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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	Daft Punk was the French duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Its recordings connected [[House\|house]] with [[Disco\|disco]], [[Funk\|funk]], pop and electronic production, giving dance music a distinctive audiovisual identity.<ref name="daft-essential">[https://www.grammy.com/news/daft-punk-essential-songs-edm-thomas-bangalter-random-access-memories-pharrell-williams-weeknd-grammys/ Recording Academy: Daft Punk Essentials]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		Daft Punk was the French duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Its recordings connected [[House\|house]] with [[Disco\|disco]], [[Funk\|funk]], pop and electronic production, giving dance music a distinctive audiovisual identity.<ref name="daft-essential">[https://www.grammy.com/news/daft-punk-essential-songs-edm-thomas-bangalter-random-access-memories-pharrell-williams-weeknd-grammys/ Recording Academy: Daft Punk Essentials]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

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	== Music and repertoire ==		== Music and repertoire ==
	Sampling, repeated phrases, filtered sound and the organization of dance-floor energy were central resources. ''Discovery'' brought singers such as Todd Edwards and Romanthony into that practice; the duo explicitly acknowledged those artists' influence. [[Men I Trust]] later identified Daft Punk and French house as formative listening, a specific example of the music's reach beyond club production.<ref name="daft-discovery">[https://www.grammy.com/news/record-daft-punk-discovery-album-20-year-anniversary/ Recording Academy: Discovery at 20]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref><ref name="daft-mit">[https://earmilk.com/2018/11/23/we-caught-up-with-men-i-trust-at-this-years-camp-flog-gnaw-carnival-qa/ EARMILK: Men I Trust interview, 2018]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		Sampling, repeated phrases, filtered sound and the organization of dance-floor energy were central resources. ''Discovery'' brought singers such as Todd Edwards and Romanthony into that practice; the duo explicitly acknowledged those artists' influence. [[Men I Trust]] later identified Daft Punk and French house as formative listening, a specific example of the music's reach beyond club production.<ref name="daft-discovery">[https://www.grammy.com/news/record-daft-punk-discovery-album-20-year-anniversary/ Recording Academy: Discovery at 20]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref><ref name="daft-mit">[https://earmilk.com/2018/11/23/we-caught-up-with-men-i-trust-at-this-years-camp-flog-gnaw-carnival-qa/ EARMILK:] [[Men I Trust]] interview, 2018. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

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== Summary ==
Daft Punk was the French duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Its recordings connected [[House|house]] with [[Disco|disco]], [[Funk|funk]], pop and electronic production, giving dance music a distinctive audiovisual identity.<ref name="daft-essential">[https://www.grammy.com/news/daft-punk-essential-songs-edm-thomas-bangalter-random-access-memories-pharrell-williams-weeknd-grammys/ Recording Academy: Daft Punk Essentials]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

== History ==
''Homework'' (1997) established the duo's club-oriented album sound. ''Discovery'' (2001) developed a more melodic, song-centered approach and the familiar robot presentation. Later work included ''Human After All'', the live recombinations of ''Alive 2007'' and ''Random Access Memories''. The duo ended in 2021.<ref name="daft-essential" />

== Music and repertoire ==
Sampling, repeated phrases, filtered sound and the organization of dance-floor energy were central resources. ''Discovery'' brought singers such as Todd Edwards and Romanthony into that practice; the duo explicitly acknowledged those artists' influence. [[Men I Trust]] later identified Daft Punk and French house as formative listening, a specific example of the music's reach beyond club production.<ref name="daft-discovery">[https://www.grammy.com/news/record-daft-punk-discovery-album-20-year-anniversary/ Recording Academy: Discovery at 20]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref><ref name="daft-mit">[https://earmilk.com/2018/11/23/we-caught-up-with-men-i-trust-at-this-years-camp-flog-gnaw-carnival-qa/ EARMILK: Men I Trust interview, 2018]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

Selected recordings in MuGlobe:
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0HSD_i2DvA Around the World — official music video] — [[French house]].

== Members and collaborators ==
Bangalter and de Homem-Christo made up the duo. ''Random Access Memories'' foregrounded a wider studio team, including Paul Williams, Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, connecting their production with songwriting, singing and instrumental performance.<ref name="daft-ram">[https://www.grammy.com/news/the-making-of-daft-punks-random-access-memories/ Recording Academy: Paul Williams on making Random Access Memories]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref><ref name="daft-essential" />

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