Mr. Oizo and Skrillex (photos courtesy of the artists)
Earlier this summer, Quentin Dupieux, the French producer, DJ, director, and Ed Banger affiliate known as Mr. Oizo, announced his upcoming sixth album, All Wet. Today, Oizo has shared one of its tracks, "End of the World," featuring Skrillex.Apparently in Skrillex and Oizo's twistedly quirky realm, the soundtrack to the end of times is a joyous one where people don't watch the world burn so much as rave among the flames. The track, filled with breaks that jingle like pocket change and soaring electro synth stabs, has its requisite moments of creepiness with vocals that sound like they came out of Flat Eric himself.Dupieux said of the collaboration: "I could spend a month watching Sonny making beats on his laptop, he simply is the best of this new EDM generation. Since I'm the best of the old electro dudes, we had to do this tune together.""If you told the kid Sonny ten years ago 'You'd make a track with Mr Oizo in the future' I wouldn't believe you," said Skrillex, who added that Oizo was one of his main influences starting out. "Being able to sit next to him and absorb his mind was a priceless experience for me."Listen to "End of the World" below. All Wet, scheduled to arrive on September 30,looks to be a heavily collaborative affair with features including Charli XCX, Peaches, Handbraekes partner Boys Noize, and more.