Past and Present is Tavik’s way of paying homage to the musicians that may have been forgotten, but continue to inspire us today. In each installment we take music from earlier generations and compare it to the songs they influence today.
There is a lot of mystery behind Daft Punk, and the music is no exception. They are well known for their use of samples, and do so in a way that can be difficult to notice. Some of their biggest hits have spawned from samples, sometimes only grabbing a mere two seconds of a song. Listen to Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” and Edwin Birdsong’s “Cola Bottle Baby”.