Bangalter and de Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk and experimented with drum machines and synthesizers. As de Homem-Christo stated, "We struggled so long to find Darlin', and this happened so quickly." Darlin' soon disbanded, leaving Brancowitz to pursue other efforts with Phoenix. It was so brief, maybe six months, four songs and two gigs and that was it." A negative review in Melody Maker by Dave Jennings subsequently dubbed the music "a daft punky thrash." Instead of dismissing the review, they found it amusing. Bangalter felt that "The rock n' roll thing we did was pretty average, I think.
Stereolab released both tracks on a multi-artist Duophonic Records EP and invited the band to open for stage shows in the United Kingdom. The trio had branded themselves after The Beach Boys song of the same name, which they covered along with an original composition. Bangalter and de Homem-Christo played bass and guitar, respectively, while Brancowitz performed on drums. This eventually led to the formation of the guitar-based group called Darlin' with Laurent Brancowitz in 1992. The two became good friends and later recorded demo tracks with others from the school. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo met in 1987 while attending the Lycée Carnot, a secondary school in Paris.
The 2001 release of Discovery was even more successful, driven by the club singles " One More Time", " Digital Love", and " Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". The duo became Daft Punk, releasing its critically acclaimed debut album Homework in 1997. īangalter and de Homem-Christo were originally in a band called Darlin', which disbanded after a short period of time, leaving the two to experiment musically on their own. Early in the group's career, the band members were influenced by groups including The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones. The group was managed from 1996 to 2008 by Pedro Winter (Busy P), the head of Ed Banger Records. The duo's songs are considered essential in the French house scene. Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop. Daft Punk is a French electronic music duo consisting of musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter.