Daft Punk fans all over the world were delighted this week after the French duo announced that the remixed version of their Human After All album is now available to buy.
However, the album, which was also released exclusively in Japan in 2006, has come in for much criticism with fans labeling it “softer, poorer, slower and weaker” than the original.
Music journalist Peter Von Hest spoke to Wunderground about Daft Punk’s latest release, “There’s always such a massive hype when it comes to anything related to Daft Punk and deservedly so, they’ve been pioneers of the scene for a long time now.”
“Unfortunately for Daft Pink last year’s release of the album Random Access Memory caught the attention of the EDM mere cats in America and their reputation has suffered as a result,” claimed Mr. Von Hest. “They even made number twenty two on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll which, considering they’re not even DJs, is quite a big deal,” he continued.
“It’s proof that being on that list is bad for you, maybe not financially but in other ways,” speculated Mr. Von Hest, “In this case it’s damaged Daft Punk’s reputation with their loyal fans. In Calvin Harris’s case being on the list has turned him into a total cunt, while Steve Aoki’s need to push his stage show since making the list has just highlighted how much of a clown and laughing stock he is to the world.”
“The Human After All remix album was made eight years ago and was originally very well received, yet since Daft Punk have made their way up the rankings of the DJ Mag Top 100 poll people have changed their opinion,” continued a scathing Von Hest. “This should act as a warning to any artists who want to be on that list, if it’s bad for Daft Punk imagine the damage it could do to your reputation,” he warned. “It’s pretty much the root of evil in modern dance music culture and should be avoided at all costs.”
