Daft Punk Criticse EDM - Saying 'Human Creativity Is The Ultimate Interface'
Monday, 20 May 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
French house duo Daft Punk have once again criticised the EDM genre, this time claiming that today’s music has ‘lost it’s magic’ to computers.
The pair, who released their long-awaited new album ‘Random Access Memories’ today, recently aired the opinions on EDM (electronic dance music), and have now commented on it once again, this time speaking to The Observer.
They told the paper:
“The music that's being done today has lost its magic and its poetry because it's rooted in everyday life and is highly technological. On one hand we're flattered [to influence new artists]. On the other hand we wish people could be influenced by our approach as much as our output. It's about breaking the rules and doing something different rather than taking some arrangements we did 10 years ago that have now become a formula.”
They continued:
“Computers aren't really music instruments. And the only way to listen to it is on a computer as well. Human creativity is the ultimate interface. It's much more powerful than the mouse or the touch screen.”
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