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Dilla reportedly used the sample without prior permission. Rather than seeking legal damages, Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (Daft Punk) requested that Slum Village remix one of their tracks instead.

This exchange led to the official Slum Village remix of Daft Punk's "Aerodynamic" . Production and Legacy Thomas Bangalter Extra Dry

The most significant piece of history for this track is that legendary producer sampled its opening 8-bit synth line for the Slum Village song "Raise It Up" . Dilla reportedly used the sample without prior permission

It is characterized by its "crispy, 8-bit synths" and a harsher, more adventurous sound compared to his earlier solo work, picking up the experimental energy of Daft Punk's Homework . Production and Legacy The most significant piece of

"Extra Dry" (along with "Outrun" and "Turbo") gained further mainstream visibility when it was featured in the soundtrack for the video game Midnight Club II .

The track was released in October 1998 as the second track on Trax On Da Rocks Vol. 2 , a vinyl-only EP on Bangalter’s Roulé label.