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Mr. Oizo : Last night a DJ killed my d og

Author - John Bush
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
serendepidously 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 staring and
feating 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

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