Yes my friend, you did indeed read that title correctly. And in the very likely event that you’re now sitting at your computer wondering, the answer is yes: With a little bit of luck, you will most definitely be flattened, hollowed, and converted into a muppet-like character in preparation for your building of a very special bond with the one and only, Flat Eric.
For those of you who don’t quite speak the language of the scene, you should know that the above paragraph, all ridiculousness set aside, is a rather momentous piece of news. Why, you ask? Let me explain:
Not only is Mr. Oizo a key part of the indie house electronic genre that has grown so unfathomably large over the last several years, but he is also essentially the founding father of the genre itself. Take his early single “Flat Beat” for example; The track was released more than a decade ago, and yet the sounds he used are still so relevant to the music scene today that it fits nearly seamlessly into mixes alongside works popping fresh out of sequencers today. Essentially, this leaves only two possibilities: Either
A) Oizo owns an exspensive-ass piece of equipment which allows him to look quite clearly into the future, and thus steal the ideas thereof.
or
B) Oizo himself invented this genre, and it’s largely due to him (and please, calm your temper, I’m not denouncing the significance of other pioneers) that the modern day disco scene is filled with the glitches, whacky lo-fi samples, and ADD flip flops that we’ve come to love so very much.
Considering either one of these possibilities (alongside the fact that the man lives in France and so rarely visits the US) gives this Frenchman an enormous allure, you should be delighted to know that the man himself, shall be lending his talents to the Avalon in Los Angeles this coming Friday, October the 16th, 2009. And if even that isn’t enough to get your hair standing up on end, perhaps the notion of free tickets will?
Win a Free Pair of Tickets to See Mr. Oizo
The first two people to mention @uhohdisco along with their email address and the words “Oizo Contest” on Twitter will be the proud owners of respective pairs of tickets to see Mr. Oizo at the Avalon this Friday. That’s right, you get two(count ‘em) two tickets!. So what are you waiting for? Let’s hop on it, and with a little luck we’ll be seeing you a-twitchin’ and a-glitchin’ to some flat beats this Friday.
Mr. Oizo – Bruce Willis is Dead
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Mr. Oizo – Positif (LFO Remix)
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Shiiiiieeet I’m goin to that. <3 Audrey Napoleon. so fine
He played in Melbourne, Australia in March. Was one of the best hours of my life. And I completely agree with you about his pioneering of this now ever present genre. Monsieur “Dirty Ass Beard” Oizo is a genius.
jealous.
i never got to see him when he was down here.
come back monsieur!