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Mr. Oizo Flat BeatWatch at the source
Mr. Oizo is the stage name of French electronic musician and film director Quentin Dupieux. His pseudonym is a corruption of the French oiseau, meaning "bird". He is currently signed to Ed Banger Records and Brainfeeder.
"Flat Beat" is a piece by French house musician Mr. Oizo. It was featured as a bonus track on his debut album Analog Worms Attack. An accompanying music video was released on VHS.
The music video features Flat Eric, a puppet, head banging to the track. Widely publicized by Flat Eric's appearance in many commercials for Levi's and the popularity of the music video, the track reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in April 1999.
The track is instrumental and is one of twenty-five instrumental UK number-one singles. It is also considered one of the earliest instances of electro house.
Mr Oizo "Flat beat" official video directed by Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Shot in an old appartment few hundred meters away from Le Chateau de Versailles with the amazing puppet "Flat Eric".
The track itslef is like a UFO in Electronic Music.
In 3 weeks, pushed by the success of the ads in Europe, FlatBeat turns as a N°1 hit in the key territories in Europe and sold close to 4 milllions CDs & 12".
Mr Oizo "Flat beat" official video directed by Quentin Dupieux with Flat Eric - Shot in an old appartment few hundred meters away from Le Chateau de Versailles with the amazing puppet "Flat Eric" . The track itslef is like a UFO in Electronic Music. The song is originally the music of a advertisement campaign created by Quentin Dupieux for Levis-Staprest. FlatEric was in the ads. In 3 weeks, pushed by the success of the ads in Europe, FlatBeat turns as a N°1 hit in the key territories in Europe and sold close to 4 milllions CDs & 12".
Tons of bootlegs were released.. none of them as good as the original:
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Mr. Oizo’s music video for “Flat Beat”, released 1990. 3:07, 73,209,112 plays and 584,660 likes on YouTube. Filed under Dance, Electronic and Pop. AltSounds Curated.