''Analog Worms Attack'' is the debut studio album by French musician
Mr. Oizo, released on 11 October 1999 through
F Communications. The album is mostly instrumental and minimal, taking cues from
French house
French house (also referred to as French touch, filter house, or tekfunk) is a style of house music devised by French musicians in the 1990s. It is a form of Eurodisco and a popular strand of the late 1990s and 2000s European dance music s ...
and early American
hip hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
. All music was composed on mainly analogue synthesisers and equipment, most notably the
Korg MS-20
The Korg MS-20 is a patchable semi-modular monophonic analog synthesizer which Korg released in 1978 and which was in production until 1983. It was part of Korg's MS series of instruments, which also included the single oscillator MS-10, the ke ...
analog synth, as opposed to later works that would rely upon digital equipment and techniques.
Background
The album received generally favourable reviews on release, and has become an influence in the electronic genre.
Allmusic
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reviewer John Bush described the album as "a left-field treat for both pop-culture seekers and genuine music fans".
The track "Last Night a DJ Killed My Dog" is a reference to
Indeep
Indeep was a 1980s New York City, New York–based musical group, group that was best known for its song "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life".
Career
The group was led by its songwriter-musician Michael Cleveland, and it was known for employing a ...
's 1980's single "
Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life". French producer and future
Ed Banger Records
Ed Banger Records (sometimes referred to as Ed Rec) is a French electronic music record label founded by Pedro Winter in 2003 as a division of Headbangers Entertainment. It focuses on house music, particularly French house, as well as alternati ...
labelmate
Feadz
Feadz (born Fabien Pianta) is a French music producer, Disc jockey, DJ and songwriter currently signed by France, French music label Ed Banger Records. He combines the genres of Hip Hop, hip hop, Electronic music, electronic, techno and French ho ...
provides most of the turntable work on the record.
Track listing
Charts
References
External links
Analog Worms Attack at Discogs
1999 debut albums
Mr. Oizo albums
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