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Alive 2007 is a live album by Daft Punk, first released on November 19 2007.[1] It is the second album recorded live by the duo, following Alive 1997. Alive 2007 features their performance at Bercy in Paris from June 14 2007.[2][3]

The physical release in North America was delayed to December 4 due to production issues,[4] but the album became available as a digital download on November 20 2007.[1] A special edition of the album was released that includes the encore from the Alive 2007 tour on a second disc. It also includes a 50-page book containing photographs from the tour taken by DJ Falcon.[5] The first single from the album, "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)" was released digitally on October 15 2007.[1]

Structure

The Alive 2007 set utilized Ableton Live software on "custom made super-computers"[6] for the show. Daft Punk accessed the hardware remotely with Behringer BCR2000 MIDI controllers within the central pyramid. Minimoog Voyager RME[6] units were also implemented for the live performances. According to Thomas Bangalter of the duo, "They're a 30-year old design." Moog synthesizers were used that allowed Daft Punk to "mix, shuffle, trigger loops, filter, distort samples, EQ in and out, transpose or destroy and deconstruct synth lines." The majority of the equipment was stored away during the live sets within offstage towers.[6]

The recording of Alive 2007 was derived from Daft Punk's live performance at their Bercy show.[5] Reviews of the set noted how Daft Punk manipulated and reworked their established material. One report spotted vocal elements from the song "Too Long" mixed with newly-generated accompaniment.[7] The overlapped mixtures of "Television Rules the Nation" with "Crescendolls", "Around the World" with "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" and "Superheroes" with "Human After All" were reported to be well received by the audience.[8] The set itself was considered a collection of Daft Punk's most popular recordings.[9]

The visuals of the 2006 and Alive 2007 tour were set up by XL Video.[10] The company provided eight-core Mac Pro units running Catalyst v4 and Final Cut Pro. Daft Punk approached the company with their visual concept for the shows. “They came to us with a pretty fixed idea of what they wanted,” said head of XL Video, Richard Burford. “They wanted to mix live video with effects. Using the eight-core Mac Pros, we were able to take in eight digital sources and treat them as video streams. Then they could use Catalyst to coordinate the video with lighting effects and add their own effects in on the fly. The final digital video streams ran to LED screens.”[10]

The performances for the Alive 2007 tour are an expansion of Daft Punk's 2006 live sets. Noted additions include elements of the tracks "Burnin'" and "Phœnix" as well as an encore.[7] The repeated line "fuck it" was also integrated with the lyrics of "Technologic". Bangalter explained that the 2006 sets were initially designed for performances within larger festivals, but later refined to accommodate Daft Punk-specific shows. "The goal was to try and bring a complete global experience to the audience."[11] The introduction for the live show features the five-note sequence used in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.[12]

The album includes elements of the Busta Rhymes song "Touch It", the original version of which was produced by Swizz Beatz featuring a sample of "Technologic". Also featured are elements of Gabrielle's "Forget About the World", the original version of which was remixed by Daft Punk for her single. The encore of the set features Bangalter's side projects: Stardust's "Music Sounds Better with You" and "Together" by Bangalter and DJ Falcon.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Robot Rock" / "Oh Yeah" - 6:28
  2. "Touch It" / "Technologic" - 5:30
  3. "Television Rules the Nation" / "Crescendolls" - 4:51
  4. "Too Long" / "Steam Machine" - 7:02
  5. "Around the World" / "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" - 5:43
  6. "Burnin'" / "Too Long" - 7:12
  7. "Face to Face" / "Short Circuit" - 4:55
  8. "One More Time" / "Aerodynamic" - 6:11
  9. "Aerodynamic Beats" / "Forget About the World" - 3:32
  10. "The Prime Time of Your Life" / "The Brainwasher" / "Rollin' & Scratchin'" / "Alive" - 10:22
  11. "Da Funk" / "Daftendirekt" - 6:37
  12. "Superheroes" / "Human After All" / "Rock'n Roll" - 5:41

Bonus disc

  1. Encore: "Human After All" / "Together" / "One More Time (reprise)" / "Music Sounds Better with You" - 9:59
  2. Music video: "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)"

References

  1. ^ a b c Daft Punk's YouTube channel youtube.com. Retrieved on September 16 2007.
  2. ^ a b Exclusive: Daft Punk Unveil Live Album Details Spin.com. Retrieved on September 16 2007.
  3. ^ Alive 2007 teaser daft-musique.com. Retrieved on September 16 2007.
  4. ^ Daft Punk's Newsletter EMI. Retrieved on November 2 2007.
  5. ^ a b Live Album To Chronicle Daft Punk Tour Billboard.com. Retrieved on August 17, 2007.
  6. ^ a b c Daft Punk's Magical Pyramid/Spaceship: Infiltrated! Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on December 10 2007
  7. ^ a b Bercy Review thedaftclub.com. Retrieved on September 13 2007.
  8. ^ Daft Punk Embrase Bercy Template:Fr icon lejdd.fr. Retrieved on September 13 2007.
  9. ^ French Touch Is Back in Its Homeland mycow.eu. Retrieved on September 13 2007.
  10. ^ a b XL Video's profile on Apple Apple. Retrieved on November 9 2007.
  11. ^ Buy It Use It Break It Fix It LA Weekly. Retrieved on November 6 2007.
  12. ^ Daft Punk thrill massive LA crowd NME. Retrieved on November 14 2007.
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