Motherboard

Album: Random Access Memories (2013)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • Daft Punk described this spacey instrumental filled with sci-fi effects to French publication Le Nouvel Observateur as, "A futuristic piece, which could be the year 4000..."
  • "Motherboard" is a piece that lends itself far more to a trip-hop/downtempo track, such as that of Bonobo, Morcheeba, Zero 7, Air, and Emancipator, etc. and moves away from a heavy focus on electronic instruments. The percussion is particularly atypical of Daft Punk, which is entirely acoustic with less emphasis on the kick drum, lacking the same driving force of EDM percussion and adding to Daft Punk's new relaxed direction. The focus on live conventional classical instruments is also unusual for them, though the increasing use of heavy synthesizers over the course of the track (only heard prominently from the breakdown onwards) take it firmly back to Daft Punk's roots by the end of the piece.

Comments: 1

  • Finn2_thersq from South AfricaVery nice. I really enjoyed the percussion and especially the guitar rifs and the string oh wow. Nice guys!
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Vince Clarke

Vince ClarkeSongwriter Interviews

An original member of Depeche Mode, Vince went on to form Erasure and Yaz.

Metallica

MetallicaFact or Fiction

Beef with Bon Jovi? An unfortunate Spandex period? See if you can spot the true stories in this Metallica version of Fact or Fiction.

Songs in Famous Movie Scenes: Tarantino Edition

Songs in Famous Movie Scenes: Tarantino EditionMusic Quiz

Whether he's splitting ears or burning Nazis, Quentin Tarantino uses memorable music in his films. See if you can match the song to the scene.

Graham Bonnet (Alcatrazz, Rainbow)

Graham Bonnet (Alcatrazz, Rainbow)Songwriter Interviews

Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai were two of Graham's co-writers for some '80s rock classics.

Did They Really Sing In That Movie?

Did They Really Sing In That Movie?Fact or Fiction

Bradley Cooper, Michael J. Fox, Rami Malek, Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow and George Clooney: Which actors really sang in their movies?

Charlie Daniels

Charlie DanielsSongwriter Interviews

Charlie discusses the songs that made him a Southern Rock icon, and settles the Devil vs. Johnny argument once and for all.