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From The Brothers Johnson to Gojira to Tenebrae, the duo of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay ran disintegrating magnetic tape from old VHS and eight tracks through their laser-powered dance machines and transformed pop-culture ephemera into discotheque-filling bangers. Not only did massive singles like “D.A.N.C.E.” and “DVNO” continue Daft Punk’s fun French touched tradition, hard-hitting horror-influenced nightmares like “Phantom” and “Stress” paved the way for darksynth’s demonic disco-metal hybrid.