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Daft Punk Surprise-Releases ‘Homework’ 25th Anniversary Boxed Set, Streams Unreleased 1997 Concert

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In celebration of Daft Punk ’s 25th anniversary of their groundbreaking debut album, “Homework” comes the surprise release of “Homework Digital Deluxe.”  The physical boxed set arrives in April; the full track list appears below.

It will be previewed with an unreleased, exclusive and time-limited piece of content showing on 2/22 at 2:22 p.m. PT: a one-off livestream of the “Twitch of the Mayan 97” concert that you can hear here . The concert was filmed at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles on December 17, 1997, during the “Daftendirektour,” the duo’s first concert tour.

The news comes exactly one year after the vastly influential duo announced their split .

The “Homework 25th Anniversary Edition” contains 15 remixes from the original album (nine of them previously unreleased on streaming services), including Masters At Work, DJ Sneak, Todd Terry, Motorbass, Slam, Ian Pooley, I:Cube, Roger Sanchez & Junior Sanchez. Knowing the ways of Daft Punk, it seems possible that other content could materialize around the set.

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Vinyl editions of “Homework” and “Alive ’97” will be back in stores on April 15th and can be preordered on February 22 from the group’s website.

Daft Punk “Homework (25th Anniversary Edition)” (album) Street Date: 2/22/22 Label: Daft Life distributed by ADA/Warner Music

Disc 1: Homework – Original Album 01 Daftendirekt 02 WDPK 83.7 FM 03 Revolution 909 04 Da Funk 05 Phoenix 06 Fresh 07 Around The World 08 Rollin’ & Scratchin’ 09 Teachers 10 High Fidelity 11 Rock’n Roll 12 Oh Yeah 13 Burnin’ 14 Indo Silver Club 15 Alive 16 Funk Ad

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Disc 2: Homework REMIXES

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01 Around The World (I:Cube remix) 02 Revolution 909 (Roger Sanchez & Junior Sanchez Remix) 03 Around the World (Tee’s Frozen Sun Mix) 04 Around the World (Mellow Mix) 05 Burnin’ (DJ Sneak Main Mix) 06 Around the World (Kenlou Mix) 07 Burnin’ Ian Pooley cut up mix 08 Around The World Motorbass Vice Mix 09 Around The World (M.A.W. Remix) 10 Burnin’ (Slam mix) 11 Around The World (Original Lead Only) 12 Burnin’ (DJ Sneak Mongowarrier Mix) 13 Around The World (Raw Dub) 14 Teachers (extended mix) 15 Revolution 909 (Revolution A Capella)

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Daft Punk – Homework (25th Anniversary Edition Review)

Released as a surprise drop one year to the day since the duo announced their separation, the 25th Anniversary edition of Daft Punk’s debut album Homework , reintroduces audiences to the duo’s early work which kickstarted their critically acclaimed and award-winning discography.

While those more familiar with Daft Punk’s funk and disco based music from Random Access Memories as well as recent collaborations with The Weeknd with ‘Starboy’ and ‘I Feel It Coming’, Homework brings harder hitting electronic music which helped push French House and electronic music into the mainstream inspiring later artists such as Justice, Disclosure and Porter Robinson amongst many others.

The House classic, ‘Around The World’, is certainly the biggest single from this album and still remains on rotation for many 25 years later, however, relistening to Homework, gives opportunity to re-appreciate some of Daft Punk’s lesser known and underrated tracks. Tracks such as ‘Phoenix’ with its thumping kick and humming beat as well as ‘Indo Silver Club’ with its bouncing drum beat and melody, are both underrated upbeat and joyfully addictive house tracks.

Harder and more techno inspired tracks such as ‘Rollin’ & Scratchin’ and ‘Rock’n Roll’, illustrate the eclectic ability of Daft Punk to make both hard hitting techno and funk and disco inspired house. Those harder hitting tracks however may not be the tracks listeners have on repeat for casual listening, rather playing a much stronger role within Daft Punk’s highly recommended live albums, Alive 1997 and Alive 2007 .

