Mr. Oizo

  • Paris, France
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  • Electronic/Dance
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  • 1991
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Though it's a sure bet he'll linger in the minds of most only for his omnipresent Levi's advert and 1999 European chart-topper "Flat Beat," music-video director Quentin Dupieux turned in some excellent electronic productions as Mr. Oizo. Far from the madding crowds of ad-oriented hipster trance or jungle, "Flat Beat" was a midtempo techno production with heavily distorted effects and a playful nature that fit perfectly with the visual focus, a sock puppet. While still a teenager, Dupieux began directing short films for French television, and turned in no less than eight works between 1994 and 1998. His associations with the music world began in 1997, when leading French dance citizen Laurent Garnier serendipitously bought a car from Dupieux's father. Dupieux directed the video for Garnier's "Flashback" single, as well as the long-form video Nightmare Sandwiches starring and featuring music by Garnier. That year, he also moved into music production, with his debut single "#1" appearing on Garnier's F Communications label. After the video he (naturally) directed for second single "M-Seq" landed on an ad-agency desk, he was tapped to direct the commercial that launched Levi's vaunted non-denim line of trousers. The eccentric advert -- featuring a puppet named Flat Eric maniacally bobbing his head to the music in the passenger seat of a Chevelle while a nonplussed human driver concentrated on the road -- soon became famous across Europe, and the single (also on F Communications) hit number one all across the continent. (It eventually sold over two million copies.) The obligatory full-length Analog Worms Attack followed in October, and earned American distribution early the following year. Dupieux also directed the video for "Party People" by Alex Gopher. ~ John Bush, Rovi

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  • Mr. Oizo
    Mr. Oizo returns with Lamb's Anger
    prefixmag.com
    Quentin Dupieux is getting set to pull off a sonic hat trick. The French electronicat is set to release his third full-length album, Lamb's Anger, on ...
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    News in Brief: Mr. Oizo/Justice, Medical Records, Endless Boogie, MAHA Fest
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    -- Filter-house titans of the world unite! Today, July 12, Ed Banger will release Rubber, a new EP from Mr. Oizo and Justice's Gaspard Augé. It's the ...
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  • Mr. Oizo
    News in Brief: The Smiths Tribute Album, Oxes, Mr. Oizo, Midi Festival
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    double CD featuring covers by the Wedding Present, Built to Spill's Doug Martsch, Vivian Girls/La Sera's Katy Goodman, Tanya Donelly, Telekinesis, and...
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    Ed Banger Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Comp, Parties Featuring Justice, Busy P, Mr. Oizo, More
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    manager/French electro pioneer Pedro Winter (akaBusy P)'s boutique French electronic label Ed Banger Records, turns ten this year, and they're celebra...
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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Nîmes, France Espace Daudet, Chateau de Beaucaire
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Nîmes, France Espace Daudet, Chateau de Beaucaire
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  • Aug 2 Friday
    Aulnoye-Aymeries, France Le Jardin
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  • Aug 3 Saturday
    Los Angeles, CA, US Los Angeles State Historic Park
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  • Aug 15 Thursday
    Kiewit-Hasselt, Belgium Unknown venue
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Discography

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  • Wrong [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (2012)
    Mr. Oizo
    Wrong [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (2012)
    Ed Banger Records
  • Stade 2 (2011)
    Mr. Oizo
    Stade 2 (2011)
    Ed Banger Records
  • Lambs Anger (2008)
    Mr. Oizo
    Lambs Anger (2008)
    Ed Banger Records
  • Moustache (Half a Scissor) (2005)
    Mr. Oizo
    Moustache (Half a Scissor) (2005)
    Phantom Import Distribution
  • Analog Worms Attack (2000)
    Mr. Oizo
    Analog Worms Attack (2000)
    Mute Records
  • #1 (1997)
    Mr. Oizo
    #1 (1997)
    F Communication
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