Pascal Humbert was part of the rock formation Passion Fodder from 1985 to 1991 before they split up and Cantat established his own famous band Noir Désir, whereas Humbert went on to join the American band 16 Horsepower, and later to Lilium and Wovenhand, amongst others.

The duo Détroit released their greatly expected début album Horizons on 18 November 2013.

[1] It was recorded in Vega Studios and produced by Pascal Humbert and Bruno Green.

The two collaborated in 2011 in the album Chœurs with musicians Bernard Falaise and Alexander MacSween.

The music was composed for Wajdi Mouawad's production of a trilogy from Sophocles titled Le Cycle des Femmes: Trois histoires de Sophocle or just Des Femmes.