Daft Punk

Daft Punk formed after Bangalter and de Homem-Christo's former?indie rock?band,?Darlin', disbanded. Their debut studio album,?Homework, was released by?Virgin Records?in 1997 to positive reviews, backed by the singles "Around the World" and "Da Funk". From 1999, Daft Punk assumed?robot?personas for public appearances, with helmets, outfits and gloves to disguise their identities; they made few media appearances. They were managed from 1996 to 2008 by?Pedro Winter, the head of?Ed Banger Records. Daft Punk's second album,?Discovery?(2001), earned acclaim and further success, with the hit singles "One More Time", "Digital Love" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". It became the basis for an animated film,?Interstella 5555,?supervised by the Japanese artist?Leiji Matsumoto. Daft Punk's third album,?Human After All?(2005), received mixed reviews, though the singles "Robot Rock" and "Technologic" achieved success in the United Kingdom.