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Daft Punk Is Staying at My House, My House

Published: May 25, 2021, 4 a.m.

It was 1994, and legendary techno duo Slam were booked to play an event in Disneyland Paris. \u201cWe had a couple of days to kill, and a friend got in touch to say he knew these two young French musicians who wanted to give us music they\u2019d made.\u201d

The \u201cyoung French musicians\u201d Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo were still in their teens at that point, and Daft Punk was under a year old. Stuart McMillan distinctly remembers hearing their 4-track demo for the first time; \u201cWe were blown away!\u201d

Composed of Orde Meikle and Stuart McMillan, Slam launched independent electronic record label Soma in 1991. It had a very DIY ethos. Along with manager Dave Clarke, they\u2019d overseen a number of influential releases. It was Slam\u2019s own track \u2018Positive Education\u2019 that piqued Thomas and Guy-Manuel\u2019s interest. They recognised Slam as kindred spirits, and Soma as the label they wanted to launch Daft Punk, and that's when things went really wild.

This is the story of Daft Punk's earliest beginnings on Glasgow's techno scene.

Narration written by Kirstin Innes\nNarrated by Kate Dickie\nMixed by Alison Rhynas\nProduced by Victoria McArthur