Editing Daft Punk (section)

===1987–1992: Early career and Darlin'===
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[[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]] and [[Thomas Bangalter]] met in 1987 while attending the [[Lycée Carnot]] secondary school in Paris.<ref name="MusiqueVol.1">{{cite web |url=http://www.daft-musique.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410194554/http://www.daft-musique.com/ |title=Daft Punk Musique Vol. 1 Official Website |archive-date=10 April 2006}}</ref><ref name="RFI Musique">{{cite web|title=Daft Punk |url=http://sites.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/em/electronlibre/index.php?id=60730 |date=3 December 2007 |publisher=[[Radio France Internationale|RFI Musique]] |language=fr |access-date=6 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729041050/http://sites.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/em/electronlibre/index.php?id=60730 |archive-date=29 July 2009 }}</ref> The two became friends and recorded demos with others from the school.<ref name="metamusique">{{cite web |url=http://www.metamusique.fr/2015/06/daft-punk-de-l-ecole-des-raves-a-homework.html |title=Daft Punk : De l'école des "raves" à Homework |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044334/http://www.metamusique.fr/2015/06/daft-punk-de-l-ecole-des-raves-a-homework.html |archive-date=29 September 2017 |website=metamusique.fr |language=fr |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="FrenchConn">{{cite book |last1=James |first1=Martin |title=French Connections: From Discotheque to Discovery |location=London |publisher=Sanctuary Publishing |date=2003 |pages=265; 267; 268 |isbn=1-86074-449-4}}</ref> In 1992, they formed the band Darlin', with Bangalter on bass, Homem-Christo on guitar,<ref name="metamusique"/><ref name="FrenchConn"/> and Laurent Brancowitz on guitar and drums.<ref name="ROBOPOP" /> The trio named themselves after the [[The Beach Boys|Beach Boys]] song "[[Darlin' (Beach Boys song)|Darlin{{'-}}]]",<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/19/daft-punk-release-a-new-album|title=Daft Punk: the midas touch|last=Lynskey|first=Dorian|date=2013-05-18|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-07-30|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> which they covered along with an original composition.<ref name="ROBOPOP" /> Both tracks were released on a multi-artist EP called ''Shimmies in Super 8'' under [[Duophonic Records]], a label owned by the London-based band [[Stereolab]], who invited Darlin' to open for shows in the United Kingdom.<ref name="ROBOPOP" />

Darlin' disbanded after around six months, having played two gigs and produced four songs. Bangalter described the project as "pretty average".<ref name="Interview at Mixmag 1997">{{cite web|last1=Collin|first1=Matthew|date=August 1997|title=Do You Think You Can Hide From Stardom?|url=http://www.techno.de/mixmag/97.08/DaftPunk.a.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016230513/http://www.techno.de/mixmag/97.08/DaftPunk.a.html|archive-date=16 October 2015|access-date=6 March 2007|magazine=[[Mixmag]]}}</ref> Brancowitz formed another band, [[Phoenix (French band)|Phoenix]].<ref name="Interview at Mixmag 1997" /> Bangalter and Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk, using electronic instruments purchased with money Bangalter received for his 18th birthday.<ref name="Lynskey-2013">{{Cite news |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian |date=2013-05-18 |title=Daft Punk: the midas touch |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/19/daft-punk-release-a-new-album |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=[[The Observer]] |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> Their name was taken from a negative review of Darlin' in ''[[Melody Maker]]'' by Dave Jennings,<ref name="Raggett-2013">{{cite web|last1=Raggett|first1=Ned|date=14 May 2013|title=Blog post by Ned Raggett|url=http://nedraggett.tumblr.com/post/50466658963/and-why-you-ask-am-i-showing-you-this-photo-of-a|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022141639/http://nedraggett.tumblr.com/post/50466658963/and-why-you-ask-am-i-showing-you-this-photo-of-a|archive-date=22 October 2013|access-date=14 May 2013|work=Ned Raggett's Blog}}</ref> who dubbed their music "a daft punky thrash".<ref name="Lynskey-2013" /><ref>{{cite magazine|date=April–May 1993|title=Review of Shimmies in Super 8|magazine=Melody Maker}}</ref> The band found the review amusing.<ref name="RFI Musique" /> Homem-Christo said, "We struggled so long to find [the name] Darlin', and [this name] happened so quickly."<ref name="DaftPulse">{{cite magazine|last1=Di Perna|first1=Alan|date=April 2001|title=We Are The Robots|magazine=Pulse!|pages=65–69}}</ref>