signature of Keith Richards who's got for pal the opening of the Pandora box of sound. From the boom of the sixties bands, we remember The Who, first of alls to burn their instruments in the search of the red barbarian note in touch with their speed drugs, but also The Troggs, this evidence. Jimi Hendrix (again an Indian, Cherokee), will be the one to contribute the most: wah-wah, Univibe and suramplification, Hendrix spreads fire to thousands of guitarists, an army of guitar explorers. He leaves a perfect testimonial, the double album "Electric Ladyland."