Daft Punk
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Versailles...an affluent suburb of Paris has meant that it forms a part of the Paris artistic scene, and musical groups such as Phoenix , Air and Daft Punk have some link to the city, as does the director Michel Gondry. Versailles is served by... In this article: Versailles, Paris, France, Louis XIV, Louis XV, French Parliament, and Louis XIII |
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USATODAY.com | August 24, 2009
On the verge: It's a good year for French band Phoenix
...- '70s art-rock, '80s R&B and synth-pop, French dance-rock. (The group briefly backed Air, and guitarist Laurent Brancowitz played with members of Daft Punk in a previous band.) The music doesn't exactly fit anywhere, but it appeals to...
In this article: Phoenix, USA Today, Laurent Brancowitz, Sofia Coppola, and Saturday Night Live
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Wikipedia | August 02, 2009
Laurent Brancowitz
...Melody Maker called the music "a bunch of daft punk ." Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo decided to create Daft Punk in 1993 as Brancowitz joined forces with Phoenix . Phoenix was created in 1991 with his younger brother...
In this article: Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Bangalter, Phoenix, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Beach Boys, Darlin', and Melody Maker
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Chicago Sun-Times | September 24, 2009
Short, sweet, superb: Phoenix show like fireworks
...chords. New songs like "Lisztomania" and "1901," which both kicked off the night, defined the band's more engaging sound: sharp, steely guitar riffs, a jacked-up bounce in the rhythm and choruses that blast off like fireworks. The key...
In this article: Phoenix, Phoenix, Chicago, Laurent Brancowitz, Aragon, and Sofia Coppola
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Daft Punk
...disbanded, leaving Brancowitz to pursue other efforts with Phoenix . Bangalter and de Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk and experimented with drum machines and synthesizers. In 1993 Daft Punk attended a rave at EuroDisney , where they met...
In this article: Thomas Bangalter, Homework, Technologic, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Alive 2007, DVD, Darlin', Pedro Winter, and Daft Punk's Electroma
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NME Reviews | March 30, 2009
Album: Album review: Various Artists
...way it puts you inside the heads of teen hipsters in France. 'Love Theme From Kiss' was apparently a track they used to listen to with Thomas Bangalter (who later formed Daft Punk). Other well-judged picks include 'I've Been Trying' by Curtis...
In this article: Phoenix, Laurent Brancowitz, The Impressions, Curtis Mayfield, Thomas Bangalter, Paris, and France
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Phoenix (band)
...Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz in the suburb of Versailles, in the same culture that produced late-'90s bands such as Air and Daft Punk. Phoenix started as the backing band for a remix of Air 's "Kelly Watch the Stars" single.
In this article: Phoenix, Laurent Brancowitz, Phoenix, Darlin', Cadillac SRX, New York, I Love You, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, and Cassius
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San Francisco Chronicle | May 24, 2009
CD: Phoenix, 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix'
...endearing formula that has earned it lots of boldfaced-name friends. The musicians served as Air's backing band, consorted with Daft Punk, had the pictures for their second album taken by fashion designer Hedi Slimane and charmed director...
In this article: Phoenix, Sofia Coppola, Wolfgang Amadeus, Too Young, Hedi Slimane, Lost in Translation, and Air
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Thomas Bangalter
...Homem-Christo's new name. Shortly before reaching the age of 18, Daft Punk grew interested in electronic music, which led Brancowitz to leave the group in pursuit of efforts with fellow Parisian band Phoenix . In 1993 Bangalter presented a...
In this article: Thomas Bangalter, Elodie Bouchez, Homework, Irreversible, Music Sounds Better with You, Daniel Vangarde, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, and French house
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Guardian Unlimited | August 18, 2009
John Hughes: master of soundtracks
...from the incestuous Versailles music scene that spawned both Daft Punk and Air. Since 2000, they have been perfecting their soft-rock and slick 80s rewrites. Their albums contain flashes of utter pop brilliance: Too Young (from United...
In this article: John Hughes, Phoenix, Phoenix, Air, Too Young, The Breakfast Club, and JavaScript
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Daft Punk is an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975). Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and were met with continued success in the years following.
Daft Punk is also credited with producing songs that were considered essential in the French house scene. They were managed from 1996 to 2008 by Pedro Winter (Busy P), the head of Ed Banger Records.
- Name:
- Daft Punk
- Origin:
- Paris, France
- Years Active:
- 1993–present
- Current members:
- Genre:
- House
- Record Label:
- Soma, Virgin
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