Daft Punk's Bangalter Drops Mirage Album, Collab with Dancers

0:00It's April 24th. This is Music News Today, AI-powered stories from the music world. I'm Cori with the story. Thomas Bangaltor from Daft Punk just dropped news on his new album called Mirage, Ballet for 16 Dancers. It's a collab with choreographer Damian Gillette and artist Cole Nawa, dropping digitally on June 5th, plus vinyl, CD, and Limited Revox tape. The minimalist electronic score tracks the shifting states in their ballet for 16 Dancers. The first preview track, Mirage Part 2, hits streaming today, April 24th. It's all atmospheric vibes, setting the tone for this project that blends Bangaltor's sound design with live performance art. Since Daft Punk split in 2021, Bangaltor has been deep in soundtracks and ballets. He scored the film Dech App A-A-A-E-A-A, worked on the opera caroptera with Gillette and artist J.R. and release mythologies in orchestral nods to classic ballet. Symphonies last year, lately he's been hitting the decks too, linking up with Fred again for a back-to-back sets, including one in London where they spun Daft Punk hits like,

1:08harder, better, faster, stronger, and one more time. Plus, fresh footage surfaced of Daft Punk joining Phoenix at Madison Square Garden back in 2010. Bangaltor is keeping the electronic legacy alive across stages and scores, with Mirage leading the next wave come June.