Mr.Oizo - Flat Beat
Mr. Oizo is the pseudonym of French music producer Quentin Dupieux.
Dupieux is most famous for his electro track "Flat Beat", which became a hit all across Europe in 1999 for being featured in a series of Levi's jeans TV advertisements. The track is short and minimalist, constantly repeating the same electro loop, which resembles a wasp's buzz made with a Korg MS-20, for about four minutes. Dupieux also directed the ad, which featured a yellow puppet named Flat Eric shaking his head to the sound of the track while riding shotgun in a pickup truck. Flat Eric later appeared in "Flat Beat"'s video clip, talking on the phone while violently headbanging to the beat while playing the track.
After "Flat Beat", Oizo released his first album in 1999, Analog Worms Attack, featuring a trip hop single of the same name.
Dupieux is most famous for his electro track "Flat Beat", which became a hit all across Europe in 1999 for being featured in a series of Levi's jeans TV advertisements. The track is short and minimalist, constantly repeating the same electro loop, which resembles a wasp's buzz made with a Korg MS-20, for about four minutes. Dupieux also directed the ad, which featured a yellow puppet named Flat Eric shaking his head to the sound of the track while riding shotgun in a pickup truck. Flat Eric later appeared in "Flat Beat"'s video clip, talking on the phone while violently headbanging to the beat while playing the track.
After "Flat Beat", Oizo released his first album in 1999, Analog Worms Attack, featuring a trip hop single of the same name.
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