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Da Funk, the Glossary

"Da Funk" is an instrumental track by French electronic music duo Daft Punk, initially released as a 12-inch single in May 1995 by Soma and Virgin and later included on their debut album, Homework (1997).^[1]

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Daft Punk songs
Music videos directed by Spike Jonze
Song recordings produced by Daft Punk
Songs written by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Songs written by Thomas Bangalter

Acid house

Acid house (also simply known as just "acid") is a subgenre of house music developed around the mid-1980s by DJs from Chicago. The style is defined primarily by the squelching sounds and basslines of the Roland TB-303 electronic bass synthesizer-sequencer, an innovation attributed to Chicago artists Phuture and Sleezy D circa 1986.

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Annie Nightingale

Annie Avril Nightingale (1 April 1940 – 11 January 2024) was an English radio and television broadcaster.

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Anthropomorphism

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities.

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Armand van Helden

Armand van Helden (born February 16, 1970) is an American DJ, record producer, remixer and songwriter from Boston.

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Íslenski listinn

Íslenski listinn is the Icelandic top 20 music chart.

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Bassline

Bassline (also known as a bass line or bass part) is the term used in many styles of music, such as blues, jazz, funk, dub and electronic, traditional, and classical music, for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played (in jazz and some forms of popular music) by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass, cello, tuba or keyboard (piano, Hammond organ, electric organ, or synthesizer).

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BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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Big beat

Big beat is an electronic music genre that usually uses heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns – common to acid house/techno.

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Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.

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Boombox

A boombox is a transistorized portable music player featuring one or two cassette tape players/recorders and AM/FM radio, generally with a carrying handle.

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Cameo (band)

Cameo is an American funk band that formed in 1974.

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Catherine Kellner

Catherine Kellner (born October 2, 1970) is an American character actress, perhaps best known for appearing in Daft Punk's music-video for their song Da Funk.

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Contemporary hit radio

Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts.

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Daft Punk

Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.

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Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing.

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Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightlife scene.

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DMA (magazine)

DMA (Dance Music Authority) was a monthly American dance music publication that ran from 1993 to 2003.

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Dotdash Meredith

Dotdash Meredith (formerly The Mining Company, About.com and Dotdash) is an American digital media company based in New York City.

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Electro (music)

Electro (or electro-funk).

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Electronic dance music

Electronic dance music (EDM), also referred to as club music, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and festivals.

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European Hot 100 Singles

The European Hot 100 Singles was compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine from March 1984 until December 2010.

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Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the mid-20th century.

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G minor

G minor is a minor scale based on G, consisting of the pitches G, A, flat, C, D, Eflat, and F. Its key signature has two flats.

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G-funk

G-funk, short for gangsta funk, (or funk rap) is a sub-genre of gangsta rap that emerged from the West Coast scene in the early 1990s.

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Gangsta rap

Gangsta rap or gangster rap, initially called reality rap, is a subgenre of rap music that conveys the culture and values typical of urban gangs, reality of the world and street hustlers.

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Giorgio Moroder

Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer and music producer.

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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo

Guillaume Emmanuel "Guy-Manuel" de Homem-Christo (born 8 February 1974) is a French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and composer.

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Hardfloor

Hardfloor is a German electronic music duo, consisting of Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker.

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Homework (Daft Punk album)

Homework is the debut studio album by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released on 20 January 1997 by Virgin Records and Soma Quality Recordings.

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House music

House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute.

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Instrumental

An instrumental or instrumental song is music normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting.

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Just Dance 3

Just Dance 3 is a 2011 dance rhythm game released on the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 with Kinect and Move support respectively for the latter two.

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Larry Flick

Larry Flick is an American journalist, former dance music columnist, single reviewer, and Senior Talent Editor for ''Billboard'' magazine, where he worked for 14 years.

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Library and Archives Canada

Library and Archives Canada (LAC; Bibliothèque et Archives Canada) is the federal institution tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of Canada.

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Life Is Sweet (song)

"Life Is Sweet" is a song by the English big beat duo the Chemical Brothers, released in August 1995 by Virgin as the second and final single from their first album, Exit Planet Dust (1995).

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Modern rock

Modern rock is an umbrella term used to describe rock music that is found on college and commercial rock radio stations.

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Music & Media was a pan-European magazine for radio, music and entertainment.

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Music Week

Music Week is a trade publication for the UK record industry distributed via a website and a monthly print magazine.

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Musica e dischi

("Music and Records") was the oldest and longest-running music industry publication in Italy.

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Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005

Musique Vol.

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Muzik

Muzik was a British dance music magazine published by IPC Media from June 1995 to August 2003.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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NME

New Musical Express (NME) is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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Pitchfork (website)

Pitchfork (formerly Pitchfork Media) is an American online music publication founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis.

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Q (magazine)

Q was a popular music magazine.

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Radio & Records

Radio & Records (R&R) was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries.

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Rave

A rave (from the verb: to rave) is a dance party at a warehouse, club, or other public or private venue, typically featuring performances by DJs playing electronic dance music.

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Record Mirror

Record Mirror was a British weekly music newspaper published between 1954 and 1991, aimed at pop fans and record collectors.

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Rhythmic contemporary

Rhythmic contemporary, also known as Rhythmic Top 40, Rhythmic CHR or rhythmic crossover, is a primarily American music-radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip hop and upbeat R&B hits.

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Riff

A riff is a short, repeated motif or figure in the melody or accompaniment of a musical composition.

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Roland TB-303

The Roland TB-303 Bass Line (also known as the 303) is a bass synthesizer released by Roland Corporation in 1981.

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.

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RPM (magazine)

RPM (and later) was a Canadian music-industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada.

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ShortList

ShortList was a free weekly magazine published in London.

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Siren (alarm)

A siren is a loud noise-making device.

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Slant Magazine

Slant Magazine is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians.

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SNEP

SNEP (Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry.

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Soma Quality Recordings

Soma Quality Recordings (or simply Soma Records) is an independent record label based in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Spike Jonze

Adam Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze, is an American filmmaker, actor and photographer.

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Tempo

In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for 'time'; plural 'tempos', or tempi from the Italian plural), also known as beats per minute, is the speed or pace of a given composition.

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That Dog

That Dog (styled as that dog.) is a Los Angeles-based rock band that formed in 1992 and dissolved in 1997, reuniting in 2011.

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The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands in Manchester in 1992.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

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Thomas Bangalter

Thomas Bangalter (born 3 January 1975) is a French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and composer.

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Tony Maxwell

Anthony D. Maxwell (born June 3, 1968) is an American musician.

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Top Spin 4

Top Spin 4 is a tennis video game developed by 2K Czech and published by 2K released on the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles.

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Ubisoft

Ubisoft Entertainment SA (formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world.

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