Daft Punk – Voyager (Sébastien Léger Rework)

It seems as if this year’s lot of Daft Punk remixes were largely focused on relatively unknown artists taking their shot at their hugely popular recent release, “Get Lucky“, with interpretations including big-room three-chord progressive to minimal disco remixes to flat-out acoustic takes.

Probably all the hype surrounding Random Access Memories shadowed some of the duo’s previous work, including most of the originals not mashed up in the 2007 Alive album. While 2001’s “Voyager” shared space on a release with classics like “Aerodynamic” and “One More Time”, it still carries the magnificent French house vibes we’d expect from the group’s earlier works.

Fellow Frenchman and ace producer, Sébastien Léger has now brought out a free rework that adds a funky disco punch to the original track. In Léger’s rework, the bassline is everything and only kicks out for brief moments of synth arpeggio brilliance. It’s an incredibly refreshing remake from an artist who knows his way around a Daft Punk bootleg and this one makes for a nice mix for anyone looking to add to their pool of club-appropriate Daft Punk classics.

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