Daft Punk’s Electroma truly is one of those films that you either love or hate with all your being. With it’s premiere screened at Cannes, reviews were mixed with a near-equal amount of both praise and indifference. A complete lack of dialogue isn’t the first step towards endearing your audience to your live action cinematic debut, but then again Daft Punk have always walked their own creative path with visible success: if any proof were required, one need only take a look at their masterpiece of audio/visual symbiosis, Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003).

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This post originally appeared in 2006. In light of recent events, it seemed appropriate to get it back up and running again…

A flat-bed scanner. Some cut ‘n’ paste action. Rudimentary audio production skills. A fair bit of ingenuity. Combined, these factors will equate to your album reaching the dizzy heights of the album chart in no time. But make sure it’s your CD they’re buying..

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Bravo, Bristol City Council. Way to play smart by removing one of your self-appointed sons’ earliest works and in the process, getting the gas face from just about everyone. Yes, in their divine wisdom, the council decided it was high time to get tough on graffiti crime (a phrase probably used in a council meeting, yesterday) by hiring independent contractors to go forth and clean up the blights on our landscape. Fair enough when you’re talking lame tags and half-assed toy throw-ups, but you know what? Maybe, just maybe it might be worth keeping a few of the pieces lying around while the artist in question’s popularity is sky high.

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