Daft Punk, the influential electronic group, gives up after 28 years. The duo announced their retirement in a video Monday morning, entitled “Epilogue”.
The video contains a clip from the band’s 2006 film “Electroma” and features a photo of their hands under the caption “1993-2021”. Kathryn Frazier, Daft Punk’s publicist, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The duo – Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter – began making music together under the character in 1993. They were widely known for their robot costumes, which they began wearing in public appearances in the 2000s.
In 1987, they both met in Paris and formed an independent rock band called Darling. After being delighted with the French house movement, they started working on their electronic sound and eventually consolidated their popularity in America with their debut album “Homework” and the single “Da Funk”.
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“Da Funk” and their second-year single, “Around the World”, won the band their first two Grammy nominations. Since then, Daft Punk has been nominated for 12 Grammys and taken home six.
In 2007, the band returned when Kanye West rehearsed the 2001 song “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” for his song “Stronger”.
Daft Punk’s 2014 album “Random Access Memories” was revered by critics and fans, a renaissance movement for electronic dance music. The album featured the single “Get Lucky”, which starred singer and producer Pharrell Williams.
That year, the album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making it the first electronic act to take home the coveted honor.
So far, it is unclear whether Homem-Christo or Bangalter will continue as a solo act.