DAFT PUNK ALIVE TOUR STAGE MOVIE
Between all their album releases and tours, the duo produced an animated movie for their album Discovery, and after their Alive Tour, directed the movie Daft Punk’s Electroma (2006), which centered around a group of robots in their quest to become human. In fact, if you ask anyone familiar with all of the group’s different pursuits, the words “artist” and “innovator” seem more accurate. (Side note: if you haven’t seen the performance and are a fan of dance music, please watch at least five or so minutes - it’ll blow you away.) The album of the live tour unsurprisingly won a Grammy for best electronic album that year.ĭaft Punk is more than just a music group. Their production was years ahead of anything else in those times, and it was the final push that took dance music out of the setting of underground raves and elevated it to full-blown visual spectacles. It’s no wonder that performance literally set the stage for the future of EDM concerts and festival performances. Arriving in lit-up space suits with their iconic robot-esque masks and performing in front of a grandiose pyramid set-up to create a multicolored alternative techno reality, they integrated visual illusions, light shows, and live production all with their greatest hits. Their 2006 headlining Coachella set, widely known to be one of the best sets of all time, forever changed the way live music is performed. However, as harsh as the critiques were for this album, the duo’s subsequent 2006 Alive Tour redeemed the duo as trendsetters and game-changers of the music industry. There’s a reason why even the most loyal fans seem to forget its existence. While Discovery is commonly known as Daft Punk’s best album, Human After All (2005), the duo’s third album, is known as their worst. Known for its emphasis on synth-pop and its experimentation with 70s/80s disco, Discovery contains Daft Punk’s most iconic hits, including “One More Time” and “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.” Previously known as Darlin’, the duo now goes by Daft Punk, a name inspired by a magazine review that claimed that their music was “daft punky trash.” They released their first full-length album Homework in 1997, and after messing around with house, dance, and funk in their first album, the group released their second album Discovery in 2001.
For a quick refresher, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, the two faces behind the robot masks and masterminds behind this French house duo, first met all the way back in 1993 as two members of a rock band, but later switched their rock roots for dance after frequenting raves. While most people became familiar with Daft Punk in 2013 with the release of their Grammy-winning album Random Access Memories, the duo has been around longer than I’ve been alive.
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