French musician, former Daft Punk member Thomas Bangalter explained why the duo decided to end their activities after 28 years of careers. He talked about this in an interview with the BBC.
“I used to say [проект Daft Punk] It was a work that started with machines and moved away from them. I love technology as a tool [но] for some reason the nature of our relationship with machines scares me, ”the musician explained.
“We tried to use these machines to express something extremely touching that a machine cannot feel but a human can feel. We have always been on the side of humanity, not technology,” continued Bangalter.
According to him, recent advances in artificial intelligence and neural networks have caused the former Daft Punk member to have concerns that are not merely related to the use of these technologies in music production. Also, according to him, these concerns only confirmed that the decision to shut down Daft Punk was correct.
“As much as I love this character (Scene footage of Daft Punk, two “robots” in futuristic helmets, was inspired by the science fiction movie “Tron.” – ca. “socialbites.ca”), the last thing I want to be in the world we live in in 2023 is a robot,” concluded the musician.
Daft Punk was founded in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Their debut album Homework was released in 1997. The duo released their fourth and final album, Random Access Memories, in 2013. In 2021, it was announced that Daft Punk will be shut down.
Currently, Bangalter is preparing to release a solo album of orchestral music “Mythologies” written for the ballet of the same name. Random Access Memories’ tenth anniversary re-release is expected in May.
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