RIP Daft Punk: 1993-2021

Hello

So...in news that absolutely no-one saw coming, the legendary dance act, Daft Punk announced their retirement/split. 

Yep...the dance duo that had been going since 1993 (yep, I can't believe it either...) announced their split in only one way that Daft Punk can...as robots. Don't get it? Let me explain...

They put out a video called Epilogue,  based on a film they released back in 2006 called Electroma. Within it one of the members sets the other member to destruct. Yep it sounds weird but what else would you expect? Anyway, if you don't believe check out the random video below, if you have a spare 7 minutes:

But what made Daft Punk one of the most successful dance acts of all time? At the time, not many dance acts had released music like what they released before. The best way to describe Daft Punk's music is experimental robot dance music. In fact, they did a song called Robot Rock to further emphasise my thoughts into what I think their type of music should be called. Due to the different and new sound, fans instantly latched on, with songs like Around the World, One More Time and Technologic becoming big hits. Oh and of course, we have to mention the massive summer song Get Lucky, which featured two musical legends, Pharrell and Nile Rodgers.  It became the top streamed song in the UK in 2013 and it became a million seller within 2 months (the song was released in April and this happened in June).

But it wasn't just music fans who had become obsessed with Daft Punk and their music. Fellow entertainers had also shown their love for the two musical robots. Famously, Kanye West sampled the smash hit, Harder, Faster, Stronger as part of his hit called Stronger. Furthermore, Daft Punk have featured in a Family Guy sketch and were parodied in The Angry Birds Movie (yes, really as...Daft Piggy). It is also clear that they have influenced other fellow musicians in terms of sound: it is clearly heard in Pharrell Williams' song, Frontin'. You could also argue that Mark Ronson might have been influenced by Daft Punk's sound, notably, I think, in Late Night Feelings. 

So, thank you Daft Punk for giving us some great timeless songs that we can dance and sing along to, which I think we all need at this time.  You left a great legacy and for that, music fans are eternally grateful. 

Em x