2023 Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Random Access Memories is the fourth and final studio album by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released on 17 May 2013 through Columbia Records. It pays tribute to late 1970s and early 1980s American music, particularly from Los Angeles. On 12 May 2023 an anniversary reissue was released containing an extra disc with 35 minutes of bonus content, including unreleased demos and outtakes. Daft Punk is Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo.
Tracks
1 Give Life Back To Music (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Paul Jackson Jr; Nile Rodgers) 04:34
2 The Game Of Love (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo) 05:22
3 Giorgio By Moroder (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Giorgio Moroder) 09:04
4 Within (Thomas Bangalter; Jason Beck; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo) 03:48
5 Instant Crush (Thomas Bangalter; Julian Casablancas; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo) 05:37
6 Lose Yourself To Dance (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Nile Rodgers; Pharrell Williams) 05:53
7 Touch (Thomas Bangalter; Chris Caswell; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Paul Williams) 08:18
8 Get Lucky (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Nile Rodgers; Pharrell Williams) 06:09
9 Beyond (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Paul Williams) 04:50
10 Motherboard (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo) 05:41
11 Fragments Of Time (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Todd Imperatrice) 04:39
12 Doin’ It Right (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Noah Lennox) 04:11
13 Contact (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Stéphan Quême; Garth Porter; Tony Mitchell; Daryl Braithwaite) 06:21
(Extra Disc – 10th Anniversary Edition)
14 Horizon Ouverture (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo) 02:09
15 Horizon (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo) 04:24
16 GLBTM (Studio Outtakes) (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Paul Jackson Jr; Nile Rodgers) 06:23
17 Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo) (Thomas Bangalter; Julian Casablancas; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo) 04:19
18 GL (Early Take) (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Paul Jackson Jr; Nile Rodgers) 00:34
19 Prime (2012 Unfinished) (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo) 04:47
20 LYTD (Vocoder Tests) (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Nile Rodgers; Pharrell Williams) 02:10
21 The Writing Of Fragments Of Time (Thomas Bangalter; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Todd Imperatrice) 08:25
22 Touch (2021 Epilogue) (Thomas Bangalter; Chris Caswell; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo; Paul Williams) 01:40
Musicians
1 Give Life Back To Music
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Nile Rodgers |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Greg Leisz |
| Keyboards | Chris Caswell |
| Keyboards | Jason Beck |
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
| Percussion | Quinn Smith |
| Vocals | Daft Punk |
2 The Game Of Love
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Greg Leisz |
| Keyboards | Chris Caswell |
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
| Vocals | Daft Punk |
3 Giorgio By Moroder
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Bass | James Genus |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Greg Leisz |
| Keyboards | Chris Caswell |
| Keyboards | Daft Punk |
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
| Percussion | Quinn Smith |
| Voice | Giorgio Moroder |
4 Within
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Keyboards | Chris Caswell |
| Keyboards | Daft Punk |
| Piano | Jason Beck |
| Percussion | Quinn Smith |
| Vocals | Daft Punk |
5 Instant Crush
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar (Lead) | Julian Casablancas |
| Guitar | Daft Punk |
| Keyboards | Daft Punk |
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
| Percussion | Quinn Smith |
| Vocals | Julian Casablancas |
6 Lose Yourself To Dance
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Nile Rodgers |
| Vocals | Pharrell Williams |
| Vocals | Daft Punk |
7 Touch
| Bass | James Genus |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Drums | Quinn Smith |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Lap Steel Guitar | Greg Leisz |
| Keyboards | Chris Caswell |
| Ondes Martenot | Thomas Bloch |
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
| Vocals | Paul Williams |
| Vocals | Daft Punk |
8 Get Lucky
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Nile Rodgers |
| Keyboards | Chris Caswell |
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
| Vocals | Pharrell Williams |
