Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter announces solo album
'Mythologies' marks the French producer's first full-length solo record since his split with Daft Punk in 2021
Thomas Bangalter is back in his solo era.
The French producer, known primarily for being one half of Daft Punk, has announced his first full-length record since the duo split in 2021.
The album titled ‘Mythologies’ was originally made for the ballet of the same name choreographed by Angelin Preljocaj and premiered at the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine.
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Set for release April 7, Bangalter began working on ‘Mythologies’ in autumn of 2019 after being invited by Preljocaj to create a score for the house’s resident orchestra.
Bangalter has said to have “reinvented” the ballet’s composition, creating a collection of music that he was reportedly “itching” to write.
The album includes 23 tracks which “embrace the history of orchestral ballet music” and was originally performed alongside ten dancers.
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The announcement states that over the last thirty years Bangalter has "explored the world of technology" with electronic music and sees him now exploring “humankind” in this album with him quoting ancient and modern myths.
As part of the of the upcoming album a newly released illustration of a non-helmeted Bangalter is out to mark this solo project. See the illustrated created by Stephane Manel (above).
Last summer the ballet was open to the public with Bangalter spotted at the play in a standing ovation with the show’s cast and crew.
The ballet’s official description as translated by Mixmag reads that Preljocaj says it “isn’t dance” but instead “stigmatises our rituals, reveals the incongruity of our postures whether they are social, religious or pagan”.
Pre-order Thomas Bangalter’s ‘Mythologies’ here and check out the tracklist below.
Tracklist : I. Premiers Mouvements II. Le Catch III. Thalestris IV. Les Gémeaux I V. Les Amazones VI. L’Arrivée d’Alexandre VII. Treize Nuits VIII. Danae IX. Zeus X. L’Accouchement XI. Les Gorgones XII. Renaissances XIII. Le Minotaure XIV. Eden XV. Arès XVI. Aphrodite XVII. Les Naïades XVIII. Pas de Deux XIX. Circonvolutions XX. Les Gémeaux II XXI. Icare XXII. Danse Funèbre XXIII. La Guerre
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