Daft Punk’s ‘Face to Face’ Gets a Dope Upgrade with Modern Music Samples

Get ready to experience a fresh twist on the iconic Daft Punk track, Face to Face! Music producer Nickster has taken on the challenge of reimagining this masterpiece using newer samples from some of the biggest names in modern music. In this mind-blowing video, he skillfully combines samples from LCD Soundsystem, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, MGMT, and more to create a unique and captivating version of the track. Prepare to be amazed as Nickster seamlessly blends these newer samples into the infectious beat of “Face to Face.”

Here’s the original clip.

Full list of samples and their original equivalents:

LCD Soundsystem – Time to Get Away (main drums, used in place of:
Herbie Mann – Jisco Dazz)

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Can’t Stop (main guitar riff, used in place of:
Electric Light Orchestra – Evil Woman)

Sweet Trip – Conservation of Two (backing track for the “Can’t Stop” riff, not used in place of anything really)

Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe (string pluck, used in place of:
Firefall – Body and Soul)

Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone (short guitar chops, used in place of:
The Alan Parsons Project – Silence and I
Steppenwolf – Everybody’s Next One
The Doobie Brothers – It Keeps You Runnin’
Boy Scaggs – You Got Some Imagination)

Radiohead – Weird Fishes/Arpeggi (vocal samples, used in place of:
The Alan Parsons Project – Old and Wise (both the “aah” and “chase” samples))

Oneohtrix Point Never – Nassau (piano sample, used in place of:
Poco – Faith In the Families)

Sufjan Stevens – Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois (other piano sample, used in place of:
Dan Mason – All Along the Watchtower)

Radiohead – 15 Step (vocal samples, used in place of:
Loggins & Messina – House at Pooh Corner
Electric Light Orchestra – Can’t Get It Out of My Head)

MGMT – Kids (“eeeee” vocal sample, used in place of:
Loggins & Messina – Be Free)

American Football – Never Meant (short riff sample, used in place of:
Deborah Washington – The Letter)

Wilco – Jesus, Etc. (chopped fiddle melody, used in place of:
Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg – Tell Me to My Face)

Sweet Trip – Pro:Lov:Ad (vocal sample, used in place of:
Carrie Lucas – Sometimes A Love Goes Wrong (btw, RHCP’s “Can’t Stop” takes up the first usage of this Carrie Lucas sample. This is the second instance of it later in the song)

Fishmans – Long Season (descending piano sample, used in place of:
Carrie Lucas – Something A Love Goes Wrong (alongside the Sweet Trip sample)

Boards of Canada – Alpha and Omega (chopped synth, used in place of:
Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg – Lahaina Luna)

System of a Down – Toxicity (two-note riff, used in place of:
The Doobie Brothers – South City Midnight Lady)

Lady Gaga – Poker Face (low-pitched synth bass during Todd’s verses, used in place of the track’s original bass (which isn’t sampled from anything but still decided to use one for this)

Estelle – American Boy (reversed chimes towards the end of the track, used in place of:
Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg – Twins Theme)

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