75-Minute DJ Set From Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter, one half of the legendary duo Daft Punk, played a 75-minute DJ set for The Lot Radio the other day. He played tracks by Boards of Canada, Burial, Sonic Youth, and even Daft Punk (full setlist). The set is also available on Soundcloud.
Bangalter also put recent rumors of a Daft Punk reunion to rest:
Was it scary to be that big? “It was almost performance art where you create these characters and blur the line between fiction and reality.” So it felt like fame was happening to the robots more than you? “I think so, yes.” If not wearing the helmets they would do interviews with their backs to the camera or, on one occasion, with bags over their heads. You can see why he and Homem-Christo, whom he calls “Guy-Man”, decided to wind up the band. “The history of music is made of fruitful partnerships and they usually last way shorter than the 28-year run that we had. It was great but staying in character and not spoiling it became very difficult.”
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