ITM EXCLUSIVE: Daft Punk are back in the studio!

Fri 30th May, 2008 by Angus Paterson in News 58378 views

Yes, you read that headline correct! After annihilating Australian audiences late last year on the NeverEverLand tour, everybody’s favourite French robots are finally settling down to record more music. ITM got the scoop from someone who would know – their manager for the past 12 years Busy P! Otherwise known as Pedro Winter – the owner of the notorious Ed Banger Records – he was chatting to inthemix about his label’s brand new compilation Ed Rec Vol III when he dropped the bomb on Daft Punk’s studio plans.

“The boys are in a studio in Paris at the moment,” he revealed to ITM. “And I can’t wait to listen to their new stuff! The good thing is that they are making music at the moment.” While those creative juices are flowing again, it’s not known at this stage when the new album might see the light of day. “They are slow, you know,” Busy P laughed when asked. “They are taking their time, and they have a right.”

Busy P also revealed that he recently decided to step down from the massive task of managing Daft Punk in order to allow him to focus all his energies on the Ed Banger record label. “I’ve stopped working with them really recently, because I want to focus and concentrate on Ed Banger and my artists, and my own career as Busy P.” But after managing Daft Punk for 12 years, it’s a safe bet that the relationship will continue to be a tight one.

So what sort of sound will we be hearing from Daft Punk? Their last studio release was 2005’s Human After All, for which the duo received something of a critical flogging. It led many to declare them as ‘done and dusted’, but before long they smashed back with their world-beating live show, debuted at Coachella in 2006. Who knows: maybe we’ll be treated to something as massive and influential as their debut Homework and its flawless follow-up Discovery? The possibilities are endless.

Stay tuned for ITM’s feature interview with Busy P in the coming weeks! Ed Rec Vol III is out now through Filter Music/Shock Records.

Relive the magic of Daft Punk’s NeverEverLand tour of Australia last year with the ITM photo galleries:

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i_have_ADD said on the 28th May, 2008

epic. totally fucking epic.

aguilare said on the 28th May, 2008

awesome.... i can't wait to hear what they come up with

CABANA BOY said on the 28th May, 2008

Fuck yea! Can't wait.

robotech said on the 28th May, 2008

More discovery please. :D

cheechvda said on the 28th May, 2008

Daft Punk Are horrible,,,their gig in sydney was the worst thing i have ever seen,,i feel asleep up the back.......Oh yeah ...its opposite day!!ahahahha...funny arent i

ninjacharlie said on the 28th May, 2008

Verydis co

chrisye said on the 28th May, 2008

mmmmmeh

feel_the_beat said on the 28th May, 2008

GREAT NEWS!!!

haydn81 said on the 28th May, 2008

wicked..canyt wait for a new album..hell yeah !!

jay_25 said on the 28th May, 2008

hope they stick to there sound n not what everyone wants to here. thats why they got a floggin on human after all, cuz they created music that they wanted to make not what ppl wanted to here at the time. should be interesting!

KEEK said on the 28th May, 2008

dont they just add new plug ins to old midi tracks?

nasko said on the 28th May, 2008

FUCK YES! i want to touch myself

BigJC said on the 28th May, 2008

JESUS TITTY FUCKING CHRIST!!! That is all.

turkman said on the 28th May, 2008

if they produce something along the lines of homework and maybe discovery id be happy! we'll have to wait and see what the have in store for us i guess...

darkilliminated said on the 28th May, 2008

What do you have to say? im in AWE! BRING IT ON!

Boonani said on the 28th May, 2008

Best news I've heard all day!

digi88 said on the 28th May, 2008

hooooly shit, probs wont be expecting anything till mid 2009, but thats fine with me, daft punk are the tits! and im hoping this will also mean another tour!

