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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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* Thomas Bangalter had a major club hit with "[[Music Sounds Better With You]]" in [[1998]], collaborating with [[Alan Braxe]] and [[Benjamin Diamond]] under the name [[Stardust (band)|Stardust]] on his own ''[[Roulé]]''-label. In [[2002]] he produced the motion picture soundtrack for [[Gaspar Noé]]'s ''[[Irreversible_(movie)|Irréversible]]''. Bangalter teamed up to create ''Together'' with [[DJ Falcon]], who subsequently released the club smash "[[So Much Love to Give]]". The song provided inspiration for the hit single "Call On Me" by [[Eric Prydz]].
* Thomas Bangalter had a major club hit with "[[Music Sounds Better With You]]" in [[1998]], collaborating with [[Alan Braxe]] and [[Benjamin Diamond]] under the name [[Stardust (band)|Stardust]] on his own ''[[Roulé]]''-label. In [[2002]] he produced the motion picture soundtrack for [[Gaspar Noé]]'s ''[[Irreversible_(movie)|Irréversible]]''. Bangalter teamed up to create ''Together'' with [[DJ Falcon]], who subsequently released the club smash "[[So Much Love to Give]]". The song provided inspiration for the hit single "Call On Me" by [[Eric Prydz]].


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* Daft Punk's "[[Aerodynamic (song)|Aerodynamic]]" appeared in the movie "[[L'Auberge Espagnole]]."
* Daft Punk's "[[Aerodynamic (song)|Aerodynamic]]" appeared in the movie "[[L'Auberge Espagnole]]."

* Daft Punk's "Television Rules The Nation" was used by [[Telus]] in one of their television commercials in Canada.

* Daft Punk's "[[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger]]" was used by [[TV Azteca]] in one of their television commercials in Mexico (for promote the coverage of the channel on [[2006 Winter Olympics]] in Torino, Italy).

* Daft Punk's "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" has been used in a commercial for the Cartoon Network Series [[Ben 10]].

* The track "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" has been used in a short video featurette for Vespa motorscooters.

* Daft Punk's "[[Robot Rock (song)|Robot Rock]]" was used by EXA TV in one of their television commercials in Mexico for promote that channel.


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 05:58, 3 July 2006

Daft Punk
File:Daft Punk.jpg
Background information
OriginParis, France
Years active1992-1993
(Under the name "Darlin'")
1993-present
MembersThomas Bangalter
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
WebsiteOfficial Website

Daft Punk is the collective name of Paris musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975). The duo are considered one of the most successful electronic music collaborations of all time, both in album sales and in critical acclaim. The name Daft Punk was inspired by a review in the British music magazine Melody Maker, which dubbed their first collaboration, the Beach Boys-inspired guitar group Darlin', "a bunch of daft punk."

History

Their debut single was "The New Wave" a limited release on Soma in 1994. Their first commercially successful single "Da Funk" came the following year, and was later included on their 1997 debut album Homework. Homework was regarded as an innovative synthesis of techno, house, acid house and electro styles, and is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential dance music albums of the nineties. "Around The World" was the most successful single from Homework, known for its hypnotic chant of "around the world" and distinctive video.

2001's Discovery took on a slicker and distinctly synth-pop oriented style, initially stunning fans of their previous work. The album reached #2 in the UK, and its single "One More Time" was a major club hit, creating a new generation of fans mainly familiar with the sophomore Daft Punk release. The singles "Digital Love" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" were also very successful in the UK and on the US dance chart, and "Face to Face" hit #1 on the US club play charts despite a limited single release.

In an interview with Remix Magazine Online, the group said that the album was conceived as an attempt to re-connect with a playful, open minded attitude associated with the discovery phase of childhood. This accounts for the heavy use of themes and samples from the late '70s to early '80s era on the album. Interestingly enough, more than two tracks had unacknowledged samples. A live album containing a 45-minute set from the Daftendirekt tour recorded in Birmingham in 1997 was also released in 2001, entitled Alive 1997.

In 2005, Human After All was released, a 10-track album running 45 minutes and recorded in a mere 6 weeks. Reviews were mixed, mostly citing its short length, overly repetitive nature and rushed recording. They also noted the fact that it had only nine proper tracks and one interlude. The singles off this album were "Robot Rock", "Technologic", "Human After All" and "The Prime Time of Your Life". So far, the only official statement from Daft Punk concerning the album is that "we believe Human After All speaks for itself."

A Daft Punk greatest hits CD/DVD collection entitled Musique Vol. 1 1993-2005 was released on April 4, 2006. It contains new videos for "The Prime Time of Your Life" and "Robot Rock (Maximum Overdrive)".

On April 29, 2006, they performed at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, where they received a jubilant reception for their first U.S. performance in eight years. They also will be performing at the 2006 Global Gathering in Stratford-upon-Avon (UK), Eurockéennes in Belfort (France), Summercase Festival (www.summercase.com) in Barcelona and Madrid (Spain), Pukkelpop (www.pukkelpop.be) in Hasselt (Belgium), and SummerSonic Music Festival (www.summersonic.com) in Tokyo and Osaka. Daft Punk will finish this tour with a gig at Marley park in Dublin, Ireland.

On May 22, 2006, Daft Punk premiered their first directed film, Electroma at the Cannes Film Festival sidebar Director's Fortnight. The film does not include their own music which is a first for the duo considering their previous DVD and film releases (D.A.F.T. for Homework and Interstella 5555 for Discovery). It is currently unknown whether the film will be released on DVD.

Use of visual components

Daft Punk are noted for their use of visual components associated with their musical productions. The music videos for their singles from Homework featured memorable characters and were directed by cult video producers, including Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry. The album Discovery subsequently became the soundtrack to the anime film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, which the group co-produced with Leiji Matsumoto. Many US fans were introduced to Daft Punk through a special presentation of their videos on Toonami which aired on Cartoon Network on August 31, 2001.

During their publicity shots, interviews, music videos, and live shows, both members wear elaborate robot costumes. Their outward personae have changed over the years. During their Homework years, the duo would usually wear masks to hide their appearance. [1] In their more visible Discovery years, and ever since, they have appeared as futuristic robots, sporting remarkably complicated helmets capable of various LED effects and metallic finger gloves. "We did not choose to become robots," Bangalter once explained. "There was an accident in our studio. We were working on our sampler, and at exactly 9:09 a.m. on September 9, 1999, it exploded. When we regained consciousness, we discovered that we had become robots." Very few photos of the faces of the duo exist, although a blurry one can be found in Homework's liner notes. The mystery of their identity and the elaborate nature of their disguises has added to their international popularity.

Trivia

  • Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo operates his own music label, Crydamoure.
  • Thomas Bangalter played all keyboard parts on the fellow parisian band Phoenix's first album United.
  • In "Losing My Edge," a later track of the same album, LCD Soundsystem also (facetiously) bragged about being the first to "play Daft Punk to the rock kids."
  • Daft Punk made a song called "Musique" which can be found on the Wipeout XL video game soundtrack and on their recently released greatest hits album. It was initially released as a double A-side with their hit single "Da Funk". A portion of "Musique" can be heard in the song "WDPK 83.7 FM" on the album Homework.
  • Grammy Nominations

Discography

Albums

Singles

From Homework:

From Discovery:

From Human After All:

VHS/DVD

See also

External links

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