| Vocals | Daft Punk |
9 Beyond
| Bass | James Genus |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Lap Steel | Greg Leisz |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Greg Leisz |
| Keyboards | Chris Caswell |
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
| Vocals | Daft Punk |
10 Motherboard
| Bass | James Genus |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Greg Leisz |
| Keyboards | Chris Caswell |
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
| Cristal Baschet | Thomas Bloch |
| Percussion | Omar Hakim |
| Percussion | Quinn Smith |
11 Fragments Of Time
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Bass | James Genus |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Greg Leisz |
| Keyboards | Chris Caswell |
| Keyboards | Daft Punk |
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
| Percussion | Quinn Smith |
| Vocals | Todd Edwards |
12 Doin’ It Right
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
| Vocals | Noah Lennox |
| Vocals | Daft Punk |
13 Contact
| Bass | James Genus |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Synthesizer | DJ Falcon |
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
(Extra Disc – 10th Anniversary Edition)
14 Horizon Ouverture
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Greg Leisz |
| Electric Piano | Chris Caswell |
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
17 Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo)
| Vocals | Julian Casablancas |
| Additional Instrumentation | The Voidz |
18 GL (Early Take)
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Greg Leisz |
| Electric Piano | Chris Caswell |
| Synthesizer | Daft Punk |
Other Musicians (Tracks 3, 7, 9, 10)
| Bassoon | Judy Farmer |
| Clarinet | Marty Krystall |
| Clarinet (Bass) | Gene Cipriano |
| English Horn | David Kosoff |
| Flute | Greg Huckins |
| Flute | Steve Kajala |
| Flute | Sara Andon |
| French Horn | Nathan Campbell |
| French Horn | Jim Atkinson |
| French Horn | Justin Hageman |
| French Horn | Stephanie O’Keefe |
| French Horn | Danielle Ondarza |
| Oboe | Earl Dumler |
| Trombone | Andrew Martin |
| Trombone | Charlie Morillas |
| Trombone | Charlie Looper |
| Trombone | Bob McChesney |
| Trombone (Bass) | Craig Gosnell |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Warren Luening |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Larry McGuire |
| Percussion | Brian Kilgore |
| Percussion | Mark Converse |
Orchestra & Choir
Bass – Charles Berghofer, Don Ferrone, Drew Dembowski (Tracks 3, 7, 9, 10)
Celllo – Christina Soule, Paula Hochalter, Vanessa F. Smith, Timothy Loo, Armen Ksajikian (Tracks 3, 7, 9, 10)
Viola – Andrew Picken, Alma Fernandez, Rodney Wirtz, Carolyn Riley, Harry Shirinian, Jody Rubin, Roland Kato, Ray Tischer (Tracks 3, 7, 9, 10)
Violin – Assa Drori, Johana Krejci, Rita Weber, Kevin Connolly, Joel Pargman, Song Lee, Irina Voloshina, Margaret Wooten, Mary K. Sloan, Nina Evtuhov, Miwako Watanabe, Samuel Fischer, Lisa Donlinger, Rafael Rishik, Cynthia Moussas, Sara Perkins, Neel Hammond, Olivia Tsui, Calabria McChesney, Carrie Kennedy, Lisa Sutton, Audrey Solomon (Tracks 3, 7, 9, 10)
Liner Notes
Producer – Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo
Co-Producer – Julian Casablancas (Track 5)
Co-Producer – Todd Edwards (Track 11)
Co-Producer – DJ Falcon (Track 13)
Arranged By – Thomas Bangalter, Chris Caswell, Guy-Manuel De Homen-Christo
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Chris Caswell
Audio Consultant – Jean-Pierre Janiaud
Conductor (Choir) – Angie Jaree
Conductor (Strings) – Doublas Walter
Contractor – Joseph Solido
Engineer (Digital Audio ) – Daniel Lerner
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig, Chab
Mastered By – Chab, Florian Lagatta (Extra Disc)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
Mixed By (Assistant) – Seth Waldmann & Peter Franco
Recorded By – Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta
Recorded By (Giorgio’s Voice) – Guillaume Le Braz
Recorded By (Additional) – Alana Da Fonseca, Phil Joly
Recorded By (Assistant) – Cory Brice, Nicolas Essig, Eric Eylands, Derek Karlquist, Miguel Lara, Mike Larson, Kevin Mills, Charlie Pakkari, Bill Rahko, Kyle Stevens, Doug Tyo, Seth Waldmann, Eric Weaver
Creative Director – Cédric Hervet
Cover Art – Cédric Hervet, Warren Fu
Illustrations – Warren Fu
Mastered At Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME
Mastered At Translab, Paris
Mastered At Chab Mastering (Extra Disc)
Mastered At Gang Recording Studio, Paris (Extra Disc)
Mixed At Conway, LA
Recorded At Gran Recording Studio, Paris
Recorded At Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood
Recorded At Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood
Recorded At Electric Lady Studios, New York
Recorded At Capitol Studios, HollywoodMixed at Conway Studios, Hollywood
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