Daft Punk
Daft Punk is the main project of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born
February 8,
1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born
January 3,
1975), two
dance music artists from
Paris. Its name was inspired by a review in the british music magazine Melody Maker, which described their first collaboration, a
Beach Boys-cover version named
Darling (Duophonic,
1992), as "a bunch of daft
punk". Daft Punks debut single
The New Wave (Soma,
1993) was followed by their first commercially successful single
Da Funk (
1995). The album
Homework (
Virgin,
1996), an innovative synthesis of
techno,
acid house and
Electro, was widely acknowledged as on of the most influencial dance music albums of the
nineties.
2001's
Discovery also sold very well but, with its more commercial,
synth-pop-oriented style, could not quite satisfy everybody's expectations.
With Music Sounds Better With You, Thomas Bangalter had a major club hit in 1998, released under the name Stardust on his own Roulé-label. In 2002 he produced the motion picture soundtrack for Gaspar Noé's Irréversible. Homem-Christo also operates his own music label, Crydamoure.
Selected Discography
- Homework (1996)
- Alive 1997 (2001)
- Discovery (2002)
- D.A.F.T. - A Story about Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes (DVD/VHS, 1999)
- Interstella 5555 (Movie, DVD, 2003)
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