Daft Punk is a French electronic music group consisting of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter.

The duo met in 1987 in secondary school and formed the indie rock group Darlin’ together – along with the future Phoenix guitarist Laurent Brancowitz. After releasing a couple of singles and playing a few gigs, they received a scathing review in Melody Maker that dubbed the music “a bunch of daft punk”. After the band disbanded in 1992, Bangalter and de Homem-Christo used the moniker to create a new electronic music group.

In 1993 Daft Punk signed with Soma Quality Recordings and released their debut single The New Wave (later renamed Alive and included on their first album). This was followed by 1995’s Da Funk, which reached the Top 10 in both France and the UK, as well as hitting number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. It also became renowned for its artistic music video directed by the future Academy Award-winner Spike Jonze.

The group released their debut album Homework in January 1997. Combining elements of house music, techno, acid and funk, the record sold over two million copies worldwide within just a few months and, as well as Da Funk, produced the major club hit single Around the World.

The duo followed this success with 2001’s Discovery, which marked a shift in style toward more of a disco/synthpop kind of house music. The album was a huge success, reaching number two in the UK, selling over 2.5 million copies worldwide and producing six singles, including the French chart-topping hit One More Time, the UK Top 20 Digital Love and the Grammy Award-winning Harder Better Faster Stronger.

Daft Punk’s latest album Human After All was released in March 2005 along with the singles Robot Rock, Technologic, Human After All and The Prime Time of Your Life. These and many more Daft Punk ringtones can be downloaded from www.mobijoy.com