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Six years after it was first designed, the LEGO Daft Punk set is finally being released. But that’s not all; it turns out the fan-submitted design has kicked off a deeper partnership between the French electronic duo and the building bricks, as Daft Punk and LEGO have announced a full-scale partnership. The collaboration will span “product, content and brand experiences… that crosses music, culture and creative spaces” according to a press release. The announcement was first teased during an October 21st broadcast on Daft Punk’s WDPK 83.7, where a metallic-gloved hand could be seen activating a switch inside a futuristic control room to reveal the glowing outline of a LEGO brick. Along with the duo’s robot designations TB3 (Thomas Bangalter) and GM08 (Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo), the cryptic markings displayed “2007” and “22.10,” pointing to both the announcement date and the iconic “Alive 2007” tour pyramid stage.

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