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More developments in the world of Daft–

Last year, we first mentioned that the electronic duo had been commissioned to compose the entire soundtrack for Disney’s upcoming sequel to the Tron series. We’ve been eagerly waiting for news and at last, based upon a listing from Amazon.com, Walt Disney Records is slated to release Daft Punk’s Tron: Legacy album on November 23rd of this year!

Again, nothing official has been released directly via the Daft Punk camp but we’re sensing that there to be some big announcements on the near horizon…

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We’ve been diggin’ the tunes from 32 year-old English vocalist, Luciana (Caporaso), for quite some time now. Although she’s been hustling around the industry since ’94, her music career didn’t fully take off until 2006 with the release of the song, “Yeah Yeah” — a collaboration with the English house DJ duo known as Bodyrox. Aside from being a great jam, the uncut version of the video (below and NSFW) also happens to be one of our favorites. Grimy and sexy…can’t ask for much more than that.

Bodyrox feat. Luciana – Yeah Yeah (Uncut)

Now that we’ve got your full attention, it’s worth noting that Luciana made her foray into the music industry by creating posters and album sleeves for record companies. With a design style similar to that of Andy Warhol, she utilized the elements of photography, painting, and silver/gold leaf to create her most notable (and first) compilation by the name of “Icon,” which was unveiled in 2004 in Soho, London. Luciana is considered and will will continue to be a significant presence within the realms of contemporary art and of course, music. Here are a couple other great videos featuring Luciana including one of her hit song from last year with Richard Vission & Static Revenger.

Super Mal feat. Luciana – Bigger Than Big

Richard Vission & Static Revenger feat. Luciana – I Like That

Can’t wait to hear what she has in store for us this year!

To this day, two years later, this video still gives us the chills every time we watch it…can’t wait for their return in the upcoming Disney remake of Tron in 2011. Along with being commissioned to produce the soundtrack, Daft Punk is rumored to have a cameo appearance in the upcoming film (titled Tron Legacy) as well. Oh, and since the score is supposed to be absolutely ridic, the legendary duo plans on doing a tour for it. SIIIICK…

We’re diggin’ the new and intensely-awesome Toxic Avenger music video for “Toxic Is Dead”

…big ups to the directing/production team on this one!

From now on, we’ll updating you when we post new Roktronik-worthy songs to our playlist (and also feature those songs in our posts as well)!!

To start this tradition off, we’ve decided to feature a solid tune from Deadmau5′s new album, For Lack Of A Better Name titled, “Strobe.” Think of it as this year’s rendition of Arguru

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