Cole Cuchna

It's actually a play on words Daft Punk intended to use in the live-action film they once planned around the album, where the title sequence was to have the words Very Disco appear at opposite sides of the screen, only to cross each other and reveal the album title Discovery.

And speaking of that abandoned live-action film, Discovery continues with a sequence of tracks that contain the strongest artifacts of that idea, where the cinematic ending of Short Circuit clearly sets the stage for the story of the subsequent song Face to Face.

I'll explain exactly how that happens right after the break.

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Before the break I teased the narrative connection between Discovery's next pair of tracks starting with the high-octane synth-heavy jam Short Circuit.

The first minute and a half of Short Circuit upholds this funky and frenetic synth jam.

But exactly halfway through the track, something dramatic happens, as the staccato synth stabs give way to sustained, wobbly minor chords that have an almost forlorn quality, a contrast from the driving, mechanical feel of the song's first half.

We might suspect this contrasting section to be a bridge, a needed breather before returning to the turbocharged synths that bring the song to a roaring finale.

However, that never happens.