Daft Punk

Daft Punk is an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born 8 February 1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born 3 January 1975).[2][3][4][5] Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop.[3][4][6] The duo is credited with producing songs that are considered essential in the French house scene. The group was managed from 1996 to 2008 by Pedro Winter (Busy P), the head of Ed Banger Records.[7] Early in the group's career, the band members were strongly influenced by groups such as The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones.[8]

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3.13.13 – new date for Dafk Punk material?

Tue, Mar 12, 2013

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Amid frantic speculation that surrounds Daft Punk’s 4th album, one date seems to pop up: 3.13.13. It’s the date that figures in the art they released a while ago and I really wouldn’t be surprise if they make the big announcement tomorrow. However… if Daft Punk would release an album, would they really give us [...]

Daft Punk release new album image, much awaited return edges closer

Tue, Feb 26, 2013

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Daft Punk have shared a new band photo online today on their Facebook page. The image, which you can see here confirms that they have signed a new record deal with Columbia, the label’s logo featuring in the bottom right hand side of the picture. Reports of Daft Punk having signed to Sony-owned Columbia emerged [...]

Daft Punk / Tron video: ‘Derezzed’ (official)

Wed, Dec 8, 2010

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The new Daft Punk soundtrack for one of the most anticipated theatrical release of 2010, Tron: Legacy, is slated for tomorrow, and this latest hype builder of a music video for Derezzed, which premiered just earlier today, does nothing but amplify the sentiment. Nothing too much to say about the video, other that it’s quite [...]

New Tron Legacy trailer featuring Daft Punk soundtrack

Tue, Oct 26, 2010

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This summer I managed to get ahold of some footage and samples of the alleged new Tron Legacy soundtrack by futuristic house DJs Daft Punk. I was sorry to find out a few days later that they were actually fakes. Today, it seems like we’ve been finally granted to hear the real deal once with [...]

How to make your own Daft Punk helmet

Tue, Aug 3, 2010

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If you have 17 months to spare that is… A certain crafty, passionate and, not lastly, obsessed individual took the liberty and time to recreate the famous Daft Punk helmets in the comfort of his own studio. The end-result is nothing short of spectacular, and can be seen in the YouTube video embedded below in [...]

A glimpse at Daft Punk’s soundtrack for Tron: Legacy

Wed, Jul 28, 2010

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What better artists to soundtrack the follow-up to Tron, one of cinema’s most daring futuristic movies, than the robot affectionate duo Daft Punk? The influential house group was commandeered to deliver both the score and soundtrack for Tron: Legacy‘s very colorful and SciFi environment. A challenging task, indeed, but from the looks of it, the [...]

The Top Albums of The Decade: 2001

Sun, Nov 8, 2009

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This post is part of our “Top Albums of The Decade” series. Follow the series to read about the best music to grace our ears in the 2000s. Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American (Dreamworks) There are 10 other tracks on Jimmy Eat World’s fourth effort besides “The Middle” but you’d be hard-pressed to find [...]

Obama gets a techno presidential inauguration in new video [ Daft Punk vs. Adam Freeland ]

Fri, Jan 16, 2009

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On January 20th, after a very turbulent year of 2008 and some even more gruesome 8 years before, finally the newly elected President of the USA, Barack Obama, will be officially inaugurated. We’ve seen a lot of tributes in his honor by various bands,  be it songs or whole albums, especially in late 2008, but [...]

Daft Punk: ‘Alive 2007′

Wed, Nov 21, 2007

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Artist name: Daft Punk Album name: Alive 2007 Label: Virgin Gender: House Release date: November 20, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.daftpunk.com/ Without a doubt, the eccentric electro duo, [tag]Daft Punk[/tag] can be considered true pioneers and house music forefathers, gaining worldwide notoriety thanks to their provocative blend of progressive house, funk, electro, techno, and hip-hop [...]

New Music Monday: 19 November

Mon, Nov 19, 2007

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This week sees the most appreciated DJ duo [tag]Daft Punk[/tag] release their second live album “Alive 2007,” recorded during their set in Bercy, Paris. Skid Row fans will probably rejoice, as it’s former frontman Sebastian Bach releases his latest solo record “Angel Down“; so far previewers say “the metal album of the year, if not [...]

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