Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo knew they had created a special album with their sophomore effort, Discovery. And they knew they wanted to do something special with the video component of the album. Eschewing the traditional music video cycle of the TRL era at the turn of the millennium, Daft Punk embarked on a four-year, $4 million journey, turning their seminal album into a transcendent space opera anime.

This week, we talk about Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem — how Daft Punk conceived the idea, who helped them realize it and what the two young artists poured into the project.

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