Daft Punk, the influential electronic group, is quitting after 28 years. The duo announced their retirement Monday morning in a video entitled “Epilogue.”
The video includes a clip from the 2006 movie “Electroma” and 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 personae in 1993. They were widely known for their robotic costumes, which they started wearing in public performances in the 2000s.
In 1987 they both met in Paris and formed an indie rock band called Darling. After falling under the spell of the French house movement, they started working on their electronic sound and eventually cemented their popularity in America with their debut album “Homework” and breakout single “Da Funk”.
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“Da Funk” and their second single “Around the World” earned the band their first two Grammy nominations. Since then, Daft Punk has been nominated for 12 Grammys and has taken home six.
In 2007 the band made a resurgence when Kanye West sampled the 2001 song “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” for his song “Stronger”.
Daft Punk’s 2014 album “Random Access Memories” has been revered by critics and fans, a renaissance movement for electronic dance music. The album featured the chart-topping single “Get Lucky”, featuring 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 the Homem-Christo or Bangalter will continue as solo acts.