Interesting interview with Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter (by Chal Ravens) about his musical departure from the world of electronic Pop and into the world of orchestral music (specifically a score for Angelin Preljocaj’s Mythologies ballet). Near the end, he states that music has broken down social and cultural barriers and hopes to see the same in other aspects of society:
"There used to be a lot of barriers between genres of music. I was hopeful there was a possibility to break these. That was part of the message of what we did musically.”
[Ravens] Pop tribalism is indeed over, and while that can’t be credited to Daft Punk alone – piracy, streaming and three decades of internet did their bit – his hunch was once again correct.
Noted, 14 Apr 2023, 09:07“In some way the world is much more polarised now, but not really musically – musically there is this ability to mix and match and create levels of conflicting aesthetics or clashing ideas. I just hope that the tolerance existing right now in music will exist more in society as well.”
