French electronic music duo Daft Punk split up after 28 years
24 Feb 2021
Gulf Today Report
Iconic French electronic music duo Daft Punk announced they are calling it quits after almost three decades.
The pair behind some of the biggest dance and pop hits of all time broke the news with an enigmatic eight-minute video titled “Epilogue” on their YouTube channel, reports The Independent.
The clip is an excerpt from their 2006 science-fiction film “Electroma” and features the duo bidding adieu to each other in their quintessential robot costumes, with one of them self-destructing.
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Pitchfork reports that their long-time publicist Kathryn Frazier confirmed the news of the split, with no reason being given.
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Nostalgia is a tricky thing, but Daft Punk did it right.
It already feels strange to refer to Daft Punk in the past tense, but when you think about it, the iconic house duo have always been primed for 20/20 hindsight. With Daft Punk announcing their breakup after what many believe to be a practically flawless 28-year career, the nostalgic fabric of their music looms brighter than ever.
Looking back, their entire body of work feels like a musical expression of “Don’t be sad it’s over, be glad it happened.” Even at their peak as one of electronic music’s most forward-looking artists, the specter of that past shaded the spaces between every pulsating beat forward.
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