If you haven’t heard it at least once, you’re an idiot. Period.
Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo met in 1987 while attending the Lycée Carnot, a secondary school in Paris. The two became good friends and later recorded demo tracks with others from the school. This eventually led to the formation of the guitar-based group called Darlin’ with Laurent Brancowitz in 1992. Bangalter and de Homem-Christo played bass and guitar, respectively, while Brancowitz performed on drums. The indie rock trio had branded themselves after The Beach Boys song of the same name, which they covered along with an original composition. Stereolab released both tracks on a multi-artist Duophonic Records EP and invited the band to open for stage shows in the United Kingdom. Bangalter felt that “The rock n’ roll thing we did was pretty average, I think. It was so brief, maybe six months, four songs and two gigs and that was it.” A negative review in Melody Maker subsequently dubbed the music “a bunch of daft punk.” Instead of dismissing the review, Bangalter and de Homem-Christo found it to be amusing. As the latter stated, “We struggled so long to find [the name] Darlin’, and this happened so quickly.” Darlin’ soon disbanded, leaving Brancowitz to pursue other efforts with Phoenix. Bangalter and de Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk and experimented with drum machines and synthesizers. So, the legend is born…
“Da Funk” is an instrumental track by Daft Punk included on their debut album Homework. It was initially released as a single in 1995 under the Soma Quality Recordings label and again in late 1996 after the band signed with Virgin Records. The single included the B-side “Musique”, a track that later appeared in the album Musique Vol. 1 1993-2005. “Da Funk” and its accompanying video directed by Spike Jonze are considered classics of 1990′s house music.
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Daft Punk – Da Funk / 320k / 5:29 / 12.5 MB
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