Nod to The Legend · The techniques · 1997
Daft Punk's Bedroom
Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Homework was made in Bangalter's bedroom in Paris, with filters sweeping over looped disco and compressors pumping hard. French house showed what a small setup could do.
Still heard: Filter sweeps and pumping loops are still dance music's tools.
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