Editing Daft Punk (section)

=== 1997–1999: ''Homework'' ===
Daft Punk released their debut album, ''[[Homework (Daft Punk album)|Homework]]'', on January 20, 1997.<ref name="weeguysDP" /> That February, the UK dance magazine ''[[Muzik]]'' published a Daft Punk cover feature and described ''Homework'' as "one of the most hyped debut albums in a long long time".<ref>Bush, C. (1997), Frog Rock, ''[[Muzik]]'', IPC Magazines Ltd, London, Issue No.21 February 1997.</ref> According to ''[[The Village Voice]]'', the album revived [[house music]] and departed from the [[Eurodance]] formula.<ref name="vv">Woods, Scott (5 October 1999). [http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-10-05/music/underground-disco/ "Underground Disco?"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109041512/http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-10-05/music/underground-disco/ |date=9 January 2015 }}. ''[[The Village Voice]]''. Retrieved 10 February 2012.</ref> The critic Alex Rayner wrote that it combined established club styles and the "burgeoning eclecticism" of [[big beat]].<ref name="1001albums">Rayner, Alex (2006). ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''. p. 812. New York, NY: [[Universe Publishing]]. 2006. {{ISBN|0-7893-1371-5}}. Retrieved 8 May 2012.</ref> In 1997, Daft Punk embarked on an international concert tour, [[Daftendirektour]], using their home equipment for the live stage.<ref name="Interview at Mixmag 1997" /> On 25 May, they headlined the [[Tribal Gathering]] festival at [[Luton Hoo]], England, with [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]] and [[Kraftwerk]].<ref>[http://www.physicsroom.org.nz/2cents/kraftwerk.htm 2 Cents: Kraftwerk, Tribal Gathering] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208125456/http://www.physicsroom.org.nz/2cents/kraftwerk.htm |date=8 February 2013 }} (25 May 1997). Retrieved 7 February 2007.</ref>

The most successful single from ''Homework'' was "[[Around the World (Daft Punk song)|Around the World]]". "Da Funk" was also included on ''[[The Saint (1997 film)|The Saint]]'' film soundtrack. Daft Punk produced a series of music videos for ''Homework'' directed by [[Spike Jonze]], [[Michel Gondry]], [[Roman Coppola]] and Seb Janiak. The videos were collected in 1999 as ''[[D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes]]''.

Bangalter and Homem-Christo created their own record labels, [[Roulé]] and [[Crydamoure]], after the release of ''Homework'', and released solo projects by themselves and their friends. Homem-Christo released music as a member of Le Knight Club with Eric Chedeville, and Bangalter released music as a member of [[Together (French duo)|Together]] with [[DJ Falcon]] and founded the group Stardust with [[Alan Braxe]] and Benjamin Diamond. In 1998, Stardust released their only song, the chart hit "[[Music Sounds Better with You|Music Sounds Better With You]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=13 June 2018|title=Stardust's 'Music Sounds Better With You': Remastering & Revisiting Classic Single 20 Years Later|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8459696/stardust-music-sounds-better-with-you-interview-remaster|access-date=22 May 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109031514/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8459696/stardust-music-sounds-better-with-you-interview-remaster|url-status=live}}</ref>