Random Access Memories, due to be released on May 21. The Verge reports that nine additional artists will make appearances on the album, including The Strokes' Julian Casablancas and Animal Collective's Panda Bear.
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"WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE ROBOTIC VOICES SOUND THE MOST HUMAN THEY'VE EVER SOUNDED."
While Daft Punk's album is still largely a secret, Rolling Stone has some new details about its genesis. The group began working on Random Access Memories in Paris in 2008, but without a plan to release it. "After three records, there was a sense of searching for a record we hadn't done," Bangalter told Rolling Stone. Unsatisfied with early demos, the artists reportedly relaxed their reliance on electronic equipment. "We wanted to do what we used to do with machines and samples, but with people." Bangalter told Rolling Stone. "There's this thing today where the recorded human voice is processed to try to feel robotic. Here, we were trying to make robotic voices sound the most human they've ever sounded, in terms of expressivity and emotion."
