Daft Punk‘s 1997 debut album took the raw foundation of Chicago house to prog rock levels of high concept and grandiosity… looking over the odd photos and scribbles on the inner sleeves, youd think you were looking at a Supertramp record, not something inspired byDJ Deeon. The videos accompanying the album are even weirder… but none of this high art schlock means anything if the tracks dont bang, and do they! Seeing Da Funk and Around The World on late night MTV2 lured me in, when I was too young and too green to recognize any of the names shouted out on Teachers apart from maybeDr. Dre and George Clinton. But I stuck around for Fresh, Oh Yeah, Alive, and perhaps most importantly, Revolution 909. Homework is the gateway drug that sent an entire generation of nave suburban tweens on a quest to find out what records by Todd Edwards, Romanthony, Kenny Dope andJeff Millssounded like. The first truly great house *album*, and probably still the best. Double vinyl pressing housed in deluxe high-gloss gatefold with printed inner sleeves, recommended.

• black double vinylpressing
• housed in deluxe gatefold jacket w/ printed inner sleeves
• original release year: 1997
• music label:Daft Life 2022

reviewed byhannibal chew 02/2017

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