Comments on: Before Daft Punk, There Was Tomita

By: ISAO WOW!!!

ISAO WOW!!! — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:37:00 +0000

What’s funny is if you listen to the new album, it sounds a lot like him in many regards!!! Wouldn’t have ever guessed.

By: Diego Zavala

Diego Zavala — Sat, 04 May 2013 04:44:00 +0000

it was meant to be emphasized not perceived as agressive yelling. but yes

By: Gentleman

Gentleman — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:18:00 +0000

Dont shout at him. Uppercase = shout

By: Diego Zavala

Diego Zavala — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:20:00 +0000

you have an opinion, but PLEASE CALM DOWN. this a website for japanese related topics, not French, if you think otherwise about the opinions expressed, then take your anger out on a defenseless pillow or punching bag. This is just as the “england made baseball” argument. it has unclear roots. (°[]°)/

By: Arobadope

Arobadope — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:45:00 +0000

All of Electronica didn’t really start until the late 70s early 80s, it coincided with glam rock and hip-hop. It really doesn’t matter when someone started their career because there is such a thing as developing to similar ideas at the same time, but neither person who developed those ideas as knowing what the other was doing. Considering the internet wasn’t really around then, this is very plausible. For one notable example of this, look at Calculus which was developed by Newton and Leibniz at the same time, yet independent of each other.

Not saying I disagree with what you said, however your arguments are really kind of weak. Either way if Daft Punk has cited Tomita as an influence, well there isn’t really an argument to be had, fact is he influenced them, if they did say that.

By: Yuume

Yuume — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:51:00 +0000

Tomita is one of the most famous producers and revolutionists of analog synthesizer music and programming, as well as being regarded as one of the first pioneers of electronic and “space” music and laying foundations for synth and trance music. Daft Punk has noted Tomita among other people as inspirations for what they do, and the pyramid is not the only similarity; techniques, show fashions, and even some sound is reminiscent of Tomita and other electronica founders.

The French electronic scene actually started after Tomita was born, in about 1948, but it wasn’t developed or popular until 1975, when Pompidou wanted someone to found IRCAM, which was AFTER Tomita started his electronic career. And even then, one of the more notable pioneers at IRCAM was Chowning, who is American. Boulez was also another name. Even regarding that, electronica was being experimented with in other countries besides France and Japan as well.

Doesn’t really matter, this article was not to argue that the French electronic scene owes anything to anyway. It was that Tomita is a noteworthy artist and pioneer in the electronic world, it would have been quite different without him, and has inspired many artists since. Like Daft Punk. Who is awesome.