Daft Punk fan compiles 500-strong list of musical influences

Daft Punk are no ordinary duo. Viewed by many as an integral force in the impact of electronic music as a whole, the French pair helped catapult dance music into the spotlight during the 90s, bringing their trademark ‘french touch’ and even pioneering their own genre by merging elements of electro and house music to craft a unique and distinctive sound. Now, a fanatical fan of the robotic duo has put together a special 500-album compilation, with the list lending a firm nod to not just the music of Daft Punk themselves, but many of the musical influences surrounding the pair.  Reddit user GlitzyHavoc has created the list and separated the billing into 10 segments, with each comprising of albums that Daft Punk fans will enjoy based on their sound and style.

With one of his segments comprised of the ‘Starboy‘ era, the Reddit user lists the following tracks as inspirations around this sound and most recent era of Daft Punk folklore, jotting down the following tracks as his choices:

1. Alesia – Andrea
2. Birdy Nam Nam – Defiant Order
3. Bot’Ox – Babylon by Car
4. Boys Noize – Mayday
5. Brodinski – Brava
6. Carpenter Brut – Trilogy
7. Chateau Marmont – 2008-2009-2010
8. Crookers – Tons of Friends
9. Danger – 太鼓
10. DeadLife – Bionic Chrysalis
11. Evil Nine – They Live!
12. Gesaffelstein – Conspiracy, Pt. II
13. Jackson and his computerband – Smash
14. Justice – A Cross The Universe
15. Magic Sword – Vol. 1
16. MGMT – Little Dark Age
17. Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Two
18. Nero – Between II Worlds
19. Panteros666 – Hyper Reality
20. Perturbator – Dangerous Days
21. Rob – Maniac
22. Sam Tiba – Black Eyed Weed
23. SebastiAn – Smoking Kills (?)
24. Sébastien Tellier – Sexuality
25. Sunset – S01E02-05
26. The M Machine – Metropolis, Pt. II
27. The Toxic Avenger – Romance & Cigarettes
28. The Weeknd – Starboy
29. Zombie Zombie – A Land For Renegades
30. Various Artists – Furi

He’s also put together handy playlists of his selections, which you can check out below, in full, on Spotify. (With a YouTube version also available).