Funkedub said on the 28th May, 2008

further evidence the hype has precedent over the process. Most musos/producers are constantly plugging away at forging tunes and don't need to have the world told "they are heading back in the studio" oh and who the hell said Discovery was "flawless"

donut152 said on the 28th May, 2008

YEssss 1 MORE TIME for a Epic Album. Finally Some Descent music to listen too, other than this pop house electro crap that some artists are trying to rip off daft punk Cough"(cut copy) "cough"(Justice). Can't wait till it comes out, soo where do I send th

Amaravi said on the 28th May, 2008

Hell muthafucking yes!

owensy said on the 28th May, 2008

OMFG this is fucken the best news eva!!!! if they release new album they have to come back to Australia!! if they dont im goin to them :P imagine that live show............ sorry jus passsed out from europhoria :P

van_tango said on the 29th May, 2008

I don't think he new music will be too similar to homework, discovery or human after all (which lets face it showed that even gods of house can make a mediocre record) but be something entirely different. I am excited! viva la france

ravey davey said on the 29th May, 2008

Fark yeah! This is the best news I've heard all year! We mustn't get too excited though - the boys are known to take their time releasing records...

E11eCu5ack said on the 29th May, 2008

OMG! i'm so excited!!! nore Daft Punk! ssiiicckk :-P bring it on!

Gracemartin said on the 29th May, 2008

OH MY GOODNESS!! what a treat! Daft Punk in Sydney was by far the best experience of my life!! a new album though? thats just amazing really... lets hope they dont kill it! after a fantastic album i really just hope they dont disappoint the fans and turn

amandatodd said on the 29th May, 2008

awww shit!!!

daftpunkfreak14 said on the 29th May, 2008

i was so sad once i heard that they quit music but know i feel relieved now i need to know when thy are having a next concert hopefully in L.A.

Beds said on the 29th May, 2008

Respect

LukeAgius said on the 29th May, 2008

I wish they would retire

n4725549 said on the 29th May, 2008

Pretty sure I just had an accident in my pants

n4725549 said on the 29th May, 2008

OH MY GOD!!!!

Yasoda said on the 29th May, 2008

WTF?? I really really liked Human after all... had no idea ppl hated it lol anyway i'm sure this album will be great when it finally drops. if not i'll forgive them, and keep playing the old shit (just like i did with beastie boys )

Bromantis said on the 29th May, 2008

Should I be ashamed that Human After All is my favourite Daft album? Not to say I don't love their earlier ones aswell!

Harvetser said on the 29th May, 2008

Fuck yeah - can't wait !!!

latin_deluxe said on the 29th May, 2008

All three albums are great on their own right. Discovery was bought to life through Interstella 5555. Human after All through the live shows... Can't wait to see what they do with their fourth album...awesome news!!!

mattforsyth said on the 29th May, 2008

AMEN! cant wait.

jonboy86 said on the 29th May, 2008

as repeated many times before, daft punk was also the most amazing experience of my life, nothing else will come close (maybe the prodigy hehe) there new stuff will no doubt be awesome

nataorisinhoooo said on the 29th May, 2008

BRING IT ON BOYS!!!! whhhooohhhoooooooooo!!!!!!

djbricksta said on the 29th May, 2008

im really happy but this is really make or break for them in my opinion. Human After All was badly received by me and most people and Alive 07' proved to be a redemption. I fricking hope we get a modern discovery record.

Beamer said on the 29th May, 2008

i think i just came a little.....

hbomb203 said on the 29th May, 2008

i'm in paris at the moment.... maybe i'll stake it out!!!

talya said on the 29th May, 2008

Oh Yeah! That's fuc

baze said on the 29th May, 2008

when i was chatting to guy he said they were going to do some new stuff, no suprise here but cant wait anyway

St_Jude said on the 29th May, 2008

i dont understand the hate for human after all i just dont i love the album. of course homework and discovery are better but it still didnt deserve what it copped i loved it and i cannot fucking wait to hear what the make *jizz* p.s. FUCK YEAH!

eriegz said on the 30th May, 2008

Human After All was different than anything you've ever heard before. I personally loved it. The previous two albums were also completely unique. Oh I can't wait to see what the fathers of popular electronic music will bestow on us.