''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).

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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and

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version of "

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". The service was available for free to people who bought early versions 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

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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

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s 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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