Analog Worms Attack [Enhanced]

Mr. Oizo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 22, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 22, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B00004KD3D
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,382 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #50 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > IDM

Track Listings

1. Bad Start

2. Monophonic Shit

3. No Day Massacre

4. Smoking Tape

5. Last Night a DJ Killed My Dog

6. The Salad

7. Bobby Can't Dance

8. Analog Worms Attack

9. One Minute Shakin

10. Inside the Kidney Machine

11. Miaaaw

12. Flat 55

13. Feadz On

14. Analog Wormz Sequet

15. Flat Beat [*]

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Part dance album and part free-form experiment, When Analog Worms Attack is one of the more curious pieces of woofer-taxing techno to be heard. French artist-musician Quentin Dupieux, a.k.a. Mr. Oizo, proves emphatically that there's plenty of life left in deliciously free, bedroom-crafted expressions. Dupieux calls his sound "dirty house": subsonics are a rumbling ever-present, while the tunes themselves are like Paris on a rainy spring afternoon, lurking with crafty shadows and moments of wonderful high art. There are striplets of upbeat funk guitar laced throughout, but as the album strolls along, matters get significantly darker, the title track taking you into the shadier areas of the metro system before leaving you firmly entrenched in darkness with the fully developed "Analog Worms Sequel." Of course, Dupieux saves the most popular until last, with the European megahit "Flat Beat" (which sold more than 2 million copies in '99 after mass exposure through a Levi's commercial) tacked on as a bonus track some two minutes after the disc has ended. This CD is the aural version of a subversive, French art-house film. Add a good double espresso, some Gitanes plus a copy of L'Equipe, and it's a gloriously cheap vacation. --Steffan Chirazi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars i hate it, but i have to listen to it!, August 12, 2000

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Teacher in Texas (Fredericksburg, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Analog Worms Attack (Audio CD)

While vacationing with my family to N.M. last month, I saw this CD in a store and decided to grab it. I knew absolutely nothing about it, except that it had a funny ad in XLR8R, and judging from the zany cover art, that the music would resemble Aphex Twin (of whom I'm a big fan) or something IDM. So I splurged and bought it. Well after listening to it several times, I have mixed feelings. It's not really what I expected, but it's something else that's really cool too. I have tried to classify it, but have basically given up as it is nearly unclassifiable. The closest I can get is intelligent tech-industrial trip hop. (HA HA HA!!!) Nearly every track contains a deep, brooding analog growl and a hard, downtempo breakbeat. Although this may seem very unappealing (at first it was!), it grew to be quite a fascinating listening experience. I don't love it, but I feel compelled to listen to it! Especially good tracks are 3, the housey 5, the jazzy 7, the spooky, apocalyptic 8, the snarling 10, the awesome reprise of the title track: 14, and the hit house track 15. I've grown to like the CD, and take it to work often. Also, if you don't like the music, buy it for the hilarious video! It's worth the fifteen bucks!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good, February 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Analog Worms Attack (Audio CD)

I bought this for a laugh, as I enjoyed the Levi's commercials that features the Flat Eric puppet. However, the music is really good - it's mostly minimalist electronic beats, and it managed to stray outside the perfect rhythm most electronica falls into.The music isn't as dramatic or elaborate as, say, the Chemical Brothers (not neccessarily a bad thing), but it manages to carry a fun mood with a minimum of instrumentation. The songs seem to bear replaying well, too, which is uncommon for this style of music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent, minimalist electronic excellence, November 6, 2003

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Gerard N Mainardi II (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Analog Worms Attack (Audio CD)

Warning: This album is NOT for the average person.

However, if you're into electronica of any kind and enjoy music thats VERY unique, get this album - a treat for your ears and your brain!

The album is very minimalist - tracks are somewhat repetitious within themselfs, but with JUST the right amount of variation throughout to keep it interesting. So well done. The entire feel of the album is, in one word, INTENSE. Some of the tracks are funky, but several others will put you on edge; you'll find yourself sub-consciously grinding your teeth!

All I can say is GET THIS ALBUM! You wont hear anything else like it for a long time.