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the original release of Homework, an additional fifteen remixes of songs from the original album have been added to this release. Some of those are fresh unheard remix such as Master at Works’ low tempo and relaxing ‘Around The World – Mellow Mix’, while others are releases of deeper cut remixes which accompanied the original single releases of tracks such as ‘Burnin- Ian Pooley Cut up Mix’ and ‘Revolution 909- Roger Sanchez & Junior Sanchez Remix’. While these remixes are a welcome addition for Daft Punk fans, with eight of the fifteen being remixes of ‘Around the World’ and four being remixes of ‘Burnin’, the 25th Anniversary feels like a missed opportunity. Including  early limited released material such as the Soma Records published singles, ‘Assault’, which was released in the lead up to Homework, and the unreleased 1994 single ‘Drive’ would give listeners music previously unavailable on streaming services, and make the album a must listen.

The release was accompanied by a twitch stream of 1997 Concert from the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles from Daft Punk’s Daftendirektour as well as a vinyl reissue of the live album, Alive 1997 . For those new to Daft Punk’s older work, this new 25th Anniversary  release of Homework certainly worth their time. For Daft Punk fans who are very familiar with Homework , their time would perhaps be better spent relistening to Alive 1997 or seeking out other recordings of Daft Punk’s live concerts.

Homework remains a strong release that should  be regarded as highly as Daft Punk’s later albums, Discovery, Human After All and Random Access Memories . The vinyl release of  this 25th Anniversary edition, coming on the 15th April will be a worthwhile collectors item for Daft Punk fans as it compiles alternative versions of classics that could previously only be available within the now hard to find single releases. The re-release is available for streaming now and is a classic album worth revisiting for any dance and electronic music fans.

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Daft Punk|Homework (25th Anniversary Edition)

Homework (25th Anniversary Edition)

• Released on 1/20/97 by Daft Life Ltd. - ADA France
• Main artists: Daft Punk
• Genre: Dance

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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, the two French twenty-something DJs who make up Daft Punk, are relentless dance music aficionados and historians. And unlike many of their contemporaries, their interests don't just lie in the electronic beats that have been rockin' the clubs since the mid-'80s. The two knob-twiddlers are just as well-versed in Giorgio Moroder's Euro-disco grooves, Chic, and the old-school rhythms of Afrika Bambaataa and the Sugarhill Records catalog as they are in the Chicago house and Detroit techno traditions. When they're not assembling catchy-as-hell bits of electro-pop ("Around the World"), throwing down slabs of minimalist funk ("Da Funk"), or marrying Miami bass to Kraftwerk-ian blips ("Oh Yeah"), Homem-Christo and Bangalter try to impart a little knowledge. On "Teachers," they use a Ween-esque distorted vocal line to name-check a broad list of influences who includes Brian Wilson, Dr. Dre, and Armand Van Helden. Their broad focus, utopian determination, and, of course, their way with a beat earn Daft Punk's Homework a well-deserved 'A'. © TiVo

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Distributed exclusively by Warner Music France / ADA France, © 1997, 2022 Daft Life Ltd. Distributed exclusively by Warner Music France / ADA France, ℗ 1996 Daft Life Ltd.

Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, Writer - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Producer, Writer

I:Cube, Remixer, RemixingEngineer - Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, Writer - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Producer, Writer

Junior Sanchez, Remixer - Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, Writer - Roger Sanchez, Remixer - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Producer, Writer

Distributed exclusively by Warner Music France / ADA France, © 1997, 2022 Daft Life Ltd. Distributed exclusively by Warner Music France / ADA France, ℗ 1997 Daft Life Ltd.

Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, Writer - TODD TERRY, Additional Producer, Remixer - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Producer, Writer

Masters At Work, Remixer - Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, Writer - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Producer, Writer - Steven Barkan, MixingEngineer - Louie Vega, Reconstruction, RemixingEngineer - KENNY "DOPE" GONZALEZ, Reconstruction, RemixingEngineer - Oscar Monsalve, AssistantEngineer

Carlos Sosa, RemixingEngineer - Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, Writer - DJ Sneak, Remixer - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Producer, Writer

Masters At Work, Remixer - Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, Writer - Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez, Reconstruction - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Producer, Writer - Louie Vega, RemixingEngineer - KENNY "DOPE" GONZALEZ, RemixingEngineer - 'Little Louie' Vega, Reconstruction - Oscar Monsalve, AssistantEngineer - Oscar Monalve, AssistantEngineer - Steve Burkan, MixingEngineer

Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, Writer - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Writer - Ian Pooley, Remixer - Guy-Manuel De Homem-Cristo, Producer

Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, Writer - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Producer, Writer - Etienne De Crecy, RemixingEngineer - Philippe Cerboneschi, RemixingEngineer - Motorbass, Remixer

Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, Writer - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Writer - Slam, Remixer - Stuart McMillan, RemixingEngineer - Orde Meikle, RemixingEngineer - Guy-Manuel De Homem-Cristo, Producer

Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, Writer - TODD TERRY, Remixer - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Producer, Writer - Steven Barkan, MixingEngineer - Louie Vega, Reconstruction, RemixingEngineer - KENNY "DOPE" GONZALEZ, Reconstruction, RemixingEngineer - Oscar Monsalve, AssistantEngineer

Carlos Sosa, RemixingEngineer - Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, DJ, Writer - DJ Sneak, Remixer - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Producer, DJ, Writer

Daft Punk, MainArtist - Thomas Bangalter, Composer, Producer, Writer - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Composer, Writer - Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo, Producer

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• 2 disc(s) - 31 track(s)
• Total length: 03:01:50
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Daft Life Ltd. - ADA France
• Genre: Electronic Dance

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Daft Punk Announce 25th Anniversary Edition of ‘Homework’

A year after announcing they’ve broken up, Daft Punk has returned for a special live stream and 25th Anniversary Edition of Homework .

There are few duos in the dance music scene who captivated the planet quite as Daft Punk did. During their near-30 year run, they not only delivered some of the best tunes for everyone to dance to , but also provided the soundtrack for Tron: Legacy and completely changed the game for live show experiences. Now, a year after the duo announced their split , Daft Punk has returned with something extra special for their fans.

A buzz of activity grew online as Daft Punk’s social media profiles came alive earlier today. This left fans to wonder what was in-store and now that has been answered with a “one-time-only” live stream on Twitch of their performance in Los Angeles at the Mayan from 1997. More details, including a special 25th Anniversary Edition of Homework , surfaced from Rolling Stone and Variety . This new box set features a flurry of remixes from the album that had previously never graced streaming services from the likes of DJ Sneak and more.

Further, Daft Punk is set to reissue two of their vinyl albums that have been highly desired by their fans since the duo announced their split. Akin to the repressing of their Tron: Legacy soundtrack, Homework and Alive 1997 are currently available for preorder on Amazon and will begin to ship on April 15 .

Head over to Daft Punk’s website for more information and head to Twitch to watch the set!

Stream Daft Punk – Homework  25th Anniversary Edition on Spotify:

Daft punk – homework  25th anniversary edition – tracklist:.

Disc 1: Homework – Original Album

1. “Daftendirekt” 2. “WDPK 83.7 FM” 3. “Revolution 909” 4. “Da Funk” 5. “Phoenix” 6. “Fresh” 7. “Around The World” 8. “Rollin’ & Scratchin’” 9. “Teachers” 10. “High Fidelity” 11. “Rock’n Roll” 12. “Oh Yeah” 13. “Burnin’” 14. “Indo Silver Club” 15. “Alive” 16. “Funk Ad”

Disc 2: Homework Remixes

1. “Around The World” (I:Cube remix)* 2. “Revolution 909” (Roger Sanchez & Junior Sanchez Remix) 3. “Around the World” (Tee’s Frozen Sun Mix)* 4. “Around the World” (Mellow Mix)* 5. “Burnin’” (DJ Sneak Main Mix)* 6. “Around the World” (Kenlou Mix)* 7. “Burnin’” (Ian Pooley cut up mix) 8. “Around The World” (Motorbass Vice Mix) 9. “Around The World” (M.A.W. Remix)* 10. “Burnin’” (Slam mix) 11. “Around The World” (Original Lead Only)* 12. “Burnin’” (DJ Sneak Mongowarrier Mix)* 13. “Around The World” (Raw Dub)* 14. “Teachers” (extended mix) 15. “Revolution 909” (Revolution A Capella)

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Daft Punk to Release ‘Homework’ 25th Anniversary Box Set

by Jacob Uitti February 24, 2022, 9:20 am

Despite announcing their split a year ago, mysterious pop band Daft Punk keeps working better, faster, harder, stronger…

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On Tuesday (February 22), exactly a year after the band announced its split, Daft Punk surprised fans with an announcement of a new 25th-anniversary box set for their popular album, Homework .

The physical edition of the new box set will arrive on shelves on April 15. Check out the full track listing here below.

To celebrate the news, the band dropped a previously unreleased live show from December 17, 1997. On 2/22, the band unveiled the live show at 2:22 PM PST on the band’s Twitch channel. The concert was filmed at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles during the group’s “Daftendirektour,” which was Daft Punk’s first concert tour.

According to Variety, the Homework 25th Anniversary Edition will include 15 remixes from the original album, nine of them previously unheard and unavailable on streaming services.

Fans can pre-order the box set HERE .

See complete track list here:

Disc 1: Homework – Original Album 01 Daftendirekt 02 WDPK 83.7 FM 03 Revolution 909 04 Da Funk 05 Phoenix 06 Fresh 07 Around The World 08 Rollin’ & Scratchin’ 09 Teachers 10 High Fidelity 11 Rock’n Roll 12 Oh Yeah 13 Burnin’ 14 Indo Silver Club 15 Alive 16 Funk Ad

Disc 2: Homework REMIXES

01 Around The World (I:Cube remix) 02 Revolution 909 (Roger Sanchez & Junior Sanchez Remix) 03 Around the World (Tee’s Frozen Sun Mix) 04 Around the World (Mellow Mix) 05 Burnin’ (DJ Sneak Main Mix) 06 Around the World (Kenlou Mix) 07 Burnin’ Ian Pooley cut up mix 08 Around The World Motorbass Vice Mix 09 Around The World (M.A.W. Remix) 10 Burnin’ (Slam mix) 11 Around The World (Original Lead Only) 12 Burnin’ (DJ Sneak Mongowarrier Mix) 13 Around The World (Raw Dub) 14 Teachers (extended mix) 15 Revolution 909 (Revolution A Capella)

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As they evolved from '90s French house pioneers to 2000s dance tastemakers to mainstream heroes in the 2010s, Daft Punk remained one of dance music's most iconic acts. With their early singles and 1997's instant-classic debut album Homework, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter quickly won acclaim for their skill at blending their beloved Chicago house and Detroit techno with pop, funk, indie rock, and hip-hop into nostalgic yet futuristic forms. Not content to just widen electronic music's popularity, on 2001's Discovery they reinvented the then-unfashionable sounds of mid-'80s soft rock and R&B into stylish tracks that also had a childlike wonder. Despite their sizable popularity, Daft Punk were never afraid to challenge their listeners, which they did with 2005's cold and dystopic Human After All. Even when they polarized their audience, there was never any doubt that they staged groundbreaking concerts, and the tour captured on Alive 2007 helped pave the way for arena-sized EDM, particularly in the U.S. With 2013's Random Access Memories, the duo once again looked to the past to create the future, borrowing from prog, disco, and a laid-back West Coast vibe that bucked the predominant trends in electronic music but still resonated with a wide audience. Daft Punk's influence reached further into the mainstream through collaborations with Kanye West and the Weeknd, and the duo's music was sampled by artists ranging from Missy Elliott to the Fall. Though they reinvented themselves continually, wherever Daft Punk went, the rest of pop music followed.

After meeting in 1987 as students at Paris' Lycée Carnot secondary school, Bangalter and de Homem-Christo became friends and soon started making music together. In 1992, they formed the band Darlin'. Named after a Beach Boys song, the group featured Bangalter on bass, de Homem-Christo on guitar, and additional guitarist Laurent Brancowitz. Darlin's career was brief: The trio recorded a cover of their namesake song that appeared, along with an original song, on a various artists EP released by Stereolab's label Duophonic (the band also invited Darlin' to play some U.K. shows with them). Following a Melody Maker review that described Darlin's music as "a daft punky thrash," the band broke up. Bangalter and de Homem-Christo began experimenting with electronic music, taking their new project's name from that review and drawing inspiration from pioneers such as Todd Edwards, Juan Atkins, Kraftwerk, Frankie Knuckles, and many more.

