Daft Punk Come Full Circle With Kanye West

Posted on Nov 2nd 2007 4:00PM by Benjy Eisen
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The United States caught a serious case of Daft Punk fever this year, ignited no doubt by the band's first tour in ten years, in which the duo performed in robot gear atop a futuristic pyramid. The accompanying light show has taken the very idea of concert lighting to the next level. Last weekend, Daft Punk performed their final U.S. show with this set-up when they headlined the third annual Vegoose festival in Las Vegas. To commemorate the tour, a live album, 'Alive 2007,' will be released on November 20.

Knowing Daft Punk, it could be another decade before they tour again. And it won't be with the pyramid. But for now, their music has already shown up in everything from club remixes to the pop charts -- thanks, of course, to Kanye West, whose hit single 'Stronger,' lifts the entire chorus of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger."

"Kanye asked us to use the sample and we were excited by the song," Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter tells Spinner. "We've always made music by sampling other people that we like or respect .. and we feel it's fair to give back, so things can come full circle."

But if there's one thing Daft Punk's live show has taught us, it's that circles sometimes don't matter -- it's all about triangles that light-up and flash to the beat.