Teachers

The "mysterious CK" has done something really nice. He's made a mix based on, and influenced by DJs and producers that were name-checked in Daft Punk's classic track Teachers. And let me tell you, it's a great educational resource. !

Here's what he says about it:

"I've had an unhealthy obsession with Daft Punk since the very first time I heard 'Homework' in Tower Records the week it came out. The album blew my mind completely and then seeing their incredible live show in the Red Box a couple of months later pushed me over the edge into out-and-out fanaticism.

Trainspotter that I am, I found myself obsessively tracking down records by the artists that had influenced them. From poring over the liner notes of 'Homework' and listening over and over to their Essential Mix from 1997, I came across so many great artists people like Pepe Bradock, Moodymann, Daniel Wang and Motorbass as well as non-'dance' stuff like Can and Ween.

I discovered that the majority of their influences were from Chicago and had released tracks on labels like Cajual, Relief and Dance Mania. I loved the way they took the basic Chicago house template and mutated it into something very distinctive by incorporating elements from all over the musical spectrum - funk, rock, disco, hip hop - even Barry Manilow!

Having been exposed to so much great music by exploring Daft Punk's influences, it occurred to me that a mix of their Teachers might be interesting. I never got around to doing anything about it until this summer when I started making a shortlist of tracks. I ended up with over 300 tracks (!) and then slowly pared it down to whatever worked in terms of an actual mix.

My aim was to try and produce something in the spirit of I-F'sMixed Up In The Hague where you could tell that it was a labour of love with a lot of thought going into the track selection and the flow of the mix. Obviously that was a lofty ambition but overall I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.

Daft Punk have a very diverse fan base at this stage in their career and I like the idea that maybe some of their younger fans will listen to the mix and hear something like 'Acid Eiffel' for the first time."

Download it from Bodytronicmusic.com. Follow the link for the track list or look in the comments.