Daft Punk ends the party after nearly 30 years
Daft Punk has built a reputation in the music industry as the biggest name in EDM over the last 28 years but the party is officially over. The publicist of the music duo has confirmed the group has split announcing their retirement.
https://twitter.com/shyuhree/status/1363867433644261383
Daft Punk released their last video together with a cryptic retirement announcement titled “Epilogue” featuring an except from their wordless 2006 “Electroma” film. The group hasn’t announced the reason for the split but they’ve worked nearly 30 years cultivating their robot personas.
The “Epilogue” eight-minute film shows the members of Daft Punk wandering the desert wearing the iconic robot helmets with leather jackets. One of the members removes their jacket to reveal a futuristic energy pack that is activated by the other member and the first member walks away leading to an explosion with the ending shot cut to a sunset accompanied by the “Touch” song.
Thomas Bang and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk in 1993 cultivating a reputation for hiding their identities behind robot helmets that formed their unique identity. Daft Punk’s debut album ‘Homework’ was released in 1997 giving the band international success with dance hits including “Da Funk” and “Around The World.”
The world is a worse place without you 💔#DaftPunk #DaftPunkForever pic.twitter.com/JIRZeyEbIV
— Mario Cámara Santacreu (@Soso98c) February 23, 2021
Following the success of their first album, Daft Punk released more hits songs by 2001 including “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” and “One More Time.” Daft Punk released their last album in 2013 ‘Random Access Memories’ featuring the hit song “Get Lucky” that won a Grammy for Best Album in 2014.
The group has focused less on creating their own music and more on collaborating with other artists. Daft Punk collaborated with The Weeknd on two songs featured on the ‘Starboy’ album along with the hit song “I Feel It Coming.”
