Music & Internet | Daft Punk Mashup Visualized

Have you ever listened to a mashup song and wondered what it was fully composed of, and when all those pieces stopped and started? Well, Cameron Adams completely dissected a Daft Punk mashup made up of 23 songs, and for kicks, he programmed a real time audio visualization that matches up with each track that's playing.

This man deserves a beer.

By the way, did I mention that it's all completely coded in HTML and CSS? There's no fancy application behind any of this, just a mangled mess of code that churns out pure beauty that tickles the senses. The purpose of it all was to experiment with the new HTML5 capabilities, but also to tackle deciphering a mashup song. Here's what Mr. Adams says for himself:

The art of the mashup has come to the fore in pop culture of recent years, but beyond Biggie Smalls crooning over Elton's keys I feel that the general public understands little of the nuance that goes into constructing a complex mashup from tiny pieces of songs.

So go ahead and take a trip down the rabbit hole with this awesome slice of the Internet.

Sean Doran

http://daftpunk.themaninblue.com/