{"id":572328,"date":"2026-02-25T11:34:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/?p=572328"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:34:31","slug":"daft-punk-still-going-strong-five-years-after-their-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/en\/daft-punk-still-going-strong-five-years-after-their-split\/","title":{"rendered":"Daft Punk still going strong five years after their split"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It has been five years since Daft Punk<\/strong> released Epilogue<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, an eight-minute video that officially ended a 28-year career and forever changed the way a band can say goodbye. Constructed from scenes from Daft Punk’s<\/em><\/strong> Electroma<\/em><\/strong>, the clip showed the two robots walking through the desert until Thomas Bangalter<\/strong> activates his own self-destruct mechanism. The sequence ends with a simple caption: 1993\u20132021<\/strong>. A timeline that served as a cultural epitaph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The soundtrack chosen was \u2018Touch (2021 Epilogue)\u2019<\/em><\/strong>, an emotional version of the track included in Random Access Memories<\/strong>. Within hours, the video became the number one trending video on YouTube<\/strong> and was shared by millions of fans. No words were needed, as the message was powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The duo decided to disappear and, over time, hinted at their discomfort with a music industry increasingly governed by algorithms, metrics and automation. Paradoxically, the artists who humanised electronic music seemed uncomfortable in a context where the human element was beginning to fade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, their movements have been measured and consistent with their discourse. In 2023, \u2018Infinity Repeating\u2019<\/em><\/strong> arrived, expanding the universe of Random Access Memories. There were also occasional collaborations and even an appearance years later in Fortnite. But the message was always the same: there will be no reunion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, five years after their split, the duo has surprised their fans with a new music video for their 2005 anthem \u2018Human After All\u2019<\/em><\/strong>. To do so, they turned to their archives and collaborated with their long-time editor, C\u00e9dric Hervet<\/strong>, reusing scenes from Electroma<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film, directed by Thomas Bangalter <\/strong>and Guy<\/strong>–Manuel de Homem-Christo<\/strong>, was a science fiction work without dialogue and, surprisingly, without music by Daft Punk<\/strong>. It followed two robots\u2014played by Peter Hurteau<\/strong> and Michael Reich<\/strong>\u2014on a disturbing psychological quest to transcend their metallic bodies and become human. A metaphor that, seen today, seems to anticipate their entire artistic narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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