By September 1993, Daft Punk had readied a demo tape, which they gave to Soma co-founder Stuart MacMillan at a rave at EuroDisney. The label released the duo's debut single, "The New Wave," in April 1994. Instantly hailed by the dance music press as the work of a new breed of house innovators, it was followed by May 1995's "Da Funk," the band's first true hit (the record sold 30,000 copies worldwide and saw thorough rinsings by everyone from Kris Needs to the Chemical Brothers). In 1996, the buzz around Daft Punk led them to sign with Virgin, and the label released the single "Da Funk"/"Musique" that year. Recorded and mixed at the duo's Paris studio Daft House, January 1997's debut album Homework -- named for Daft Punk's D.I.Y. aesthetic -- was a critical and commercial success. The album reached number three in France and stayed on the chart for over a year, while the singles "Da Funk," "Around the World," "Burnin'," and "Revolution 909" charted in France, the U.K., the U.S., and Australia. The duo supported the record with the Daftendirekt tour, while the Homework video collection D.A.F.T.: A Story about Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes followed in 1999 and featured clips directed by Roman Coppola, Michel Gondry, and Spike Jonze.

To follow their breakthrough debut album, de Homem-Christo and Bangalter reached back to their childhoods in the '70s and '80s and sought to fuse technology with humanity. Once again recorded at Daft House, March 2001's Discovery incorporated disco and synth pop as well as house, garage, and R&B into a sleek, retro-futuristic sound that matched the robotic helmets and gloves the duo introduced with the release of the album. Featuring contributions from heroes such as Romanthony, Edwards, and DJ Sneak, Discovery was an even bigger hit than its predecessor. The album peaked at number two in France and the U.K., while the singles "One More Time," "Digital Love," "Harder, Faster, Better, Stronger," and "Face to Face" also charted in the U.K. and the U.S. That November saw the release of Alive 1997, an edit of the duo's Birmingham, England stop on the Daftendirekt tour. Daft Punk capped the Discovery era in 2003 with Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, an animated film they produced with anime and manga creator Leiji Matsumoto that used the album as its soundtrack.

For Daft Punk's third album, the duo took a drastically different approach. Created in six weeks -- as opposed to the two years they spent making Discovery -- with a handful of gear that included an eight-track machine, March 2005's Human After All was a deliberately raw, stark set of songs inspired by George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. Though its cold, repetitive feel drew polarized reactions, the album fared well commercially: Human After All reached number three in France, was a Top Ten hit in the U.K., and hit number one on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart in the U.S. The set was also nominated for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Shortly after its release, Human After All [Remixes] collected reworkings by Soulwax, Digitalism, and Erol Alkan among others.

April 2006 saw the arrival of Musique, Vol. 1: 1993-2005, a compilation of the duo's best-known songs and remixes accompanied by the videos for Human After All's singles. That May, Daft Punk premiered their film Electroma at the Director's Fortnight at that year's Cannes Film Festival. An experimental sci-fi film about a pair of robots seeking to become human, it began as the video for Human After All's title track before expanding into a feature film (unlike Interstella 5555, the movie did not feature any of Daft Punk's music). Initially earning mixed reviews, over time Electroma won a cult audience. That year, the duo embarked on the Alive tour, which lasted through 2007 and featured some of Daft Punk's most ambitiously staged live sets. Appearing in November 2007, Alive 2007 documented the tour. Early in 2009, the album and its single "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" won Grammy Awards.

Daft Punk returned with new music in November 2010 in the form of the score to Joseph Kosinski's feature film Tron: Legacy. A collaboration with Joseph Trapanese, who arranged and orchestrated the pair's compositions, it featured an 85-piece orchestra as well as Daft Punk's signature electronics. Bangalter and de Homem-Christo also appeared in the film in a brief cameo. The soundtrack eventually reached number four on the Billboard 200 Albums chart in the U.S. and was nominated for a Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media Grammy Award. Also in 2010, the duo were admitted into the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, with de Homem-Christo and Bangalter each receiving the rank of Chevalier. The following year saw the April release of the remix album Tron: Legacy Reconfigured, while that September's compilation Soma Records: 20 Years featured the track "Drive," an early recording that was believed to be lost.

