''Daft Club'' is the first remix album by the French

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, released on 1 December 2003 by

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. The album features numerous remixes of tracks from their second album, ''

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'' (2001), and one from their debut, ''

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'' (1997). The album received mixed reviews from critics who often considered the remixes of songs from ''Discovery'' inferior to their original counterparts.

Background

The name of the album comes from Daft Punk's online music service, which featured remixed songs, a live recording of Daft Punk performing at the Que Club (which would later be released as '' Alive 1997''), and an

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version of "

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". The service was available for free to people who bought initial pressings of the ''

'' album. Each album included a "Daft Club" membership card, which granted access to the Daft Club website. The service ended in January 2003. In regards to the album and online music service,

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stated: Limited edition copies of the film '' Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem'' featured ''Daft Club'' as a second disc. The track "Something About Us (Love Theme from Interstella 5555)" is omitted from this version. A limited edition of this album was also released in Japan. It includes an extra track and a bonus

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. The DVD contains a preview of ''Interstella 5555'', interviews in English with Daft Punk, a

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for "Crescendolls" from the film and a video for " Something About Us" that includes a montage of various scenes. Tracks from ''Discovery'' were remixed in ''Daft Club'' except "Nightvision", "Superheroes", "High Life", "Veridis Quo" and "Short Circuit". In place of these tracks are additional remixes of " Face to Face", "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" and "

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", respectively. Also featured is the "Aerodynamic" B-side titled "Aerodynamite", the previously unreleased track "Ouverture" and a remix of the ''Homework'' track "Phoenix".

Critical reception

''Daft Club'' received mixed reviews. An extremely negative review by ''

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'' features an artist's illustrated interpretations of how the remixed songs compare to the original versions. The review also stated that he albums contributors "all seem intent upon completely decimating the source material" and that "to listen to Daft Club front-to-back is–and it's pointless to exaggerate here–to watch a loved one be physically dismembered."

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

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Web archive of Daft Club website
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