Daft Punk will release a new “drumless edition” of their final studio album ‘Random Access Memories’ in November. 

On the back of a 10th anniversary reissue earlier this year, the French duo’s reimagining of the LP paints its 13 tracks in new light. 

An official description reads: “This version strips away all drum and percussive elements from the album, giving listeners the ability to dive deeper into the layers of instrumentation on each track.”

The Grammy-winning record will be available on CD and 2LP vinyl, as well as digitally. Check out an announcement video for the November 17 release below. 

Speaking recently, Daft Punk member Thomas Bangalter opened up about his split with Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christom, revealing what compelled the masked duo to go their individual ways.  

“Daft Punk was a project that blurred the line between reality and fiction with these robot characters,” he shared. “It was a very important point for me and Guy-Man[uel] to not spoil the narrative while it was happening.”

Bangalter added: “Now the story has ended, it felt interesting to reveal part of the creative process that is very much human-based and not algorithmic of any sort.”

Another reason he gave was changes in the technological landscape, with the musician citing the real-life rise in artificial intelligence as a concern.

“It was an exploration, I would say, starting with the machines and going away from them,” he shared. “I love technology as a tool [but] I’m somehow terrified of the nature of the relationship between the machines and ourselves.”

Admitting their desire to distance themselves from such advances, he added: “My concerns about the rise of artificial intelligence go beyond its use in music creation. I almost consider the character of the robots like a Marina Abramović performance art installation that lasted for 20 years

“As much as I love this character, the last thing I would want to be, in the world we live in, in 2023, is a robot.”