Daft Punk pay tribute to Nile Rodgers in new video

Daft Punk write an email to their hero and collaborator from inside their spaceship.

Nile Rodgers’ renaissance began with Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ and appears to be culminating in a new album by Chic.

The masked producers have now filmed a little tribute to Rodgers in a very appropriate Daft Punk style. In what appears to be a spaceship’s computer screen, Daft Punk (seen mainly in the glass reflection) use their robot hands to type out a loving note to the guitarist. The clip is from the recent documentary on Rodgers titled Nile Rodgers: From Disco To Daft Punk.

Watch the clip below and look for Chic’s new album this June. Update: Rodgers tells Billboard that Elton John and Janelle Monae will be featured on the album, and he’s hoping to add an unnamed “pop diva,” as well.