In the process of putting the music together, the team began to realize that one of their concoctions had that ineffable something, the magical essence that transforms a mere track into a far greater achievement.
(Daft Punk was not quite the world-conquering force it is today - ‘Homework’ had come out in 1997, but ‘Discovery’ was still years away.) Together the trio settled in at Bangalter’s home studio, Daft House, and began to tinker away.
‘Music Sounds Better with You’ came together almost by accident when, in preparation for the Rex Club set, Braxe called on the help of a couple of friends, Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter and vocalist Benjamin “Diamond” Cohen. Almost exactly 21 years later, the song is getting the rerelease treatment, with a remastered vinyl version (single sided with lyrics etched on the flip, just like the original) hitting the shops on 28th June it will also be available on streaming services for the first time. The sessions leading up to the gig resulted in one of the most instantly recognisable tunes in house music history - Stardust’s ‘Music Sounds Better With You.’ Released on 20th July 1998, the song became one of the biggest-selling dance tracks of the year, with an influence that extends to this day.
But when Alain Quême, a young Paris-based producer working under the name Alan Braxe, needed to quickly put some music together for an upcoming live set at the venerable Rex Club, he inadvertently changed the face of clubland history. This feature was originally published in 2019.