After 28 Years, Daft Punk Has Officially Announced Their Split with an 8-Minute Epilogue Video
The French EDM-Pop duo Daft Punk has officially announced their breakup after 28 years together in the music industry. On Monday morning, February 22nd, the beloved pair, Guy-Manuel de Momem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, dropped a surprise eight minute long epilogue video. The opening scene features the two of them walking through an open desert wearing custom racing suits and their signature helmets.
The symbolism of their split is shown when Bangalter hangs behind his partner, creating a distance between the two, and starts stripping his black jacket to reveal a control panel. Momem-Christo meets up with Bangalter, who then turns around for his partner to open the panel to reveal a switch. Momem-Christo flips the switch, setting off a self destruct timer that gets louder as the distance between the duo grows once again.
After Bangalter self-destructs, the final clips show a silver and gold hand coming together to form a triangle over the dates 1993-2021, and the desert sky as the sun rises. In the background, an audio of “Touch” -a song from their 2013 album Random Access Memory- plays. While it is confirmed that the video signifies the group’s split, there have been no comments as to why they have chosen to go their separate ways.
However, with over forty nominations and thirteen wins across multiple music award events, one thing we know is that the group certainly had a very successful run during their time together. While they will be missed, we are excited to see the sun rise on a new chapter of both members’ careers, whatever that may entail.
If you have not yet seen Daft Punk’s video Epilogue, you can do so here.
