"Drive" is a track made by the legendary French duo, Daft Punk, in 1994. The track remained hidden or maybe even locked away in a dungeon somewhere in Soma Records' studio until today. Well, the official preview of it that is. Full release will be featured in Soma's 20 Years. Here's a brief history of the unreleased track and of how they are now known as legends.
"At the tail end of 2010 we trailed boxes of DATs, pictures and god-only-knows what else to find artefacts of Soma's early days. Imagine our surprise when we discovered a tape simply entitled Daft Drive. We hooked up the DAT machine and inserted the tape with the delicacy of a surgeon, pressing play and praying that for one, the tape contained what we hoped, and two, that it didn't chew it like a dog chewing on a bone. In amongst the hiss and crackle, the most monstrous 909 kick drum thudded. Daft Punk's "Drive" track had been rediscovered. Playing through was Live Daft Punk; freaky vocals, pounding Roland drums & synths and that archetypal DP compression. After standing in silence, witnessing this moment, the track faded off and we heard the sound of the French spoken word that the recording had been made over; the remnants of their parents audio collection. The tape had originally been sent with "Rollin' and Scratchin'" to be released as Soma25. But Soma asked these two bright-eyed and Techno-bound Frenchman, to finish and send "Da Funk" to accompany "Rollin' and Scratchin'" and "Drive" was shelved for a later date…"
Classic Daft Punk in their ripe stage. A whole lot of Rollin' and Scratchin' in this one. Hardcore and intense. Listen-in closely and elements of the recent duo will start to show. Stream the official preview after the skip.
