Mr Oizo is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of ‘Flat Beat’, a tune that took the world by storm and gave instant fame to Flat Eric (Mr Oizo's head banging puppet). Now, Oizo, real name Quentin Dupleux, releases a fantastic new four-track EP titled Rhythme Plat to mark the occasion (out now, on Ed Banger Records).

The link between Flying Lotus and DJ Snake, Mr Oizo certainly is one of the few artists that continues to spark so much respect. And with Rhythme Plat, Oizo provides us with four different sounds for four different rooms.

‘Dolce Vita’ is a sultry slow-jam featuring the lush vocals of Italian DJ / Producer Phra aka Crookers. A track with an incredibly vintage feel and a wonderfully mellow groove. Getting dumped is never easy! And it can only be a good thing, when Mike D (Beastie Boys) introduces Mr Oizo. Next track, ‘Nuque’ is a textbook Oizo track, following a similar, playful formula to that of ‘Flat Beat’. It is packed full of punchy modulated synths and wide drum movements. Definitely a track to get our friend Flat Eric head-banging once again.

Taking the tempo down slightly is ‘Rhythme Plat’ (Flat Beat in French!). Packed full of wavy, wobbling bass line work and stripped back, well swung percussion. Wickedly wonky sounds. Rounding off the EP is ‘Viandes Legumes Vehicules’. A twisted marching number. Minimal beats and a mild but driving bassline carry this track while a repeating vocal sits high in the mix. Imagine Dopplereffekt as an OST to a Jacques Tati movie. 20 years after 'Flat Beat' Mr Oizo has plugged his Korg MS20 Synth again and Rhythme Plat only proves that his touch is timeless.

Irish electronic-pop duo, Le Boom, comprising of Christy Leech and Aimie Mallon, are airing the ebullient new single, ‘Be There For You’. The track is taken from the band’s debut EP, All Of My Highs, due for release on May 3, and coinciding with a headline date at Thousand Island, London. The band will spend the summer months touring extensively, ticking off festival dates at Live At Leeds and Hit The North amongst others - full run of shows below.

Enabled by pristine pop production and the duo’s penchant for satin-smooth songwriting, ‘Be There For You’ is a well-oiled synth-pop cut, outlining the pair’s first foray upon 2019. “We played at Primavera in Barcelona last year. After our show we caught the end of Peggy Gou’s set on a small stage down near the beach, just as the sun was going down,” says Leech, when discussing the track. “It was probably a mixture of my post-show adrenaline comedown and Peggy’s class tunes but I found myself having a moment of ‘oh fuck, life is great’ - when I got home I decided to write a tune with a vibe that would remind me of that night.”

2018 signposted an exciting milestone for Le Boom, it was a year that found the pair performing across some of Europe’s largest festivals, including Primavera, Longitude, Body & Soul and Electric Picnic, whilst also taking their eccentric live show to Reykjavik, New York and Bilbao. The year also found the duo selling out an Irish headline tour - including a stop at Dublin’s 1000-capacity District 8 venue - and achieving playlist success at Spotify, attaining spots on ’New Music Friday’ & ‘Hot New Bands’ amongst others.

UK/IRE Tour Dates

Apr 12 | Trinity Ball 2019, Dublin, IRE

Apr 21 | Red Bull Free Gaff, Dublin, IRE

May 03 | Thousand Island, London, UK

May 04 | Live At Leeds, Leeds, UK

May 05 | Hit The North, Newcastle, UK

May 10 | It Takes A Village, Cork, IRE

May 25 | South Central, Portsmouth, UK

May 26 | Life Festival, Westmeath, UK

Jun 21 | Sea Sessions, Donegal, IRE

Jul 26 | Y Not Festival, Derbyshire, UK

Jul 28 | Coronas Big Top, Galway, IRE

Aug 03 | Indiependence, Cork, IRE