The Third Twin Djs

The Third Twin is a French house MusicAL duo made up by the twin brothers Yvan and Virgille de Homem-Christo, who are said to be nephews of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, of Daft Punk. The duo claim to be a philosophical-musical project that is aimed at progressing human development into a global society.

History

Eleven songs believed to have been leaked tracks from the Tron: Legacy soundtrack by the electronic group Daft Punk. The style of these tracks consisted of a mix of Acid House and Funky-Disco characteristics seen in Daft Punk's previous albums: Homework and Discovery. The public believed the new songs as the confirmation of and return to the previous style that had made Daft Punk internationally famous. The news was covered and hinted as Daft Punk's work by a large number of reputable journals.

On Monday 26 December 2011, the group announced his dissolution on his Facebook Page.

Controversy

While they were well received in Paris, The Third Twin was still unknown outside of nightclubs until they were mistakenly reported to be a side-project of Daft Punk. The rumor was that Daft Punk had created songs for the Tron: Legacy soundtrack that were rejected by the Disney Corporation and that the group was secretly releasing the songs under an assumed name to PReVENT legal repercussions. This was later refuted by Daft Punk, Disney and The Third Twin themselves, however the controversy surrounding the YouTube video release served as a method of introducing The Third Twin to the world, and created many continuing arguments between the fans of Daft Punk and The Third Twin. Neither The Third Twin nor Daft Punk have commented on these.

Finally, Disney denied the rumors surrounding these tracks. The hysteria created from the leaks as the professionalism in themselves through other secondary magazine.

Identity

Even though The Third Twin DJs consistently state that their identities are not important and may even draw attention away from the overall The Third Twin movement, there has been much speculation and undue importance placed on who The Third Twin is, rather than what they do. What is known is that the duo is based in Andorra, the duo has been a part of the French House scene since 2010. The Third Twin has also been falsely identified as musical groups such as Justice, Deadmau5, and others. There have been numerous YouTube posts making these assertions, but it is currently unknown who continues to perpetuate these statements.

Theories

Following the expectation created by the leaks, soon digital magazines and many others in its written version began to shuffle many theories, among the most widely accepted are:

Daft Punk intentionally leaked these eleven tracks when these were rejected by the Disney production, which was looking for a more orchestral and symphonic soundtrack. Daft Punk disappointed by the severe restrictions of the contract could have decided to introduce their songs to their public who would appreciate this music. They used The Third Twin brandname to avoid legal troubles. This theory is reinforced with the events that took place in 2005 when the album Human After All was leaked on the Internet, weeks before its release.

Another theory is that this is not a Tron Legacy´s leak, this is the new Daft Punk album studio leak. Daft Punk has made only three major works (not counting remixes) each with an interval of five years. The idea of a joint launch of the soundtrack to Tron Legacy and the fourth studio album by Daft Punk to the end of 2010 is more than just a theory.

Another theory argues that all this are unpublished songs of previous works by Daft Punk which subsequently leaked intentionally to deny them and give a great impetus to the promotion of the movie. This theory is less usual, Daft Punk avoids the commercialism.

Image

The Third Twin has created an image for itself as being a minor branch of a philosophical-music project aimed at unifying human consciousness. They claim to have little knowledge of the parent-organization "The Third Twin Company," other than they (and the duo) support Globalization, Environmentalism, social co-operation, and the existence of extra-terrestrials. This last aspect is the main element of the duo's public image: The Third Twin DJs reference the Arecibo Observatory and the Arecibo Message in their music and live, multimedia events. They have also styled their image as a band after the concept of extra-terrestrials, by saying that that they, themselves, are alien entities here to evaluate humanity's development and readiness for the next stage of evolution.

Music and Artistic Projects

They are working on their fourth studio album called Revolution. Some new songs have already been played in live performances on the internet. This album may never be officially released now the band announced his dissolution. The Third Twin is the focus of a motion comic that was debuted at C2E2 in Chicago 2011.

Society

The Third Twin Project (TTTProject)

The Third Twin has created a fanclub called "The Third Twin Project" or "TTTProject," for short. The Project is YouTube based, and opened on February 24, 2011. The group has members from all over the globe.

Discography

Albums

• 2010 Homemade (LP)

1. Technolers
2. Evil Minds
3. Chicago Soul
4. Justice
5. Ra Men Kepher
6. Americ Family
7. Empty Fire
8. Worm Earth
9. The Time Is Over
10. Arecibo´s Song
11. This Is Love

• 2011 Direkttt (EP)

1. Give us your energy
2. Euphoria
3. The nightmare
4. Poisoned
5. Impulse

• 2011 Live (EP)

1. Until the end
2. Allow to establish the contact
3. Your brain is pure

• 2011 The Third Twin Live at Arenal Sound Festival 2011 (full concert)

1. Euphoria Remix
2. Evil Minds
3. Impulse
4. Chicago Soul
5. Give Us Your Energy
6. Technolers
7. Empty Fire
8. The Time Is Over
9. Poisoned
10. Your Brain Is Pure
11. This Is Love
12. Americ Family
13. Justice
14. Until The End
15. T.T.T Society Loop

Singles

• 2010 "Technolers"
• 2010 "This is love"
• 2010 "Justice"
• 2010 "Evil minds"
• 2010 "Chicago Soul"(Promo)
• 2011 "Give us your energy" (Outlands extended)
• 2011 "Your brain is pure" (Coca-Cola advert)
• 2011 "Euphoria Remix" (Directed by G. Williams)
• 2011 "Revolution Teaser"

External links

• Tron Legacy Leaks
• Vogue Italy interview with The Third Twin
• KTRU.org interview with The Third Twin
• Noctamina.com interview with The Third Twin (Spanish)
• The Third Twin Official Page

References

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