When it dropped back in 2001, it felt almost Thriller-like in the sheer amount of FM-friendly monsters it managed to pack in. crystallised on the critically-devoured Discovery. Combined, singles “Around the World” and “Da Funk” doubled as a far-reaching introduction to a pair who were filtering forward-pushing euphoria like few others. If anything, knowing they are no longer active feels like a golden opportunity to take stock of a reality-warping creative legacy that kicked against convention and comparison.īangalter and de Homem-Christo‘s rise from stalwarts of the Parisian “French touch” scene in the mid-1990s, to envelope-pushing house gurus on their 1997 debut album Homework tapped the Zeitgeist for a singular mood.
After all, the very existence of Daft Punk – all cryptic anonymity and industry evasion – has always felt a little beyond the here and now. After 28 years, four studio albums, countless live shows, several Grammys, and much more besides, the globetrotting electronic duo pulled the curtain on one of the most thrilling musical projects of all time.īut lamenting their dissolution after three very busy decades doesn’t feel quite right. This week, we collectively learnt the true meaning of the phrase when Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, aka Daft Punk, bid the world adieu via an eight-minute video titled Epilogue. Literally anything ceases to exist, in a world that’s so stagnant and still? End of an era. The ageing pub rock band down the road finally calls it a day? End of an era. Sean Kingston disappears into the ether? End of an era. The album itself being an iconic one, the track cannot be simply missed out!ĭisc Wars – The song from their 2010 Album Tron: Legacywas considered to be quite a number.You could be forgiven for thinking “end of an era” has lost all meaning. Lose Yourself To Dance – The song from Random Access Memoriesalbum has been close to many people’s hearts.
Harder, Better, Faster – This has to be one of their best ones! The song is from the 2001 movie Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.It helped them clinch the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. The music from the Techno genre caught the right pulse of the fans. Technologic – The song was released in 2005 in the album, Human After All.
It took away several nominations for accolades like Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Europe and MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video. One More Time – The French house genre track is from the movie Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.The groovy number helped them get nominated for Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.Īround The World – The song is one of their most popular ones from the 1997 album, Homework. It turned out to be instrumental to give the duo global recognition. Get Lucky – The 2013 song was a worldwide hit that featured Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers in it. Soon, the Grammy-winning pair became instant hits with songs like One More Time, Da Funk and Around the World.Here is a playlist of the Daft Punk, to go down the nostalgia ride: The French teammates formed this band back in 1993 in Paris. The video also shows the timeline ‘1993-2021,’ confirming their split. In the video, they are seen waiting for a countdown before one of them gets blown up in the desert. They are seen in their trademark suits with space helmets, bidding goodbye to each other in a desert. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo made their last video together as the ‘Daft Punk’ team titled as Epilogue. After creating music collectively for three decades, they have now decided to step down together. An era just ended as the electronic music star duo ‘Daft Punk’ announced their split in the most dramatic way.