We know what you're saying, "the androids did a boatload of press leading up to Random Access Memories, how are there things we didn't know?!" Honestly, most of those outlets didn't get down deep. You'd think that they didn't even like Daft Punk, but were just collecting that check. DAD can't blame them, but we don't just wear "androids" in our URL; we've been fans for a while. There's Daft lore, and then there's the interesting cameos in Human After All-era videos. Or the inspiration for certain albums. Or which producer got denied a Daft Punk sample. All of that and more in these 10 things that you didn't know about Daft Punk.
Their first release as Darlin' came out on Stereolab's Duophonic Records
"Cindy So Loud" was described as "daft punky thrash," which amused Thomas and Guy-Manuel
The now-infamous Melody Maker review of Shimmies in Super 8 called the lone original Darlin' track on that EP ("Cindy So Loud") "daft punky thrash," which amused Thomas and Guy-Man so much that when they left the group (leaving Branco to form Phoenix), they used the "Daft Punk" barb as their new stage name.