Discovery is the second studio album by the French house duo Daft Punk, released in March 2001. It marks a shift in the sound from Chicago house, which they were previously known for, to disco, post-disco and synthpop-inspired house. The album provided itself as a soundtrack to the anime film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, which was a collaboration between the creators of the album, Leiji Matsumoto, and Toei Animation.

According to an interview with Remix Magazine Online, Thomas Bangalter stated:
This album has a lot to do with our childhood and the memories of the state we were in at that stage of our lives. It's about our personal relationship to that time. It's less of a tribute to the music from 1975 to 1985 as an era, and more about focusing on the time when we were zero to ten years old. When you're a child you don't judge or analyze music. You just like it because you like it. You're not concerned with whether it's cool or not. Sometimes you might relate to just one thing in a song, such as the guitar sound. This album takes a playful, fun, and colorful look at music. It's about the idea of looking at something with an open mind and not asking too many questions. It's about the true, simple, and honest relationship you have with music when you're open to your own feelings.

Personnel

Daft Punk – sequencers, samples, synthesizers, guitars, bass, vocals, vocoders, Wurlitzer electric piano, drum machines, programming, production, concept, art direction
Romanthony – lyrics, vocals on "One More Time" and lyrics, vocals, co-production on "Too Long"
DJ Sneak – lyrics on "Digital Love"
Todd Edwards – lyrics, vocals, co-production on "Face to Face"
Nilesh Patel – mastering
Alex & Martin – concept, art direction
Cedric Hervet – concept, art direction
Gildas Loaëc – concept, art direction
Simon Scott – concept, art direction
Daniel Vangarde – concept, art direction
Pedro Winter – concept, art direction
Mitchell Feinberg – liquid metal photos
Luis Sanchis – piano photo
Tony Gardner & Alterian – bionics engineering
Tamiyuki "Spike" Sugiyama – Tokyo connector

Tracklist

01. One More Time 5:20
02. Aerodynamic 3:27
03. Digital Love 4:58
04. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger 3:45
05. Crescendolls 3:31
06. Nightvision 1:44
07. Superheroes 3:57
08. High Life 3:22
09. Something About Us 3:51
10. Voyager 3:47
11. Veridis Quo 5:44
12. Short Circuit 3:26
13. Face to Face 3:58
14. Too Long 10:00

Equipment Used:
VPI 16.5 RCM w/MSFL cleaning fluids > Zerostat Anti-Static Gun > Rega P9 with Ceramic Platter > Rega P9 PSU > Rega RB1000 Tonearm > Dynavector 10x5 Moving Coil Cartridge > Emotiva USP-1 > Cardas Interconnect Cables > Tascam US-144 > Adobe Audition CS5.5 24bit/96khz > ClickRepair 13 > FLAC 8 > Your Ears