Mr Oizo – Flat Beat
Mr Oizo – Flat Beat (1999)
Directed by: Quentin Dupieux
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″.