For their fourth album, Daft Punk once again took a different creative tack. Seeking a breezy feel informed by Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, and Jean Michel Jarre, the duo emphasized live instrumentation and collaborated with artists including Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams, Giorgio Moroder, and Panda Bear. Pharrell Williams appeared on the single "Get Lucky," which preceded the release of the full-length Random Access Memories in May 2013. Recorded in California, New York City, and Paris and spanning disco, prog, and indie influences, the album became one of Daft Punk's biggest successes. It topped the charts in over 20 countries including the U.S., where it became the duo's first number one album and was eventually certified platinum. It also won Grammy Awards for Best Dance/Electronica Album, Album of the Year, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. "Get Lucky" hit number one in over 30 countries and earned Grammys for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Record of the Year. That year, Daft Punk also co-produced Kanye West's critically acclaimed album Yeezus, and worked on tracks including the single "Black Skinhead." In 2014, the duo appeared on Pharrell's album G I R L and collaborated with Jay-Z on the song "Computerized." A 2015 documentary titled Daft Punk Unchained charted their history from the '90s into the 2010s, featuring interviews with Rodgers, Pharrell, and West, among others. In turn, the duo appeared in that year's Rodgers documentary Nile Rodgers: From Disco to Daft Punk.

During the latter half of the 2010s, Daft Punk remained active. They teamed up with the Weeknd's Abel Tesfaye on a pair of songs from his 2016 album Starboy, including the chart-topping title track. The following year, the duo performed with the Weeknd at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards; later in 2017, they co-wrote and produced Parcels' "Overnight." During this time, Daft Punk's members also worked on separate projects. Bangalter co-produced Arcade Fire's 2017 album Everything Now and contributed pieces to the soundtrack to Gaspar Noé's 2018 film Climax, while de Homem-Christo co-wrote and produced tracks for Charlotte Gainsbourg's 2017 album Rest and the Weeknd's 2018 EP My Dear Melancholy,. In 2019, Daft Punk were featured in the Philharmonie de Paris' exhibition Electro, which traced the history of electronic music and its influence on visual arts. In February 2021, the duo disbanded, spreading the news with a YouTube video that featured scenes from the end of Electroma. ~ Heather Phares & Sean Cooper

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Homework (25th Anniversary Edition)

Few records combine sonic innovation with veneration for what came before as succinctly as Daft Punk’s 1997 debut, Homework. The title itself implies this duality: It’s a reference to both the bedroom studio where musicians Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo recorded their early house and techno productions, and a nod to the older artists the duo studied in preparation for their dance music breakthrough. Many of those musical ancestors are name-checked on the Homework track “Teachers,” on which Bangalter and Homem-Christo salute the (mostly) electronic music producers and DJs who inspired their work. That includes plenty of semi-obscure Chicago house music heroes and Detroit and UK techno champions, many of whom predated Daft Punk by a decade—but who were still active in the late-1990s rave scene. By tagging their peers, the members of Daft Punk were expressing solidarity with the many BIPOC artists whom they’d obsessed over for years. It was a declaration of belonging that could have come off as appropriation, had Homework not so fully elevated the genre. Bangalter and Homem-Christo might wear their influences on their sleeve, but their music transcends mere tribute; it’s some of the most unforgettable hook-laden house and techno ever put to wax. When it comes to the dance floor, if a record’s hot, that record is hot. And DJs across the globe pumped Homework’s 16 tracks, which included everything from playful filtered disco (“Revolution 909”) to throttling acid techno (“Rollin’ & Scratchin’”). Meanwhile, radio jocks and MTV programmers on the lookout for format-friendly versions of popular rave sounds swooned over Homework cuts like “Da Funk” and “Around the World,” which became breakout hits, thanks to inventive videos directed, respectively, by Spike Jonez and Michel Gondry. That near-impossible confluence of talent and timing allowed Homework to achieve its position atop every list of 1990s electronic music. As time went on, the members of Daft Punk would prove themselves worthy of every accolade Homework received as they continued to evolve from students to teachers to masters—elevating the state of electronic music every step of the way.

January 20, 1997 31 Songs, 3 hours, 2 minutes Distributed exclusively by Warner Music France / ADA France, ℗ 1997, 2022 Daft Life Ltd.

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