Inside Daft Punk's pyramid / live CD announced

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Posted by tjpatel on Aug-17-2007 02:45:

Inside Daft Punk's pyramid / live CD announced

Everybody's fave robots, Daft Punk, have announced a live CD to be released in Novemeber, according to Billboard. The CD will feature the groups performance in Paris on June, 14, 2007, an interesting choice considering that a recording of that particular night is already all over the P2P. The release will come as a single CD, or a double CD which will include the show's encore. No word yet on a DVD, so for now you'll just have to keep reliving the duo's Coachella set video .

And the new Mixmag features a great look inside the Daft Pyramid, with Thomas Bangalter giving a rudimentary breakdown of the gear they use. (danke Daily Swarm )

1. ABLETON
�The show revolves around Ableton Live software on custom made super-computers, which we remotely access and control with Behringer BCR2000 midi controllers.�
2. SCREENS
�Next to the ethernet remote computer screens there are four Minimoog Voyagers, the classic analog synthesizers. They�re a 30-year old design.�
3. MOOGS
�We can mix, shuffle, trigger loops, filter, distort samples, EQ in and out, transpose or destroy and deconstruct synth lines. We keep some surprises on the side too!�
4. VISUALS
�There�s a direct connection between our rig and the lights and visuals of the show. The light and video engineers can also add or control layers during the show.�
5. SYNTHS
�Inside the pyramid are synthesizers and remote controls connected to the rest of the music equipment and computers, which are in rack-mounted towers off stage.�
6. TEAMWORK
�Working the music equipment, lighting and video equipment, and building the pyramid for each show takes around 10 people, including both of us.�

Posted by R!CH on Aug-17-2007 03:09:

nice, i gotta check out that issue

Posted by shuni on Aug-17-2007 03:20:

thanks tej, great post

Posted by Orbital32 on Aug-17-2007 04:11:

i was going to post about their new album! Look like i'm getting mixmag this month! woohoo

Posted by FromAbove on Aug-17-2007 05:15:

Masons.

Posted by DJLukasz on Aug-17-2007 05:30:

Incredible!!

Posted by ninetyninej on Aug-17-2007 09:17:

thats a sick photo

Posted by bas on Aug-17-2007 16:24:

I don't know why they said "no news on a DVD yet". The LA show was the only show recorded for their Alive 2007 DVD

Posted by skell on Aug-17-2007 16:26:

it's about time we get more insight on the pyramid...those leaked backstage photos weren't enough for me :P

awesome!

Posted by DjWoody on Aug-17-2007 16:35:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
I don't know why they said "no news on a DVD yet". The LA show was the only show recorded for their Alive 2007 DVD

Are you sure? The Denver show, had a full blown staff recording the show. They were even showing it on the screens as it was happening. It looked bad ass, like a music video. They didn't do that in LA.

Posted by skell on Aug-17-2007 16:37:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
I don't know why they said "no news on a DVD yet". The LA show was the only show recorded for their Alive 2007 DVD

quote:
Originally posted by DjWoody
Are you sure? The Denver show, had a full blown staff recording the show. They were even showing it on the screens as it was happening. It looked bad ass, like a music video. They didn't do that in LA.

Also, Busy P (Pedro Winter / Daft Punk's manager) recruited any fan with an HD cam at the New York show to record the event, presumably for DVD footage as well. My guess is that the DVD will be a compilation of all/most cities they played.

Posted by bas on Aug-17-2007 16:44:

quote:
Originally posted by DjWoody
Are you sure? The Denver show, had a full blown staff recording the show. They were even showing it on the screens as it was happening. It looked bad ass, like a music video. They didn't do that in LA.

I could be wrong, I read it online somewhere. I'll have to ask a co-worker for the link, he sent it to me

Here's a video from the Wireless Festival in the UK...seems pretty professionally done too...

yeah what skizzel said

Posted by ninetyninej on Aug-28-2007 05:19:

dunno if this was posted anywhere else but here is a Daft Punk article from billboard.com:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news...t_id=1003631538

Still, amid Daft Punk mania, Bangalter and de Homem-Christo are being careful to retain the mystique they've worked so hard to build. For one, despite the overwhelming visual aspect of the recent tour, there will not be a live DVD to accompany "Alive 2007." ("That's the way we want to leave it right now," Bangalter says).

Posted by Drake66 on Aug-28-2007 05:29:

sick!

Posted by Orbital32 on Aug-28-2007 07:00:

They have their interview on the annie mac show on friday!

Posted by Nerologic on Aug-28-2007 07:47:

quote:
Originally posted by Orbital32
They have their interview on the annie mac show on friday!

TMB FTW!

Posted by Orbital32 on Aug-28-2007 13:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Nerologic
TMB FTW!

TMB?